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Australian Laureate Fellowships at forefront of Australian research
Seventeen outstanding new Australian Laureate Fellows will receive a total of $53.7 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to conduct ground-breaking, internationally competitive research.
ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sue Thomas, welcomed today’s announcement by Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge of the successful 2021 Australian Laureate Fellows awarded through the ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme.
“These prestigious fellowships, highly coveted in the Australian research sector, provide support to some of our best and brightest researchers to focus on important areas of research,” said Professor Thomas.
“Australian Laureate Fellows also perform a vital role in developing and mentoring the next generation of Australian researchers.
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By Justin Hendry on Feb 5, 2021 12:55PM
Replaces former CIO Tim Spackman.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has appointed Mathew Smorhun as its new permanent chief information officer after losing its former tech chief last year.
iTnews can reveal Smorhun joined the department as its information management & technology division (IMD) first assistant secretary late last month following a three month search.
He replaces former CIO Tim Spackman, who left DFAT after six years last September to become Services Australia’s chief information security officer.
Spackman’s departure followed a widespread termination of IT contractors in July 2020 said to have resulted from a multi-million dollar budget blowout.