Andrew Dodd becomes director of the University of Melbourne’s Public Humanities Initiative. It is an internal appointment.
Brigid Freeman joins the ANZ School of Government as senior advisor on regulatory capability. She moves from the School of Education at La Trobe U.
Simon Jackman becomes head of Uni Canberra’s School of Government next month. He has had a range of roles still returning from Stanford U, in 2016.
The King’s Birthday Honours List, includes;
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC): William Rawlison (Uni NSW), Terence Tao (Uni California, Los Angeles).
Officers of the Order of Australia (AO): (the late) Katrina Allen (Murdoch CRI), Michael Berk (Deakin U), David Blair (Uni WA), Attila Brungs (Uni NSW), Leo Carney (QUT), Timothy Davis (Uni WA), Richard Dowell (Uni Melbourne), Valsamma Eapen (Uni NSW), Elizabeth Elliott (Uni Sydney), Timothy Entwistle (Uni Melbourne), Jozef Gecz (the former Uni Adelaide), David Haig (Harvard U), Justin Kenardy (Uni Queensland), Harold McIntyre (Uni Queensland), William Morgan (Uni WA), Michael Roberts (Uni Queensland), Claude Roux (UTS), Ray Sacks (Macquarie U, Uni Sydney), Margaret Schnitzler (Uni Sydney), Peter Soyer (Uni Queensland), Andrew Spencer (Adelaide U), Mark Wainright (Uni NSW).
Apologies for any E&O.
Sam Rosevear is in-place as Deputy CEO of ATEC. He moves from DoE’s Early Childhood Group.
Uni Canberra VC Bill Shorten becomes chair of UniSport Australia.
Maria Trainer is now ED, Research Quality and Advice at the National Health and Medical Research Council. She moved from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
Andrew Tully (Charles Darwin U) becomes president of the Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology.
Uni New England’s deputy chancellor, David van Aanholt steps up to acting chancellor while a replacement is recruited for chancellor Sarah Pearson who has resigned to “focus on her family at a difficult time.”
Greg West is Acting Chancellor of Uni Wollongong, standing in for Michael Stiles who is being investigated by ICAC. Mr West joined the university council in 2018.