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Dr Lindsay Heywood has been appointed an audit director with AQUA. Heywood has worked in various roles in four Australian universities, including as professor quality systems and director quality development at RMIT University. He has experience in ISO certification in ...

Professor Roland De Marco has taken on the job of University of the Sunshine Coast’s first pro vice-chancellor for eesearch. The professor of chemistry was previously associate deputy vice-chancellor (research strategy and development) at Curtin University in Perth, where he ...

The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) has appointed Melanie O’Toole general manager, business development. ACPET chief executive Claire Field said the newly created role would focus on identifying and creating new business opportunities for ACPET members by ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast held a special send-off recently for its retiring dean of the faculty of science, health and education, Professor Rod Simpson. More than 100 staff members gathered in the chancellery building to bid a warm ...

The University of Tasmania has appointed a new dean of the faculty of health science. Professor Raymond Playford will take up the position later in 2011, taking the reins from outgoing Professor Allan Carmichael, who has led the faculty for ...

The president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Ms Ged Kearney, has been appointed to the board of Skills Australia, effective immediately. Kearney replaces departing board member Sharan Burrow and joins existing chair Philip Bullock and board members Professor ...

The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has appointed Mr Hael Kobayashi associate director of CIIC. Kobayashi was at the heart of the digital revolution when California’s Silicon Valley meshed with the entertainment industry. His appointment at UTS garners more than ...

Mr Tom Calma, a high-profile Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group, was awarded an honorary doctorate of science at Curtin’s graduation ceremony on February 15. Calma, who is also a member of the Iwaidja tribal group, whose traditional lands ...

Michael Smellie, former global chief operating officer for Sony BMG and current chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, has been appointed chairman of QUT’s Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA). Smellie will have an important role in the direction ...

Overseas students have a good experience here, according to the latest international student barometer – but universities need to keep applying the pressure. By John Ross. The number of international students coming to Australia may be waning, but those who ...