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On&Off Campus
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Staff edition
Tuesday 24 August
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On a mission to advance science and vaccine equity
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| Few people would voluntarily wish to be infected by COVID-19, especially after beating the virus once before. Yet that's just what ANU alumnus and Rhodes Scholar, Marcus Dahl, has done for a world-first human challenge trial. |
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2021 JG Crawford Oration presented by Mirvac
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This year, His Excellency Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will provide an Indian perspective on Indo-Pacific and India-Australia relations at a time of strategic change, heightened power contestation and the rising economic and human toll from the pandemic.
ANU Chancellor The Hon Julie Bishop will join Dr Jaishankar in conversation after his address.
Register for the virtual event |
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COVID reminders
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Please remember to alert the COVID Response Office if you are a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19,
identified as a contact or notified of a requirement to quarantine. |
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| Keep checking the FAQs webpage on the closure of ACT campuses that is updated regularly with information about how the ACT lockdown impacts ANU. |
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| To keep our community informed, all reported COVID-19 cases in the ANU community will be published here. |
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Time to up your exam game?
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Have you found the pivot to online assessment challenging? Are you wanting to tweak or take a fresh approach when planning for exams? Have questions about exam design?
This workshop will provide practical advice to help answer these questions and showcase examples of successful approaches that other ANU teachers have been using.
Come along to improve the exam experience for your students to promote learning. |
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Times are tough but there's always help available
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| Remember that if your home does not feel like a safe place for you during this period you can contact the Community Wellbeing Team who can designate a safe space for you to work. All discussions will be treated discretely and confidentially. |
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| A reminder that the Adviser to Staff is available virtually to work through challenges and provide advice during this period. |
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Useful things for your radar
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- Mail and delivery services have been disrupted by the campus closure. Read more about the new arrangements
- An integration tool has been developed to make migrating records from SharePoint to the Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) easier. Find out more
- ANU Library is waiving all overdue fines for ordinary collection material throughout semester 2. Get the details
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2021 updates from Asia
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Thai Update
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Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 August
Dealing with major political unrest while grappling with the pandemic has effected Thailand's economy and domestic and foreign policy. Hear more on these challenges at this year's Thai Update. |
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Japan Update
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Wednesday 8 September
This year's Update will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on Japanese society and prospects for recovery, as well as governance challenges, science, defence and technology challenges. |
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Indonesia Update
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Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 September
Despite recent improvements, Indonesia's key health indicators remain a concern. This year, the Update will look at what the country can do to ensure faster progress in the coming years. |
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Pollen in the air got you wondering if spring has sprung early?
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| Hear what our very own pollen expert Professor Simon Haberle has to say about the season ahead. |
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| Professor Simon Haberle doing the daily test of air quality in Canberra. Image: Jamie Kidston/ANU |
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