The ACT Government has released its ‘Pathway Forward’ out of lockdown and the University is working toward the safe re-opening of our ACT campuses.

We gave our community certainty earlier in the lockdown by letting you know that teaching will continue remotely for the remainder of semester two 2021.

After the lockdown ends there may be a small number of exceptions for teaching activities such as studios, laboratories and fieldwork if they can be conducted in a COVID-safe manner.

ANU has a clear and comprehensive alert system in place that defines what can and can’t happen on campus. At the moment this is set as High. Assuming the ACT’s pathway remains unchanged, we expect 29 October to be the date after which we’ve completed a gradual transition to a Medium alert level, but potentially with some additional requirements in response to both public health conditions and individual areas’ needs.

What we do will be dictated by ACT public health rules, our existing flexible work arrangements and the fact that there will be no face-to-face teaching until 2022.

Some of our researchers are already on campus, working on essential research in a COVID-safe manner and in accordance with public health guidelines.

As lockdown eases, there will be more freedoms across our campus – including in our student residences.

Our return to campus will be gradual and considered, ensuring the safety of all our people as well as the wider community, and will be carried out in line with all directions from the ACT Government and health authorities.