After more than five years in service as the 8th Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, professor Ed Byrne accepted appointment as principal and president of King’s College, London. Byrne will return to London at the end of next year, which he ...
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Charles Sturt University appoints new executive director of the division of Information Technology
Brendan McHugh has joined Charles Sturt University as the new executive director of the division of Information Technology. As an IT professional with extensive experience in the commercial and financial sectors here and abroad, McHugh will head the division that ...
More »New dean of Law at the University of Queensland
Professor Sarah Derrington has taken the position of dean of Law at the University of Queensland. Derrington said she would seek to consolidate the law school's position among the best law schools in the Asia-Pacific region by emphasising on industry-focused ...
More »University of Newcastle appoints new Chief Information Officer
The University of Newcastle has appointed Mark Pigot as its new Chief Information Officer. Pigot, who began on 25 June, was the director of ICT Infrastructure and Operations at the University of Sydney, where he joined in 2008 as the ...
More »Hilmer appointed U21 chair
UNSW president and vice-chancellor professor Fred Hilmer has been appointed chair of Universitas 21, the leading global network of research-intensive universities, which collaborate to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation. Hilmer said he was delighted to have been appointed chair ...
More »Newcastle’s COO
The University of Newcastle has appointed Nat McGregor as its new Chief Operating Officer. He took up his post at the end of May. McGregor was formerly Chief Executive Officer of University of Newcastle Services Ltd since 2010. He began ...
More »Sydney Conservatorium of Music maestro
At the University of Sydney, Mexican-Spanish conductor Maestro Eduardo Diazmuñoz has been named the new professor of Conducting and music director of the Conservatorium Orchestra. Diazmuñoz is internationally recognised as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation and he ...
More »La Trobe alumni and advancement director
Previous director of advancement at Melbourne Business School, Dr Alan Watkinson, has been appointed as La Trobe University’s new director of alumni and advancement. Alan has an extensive experience in alumni and advancement sector, including executive leadership at Trinity College, ...
More »Murray Darling Medical School’s top role
Charles Sturt University and La Trobe University have appointed Dr Kim Webber as executive director of the Murray Darling Medical School, after the Universities announced a partnership to serve communities. Webber’s role is to support the Interim Board to advance ...
More »UNSW appoints new geotechnical mining Chair
Dr Fidelis Suorineni has been appointed the Chair of Mine Geotechnical Engineering at UNSW. Suorineni, an international mining expert with research and consultancy experience across three continents, accepted this post in June. The Ghanaian national has spent the last 14 ...
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