Clare Armitage becomes Manager and Curator of Charles Darwin U’s art collection. She moves from being Chief Executive of the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre.
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education announces executive committee election results. Michael Cowling (RMIT) is re-elected president and Elaine Huber (Elaine Huber Education Services) VP. Sandy Barker (Uni SA) continues as treasurer. New committee members are Thom Cochrane (Uni Melbourne), Justine Maldon (Edith Cowan U) and Amanda White (UTS).
Sam Berkovic (Uni Melbourne) is elected president of the Australian Academy of Science, starting May and replacing Chennupati Jagadish. Other new members of the Academy Council are, Rob Baxter (Uni Sydney), Christine Beveridge (Uni Queensland), Steven Chown (Monash U), Naomi McClure-Griffiths (ANU) and Hala Zreiqat (Uni Sydney).
Hunter Medical Research Institute research award winners include; excellence: Joshua Davis (Hunter-New England Local Health District, Uni Newcastle). MCR: Myles Young (Uni Newcastle. ECR: Emily Cox (Uni Newcastle). emerging innovator: Nikitas Koussis (Uni Newcastle). research team excellence: Matt Dunn (Uni Newcastle) and Cancer Signalling Research Group (HMRI).
Warwick Negus becomes Chancellor of Uni NSW in the new year, replacing David Gonski who steps down after two decades. Mr Negus steps up from Deputy Chancellor.
Adrienne Nieuwenhuis (TEQSA Commissioner) receives the lifetime achievement honour at the Australian Training Awards.