Three ANU students have had extraordinary success at the National Debating Championships.  

The winning team, ANU 1 of the ANU Debating Society, became the national debating champions after winning the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships last month. 

ANU 1, featuring Jordyn Gibson, Gypsy Polacheck and Tetsushi Kajihara, won nine debates during the tournament to take the Championship. The team also won three smaller tournaments in preparation for the championships.  

Despite numerous grand final appearances, the 2023 championships mark the first time ANU has won the tournament since 2006.  

Are you a passionate changemaker interested in gender equality?  

Join the Global Youth Advisory Committee, part of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, and work with like-minded individuals to identify challenges and opportunities for young people, as well as shape the direction of research, policy, and engagement for the institute.  

The committee, chaired by leading youth advocate Chanel Contos, is open to young people in Australia and the Asia Pacific region who will be working alongside the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at The Australian National University. 

Applications are open now and close at 5pm on Monday 22 May.

Yesterday’s power outage that affected approximately one third of the ANU Acton Campus was caused by a fallen tree that struck power lines on Liversidge Street. Evoenergy fixed the impacted power lines, and power was restored to all affected buildings yesterday afternoon.

The ANU Landscape & Conservation Team has removed the tree fall and debris, and the sidewalk is now open to the public. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this incident.  

Stay informed and prepared for any potential campus security issues by downloading ANUOK, the app that provides up-to-date information, services, and alerts - available on App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android. 

Events & activities

Wednesday 10 May, 12.30-2pm 

Artist Meng-Yu Yan will be hosting a drawing workshop as part of the Double Witness exhibition public program. 

This workshop will be facilitated by the artist, Meng-Yu Yan, Emma Beer and Ari Heinrich at the ANU School of Art and Design. 

Find out information about the Double Witness exhibition.

Register for the Drawing Workshop with artist Meng-Yu Yan

Friday 12 May, 5-6pm 

Join researchers Katherine Carroll, Debbie Noble-Carr, Lucy Irvine and Rebecca Mayo to celebrate and reflect upon their collaborative research project, The Lactation After Loss Quilt: Commemoration, Agency and Advocacy.  

The Lactation After Loss quilt will be an important device in workshops with health care professionals to prompt reflection and action upon lactation care delivery for parents bereaved by stillbirth and infant death. 

Register The Lactation After Loss Quilt 

Tuesday 16 May, 1-2pm 

Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney, Curator of the ANU Classics Museum, and Maggie Otto, Collections Officer for the ANU Research School for Humanities and Arts will present Restitution: The beginning of a new chapter for the objects and people of the ANU Classics Museum. 

Register now for the Restitution lecture

Tuesday 16 May, 6-7.15pm 

Join Dr Suzanna Ivanic from the University of Kent as she presents her research into chalcedony to explore ideas about religion, science and magic in the material everyday. 

Register now for Religion, Magic, and Science revisited

Wednesday 17 May, 10am-2pm 

Join the ANU Ally Network for a Conversations Stall and Picnic to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia next Wednesday. The Network will be running an information and engagement stall with resources to share on University Ave from 10am-12pm, followed by a conversations picnic from 12-2pm with free food and drinks provided. Come meet and talk with members of our ANU community about what we can all do to make our campus a safe and positive environment. 

Register for the IDAHOBIT Conversations Stall and Picnic

The ANU College of Business and Economics (CBE) offers a Special Industry Project course that provides hands-on experience in a real-world consulting environment. Students work in teams to develop solutions to business cases presented by industry clients, with assistance from Strategy& mentors (the unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers that provides strategic advice to businesses).  

In Semester 2, 2022, CSIRO was the client, and four students from the CBE formed the winning team "Cactus Solutions Consulting". The experience taught them the importance of teamwork, problem-solving, and adapting to real-world challenges and helped develop skills such as presentation, collaboration, and perseverance. 

Applications for the Special Industry Project in Semester 2 2023 close on Sunday 9 July.

Single Service Model for Student Associations – Announcement

After a year of consultation and discussion, the Postgraduate Service Support and Representation Taskforce has reached an agreement for the implementation of a new single service model for student associations at ANU.

The ANU Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (PARSA) will operate 'business as usual' until 30 June 2023. From 1 July, the ANU Undergraduate Students’ Association (ANUSA) will represent and provide continuing services for postgraduate students. This decision has been jointly agreed by ANUSA and PARSA. 

The University is now taking steps to release additional funding to allow ANUSA to become the single student association and expand their scope of work to include postgraduate students.

The University remains wholly committed to supporting the postgraduate community and ensuring that there is no gap in services for postgraduate students. 

The University wishes to sincerely thank the current student leadership teams for their hard work and professionalism during this period of transition. 

Please direct any enquiries you may have about this announcement to the Director of University Experience at director.university.experience@anu.edu.au 

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Vice-Chancellor Search Consultation 

The University is committed to continuing to hear the voice of the community throughout the search process. Students are invited to join an online discussion hosted by Ben Yates, ANUSA President and William Moisis, Postgraduate representative on ANU Council.

The core of the discussion will be about the ideal attributes for the next Vice-Chancellor and what qualities that an ANU VC will need to be successful. Please register your interest to attend by emailing VCsearch@anu.edu.au

Event Details 

Date: Monday 15 May 2023 

Time: 12-12.45pm 

Zoom Link to be provided upon registration. 

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Residential Life Survey for Semester 1 

Do you live on campus? We need your feedback! Semester 1 survey is now open.  

Take the Residential Life Survey 

Global Undergraduate Awards – Apply now 

The Global Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading academic awards programme, open to all undergraduate students in almost every academic discipline and attracting submissions from hundreds of universities on every continent. 

This is a unique opportunity to have your work recognised by an international panel of expert judges working in some of the world’s top academic institutions. 

The Global Undergraduate Awards is now accepting submissions from penultimate and final year ANU students.  

The submission deadline is Wednesday 7 June. 

Find out more information about the Global Undergraduate Awards 

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Vice-Chancellor's Coursework Travel Bursary – Access & Equity 

The Vice-Chancellor provides funding through ANU Global Programs to assist coursework students who meet specified criteria to facilitate learning abroad, enrich their academic experience and enable them to undertake approved periods of overseas short-term and semester study. 

To be eligible for support, students must be enrolled in a bachelor, Juris Doctor or master by coursework program and otherwise meet the specific eligibility requirements referenced under each funding category. 

Eligibility: 

- Be an Australian domestic student 

- Prove to be financially disadvantaged  

- Have not previously received funding under the Vice Chancellor's Travel Bursary, Access and Equity category. 

Applications for Winter 2023, Semester 2 2023 exchange and Year in Asia students will close on Friday, 12 May.  

Apply now for the Vice-Chancellor's Coursework Travel Bursary 

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Student Giveaway  

Meet the Author – Clare Birgin and John Blaxland 

We have a special giveaway for the Meet the Author event with Clare Birgin and John Blaxland on Wednesday 17 May. You can win a copy of their book, Revealing Secrets. An unofficial history of Australian Signals intelligence & the advent of cyber, and be one of the first in line to have it signed at the event.   

Two copies of Revealing Secrets. An unofficial history of Australian Signals intelligence & the advent of cyber are up for grabs for ANU students (any program level) to win. Follow the instructions in the entry form to go into the draw and you could be one of the lucky winners!   

Competition closes at noon AEDT on Wednesday 10 May 2023. Terms and conditions apply. 

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Student Giveaway  

Meet the Author – Stan Grant 

We have a special giveaway for the Meet the Author event with Stan Grant on Tuesday 23 May. You can win a copy of his book, The Queen is Dead, and be one of the first in line to have it signed at the event.   

Two copies of The Queen is Dead are up for grabs for ANU students (any program level) to win. Follow the instructions in the entry form to go into the draw and you could be one of the lucky winners!   

Competition closes at noon AEDT on Tuesday 16 May 2023. Terms and conditions apply. 

Have you listened to the Sci_Burst Podcast? 

Sci_Burst is a brand-new science in pop culture and entertainment podcast, co-hosted by ANU science communication graduates Isabel Richards and Ella McCarthy. Released monthly, the episodes cover everything from science in film and video games to comics, music, books, art, and beyond. 

Listen now