The Australia Day Honours list for research, higher education and training includes:
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC): Bruce Armstrong (Uni Sydney/Sax Institute), Peter Cook (Uni Melbourne. C02CRC), Anne Kelso (ex National Health and Medical Research Centre), Michelle Simmons (Uni NSW/Silicon Quantum Computing).
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO): Eliathamby Ambikairajah (UNSW), Philip Bland (UNSW), Jeffrey Borland (Uni Melbourne), Michael Buckley, (UNSW/NSW Health Pathology), Anne Buist (Uni Melbourne/Austin Health), David Forbes (Uni Melbourne/Phoenix Australia), Paula Fox (Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre), Marc Hockings (Uni Queensland), Stephen Jane (Monash U/Alfred Health), Anthony Lynham (Uni Queensland/Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital), Bruce Moore (ANU) Saeid Nahavandi (Swinburne U), Pascale Quester (Swinburne U), Jeffery Spickett (Curtin U), Virginia Studdert (Uni Melbourne), Brian Tress (Uni Melbourne/Royal Melbourne Hospital), John Wanna (ANU/Griffith U/ANZ School of Government.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM): John Allan (Uni Queensland/ Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital), Ravinder Anand (CSIRO), Christopher Bellenger (Uni Sydney), Caitlin Byrne (Griffith U), Mark Cassidy (Uni Melbourne), Colin Chapman Monash U), Shaun Collin (La Trobe U), Roderick Drew (Griffith U), Tonianne Dwyer (Uni Queensland), Alan Finch (Bond U), Desmond Freeman (Desmond Freeman Design), Ruth McPhail (Griffith U), Prem Ramburuth (UNSW).
Medal Order of the Order of Australia (OAM): Lesley Cala (Uni WA), Graham Leon Youth Work), Elizabeth Minchin (ANU) Chesney Nagarajah (Engineering Education).
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The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts has a new board, president: Jane Davidson (Uni Melbourne), VP: Beata Batorowicz (Uni Southern Queensland), Treasurer: Samantha Bennett (ANU), Secretary: Rick Chew (Federation U). Members: Naomi Sutherland (Griffith U), Donna Hancox (QUT), Verena Thomas (Edith Cowan U), Meghan Kelly (Deakin U), Jessica Wilkinson (RMIT). Co-opted members: Kristen Sharpe (National Art School), Andrew Lavery (Uni Sydney), Guy Keulemans and Craig Batty ((the now no-mpre) Uni South Australia)
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Kylie Colvin starts April as COO of Uni Sunshine Coast. She moves from Nottingham U in the UK.
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Libby Hackett is leaving the Australian Public Policy Institute. She is returning to the UK as CEO of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities.
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Uni Sydney appoints Thomas Okhi Professor of Practice in Quantum Physics. He is co-founder of the university’s spin-off, Emergence Quantum.
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Tim Rawlings becomes CEO of Queensland TAFE. The announcement makes no mention of his experience and qualifications .
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Mike Ryan becomes DVC R at the University of Sydney. He moves from Monash U.
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The WA Government announces an EMCR reference group, “to strengthen the voice of emerging research leaders” across 11 organisations. Representatives are, Christo Bester (Ear Science Institute), Anna Boggis (Kids RI Australia), Jonathan Chee (Institute for Respiratory Health, Joshua Clayton (Harry Perkins IMR), Zulqarnain Gilani (Edith Cowan U), Sarah Hellewell (Curtin U), Belinda Kaskow (Perron Institute) Marcus Korb (WA rep Australian Academy of Science EMCR Forum), Jessica Mountford (Lion’s Eye Institute), Victorien Paurnard (Uni WA), Kylie Sandy Hodgetts (Murdoch U).