ADM+S professional staff honoured with Awards for Excellence
Author ADM+S Centre
Date 5 December 2024
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) is proud to announce that several of its professional staff have been recognised with awards celebrating their exceptional contributions to their organisations and the broader research community.
2024 Research Service Award for Service Excellence, RMIT University
This award recognises and celebrates excellence in research and innovation support.
Nick Walsh received this award in recognition of his pioneering role as the first Chief Operating Officer of RMIT’s inaugural ARC Centre of Excellence, where he has successfully navigated complex systems and coordinated a remarkable mid-term report with global partners.
Professor Calum Drummond, RMIT’S Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation and Vice-President, said ‘Nick’s dedication to meeting the centre’s needs and resolving challenges within RMIT’s enterprise systems demonstrates his outstanding service and leadership. It is the contribution of staff members such as Nick that helps make RMIT a world leader in research excellence.’
2024 Dean’s Awards for General Excellence, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
This award recognises outstanding innovation, technical expertise, and leadership in research translation and communication, elevating the profile of the School of Media and Communication (M&C) and the ADM+S Centre.
Natalie Campbell and Leah Hawkins received this award for using their technical expertise, initiative and creativity in a practice of research translation to promote awareness of the excellent work being done by our academics at ADM+S.
As the Research Communications Officers for the ADM+S Centre, Natalie and Leah demonstrated outstanding innovation and leadership via their development and production of an impressive suite of high-quality interviews, short films, and podcasts to promote the research of ADM+S academics and our industry partners, which were recognised and praised by the ARC in the ADM+S Centre’s highly successful Mid Term Review.
2024 Service Excellence Award, Queensland University of Technology
The Faculty Awards Program recognises exceptional and innovative performance of staff who demonstrated sustained and outstanding achievement in activities that support the faculty’s strategic priorities, align with its culture principles, and enhance the student experience.
Kathy Nickels (ADM+S Manager, Communications and Engagement) and Rebecca Ralph (ADM+S QUT Node Administrator) received this award for their exceptional ability to manage critical administrative functions, and foster a supportive and connected community.
Through their support and commitment to the success and wellbeing of others, they have created an environment at ADM+S at QUT where collaboration and excellence thrive.
We are also delighted to announce that Taal Hampson and Tia Bayer from the QUT Digital Media Research Centre were also recognised for their outstanding service excellence. Taal and Tia were instrumental in providing critical support for our 2024 ADM+S Summer School at QUT and we congratulate them on their awards too.
RMIT University 2024 Research Service Awards – Collaboration (Special Commendation)
This category recognises and celebrates active collaboration with others to deliver outcomes.
After winning this award in 2023, the ADM+S RMIT Operations Team (Natalie Campbell, Leah Hawkins, Sally Storey, Julie Stuart, Lucy Valenta, Nick Walsh and Matthew Warren) were once again recognised for their outstanding efforts via a Special Commendation.
Prof Drummond said ‘this nomination recognised their exceptional ability to drive significant research outcomes through innovative cross-departmental initiatives; by fostering synergies across diverse teams, the team has created a dynamic ecosystem that amplifies research potential and enhances the impact of institutional research.”
These awards recognise the vital role that our professional staff play in supporting research excellence, innovation, and collaboration at ADM+S.
