One of the hardest aspects of the pandemic lock down has been the knowledge that so many university students have been dealing with hardship and isolation, says Belinda Hutchinson, the chancellor of University of Sydney.
Ms Hutchinson was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen's birthday honours. She is one of three people to receive the highest honour of AC along with businesswoman and philanthropist Naomi Milgrom and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.