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UoW NAMES SOCIAL SCIENCES DEAN
Professor Glenn
Salkeld has been appointed executive dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong. With over 25 years’ experience in public health research and education, Salkeld will move on from his role as professor of public health and head of the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney.
Salkeld has previously been a member of, and consultant to, various health organisations, such as the Economic Subcommittee of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, World Health Organization on the Essential Medicines Program, the NHMRC Public Health Panel and Bowel Cancer Implementation Committee.
UC PROF JOINS SOCIAL SCIENCES ACADEMY
Professor Linda Botterill has been appointed to the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia( ASSA) as part of her recognition of her distinguished career in Australian public policy. Botterill has been a member of the university five years and is currently the head of the school of government and policy. Botterill was incredibly excited about receiving news of her election as an ASSA fellow.
“ For me, this fellowship will be an opportunity to meet and share ideas with some of Australia’ s foremost thinkers from a broad range of disciplines within the social sciences; people I may not necessarily have come across in my own field.”
NEW EXEC DEAN OF EDUCATION AT QUT
Queensland University of Technology has offered professor Carol
Nicoll the new role of executive dean of the Faculty of Education. Nicoll has a wide range of education experience, including her service as chief commissioner and chief executive of TEQSA and the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, group manager of the National Education System Group and the Industry Skills Development Group.
Vice-chancellor professor Peter Coaldrake said Nicoll would bring an impressive amount of experience to her role.“ As both a practitioner and scholar, she is ideally suited to lead QUT’ s Faculty of Education through major transition, to shape organisational strategy and culture and to lead change,” Coaldrake said.
USYD VC NEW CHAIR OF Go8
University of Sydney vice-chancellor and principal Dr Michael
Spence has been elected the new chair of the Go8.
Vicki Thomson, chief executive of the Go8, expressed her enthusiasm for Spence’ s new role.
“ As the University of Sydney illustrates, Dr Spence is solidly committed to quality research and has an enviable reputation for pursuit of equity and open debate,” Thomson said.“ He is a champion of the sector. We look forward to his strong advocacy contribution on behalf of the Go8 in the current debate over long-term sustainable funding for the sector.”
ECU ADDS DEPUTY VC
Edith Cowan University welcomes professor Simon Ridings as deputy vice-chancellor( international). Ridings joins ECU from the University of Canberra, where he was deputy vice-chancellor global. Formerly, he held international positions at Curtin University. He has an academic and management career in health faculties and business.
Vice-chancellor professor Steve Chapman expressed his excitement.“ As we embark on the next stage of our development, growing our international portfolio will be key,” Chapman said.“ Simon has extensive knowledge of international portfolios in higher education, and significant experience in the reform and redesign of university processes.”
CSU LECTURER TO LEAD DENTISTRY BODY
Dr Sabrina Manickam of the Charles Sturt University School of Dentistry and Health Sciences has been appointed president of the Australian Dental Association NSW( ADA NSW). Manickam has served ADA NSW since 1995.
“ I welcome this chance to represent and advocate for my profession,” she said.“ I aim to ensure patients know we are a caring and dedicated profession that strives for best practice and excellence. I want to support my colleagues to ensure they achieve their goals but also enjoy the journey. I strive to lead by example and hope that at the end of my time as ADA NSW president I have contributed positively and considerately.”
STRICTLY SPEAKING | SPILL
The ousting of Tony Abbott as prime minister, the most recent in a succession of non-electoral leadership changes in Australia, prompted BBC News to label us the‘ coup capital of the democratic world’( bbc. com, September 14). The word coup( short for coup d’ etat) usually implies a violent and / or illegal change of government. It is interesting that Britain – whose most famous post-war leader, Margaret Thatcher, was removed by her own party – has no equivalent for the Australian spill, to describe a less bloody shifting of power. The earliest uses of the word suggest the process is associated with one party in particular:“ The first question to be decided will be whether or not the party should‘ spill’, which is the Labour [ sic ] term for the declaring of all offices vacant.”( Canberra Times, July 12, 1945), but the Liberal party is now clearly catching up. In contrast to the aggressive agency of coup( literally‘ blow’), spill suggests a motiveless accident to be rectified, an inadvertently emptied glass that simply needs to be refilled. This is surely a euphemistic portrayal of what goes on. While such a leadership change may be ostensibly peaceful, there is plenty of figurative blood being spilt.
Written by Adam Smith, convenor of the Editing and Electronic Publishing program at Macquarie University.
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