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VC's update - King’s Birthday Honours
Hi all, Over the weekend, the King’s Birthday Honours list was announced. I’d like to extend special congratulations to…
VC's Update: steps we have taken
Hi everyone, Last week, our CFO released further detailed financial information through On Campus. This includes how we are…
Update from the Provost - Nixon Review implementation
My thanks go to everyone who has taken the time to read Professor Nixon’s report. It is difficult reading, so a reminder that…
Message from the Provost: Update on the Nixon Review
In September 2024, the Vice-Chancellor and I commissioned a review into matters of gender of culture in the then ANU College of…
FAQs: Nixon review report
General FAQ's Why is the full report being shared with the entire ANU community rather than just the College?The University…
ANU responds to Review of gender and culture into former College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University (ANU) has released an expert external Report focused on gender and culture into the…
VC’s Update: The next step in the conversation
Hi everyone,There is a lot of misinformation still circulating campus about our finances and our financial sustainability. The…
Message from the COO: IT outage update
Dear colleagues,Most of you will be aware that on Friday 16 May the ANU experienced a widespread IT outage that impacted WiFi…
VC’s Update: End of semester and Council news
Hi everyone,I have been thinking a lot about cadences recently, and about time. I did foolishly ask Google’s AI tool how many…
Scientists simulate space turbulence in never-before-seen detail
A new simulation developed by an international team, including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU), has…
VC’s Update: Unpacking strategy and update on Nixon report
Hi everyone,I have been thinking a lot about strategy recently.During my time at Intel, I spent a lot of time on strategy – from…
VC’s Update: 2025 election
Hi everyone,So we had an election over the weekend, and whilst there are still some seats to be confirmed, it is clear that…
Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS)
Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) update - Wednesday 30 April 2025As published in staff On Campus on Wednesday 30 April 2025Since…
Renew ANU Change Principles Implementation
The Change Principles Implementation Plan outlines the decisions made by the University regarding the proposed changes outlined…
VC’s Update: April news
Hi everyone,I spent last night at the Australian Studies Institute Visiting Fellows dinner, which was a lovely evening to meet…
Good workplace culture key to improving lawyers’ wellbeing
A new study of Australian lawyers shows that workplace culture is critical to improving their wellbeing, according to researchers…
Letter from the Editor - On Campus
My name is Lou Adena and I am delighted to be writing as the 2025 Editor of your ANU On Campus (OC) weekly newsletter. I have…
VC message: responsibilities
This week sees a lot of activity across campus with ANU students back from break, whilst many staff and students are having to…
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) urges collegiality amid challenging time for university sector
The incoming Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at The Australian National University (ANU), Professor Joan Leach, says ANU and…
VC message: making certainty
It’s been nearly 175 years since the first university opened its doors in Sydney. It’s been a little over 150 years since the…
