Joshua Black joins the VC’s Centre of Public Ideas at Uni Canberra. He moves from Industry Minister Tim Ayres’ office.
The Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching announces two grants for 2026; Zachary Quince (CQU) and colleagues from QUT, Uni Southern Queensland and Uni Newcastle for Strengthening Learning and Teaching teams. Gail Crimmins (Uni Sunshine Coast) and colleagues from Australian Catholic U, Uni Sydney and Macquarie U for Education-focused change agents as institutional change agents.
Joy Damousi (Australian Catholic U) becomes a Fellow of the British Academy.
Phillip Dawson is moving to Monash U, to be a research professor. He will leave the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin U.
Jason Fleming takes up an inaugural chair of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at Griffith U. He moves from Uni Liverpool and Liverpool Uni Hospitals in the UK.
Kate Fullagar (Australian Catholic U) becomes president of the Australian Historical Association.
The (not a ) Australian Statistician, David Gruen is the Economic Society of Australia’s 2026 Public Policy Fellow.
Celia Roberts is the new head of ANU’s School of Sociology. It is an internal ANU appointment.
The Economic Science Organisation of Australia elects Agnieszka Tymula (Uni Sydney) Asia-Pacific VP
Martijn van der Kamp starts as MBA Director at RMIT. He moved from Monash U.
Donna Waters is confirmed as Dean of Uni Sydney’s dental school. It is an internal Uni Sydney appointment.
Western Australian Innovation, Technology and Talent Alliance 2026 major Incite awards include; Pattricia Ruth Das (Southern Cross College), Girish Dwivedi (Uni WA) and
Iain Murray (Curtin U).