News from the VC
VC's Update: steps we have taken
Hi everyone, Last week, our CFO released further detailed financial information through On Campus. This includes how we are tracking our Renew…
VC’s Update: The next step in the conversation
Hi everyone,There is a lot of misinformation still circulating campus about our finances and our financial sustainability. The reality is, we…
VC’s Update: End of semester and Council news
Hi everyone,I have been thinking a lot about cadences recently, and about time. I did foolishly ask Google’s AI tool how many working days until the…
VC’s Update: Unpacking strategy and update on Nixon report
Hi everyone,I have been thinking a lot about strategy recently.During my time at Intel, I spent a lot of time on strategy – from how to build a…
VC’s Update: 2025 election
Hi everyone,So we had an election over the weekend, and whilst there are still some seats to be confirmed, it is clear that Australia has made a…
VC message: making certainty
It’s been nearly 175 years since the first university opened its doors in Sydney. It’s been a little over 150 years since the first legislation…
VC's Update: Changing context
Hi everyone,Last Friday morning, the cannons sounded, signalling that the Governor-General has prorogued Parliament ahead of the Federal Election on…
VC’s update: what remains unchanged
There is a more than average amount of uncertainty in the world right now, and I know for many of us this requires a lot of resilience, fortitude and…
VC message: North Star
Hi everyone,Last week I got to spend time in the newly forming ANU College of Systems and Society at a happy event, celebrating our Kim Jackson…
VC message: Senate Estimates and DVCA news
Hi everyone,This fortnight has been another busy time for our campus. Last week, ANU was called to Senate Estimates which is an extraordinary…
VC message: Familiar beginnings
Hi everyone, This is my third semester as VC and it is no less extraordinary 14-months into the job. The start of semester is part…
VC Message: Rites of passage
Hi everyone,Last week, ANU hosted the Australian launch of the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials. This Centre sees ANU as part of a global…
A message from the Vice Chancellor
Hi everyone, I want to thank our Campus Environment team who have been doing an extraordinary amount of work to maintain and clean up campus…
Welcome back to 2025
Dear colleagues, I hope you have had some time with friends, family and those who are important to you. The end of year period is always a good…
VC message - end of year
*This message was included in the Tuesday 17 December 2024 edition of the On Campus newsletter. Hi everyone As we round out 2024, I wanted…
Message from the Vice-Chancellor
Hi everyone,As the Chief People Officer advised in her email to all staff last Friday, further information on the proposed variation to the ANU…
Message from the VC: Pause on our end-of-year Garden Party for 2024
*This message was included in the Tuesday 12 November 2024 edition of the On Campus newsletter. The University has made the decision to suspend…
ANU at Senate Estimates last night
Dear members of the ANU community,Last night, ANU appeared at the Senate Education & Employment References Committee Estimates hearing. This is…
End-of-year shutdown dates
*This message was included in the Tuesday 22 October 2024 edition of the On Campus newsletter. On behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the University…
Update on Renew ANU consultation
Hi everyone, As we continue to work towards our stated target of reducing our cost base by $250 million by 1 January 2026, I want…
Update from the VC
Hi everyone,Thank you to everyone who has made the time to engage with the various Renew ANU College and Portfolio townhall meetings and for your…