ON THE MOVE
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UNSW GREETS
NEW DEAN
UNSW has appointed
professor Susan
Dodds dean of the
Faculty of Arts &
Social Sciences.
Dodds spent 19
years at the University of Wollongong,
including a role as head of the School
of English Literatures, Philosophy and
Languages. Her research covers the areas
of bioethics policymaking in pluralist
democracies, human vulnerability and the
ethical and social impact of developing
technologies.
Vice-chancellor professor Ian Jacobs
expressed his support. “UNSW Arts & Social
Sciences is in a strong position and I have
no doubt professor Dodds will lift the
faculty to the next level in its development.”
BOND EXTENDS
VC’S TERM
STRICTLY SPEAKING | SATISFICE
Bond University has
agreed to extend
professor Tim
Brailsford’s role as
vice-chancellor and
president until 2022.
“I am extremely grateful to the University
Council and wider Bond community for the
faith they have put in me,” Brailsford said.
“Our focus is on students and the quality
of their learning, overall experience and
graduate outcomes. In all these areas, we
excel and while we will experience modest
growth over the next few years, we won’t
grow so rapidly or to such a size that we
[hurt] the quality of the student experience.
Our students come first.”
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ANU WELCOMES
NEW VC
Astrophysicist and
Nobel Laureate,
professor Brian
Schmidt, has begun his
role as vice-chancellor
at ANU. Previously,
he worked at the ANU Research School of
Astronomy and Astrophysics for 20 years.
He is a graduate of the University of Arizona
and Harvard.
Under his leadership, Schmidt says, he
hopes that ANU will focus on excellence
in research and education and that the
university will rank as one of the best in
the world.
“ANU is a place that does amazing things
that are exciting for Australia and the world,”
he says. “The goal is to be great at what
we do.”
LA TROBE ADDS
ART DIRECTOR
La Trobe University
has announced the
appointment of arts
administrator and
director Karen Quinlan.
As part of her role,
she will continue directing the Bendigo
Art Gallery and will begin leading the La
Trobe Arts Institute as the first professor
of practice. Quinlan expressed her
excitement over her new role and its many
opportunities. “I am looking forward to
working closely with regional, national and
international partners to develop a range of
innovative arts offerings