The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences announces “emerging leaders” in its mentor program, Ilana Ackerman (Monash U), Yvonne Anderson (Curtin U) Laura Diamond (Griffith U) Kylie Dunning (Uni Adelaide) Katherine Gibney (Doherty Institute) Amanda Gwee (Murdoch Children’s RI) Joost Lesterhuis (Kids RI Australia) Gustavo Machado (Uni Sydney) Zachary Munn (Uni Adelaide) Nicola Newton (Uni Sydney) Mark Plummer (Uni Adelaide) Kim van Schooten (Neuroscience Research Australia) Sonia Shah (Uni Queensland) Janet Sluggett (Uni SA) Lexine Stapinski (Uni Sydney) Phoebe Williams (Uni Sydney) Kaylene Young (Uni Tasmania).
Larissa McLean Davies leaves Uni Melbourne for Australia Catholic U, where she becomes ED of Education and Arts.
The concisely titled International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior awards its Wager Medal to Teresa Ubide (Uni Queensland)/
Karl Hampton is the new council chair of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. He is also Indigenous Strategy Director at the Central Desert Regional Council. Brenda Croft (ANU) becomes deputy.
The Queensland Government funds 12-week research fellowships at the Smithsonian Institution, this year’s awards go to, Leah Barclay (Uni Sunshine Coast), Catherine Kim (QUT) and Elizabeth Smyth (James Cook U).
UTS announces two research admin appointments. Anika Gauja moves from the Australian Research Council to become PVC Research. Penny Martens is PVC Higher Degrees by Research, moving from Uni NSW.