The selection committee for ANU’s next Chancellor is complete. As previously announced, TEQSA nominee chair Peter Coaldrake chairs. Andrew Metcalfe (acting chancellor in the absence of Interim Chancellor Larrry Marshall) is one of the two TEQSA-approved ANU members. Accounting academic and Council member Julianna Ng is the other. Externals are “distinguished Australian leader” Elizabeth Broderick, Tom Calma (former Uni Canberra chancellor) and Leanne Holt (Uni NSW DVC Indigenous).
Kevin Bell joins Adelaide U as PVC AU online for learning futures. He joins from Amazon Web Services.
Monash U appoints Antoine van Oijen PVC Research, he is now at Uni Sydney. Christina Twomey switches from history professor at M U to PVC Research Development.
Mary-Anne Williams moves from Uni NSW to the Commonwealth Bank to be inaugural Chief AI Scientist.
Ken Wyatt becomes an adjunct professor of practice at Uni WA’s Public Policy Institute. He was the first national Minister for Indigenous Australians, in the previous Coalition Government.