James Armit becomes Head of Curriculum Management and Student Ops at UTS, he moved from Uni Melbourne.
James Auger is now Research Director, Design, Culture and Creative Practices at RMIT Europe, based in Barcelona.
Wendy Cross starts as Chief Academic Officer at the Institute of Health and Management. She was previously acting CEO at the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
Tom Foley steps up as ANU Librarian. It’s an internal appointment.
Mark Gawne (UTS) wins the State Library of NSW’s Hertzberg Fellowship for research on the history of manufacturing in Australia. His project is workers’ health and environmentalism in the ’70s and ’80s.
Rhea Longley (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) wins the Marie Krogh Young Women in Science Prize.
Olivia Mirza is appointed Dean of Adelaide U’s School of Civil Engineering. She leaves Western Sydney U, where she was associate dean of engineering and computer science.
The National Tertiary Education Union’s post-election national leadership team is in place. Alison Barnes, continues as president. New general secretary is Sarah Roberts, who moves from Victorian state secretary. Lachlan Clohesy, from the ACT is assistant gen secretary. Katie Ley (Uni Canberra) is new ACT president and Milan Pinto Lopez (ANU) is new ACT division secretary.
Sandy O’Sullivan starts at Uni Queensland in January as professor of museum studies. Professor O’Sullivan is now at Macquarie U.
Sharna Spittle is now PVC E, at UTS, she was previously at Deakin U.
Benjamin Tan becomes professor of cancer nursing at Edith Cowan U. He moves from nursing dean at Uni Notre Dame Australia, in Perth.
Universities Australia (now including chancellors) has a chancellor deputy chair, John Hood, (Flinders U) and a VC deputy chair, Renée Leon (Charles Sturt U).