ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update – open conversations
Hi everyone, Yesterday we saw the Senate vote on four motions for the production of documents by ANU – with the Senate voting against the…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update: Ongoing conversations
Hi everyone, I’ve been returning gradually from sick leave and want to acknowledge some of the statements made at the governance inquiry last…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s update: acknowledgements
Hi everyone,Friday 1 August was an important day for our community with the acknowledgement of the work that has been done, and work that still needs…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update: 48th Parliament opens
Hi everyone,The 48th Federal Parliament commences this week, with all the ritual and ceremony, alongside hope, politics and opportunity. I attended…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update: O-Week
Hi everyone,This week is the first time a whole new cohort of students find themselves at ANU ready to start Semester 2 – and I have enjoyed opening…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update - reflections
Hi everyone,Last week saw the release of three change proposals for Renew ANU. I know that change is complex and is creating anxiety in our community…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s update - facing into the future
Hi everyone,As most of you are aware, we are in a period of formalised change at the University. I know this has been an unsettling time for ANU…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s update - sitting in hard moments
Hi everyone,Another day, another headline about ANU. It’s never easy to read about a place you love couched in constantly critical terms, especially…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'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 Professor Mark Howden AC…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'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 tracking our Renew…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™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 reality is, we…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™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 working days until the…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™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 how to build a…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™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 Australia has made a…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ 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 first legislation…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Update: Changing context
Hi everyone,Last Friday morning, the cannons sounded, signalling that the Governor-General has prorogued Parliament ahead of the Federal Election on…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s update: what remains unchanged
There is a more than average amount of uncertainty in the world right now, and I know for many of us this requires a lot of resilience, fortitude and…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ message: North Star
Hi everyone,Last week I got to spend time in the newly forming ANU College of Systems and Society at a happy event, celebrating our Kim Jackson…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ message: Senate Estimates and DÌìÃÀ´«Ã½A news
Hi everyone,This fortnight has been another busy time for our campus. Last week, ANU was called to Senate Estimates which is an extraordinary…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ message: Familiar beginnings
Hi everyone, This is my third semester as ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and it is no less extraordinary 14-months into the job. The start of semester is part of university…
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Message: Rites of passage
Hi everyone,Last week, ANU hosted the Australian launch of the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials. This Centre sees ANU as part of a global…