News from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
All that glitters...
It’s been a month since I started in this new job and, #spoileralert, it has been a steep learning curve. Like all new jobs, it has come with…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - Hard hat required
I am sitting in my new office and the sun is shining out the window, which does feel like a welcome surprise. It’s been a busy day up here on…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - Welcome back to ANU
Hi everyone,Happy new year and welcome back to ANU. For me, the new year has brought a new role, as our Vice-Chancellor, which is both daunting and…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - 'Twas the night before my annual 'end of year' video…
Hello everyone,Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to all the staff who turned out to celebrate with me at the End of Year Awards and Garden Party…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - 2023 Alumni Awards and Highly Cited Researchers
Hello everyone,It’s the first of December and so it is officially the final stretch of my tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the ANU. Although I am busily…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - A fortnight of 'missions accomplished'
Hi everyone,It has been a busy and interesting couple of weeks, and I have been to a series of great events which in different ways have shown how we…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - A powerful speech from Stan Grant
Hi everyone, People keep asking me if things are winding down, but my life seems even busier than normal. While some of the things happening I…
Acting 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – Upholding our values
Hello everyone, This week the Vice-Chancellor is visiting New York, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles where he is attending a…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – A new Vice-Chancellor and a gathering of unity
Hi everyone, I'm so pleased that Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has been appointed as our new Vice-Chancellor. Many of you…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's update - Reflections on a tough few days
Dear All This been one of our toughest weeks at ANU. It's also been a week where we've seen the very best of our community. Let me call out…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – Enterprise bargaining update and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø awards
Hi everyone, This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first operation of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) Â- one…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update - A trip to the South Pacific
Hello everyone, I am wearing purple today in support of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's commitment that our campus and our community be one of the most inclusive…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’S Update – Realising our national mission and a farewell
Hi everyone, Last night we had a spectacular event at Llewellyn Hall that we co-hosted with the New Zealand High Commission…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – Enterprise Bargaining Update and 3MT Final
Hi everyone, I have lots to update you on even though it's only a week since my last blog. On Wednesday, I personally…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – Welcome back and the Voice Dialogue
Hi everyone, As we start the second semester, welcome to all of our commencing students, and I hope everyone else had a restorative…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's update – Voice Dialogue for students across Australia
Hello everyone, I was in Europe last week and visited the leadership of both SciencePo in Paris and Humboldt 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – satellites and ‘uncharted territory’
Hi everyone, It has been a busy few weeks on campus and we have had two public holidays. I spent my Saturday morning at the Quad Fellowship Summit…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Update – ‘ending racism’, PM Modi and Mulligan’s Flat
Hi everyone, This week marked the anniversary of the National Apology to the stolen generations in Parliament and the release of the 1997 report '…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update – Federal Budget and bucking horses
Hello everyone, The year seems to be flying by. As the leaves fall, and the days shorten, it is clear that…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Update - The Growth Summit and Brian's vintage
Hello everyone, I've just got back from Geneva where I attended the 2023 Growth Summit at the World Economic Forum (WEF). I realise there is a…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's update – COVID, CAAL and Murru Waaruu
Hello everyone,Autumn is my favourite time of year, and 2023 is not letting us down. Just as well, because after the coldest and wettest spring and…