The Australian Academy of Science announces J G Russell Award winners – they get top-up funding for their DECRAs in basic sciences. Marcus Giansiracusa (Uni Melbourne), Morgan Li (Uni Sydney), Sarah Piper (Monash U), Alexandre Siqueira (Edith Cowan U), Laura Williams (Western Sydney U).
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La Trobe U announces (via X) “Richard Osborne and his “world-renowned” team join the university’s Rural Health School to work on “health equity, health literacy, and community-based intervention development.” LT U makes no mention of where they move from; neighbouring Swinburne U.
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Christina Slade (board positions) is elected president of the Royal Society of NSW. Lindsay Botten (UTS) is VP and Trevor Brown (Uni New England) secretary.
