View the July 2025 edition of CAUDIT News here.
In this month’s edition of CAUDIT News, we covered:
- CAUDIT Awards: Final call to nominate for the 2025 CAUDIT Awards, recognising excellence and innovation across the sector. Nominations close 14 July.
- AHECS Cybersecurity Summit: Registrations now open for the 2025 Summit, 16–18 September in Parramatta. Limited sponsorship packages available.
- Higher Education Reference Models: Version 3.1.1 released, including a new Technology Reference Model to further support institutional planning.
- New Community of Practice: Launch of the IT Governance CoP, with its first meeting on 16 July to connect professionals navigating policy, risk, and assurance.
- MCDS v1.1 Released: Expanded MortarCAPS Data Standard to enhance student lifecycle visibility, including curriculum and placement data.
- CEO Report: Greg Sawyer highlights the importance of professional development and recognition, celebrating the launch of the CAUDIT Managers Program and the upcoming Leadership Institute.
- New Member Representative: Phil George, Acting CIO, University of Southern Queensland, joins as Member Representative.
- New Co-Chair: Michael Pascoe appointed Co-Chair for the Research Support Community of Practice.
- Upcoming Events:
- CAUDIT Leadership Institute – 18–22 August (Gold Coast)
- Spring Members’ Meeting – 14–16 September (Sydney)
- AHECS Cybersecurity Summit – 16–18 September (Sydney)
- Upcoming Showcases:
- Palo Alto Networks – Next Generation Security Operations Centre – 08 July, 1–2 PM AEST
- IBM – Accelerating Automation & FinOps – 17 July, 1–2 PM AEST
- Lenovo – Responsible AI in Education – 24 July, 1–2 PM AEST
- Saviynt – Identity Security in ANZ Universities – 29 July, 1–2 PM AEST
- Inspera – Academic Integrity & Originality – 31 July, 1–2 PM AEST
- Sector News:
- AARNet and Globus enable major data migration for BioCommons Apollo
- AAF appoints Margie Jantti as Deputy CEO and shares insights on persistent identifiers in research
- ARDC reveals International Data Week 2025 program and launches a new Nectar node at University of Adelaide
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