Jane Dahlstrom OAM on how mentoring makes for an extended family

For more than 15 years, Jane Dahlstrom has mentored countless medical students and colleagues, in what she warmly refers to as her ‘extended family’. Join her and others from ANU and around Canberra for the final Mentor Walk for 2019.

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About the Halls – Julian Brazier

He’s been at Burton and Garran Hall since the beginning of last year. So what was it like to come to ANU and to move in with a bunch of different people all in the same boat? Julian Brazier gives us an insight into this.

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New graduation tradition for ANU

Are you or someone you know, planning to graduate in December 2019? If so, we are excited to announce you will be the first to experience Grand Graduations - an event bringing the entire University community together to celebrate our graduating students.

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2019 Grand Challenge forum

A public forum presenting the projects that have been selected for the 2019 ANU Grand Challenge on Indigenous Health and Wellbeing is being held on Tuesday 12 November, and you’re invited!

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Bird swooping season is here

They’re cute and interact with their babies in a very cute way, but as we see more magpies and ducks on campus with their offspring now that spring has sprung, admire these cute critters from a distance for your safety.

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In other news

Join the Town Hall meeting on the data breach, 12-1pm Monday 4 November (Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research). Hear from our Chief Information Security Officer, ask questions and participate in the discussion.

The 454th meeting of the ANU Council was held in the Board Room of the Charles Darwin University (CDU), in Darwin on 3 October 2019.

Congratulations to Professor Russell Gruen and Professor Graham Mann who were recently inducted into the Australian Academy of Health and Medicine as Fellows.

He has more than 25 years’ experience under his belt in the IT industry, but now Garry Whatley joins ANU as interim Chief Information Officer.

Did you know you can now link your ORCiD ID to your University ID through HORUS? This will make it much easier to access and update your researcher details in one spot!

Applications are open for the overseas study tour, Anzac Battlefields and Beyond.

The ANU Library is running free workshops on managing your digital footprint, text and data mining, video conferencing, multimedia eBooks, mobile tools and more! Check the link for more details.

The ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub are hosting their second masterclass for students and staff interested in building their capability to have an impact on policy.