Andrew O’Neil becomes chair of Australian Catholic U’s Academic Board. It is an internal appointment.
The Australian Academy of Science announces new Fellows:
Nicole Bell, Uni Melbourne * Céline Bœhm, Uni Sydney * Philip Boyd, Uni Tasmania * Cyrille Boyer, Uni NSW * Jochen Brocks, ANU * Graeme Cumming, UWA * Kishan Dholakia, Adelaide U * Andrew Dzurak, Uni NSW* Aleksandra Filipovska, UWA * Jennifer Flegg, Uni Melbourne * Robert Furbank, ANU * Katherine Kedzierska, Uni Melbourne * Yun Liu, ANU * Sherene Loi, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre * John Long, Flinders U * Laura Mackay, Walter and Eliza Hall IMR * Stefan Maier, Monash U * Paul Martin, Uni Sydney * Nicolle Packer, Macquarie U * David Raubenheimer, Uni Sydney * Timothy Schmidt, Uni NSW * Enrico Valdinoci, Uni WA * Huanting Wang, Monash U * Alpha Yap, Uni Queensland.
“Specially elected member are, Deborah Rathjen, Carina Biotech * Sally-Ann Williams Australian Research Council, Bank Australia and the Australian Ocean Lab
Corresponding members are: Ajay Sood, Indian Institute of Science, Yongguan Zhu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cooperative Research Australia (what used to be the CRC Association) announces its 2026 Innovation Awards. * Lifetime Achievement: Richard Eckhart (Zero Net Emissions in Agriculture CRC, University of Melbourne) * Cooperative Research: Keith Hampson (Australia's Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre) * Impact: Intan Oldakowska (Earflo, Uni WA). Industry-Research Collaboration: Vipul Bansai (NEXSEN. RMIT) * Emerging Collaboration: Masood Mostofi (MinEx CRC, Curtin U), Michael Wybrow (Digital Health CRC, Monash U).
Australian Catholic U chancellor, Martin Daubney continues as Chancellor for a second five-year term.
Kelly Matthews is leaving Uni Queensland to become PVC Teaching and Learning at Uni Wollongong.
Sean Ulm (James Cook U) joins the National Library’s board.