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Õ¬Äе¼º½ appoints Professor C. Paul Bonnington Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)
12 August 2022

Õ¬Äе¼º½ has appointed Professor Paul Bonnington as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Infrastructure).

Professor Bonnington joins Õ¬Äе¼º½ from Monash University where he has been the Director of eResearch since 2008.

As PVCRI, he will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Õ¬Äе¼º½’s research infrastructure – ensuring the effective operation, development, and future funding of the University’s world-class research infrastructure capabilities.

Professor Bonnington will bring decades of experience within research infrastructure, including establishing New Zealand's first eResearch program at the University of Auckland, and numerous state and national research infrastructure initiatives while at Monash, providing researchers with access to major computing, software, and analytics capability.

He has also served on numerous state and national boards in the research and research infrastructure areas, including the current Australian Earth-System Simulator National Research Infrastructure (ACCESS-NRI) Board.

Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Associate Professor Kevin Jack will continue in the position until Paul joins Õ¬Äе¼º½ on 4 October.