RMIT ethics research Doctor Paul Taylor from Bulleen contribution honoured
A young RMIT doctor who died last year, has been posthumously honoured almost a year after untimely his death.
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A young RMIT doctor who died at 45, has been honoured a year after his untimely death.
Doctor Paul Taylor, who was the university’s research ethics director, died after suffering a brain aneurysm last November, and has been honoured at home and internationally for his work.
A new boardroom at RMIT University’s city campus has been unveiled in honour of Dr Taylor who was renowned for his world-leading work in research integrity.
He co-authored the Federal Government’s 2018 Code of Research Ethics, and held the position as RMIT’s research ethics director from 2016 until his death.
He’d taken the position after holding a similar post at Melbourne University, where he started his tertiary studies in 1991 after graduating from Templestowe High School.
His family were invited to cut the ribbon at the opening of RMIT’s Paul Taylor Boardroom on October 18.
Pam Taylor said her son’s family had been touched by a number of tributes since his death.
“He managed to put himself at the forefront of his field and we have learned of his status globally,” she said.
“We were sent to Adelaide in September to accept, posthumously, the Janet Dibb Leigh Award for excellence in research leadership in Australasia and Singapore.”
The Australasian Research Management Society has also founded the Paul Taylor Travel Scholarship to help scientists attend research conferences.
“These were awesome tributes to his work. He always felt research ethics should get a higher profile for its importance in the responsible management of research. We are extremely proud parents of this quiet, determined man,” Mrs Taylor said.
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Mrs Taylor said while there was no specific course of study for research ethics, any student interested in research should keep it in mind as a future career path.
“If it’s your thing it may well lead to an exciting and rewarding life with varied content and much travel,” she said.
“Our darling son found what he loved doing, had an amazing life doing it and achieved so much in his 45 years.”