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Tuesday 15 June
Former ADF health commander helps fight COVID war at ANU
When Tracy Smart finished up in her role as Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force in late 2019, she had no idea what the next chapter of her life might look like.
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Community updates
Foreign Intelligence Interference forum
Friday 18 June, 10-11am
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) together with the Chief Information Security Officer will be hosting a forum on Foreign Interference (FI) and the Government’s Foreign Arrangements Scheme (FAS). This will be an opportunity for staff and students to receive an overview on FI and FAS and raise any related questions or concerns that they may have.
Register for the forum
ANU2025 consultation
As we enter the next stage of ANU2025 consultation, you will be invited by a leader in your area to join a staff meeting to discuss what the plan means to you.

This phase of consultation is about considering how your school or service division can contribute to achieving the objectives of the Strategic Plan and the best way to implement it.

Read the draft consultation plan in preparation for your meeting
National Reconciliation Week wrap-up
A ‘treasure’ map of Indigenous history in Australia
A new ANU project shifts from the Australian history told from our colonial beginnings to one told by Aboriginal people, with stories that connect their recent past to the ancient history of their traditional lands.
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Naomi Flutter’s long journey of reconciliation

Naomi Flutter's heartfelt address focusing on her personal reconciliation journey marked the first time a non-Indigenous Australian has delivered the University's flagship National Reconciliation Week event.
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Coming together to help make a better society for women
The University brought prominent Indigenous and non-Indigenous women together to tackle one of Australia's biggest challenges: the treatment of women in society.
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ANU partners with Aboriginal Victoria
The new partnership will provide access to academic expertise, specialised knowledge in Indigenous governance and facilitation, and build new collaborative relationships with First Nations communities.
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Preparing for semester two teaching
Exploring Learning and Teaching is back for semester 2
ELT offers a hands-on experience introducing important aspects of learning and teaching in the higher education context for those who are new to teaching or looking to consolidate their teaching practice.

Register here
Course design help


Whether you have a question about your teaching tools, want to level up your teaching game or need a sounding board for a new idea, CLT's Educational Designers are here to help.

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Latest on the COVID jab
Vaccines forum
Many of us are hesitant to be vaccinated and evidence-based information is key to reducing this. Hear from ANU and national experts as they answer questions from the community.
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Vaccines Q&A
Read expert answers to vaccine questions asked by our community or ask our COVID Response Office your own question.
Vaccinations available on campus
COVID-19 vaccinations can now be booked at National Health Co-op's ANU clinic for eligible patients in phases 1B and 2A.
Check eligibility or book an appointment
Travel advice
With cases popping up in various locations across the east coast, it's important we remember to check the latest advice before travelling.

2021 Queen's Birthday honours 

Congratulations to those in our ANU community named in yesterday's Queen's Birthday honours: Emeritus Professor Lambeck (AC), Emeritus Professor Jim Williams (AO), Professor Peter Yu (AM), Emeritus Professor Toni Makkai (AM), Professor George Wilson (AM), Distinguished Honorary Professor Diane Bell (OAM), Roxanne Missingham (OAM).
Updates from HR
Development courses are back!
The University supports a culture of learning and development, and we are pleased to reintroduce a number of development opportunities to assist staff to build their capabilities. Additional courses will be confirmed over the next few weeks so check back for new additions to the calendar.
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June's instalment of Course of the Month focuses on how to effectively engage stakeholders. At the end of the month, you can join an optional workshop to explore some of the concepts covered in the curated content in more detail.

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Interested in upskilling as a manager, mentor or leader? Learn new skills in coaching to help facilitate problem solving and development for your mentees and colleagues, by asking questions and offering support and guidance.

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Our man on the moon: gone but not forgotten
Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt pays tribute to the late Ross Taylor, the ANU professor who forever changed our understanding of the moon.

Read about his remarkable legacy
Being objectively good with Professor Asmi Wood

A lawyer, barrister, lecturer and Torres Strait Islander man, raised by a foster family in Melbourne.

Listen as Asmi talk about his experiences as a man of law and an educator here at ANU on the Flourishing and Floundering podcast.

Listen now

A safe space for staff, students... and snakes

Interactions between Canberrans and the city's local snake population typically make headlines for all the wrong reasons - but not when you involve ANU snake whisperer Associate Professor Gavin Smith.
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Research
Australia leads project that will burst the Hubble bubble
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world's most powerful ground-based telescopes that promises to unlock mysteries of the early Universe.
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To infinity and beyond!
ANU scientists have designed a new type of space-craft propulsion system as part of an ambitious international project that aims to explore the worlds surrounding our second nearest star, Alpha Centauri.
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Did this catch your attention?
Whether it did may have something to do with your age...
Current ANU research is testing how attention changes over the lifespan and seeking participants aged over 60 with normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

Participation will take up to 100 minutes, and volunteers will be paid $25 as compensation for their time.
Volunteer to participate or find out more

Getting active

No ‘tactics’ required – just remember to bring the intensity!
Try ANU Sport’s number one strength-focused, group fitness class – Tactical Fitness.
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Warm up to your fitness goals with FREE training and entry at ANU Sport
Student winter holidays are ‘quietly’ the best time to get active at ANU Sport.
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