The Australian Society for Microbiology announce its (many) 2026 awards, including for research excellence.
Formative career: Bart Eijkelkamp (Flinders U), Brian Forde (Uni Queensland), Sam Manna (Murdoch CRI), Carola Venturini (Uni Sydney).
ECRS: Sarah Baines (Uni Melbourne), Kenya Fernandes (Uni Sydney), Marwan Majzoub (Uni NSW) Lisa Stinson ( Uni WA).
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David Bond becomes UNSW’s Academic Director, Lifelong Learning. He moves from Director On-Line Programmes at its business school.
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Jeffery Cruz becomes University of Queensland Librarian. It is an internal appointment.
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Dorrit Jacob moves from ANU to become Academic Director for physical sciences at the Australian Research Council.
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Debbie McNamara starts at Uni Sydney next month as Chief University Infrastructure Officer. She switches track from Inland Rail.
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Paula Robinson becomes HR Director for the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association. The role is in addition to being AHEIA’s Principal Lawyer.
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The Royal Society (as in the original) names its 2026 fellows, including: Bostjan Kobe (Uni Queensland), Alex McBratney (Uni Sydney), Malcolm Sambridge (ANU).
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Universities Australia reappoints four board members for a further two-year term; Attila Brungs (Uni NSW), Renée Leon (Charles Sturt U) Adam Shoemaker (Victoria University) and Zlatko Skrbis (Australian Catholic University).
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Stuart Wyithe becomes DVC Research and Innovation at ANU. It is an internal appointment.