News from the VC

Kambri, ANU Campus, Acton

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…

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Kambri, ANU Acton Campus
27
May
2025

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…

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ANU Autumn 2025
20
May
2025

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…

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HC Coombs Building
13
May
2025

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…

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The Australian National University, Acton Campus, Canberra. Photo: Crystal Li/ANU.
06
May
2025

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…

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HC Coombs Building
08
Apr
2025

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…

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A copy of the Kioloa  MoU and the ANU Visitor Book, which were signed by the VC and the First Nations custodians.
01
Apr
2025

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…

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Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
25
Mar
2025

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…

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The Australian National University (ANU) Acton Campus, Canberra (Crystal Li/ ANU)
18
Mar
2025

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…

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Our Place in Canberra
04
Mar
2025

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…

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2025 ANU Commencement: New Student Address, at Llewellyn Hall, The Australian National University
18
Feb
2025

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…

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Congratulations card
04
Feb
2025

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…

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The Frank Fenner Building with wattle
21
Jan
2025

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…

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Kambri, ANU Campus, Acton
02
Jan
2025

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…

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Lake on campus
17
Dec
2024

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…

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Daley Road, Acton
13
Nov
2024

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…

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Campus foliage
12
Nov
2024

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…

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Kambri, ANU Campus, Acton
08
Nov
2024

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…

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The Australian National University (ANU) Acton Campus
22
Oct
2024

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…

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ANU central
17
Oct
2024

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…

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Kambri, ANU Campus, Acton
15
Oct
2024

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…

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