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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

  In the wake of enormous change at campuses around the country, the University of Ballarat will have a new name in January 2014. By Antonia Maiolo University of Ballarat vice-chancellor David Battersby has said a name change for the institution ...

The union is warning of widespread redundancies but Curtin University’s deputy vice-chancellor insists more jobs will be created under a restructure plan. By Antonia Maiolo Curtin University has rejected claims that all staff members will be forced to apply for their ...