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Over the weekend Zoom retired Zoom Client versions below 5.3.0 - if you are using this version, you will no longer be able to join meetings via the Zoom Client. You will be prompted to update to the latest version (5.11.13) when logging into Zoom Client. Please log a job with ANU Service Desk if you are experiencing any issues updating.
ANU libraries are the homes for books, not E-scooters or bikes. A reminder to please keep these outside - you can safely store them in the designated parking bays on campus.
Keep reading to find out about events, University activities and stories that capture the campus experiences of our community.
Ukrainian President urges students to fight disinformation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reflected on the heroism and atrocities of the war in his country and urged young people to use social media to help "show the truth", during an address to university students hosted by ANU.
President Zelenskyy addressed the ANU community in a sold-out event at Llewellyn Hall on Wednesday 3 August, speaking via video link from Ukraine. Thousands of people watched the event, which was broadcast online and to 20 Australian universities around the country.
Sounds of the past: treasures in the ANU Keyboard Institute
Tucked away in a corner on the fifth floor of the ANU School of Music, a small rosewood table is hidden under a soft red blanket. Pulling back the blanket, Dr Scott Davie lifts up its decorated top to reveal a sewing table.
There's a pin cushion in the middle and 19 little boxes around the outside -- presumably where one would keep needles, thread and other implements. But not all is as it seems. Davie pulls the ivory handles to gently remove a row of boxes at the edge and exposes the table's secret: a four-octave keyboard.
The Viennese Sewing Table Piano was crafted in 1846 and is one of several surprising and special instruments in the ANU Keyboard Institute -- a collection of about 30 keyboards, harpsichords and pianos.
This week we are featuring the work of Antoinette McManus, winner of the People's choice award.
Antoinette captioned the photo: “The perspective shows the interconnectivity between nature and education in Canberra. What I believe to be a Jacky Dragon lies on a rock along Sullivan's Creek on campus."
Congratulations again, Antoinette!
Events & activities
2022 Canberra Writers Festival
STARTING TOMORROW and runs to Sunday 14 August ANU is proud to be a foundation partner and contributor to the annual Canberra Writers Festival. Now in its seventh year, join us as we aim to scrutinise today's most pressing issues, reflect on the past, contemplate the future, and expand our understanding of it all - under our recurring theme of Power, Passion, Politics. Purchase tickets
Book Launch: Rethinking Social Media and Extremism
Wednesday 10 August (Tomorrow), 5.30–7pm Join the Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt to launch the new Australia & the World series by ANU Press. The first book in the series to be launched, Rethinking social media and extremism, explores a different range of perspectives on violent extremism online and how to stop it. Register now
2022 Drawing prize winner announcement
Wednesday 10 August (Tomorrow), 5.30–7pm The Drawing prize showcases and celebrates the breadth and depth of drawing practice within the ANU School of Art & Design. The prize is an annual event open to all current students enrolled in one or more courses in Semester 2 at the ANU School of Art & Design. Register now
What is Free Speech?
Friday 12 August, 4–6.30pm Join Associate Professor Agnes Callard as she explores the standard liberal models of free speech – free speech as open debate, free speech as the marketplace of ideas and free speech as openness to persuasion on the grounds that they fail to guard against the politicisation of speech. Register now
THE LEADERSHIP - Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Monday 15 August, 5.30–8.30pm The ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU Gender Institute, and the Global Institute for Women in Leadership are proud to co-host a free National Science Week screening of THE LEADERSHIP, followed by a panel discussion of experts who will offer their own insights on leadership in science. Register now
Living democracy - transformative change begins at the edge
Tuesday 16 August, 12.30–1.30pm In this talk, Tim Hollo, Executive Director of the Green Institute, characterises the defining features of an ecological and anti-ecological worldview, examining how they conflict with each other in contemporary politics and policymaking. Register now
Maths, Memes & AI: an exploration through performance
Thursday 25 August, 5.30–6.30pm Artificial Intelligence has become a major focal point for so much research in mathematics, science, linguistics and the arts. But what does it mean for a computer to be genuinely intelligent? Dr Neil Saunders explores ideas of human and artificial intelligence from a range of viewpoints: philosophical, mathematical, artistic and memetic. Register now
ANU Community Connect
ANU Community Connect provides a safe and welcoming space for all enrolled ANU students.
We offer no-cost essential items through our food pantry, Share the Dignity vending machine, access to our friendly and knowledgeable team to support students build connections, navigate university services and actively engage with programs and events to improve student experience at ANU.
During Semester 2 2022, the pantry will be open 1-4pm Monday and Thursday.
ANU Sport will be hosting our very own Pride Week from Monday 8 August to Friday 12 August.
We will be celebrating our large and diverse Queer* community through free Come & Try events, Group Fitness Classes, a visit to ANU Thrive's Kitchen Garden and a Gala Day viewing of the ANU Interhall Sports Soccer Pride Matches.
Respectful Relationships Unit - Training Opportunities
The Respectful Relationships Unit runs a range of training and education initiatives for ANU staff and students. They are designed to increase understanding of sexual assault and sexual harassment and support preventative strategies.
Our upcoming training sessions include LGBTQIA+ Ally Training, Understanding and Responding to Sexual Violence, and MATE Bystander Intervention Training. The central training calendar can be found via our Eventbrite page and any member of the ANU community is welcome to book in.
Research with impact
Throughout 2021, Professor Vinh Lu (pictured) from the College of Business and Economics led an interdisciplinary team of ANU researchers developing a Community Engagement Plan for SEARMS Aboriginal Corporation – a provider of secure, affordable and culturally appropriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing, and community services across the greater capital region and South-eastern NSW.
On Wednesday 3 August, the ANU Centre for European Studies and the National Security College hosted a special virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
