Australian Marine Science Association 2025 award winners include; Neville Barrett (Uni Tasmania) – Jubilee Award * Scott Bennett (Uni Tasmania) – emerging leader * Kyah Chewying (Uni Wollongong)- Indigenous Award * Mibu Fischer (CSIRO) – Sea Country Award * Clement Tremblin (Edith Cowan U) – Postgrad Award.
Janos Biczok is now Australian Catholic University’s Advancement Director. He moves from the Salvation Army.
Kade Brown becomes CEO of Victoria University Online. He was previously Director, Workforce Solutions, at RMIT Online.
Brad Darkson wins the John Mulvaney Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Mr Markson’s “work as an artist and a researcher foregrounds the importance of Traditional Knowledge, sea sovereignty and Indigenous leadership.”
The iLaunch consortium (“empowering the future of Australia’s sovereign space capability”) announces its reconstituted advisory board, chaired by Rachel Noble – a former DG of the Australian Signals Directorate. Members are, * Veronica Bainton (Optus) * John Bell (Uni Southern Queensland) * Colin Hall (Uni SA) * Ravi Jain (MEMKO) * Cliff Kaye (USQ), * Jarrod Powell (Australian Space Agency) * Sean Ryan (Aspen Medical) * Stuart Wyithe (ANU).
Dan Maslin has an expanded role at Monash U. The Group Chief Information Security Officer is now also Head of Infrastructure Strategy.
Michael Rose is in-coming chancellor of UTS. He will replace Catherine Livingstone in December. Mr Rose is a former law firm head and deeply connected in Sydney’s civic establishment, serving on multiple corporate and community boards.
The South Australian Scientist of the Year shortlist is, * Kishan Dholakia (Uni Adelaide (Centre of Light for Life (photonics)) * Matthew Gilliham (Uni Adelaide ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space) * Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem (Uni Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing).