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 and Health and Medicine. This was to better understand the culture, and to provide actionable recommendations for how we could improve the experiences of our staff and students.  The review was undertaken by Professor Christine Nixon. The final Report was released to the three Schools yesterday, and I want to thank the staff, students and former members of our community for engaging with Professor Nixon and providing your experiences and perspective.  A copy of the full report, and next steps is now available to all staff on our website.

You’ll see that many of the best-practice recommendations made by Professor Nixon suggest solutions that will improve the experience of everyone at ANU, not just people within the former College of Health and Medicine.

As one of the key steps in our response, the University will establish a Nixon Implementation Steering Group, which I will Chair. The Steering Group will be responsible for co-ordinating and reporting on our progress responding to the recommendations across the University community.

In recognition of the capability across our University community in matters of culture and gender as related to leadership and management, the Steering Group will be informed by thematic working groups providing subject matter expertise and local perspectives on key areas of best practice in relation to the Review recommendations. A call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to participate in working groups will be opened to academic staff, professional staff, and students in an upcoming edition of On Campus.