The new MyTimetable system will launch on Monday 11 July ahead of Semester 2. Find out more
ANU 75th anniversary time capsule
As the University’s 75th anniversary celebrations draw to a close, we are creating a time capsule to preserve and curate an inspiring collection of items that together acknowledge all that is unique, innovative and transformative at ANU.
The capsule will be carefully preserved before it is uncovered in 2046 – marking our 100th anniversary.
You can nominate a physical or digital item in the EOI form here. The closing date for submissions is Friday 24 June.
Opportunities to advance your career
Apply now for the Special Industry Project
Take on a consulting role through the College of Business and Economics' work-integrated learning course, Special Industry Project. Mimicking the real-world consulting environment, you will work in teams to devise the best solution to a business case for an industry client.
This is a for-credit opportunity open to all undergraduate students. Applications close Friday 8 July.
Apply for the Climate X Leadership Training Program
Are you looking to take action on climate change while acquiring valuable skills and broadening your international networks?
The Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) is currently accepting applications for its upcoming Climate x Leadership Training Pilot.
The program is designed for Masters and PhD students but applications from senior undergraduate students are also welcome.
Applications close on Thursday 16 June and the program will run from mid-June to August. Find out more
ANU75 photo competition winners revealed
The ANU75 photo competition invited students to document their perspective of life at ANU during our 75th anniversary year.
For the next seven weeks, we'll feature photographs from each of the competition winners who highlighted the beautiful flora and fauna, historical architecture and student life on our campus.
This week we are featuring the work of Pratyush Paras Sarma, winner of the Portrait category.
Pratyush captioned the photo: “University life is all about having some fun and a lot of hard work to achieve the desired results.”
Congratulations again, Pratyush!
Events & activities
Free study snacks
Thursday 16 June, 12-1pm ANU Thrive are offering free food and snacks to help you get through exams. The pop-up pantry will be stocked with noodles, muesli bars and more. Find out more
Research roadshow on Indigenous issues
Friday 17 June, 1-4.30pm The ANU School of History, in association with the History and Legacies of Violence Research Network, present this roadshow on important issues such as asserting Indigenous knowledges, truth-telling through life stories and more. Register now
Eye of the Storm panel discussion
Monday 20 June, 6-7.30pm Hear from a panel of historians as they discuss the origins of ANU and its unique place in the Australian education landscape. The panel will also discuss Dr Daniel Oakman's newly released working paper, Eye of the Storm: ANU in the twenty-first century, in which he offers a candid and critical account of the University since the 1990s, a time of tumultuous change both at ANU and across the higher education sector. Register now
Higher Degrees by Research Conference
Monday 20 June – Wednesday 22 June Come along to support the ANU School of Art and Design HDR candidates as they deliver their research presentations. Register now
Building a roadmap to evaluate power and privilege
Tuesday 21 June, 12.30-1.30pm Join RegNet’s Ashley Schram to discuss the findings from a five-year study about the systematic causes of health inequalities in Australia and the ways policymakers can take future action. Register now
2022 Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law
Thursday 30 June, 6-7pm The 1994 TRIPS Agreement enabled big companies based in Europe and the US to claim monopoly rights over innovations and in doing so, control production of vital commodities globally. On its own, the Agreement was a bad deal for most states but was signed as part of a broader set of negotiations that were viewed as a ‘single-undertaking’.
Professor Anne Orford from the Melbourne Law School will present the Annual Kirby Lecture on why it’s time to terminate the TRIPS Agreement and the model of global monopoly rights that it promotes.
A joint initiative by ANU students Henry Munns, Aaron Ellis-Bloor and Ben Robson, Elucidate is an online platform redefining how we understand and talk about academic research by breaking it down into a more easily digestible format.
Their climate change series looks at research on the transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
‘Only One Earth’ – it’s the powerful theme of this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated earlier this month.
Led by the United Nations Environment Programme since 1973, the day has become the largest global platform for environmental awareness and outreach.
This year’s focus is on ‘living sustainably in harmony with nature’, and academics at the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society are promoting this message to our community.
Professor Imogen Mitchell (pictured), an intensive care specialist who kept the ACT community safe during COVID-19, and Professor Rory Medcalf, a leading strategic and security thinker, were among the ANU community members recognised in the 2022 Queen's Birthday honours list.
In 1966 the University opened a staff centre. The new centre was built on a site that had formerly been the temporary accommodation for the Commonwealth Club.
For decades the centre was the regular meeting place for many scholars across the University.
During the height of the Vietnam War, Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy AO recalled how ANU staff gathered at the staff centre in 1967 to deliberate ways to protest the visit of Marshal Ky in Canberra. He wrote, “we discussed the proposed visit, forming the view that one of the best things for us to do would be to attend the site of the proposed visit, to dress conservatively and stand back from the crowd.”
