Region. New member on council

Professor Janice Reid, vice-chancellor and president, of University of Western Sydney, and convenor of NSW vice chancellors' committee, has been appointed a member of the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council. The council provides expertise across a wide spectrum including academia, economics and finance, creative industries, science, ICT, robotics, and the community and government sectors.

Region. UWS appoints dean

The University of Western Sydney has appointed Professor Annemarie Hennessy as the new dean of the school of medicine. Professor Hennessy, who is a world-leading physiology scientist and researcher, has been the foundation chair of medicine since the school's early beginnings, and has been teaching and mentoring UWS medical students since the first cohort began in 2007. She has a dual role as professor of medicine at UWS and director of medicine at Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals

Region. Chancellor to head enquiry

The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has installed Professor Peter Shergold, recently appointed Chancellor, of the University of Western Sydney, as chairman of the board of the new Public Service Commission, which is charged with overhauling the culture of the public service.

Region. UWS academic appointed a director

Tim Hannan, a Senior Lecturer from the School of Psychology at the University of Western Sydney, has been elected as a general director on the Australian Psychological Society's board of directors. Representing 19,000 members, the society is the largest professional association for psychologists in Australia and is committed to advancing psychology, both as a discipline and as a profession, and promoting the contributions that psychology makes to society. Mr Hannan will serve a three-year term.