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VC's Update - Shaping our future

Hi everyone,I wanted to provide some updates to the community following the August ANU Council meeting where I had the opportunity to brief Council…

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03
Sep
2021

VC’s update – rest day for staff and RSPH’s frontline work

Hello everyone Yes, most of us are still in an extended lockdown, but we have had some glorious spring weather to spend outside in, albeit in…

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27
Aug
2021

VC's update – FaCtS study release and lockdown week three

Hello everyone As an extreme extrovert, I am counting the days until we are able to have our lock down restrictions eased as we gain control over…

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20
Aug
2021

VC’s update – student support and campus alert system change

Hello everyone  I hope you are all doing ok in lockdown. I know this is has been a tough week for a lot of our community…

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13
Aug
2021

VC’s update – ACT lockdown, ARC Future Fellows and Open Day

Hello everyone I hope you are all doing well on our first day of our snap lockdown. We all felt this might be coming for a while and we've all…

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30
Jul
2021

VC's update – ANU turns 75 and being prepared for lockdowns

Hello everyone On Sunday, ANU will be turning 75! We were founded as an intellectual powerhouse to help the nation rebuild in the aftermath of World…

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16
Jul
2021

VC's update – COVID lockdowns and GIWL workshop

Hello everyone This week has been really hard for many of our community. We have seen how fluid the COVID-19 situation is across Greater Sydney, and…

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02
Jul
2021

VC's update – face masks and July graduations

Hello everyone I have been acting VC while our Vice-Chancellor is on some well-deserved leave. We have experienced a big shift this week with the…

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18
Jun
2021

VC's update – Liquid Instruments and staff study discounts

Hi everyone Winter has truly arrived! I like winter except for the short days.  I do hope everyone managed to get a break over the long weekend…

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04
Jun
2021

VC's update – National Reconciliation Week and vaccines

Hi everyone, It has been an incredibly busy few weeks on our campus with National Reconciliation Week, community forums and a super blood moon. But…

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21
May
2021

VC’s Update – Border closures and my commitment

Hi everyone, It's only been a week since my Federal Budget blog, but a lot has been happening in the media that I want to update you on. At this…

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12
May
2021

VC's update – Federal Budget 2021

ANU EXPERT ANALYSIS:Professor Andrew Norton on what the budget means for higher educationProfessor Sharon Friel on what the budget means for…

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07
May
2021

VC’s Update – the great west and COVID vaccines

Hi everyone, Autumn has well and truly arrived to Canberra with the cold and wet weather hitting campus this week - perhaps making those of us not…

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30
Apr
2021

Chancellor’s Update – returning to the east coast

Dear colleagues and students, Today I am reflecting on my fourth trip to ANU as Chancellor. When I took on this role in January last year, I couldn'…

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16
Apr
2021

VC's update – Financial health forums and campus critters

Hello everyone Campus has been a bit quiet the past few weeks with our students away on break. We miss them, but I think we all appreciate the…

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26
Mar
2021

VC’s Update – Parliamentary hearings and change plans

Hi everyone, As this week draws to a close, we're nearly at the end of the first quarter of 2021. And I know for many of our staff as well as our…

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12
Mar
2021

VC's Update - workloads and capital expenditure

Hello everyone, A lot is happening right now, so I thought it would be good to try to catch everyone up with the news around the University.…

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05
Mar
2021

VC's update – International Women's Day

Hello everyone Today we celebrated International Women's Day in Kambri with a panel discussion led by Honorary Associate Professor Sally Moyle along…

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19
Feb
2021

VC's Update -- things I have learned as Vice-Chancellor

Hello everyone, When I started as Vice-Chancellor back in 2016, I started what I knew was going to be the hardest job of my life, because I was…

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05
Feb
2021

VC’s Update – hotspots and structuring your working week

  Hi everyone, This week, Western Australia experienced their first major lockdown since March last year, with a five-day circuit breaker in…

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22
Jan
2021

VC’s Update – Welcome to 2021

Hi everyone, Welcome back to 2021. Like many of you, my plans for the break were disrupted by border closures, and I was unable to travel to Sydney…

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