Curtin University has appointed  Professor Graeme Wright as deputy vice-chancellor, research and development. Wright began his career at Curtin in 1991 as a lecturer in spatial sciences, before obtaining his PhD in the same discipline in 2000. In 2004, he was ...

Dr Sam Harvey, has been appointed to the first dedicated clinical research post into workplace mental health in an Australian university. Harvey joins the University of New South Wales from the Institute of Psychiatry in London, one of Europe’s largest ...

International tourism expert Dr Thomas Bauer has become the first adjunct professor in sustainable tourism at CQUniversity. Bauer recently completed a 12-year posting as assistant professor in the school of hotel and tourism management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has ...

Curtin University has appointed Professor Adrian North as its head of the school of psychology and speech pathology. North comes from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where he was deputy head of the school of life sciences, and director of psychology education ...

Professor Ian Cooke  has been appointed chief executive of the CRC for Mental Health.  Cooke has a track record of initiative and achievement in research, teaching, management, entrepreneurship and organisational leadership. His recent positions were concurrent appointments as CEO of Foursight ...

Tammi Jonas has been appointed as a senior risk analyst by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency. Jonas was president of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations in 2010 and last year was CAPA’s research and policy adviser.  

Curtin University has appointed the former director of the Australian Sustainable Development Institute, Charlie Thorn, as director research and development. Thorn has more than 30 years experience in research management, commercialisation and technology transfer in the agriculture, fisheries and university ...

Former Western Australian Premier  Dr Geoff Gallop  is one of several people whose contributions to society will be recognised at The University of Western Australia during its autumn series of graduations for 3,471 students.  Gallop, who will be awarded Honorary Degree ...

Dr John Jarratt has been announced as the new head of the department of applied finance and actuarial studies for the Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University. He comes to the university from his role as head of enterprise ...

The University of Adelaide will have a new head to oversee the student experience with the appointment of Professor Denise Kirkpatrick as pro vice-chancellor (student experience). Kirkpatrick is currently responsible for the production and delivery of the Open University’s learning ...