The new director of equity and diversity role in the University of Sydney has been filled by Fiona Krautil. Krautil will drive the new Women in Leadership Strategy to improve the representation of equity groups in university professional and academic ...

Writer, director and producer Robert Connolly has been appointed adjunct professor media at RMIT University. Connolly is one of Australia’s most highly regarded writing, directing and producing talents, with credits including The Bank, The Boys, Three Dollars, Balibo, Underground: The ...

Victoria University has elected Dr Susan Alberti as the new chair of the Victoria University Foundation. VU vice-chancellor professor Peter Dawkins said, “Dr Alberti has been a director of the Victoria University Foundation for a number of years. “She takes ...

Dr Jane Wilson has been announced as the University of Queensland’s new deputy chancellor. The 22-member UQ Senate elected Wilson to the position on February 27. Her term will run from 2014 to 2017. The appointment follows the retirement of ...

Southern Cross University has announced Nick Burton Taylor its chancellor. Burton Taylor is a successful businessman with a strong interest in agriculture and regional and small business. His longstanding commitment to rural communities includes his role as founding chairman of ...

Monash University announced the appointment of professor Aibing Yu as pro vice-chancellor and president of its new Monash University-Southeast University Joint Research Institute in Suzhou, China. Professor Yu joins Monash from the University of New South Wales, where he is ...

A globally renowned foreign policy, human rights and international relations scholar has officially joined UQ as executive dean of the faculty of humanities and social sciences (HASS). Professor Tim Dunne has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher, educator ...

The University of Western Sydney has appointed professor Scott Holmes to the role of deputy vice-chancellor research and development. An internationally recognised business management and health economics expert, and experienced researcher and academic leader, joins UWS from the University of ...

Internationally recognised professor Lakshman Samaranayake has joined the University of Queensland as head of the school of dentistry. Samaranayake’s move to UQ follows a long and distinguished tenure as dean of the faculty of dentistry at The University of Hong ...

The University of New England has appointed deputy vice-chancellor professor Annabelle Duncan interim vice-chancellor. Duncan will fill the role until the appointment of the university’s next vice-chancellor, expected later this year after an international search. The outgoing vice-chancellor, professor Jim ...