From the Vice-Chancellor's desk

Building the Residential Experience at ANU

Over recent weeks I have participated in a range of open forums across the University asking students, staff and alumni about how we can improve the student residential experience. Like many of you I firmly believe that living on campus has distinct educational and social advantages for students. I was encouraged to hear so many […]

2015 Menzies Oration: Australia – a knowledge future?

On Tuesday 8 September I gave the 2015 Menzies Oration at the University of Melbourne where I spoke about innovation and building a high-technology future for Australia. You can read a copy of my speech here.

ANU – a smoke free zone

To mark World No Tobacco Day on Sunday 31 May, I am announcing the University has decided to go smoke free from the start of second semester on July 20.

Time to move to a post-carbon world

Just over a week ago, The Australian National University decided to sell shares worth approximately $16 million in seven companies, representing just 1 per cent of our investment portfolio, and a fraction of the market worth of the companies involved, which has sparked an extraordinary reaction.

ANU divestment

Last week the University Council agreed to commence divestment of stocks in seven companies following an independent review of ANU domestic equities.