💖 We’re in this together

In this edition of On Campus, we bring you stories of how our students and staff have responded to the pandemic.  

When confronted with the transition to online learning, the Physics Education Centre innovated. Their idea: home experiment kits!  

» Learn more about the Physics Education Centre’s response

🏆 Meet some Heroes of ANU – students and staff going above and beyond during COVID-19

Lucy Kirk: medical student by day, COVID-19 researcher by night

Lucy has been working as part of the ANU College of Health and Medicine COVID-19 Evidence Team. Her work has been used to inform local healthcare systems as well as State and Federal Government COVID-19 responses.

» Learn more about Lucy

Facilities and Services Client Services: mobilising to keep out campus safe

When COVID-19 struck, more than 480 events had to be deferred or cancelled. Geraldine Schmid, Client and Administrative Services Manager, reflects on how the pandemic affected her team and how they rapidly mobilised to respond.

» Learn more about Geraldine and her team

Garden & Grounds: giving our campus some Tender Love & Care

2020 has seen bushfires, hail and COVID-19. Mick Kelly, Manager of ANU Gardens & Grounds, discusses the silver lining of COVID-19; an opportunity for our campus to replenish.

» Learn more about Mick and the team

Tracy Smart: blogging to spark important conversations about COVID-19

Professor of Military and Aerospace Medicine, Tracy Smart AO, has been blogging throughout COVID-19. Read her latest blog contribution – an exploration of how we have responded to COVID-19 through the prism of grief.

» Read more

🔎 Campus Updates

On Friday 31 July, the ANU community participated in a Respectful Relationships Summit. The Vice-Chancellor has provided an update. Read the update.

ANU students in Shanghai gathered last Friday night to celebrate the opening of the university's first offshore Study Hub in the city, which will run throughout Semester 2, 2020.

Join us on Friday 28 August in wearing purple for “Wear It Purple Day”, a day to recognise and celebrate LGBTIQ+ inclusion, and foster supportive, safe, and empowering environments for rainbow young people. Struggling to find something to wear? Download the Wear It Purple Day Zoom background instead, and show your support.

The Safe Passage Student Return pilot program has been delayed. We will continue to work with the ACT Government on this program and we will provide an update as soon as we know when it might resume.

Students are under additional strain this year and may reach out to teaching staff for wellbeing guidance. We have created a digital and shareable handout to help provide guidance to students.

The ANU Tax Clinic has reopened. The ANU Tax Clinic provides free tax information and guidance to taxpayers with income below A$60,000. Clients will receive information from ANU accounting students, under the supervision of experienced tax practitioners. The Clinic will be open from 12 August 2020 to 23 October 2020.