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Bond names Indigenous health lead
Bond University has appointed associate professor Shannon
Springer as its academic lead for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health .
Springer , a prominent Aboriginal doctor , will oversee the university ’ s Indigenous health curriculum , develop clinical placement opportunities and engage with the Indigenous community .
Springer will also spend time in clinical work with the Kalwun Health Service , an Aboriginal Community controlled organisation on the Gold Coast .
“ My work at Bond will enable me to … bring about enhanced skills to students wanting to deliver better health outcomes for their future Indigenous patients ,” Springer said .
Yates joins UTAS science faculty
Professor Brian Yates has been named the University of Tasmania ’ s new dean of the faculty of science , engineering and technology . Yates has been the executive director at the Australian Research Council since 2013 . He oversaw the grant awarding processes as well as a major information technology development project .
“ It is indicative of the exceptional quality of this major faculty that the position attracted such interest nationally and internationally ,” university provost professor Mike Calford said . “ I look forward to the new dean working with his faculty colleagues as well as the senior executive to expand recent successes and achievements .”
Edith Cowan VC STARTS
Edith Cowan University has welcomed a new vice-chancellor and president .
Professor Steve
Chapman joins ECU from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh , where he was vice-chancellor and principal from 2009 .
He says it ’ s an “ honour and a privilege ” to be the university ’ s fifth vice-chancellor .
“ I look forward , with enthusiasm , to working with staff and students across the university ,” he says . “ The higher education sector in Australia is very dynamic and is facing some huge challenges – and that brings a lot of excitement .
“ I have been following the effects of deregulating student numbers and the debate on fees with interest .”
New MHIQ boss health leader
The newly appointed director of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland , professor Sheena Reilly , will start in June .
Reilly is associate director of clinical and public health at the Murdoch Children ’ s Research Institute and professor of speech pathology at the University of Melbourne .
Her aim is a program of research that has “ people ’ s health built into it from day one ”.
“ Whether we are talking about clinical research in the laboratory or out in the community , there must be a strategy behind it from the start that means it is easily translatable into tangible health outcomes ,” Reilly stated .
New Torrens PVC noted innovator
Torrens University Australia has appointed professor Hurriyet
Babacan its new pro vice-chancellor .
In the dual academic and research role , Turkey native Babacan will be responsible for the launch and development of programs and innovative teaching , and for enhancing the university ’ s research focus .
Justin Beilby , vice-chancellor of Torrens , says Babacan ’ s expertise in student engagement , innovative teaching and learning and engaged scholarship will play an integral role during what is a major growth phase for the university .
Babacan joins Torrens from the University of New England , where she most recently held the position of senior academic adviser , dual sector programs .
UNSW adds CFO from Deakin
UNSW has named Andrew Walters as vice-president and chief financial officer .
Walters , who is CFO at Deakin University , will step into the role in August . His portfolio will include finance , facilities management and IT services .
“ Andrew will be leading our financial , commercial and related activities to enable us to be financially sustainable over the long term , while generating and utilising resources to achieve our ambitious 2015 – 25 strategic plan ,” professor Ian Jacobs , president and vice-chancellor at UNSW , said in a staff announcement .
Walters ’ appointment followed the death last year of Jonathan Blakeman , who was vice-president – finance and operations .
Strictly speaking
MAMIL
The growth in popularity of cycling as a sport , and a means of commuting , has resulted in the evolution of a new species : the mamil ( Middle-Aged Man In Lycra ). The origin of the term is disputed . Wikipedia will inform you that it was coined by a market research firm , Mintel , but the Oxford dictionaries blog ( oxforddictionaries . com ) gives it an Australian origin . The earliest usage I found , in the transcript of an ABC program ( April 2010 ), pre-dated the Mintel report by a couple of months , and referred to Tony Abbott as a mamil , based on his attire during his swimming and cycling activities . It is generally a derogatory term , often employed when discussing body-hugging clothing ’ s capacity for highlighting middle-age spread . However , some have sought to reclaim it , invoking fellow lycra-wearers such as Usain Bolt and Superman as role models . One of the attractions of the acronym is the way it suggests the word mammal . What kind of animal could the mamil be ? Something aquatic perhaps , given the connection to swimming – a sleek otter , or industrious beaver ? Hopefully , no one would be unkind enough to suggest a whale .
Written by Adam Smith , senior research assistant at the Centre for Language Sciences , Macquarie University .
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