British Academy 2025 Fellows include, Margaret Davies (Flinders U) and Marilyn Lake (Uni Melbourne)
Australian expat Jessica Dempsey (UNSW PhD) is the new DG of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory. She is now director of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy.
QUT professor of Indigenous Practice Wesley Enoch becomes chair of the Australia Council Board of Commonwealth arts funding agency Creative Australia.
The Economic Society of Australia announces its 2025 awards. Ken Henry (former Treasury Secretary, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow)* Leonora Risse (Uni Canberra , Honorary Fellow) * Agnieszka Tymula (Uni Sydney, Young Economist) * Mark Wooden (Uni Melbourne, Distinguished Fellow)
The Society also announces its incoming executive, all three members were elected unopposed. * president: Bob Breunig (ANU) * treasurer: Russell Ross (Uni Sydney) * secretary: Aneeq Sarwar secretary (Domain Group).
TAFE Directors Australia has a new chair, John Tucker (TAFE Queensland) and deputy chair, Chloe Read (TAFE NSW).
