Renew ANU 2025 Change Principles: Consultation Paper

About the Consultation

As part of Renew ANU, we are working to strengthen the University's long-term sustainability. The University will continue to focus on refining its structure and organisation, building on the realignment activities completed in 2024. It is critical that the approach to University-wide improvement is comprehensive and includes consideration of each service, academic activity and research activity to determine how best to deliver long-term financial sustainability.

We must continue refining our operating model—the combination of people, roles, structures, processes, and technology that underpins how we deliver value. This consultation provides an opportunity for staff, students and unions to engage in shaping the University’s future. 

Consultation Paper 

The Renew ANU 2025 Change Principles: Consultation Paper outlines the strategic and operational challenges faced by ANU and the proposed responses which includes design principles for the proposed University Operating Model. This document outlines the University's overall approach to University-wide improvements and sets the foundation for future discussions by providing an overarching view of the next phase of Renew ANU.

Click here to read the consultation paper. 

You can also view Appendices below:

• Appendix A - Supporting Information
• Appendix B - Service Performance Framework

Summary of feedback received 

Staff, students, and stakeholders were invited to provide feedback on the Renew ANU 2025 Change Principles: Consultation Paper. The University received 145 individual feedback submissions, an open letter, and additional information from the NTEU. In response, the University committed to summarising the feedback. The Renew ANU 2025 Change Principles: Initial Feedback Summary document offers a themed summary of the feedback received. This document includes three attachments: additional information, the University's response to the open letter, and the WH&S psychosocial risk assessment.

• Renew ANU 2025 Change Principles: Initial Feedback Summary
• Appendix A - Additional Feedback
• Appendix B – Response to Open Letter
• Appendix C – Psychosocial Risk Assessment – Change principles

Information Sessions 

To support engagement in this process, the Provost and COO held four information sessions for all staff. These sessions covered the consultation process and provided an opportunity for staff to ask questions. 

• Session 1: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 10am (this in-person event has now concluded).
• Session 2: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 3.30pm (this in-person event has now concluded).
• Session 3: Friday 14 March 2025, 10am (this in-person event has now concluded).
• Session 4: Monday 17 March 2025, 10am (this in-person event has now concluded).
• Session 5: Thursday 20 March 2025, 10am (this online event has now concluded, a recording is available here).

Consultation Timeline - now closed

Consultation Period opens on 6 March 2025 and closes on 21 March 2025. 

Townhall Information Sessions held from 12 March to 20 March 2025. 

Feedback Submission Deadline: 21 March 2025. 

Publication of Feedback from Consultation: week commencing 31 March 2025*

Proposed release of Implementation Plan: week commencing 7 April 2025*

*Anticipated dates adjusted, week commencing 31 March 2025.

For more information, visit the Renew ANU FAQs page.