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On&Off Campus
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Staff edition
Tuesday 4 May
Due to temporary changes to the University's spam filter, the last edition of On&Off Campus in late-April landed in your junk folder. This issue has since been resolved and you should be receiving this edition in your main inbox.
To make sure you haven't missed any key updates and stories, we have repeated important content in this edition.
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New COVID guidelines
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The new COVID guidelines for campus are available.
COVID-19 will be part of our lives for a long time and complacency will be our undoing. Therefore, we still need guidelines and we still need everyone in our community to follow them to keep our community safe.
Professor Tracy Smart will host a community forum this Friday 7 May to answer any questions you have about the guidelines.
Register here |
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COVID-safety in education delivery spaces
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The University will allow 100% capacity in all teaching spaces from this week where appropriate and practical.
Professor Tracy Smart will host a community forum this Friday 7 May to answer any questions you have about the guidelines.
Register here |
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Getting vaccinated
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Flu shots
Vaccination against influenza remains important this year. All staff are strongly encouraged to get their FREE flu shot. There are two options - on and off campus.
More information
COVID vaccine
A new ACT Government COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened yesterday (3 May) at Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce to help members of the public get their COVID-19 vaccinations safely and quickly. The clinic will be administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone aged 50 years and over.
Find out more and book an appointment
When to get them
It is recommended that people wait at least 14 days between a dose of seasonal flu vaccine and a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 14-day time frame is a precautionary measure to manage the common side effects that come with many vaccinations.
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Professor Helen Sullivan has been appointed Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP)
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Our VC said he looks forward to working with Professor Sullivan to advance the University's unique focus and vital work on one of the world's most important regions.
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Campus service updates
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New Service Desk portal
Visit the new Service Desk portal and take the virtual tour that highlights the features available.
Access the Service Desk |
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Teaching Support Services Team
A new team has been established to support the 105 centrally timetabled teaching rooms on campus, with services available 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday.
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Community news
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Our new cohort of Kambri Scholars
In 2020, ANU established and welcomed our first cohort of Kambri Indigenous Undergraduate Scholars. In the second year, we are now supporting 20 scholars and on the search for more promising Indigenous students to become our next leaders.
Read more
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2021 ANU Alumni Awards
Do you know ANU graduates or students who have excelled and inspired? Whether they are friends, family members, colleagues, or members of the public, nominate them for an ANU Alumni Award. Nominations close at 11.59pm AEST this Sunday 9 May.
Nominate now
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Professor Simon Haberle and his team spent a week with 'Working on Country' rangers and wildlife management specialists on Three Hummock Island (lutruwita/Tasmania), building a long-term record of fire, climate and sea level change on island ecosystems.
Here’s a visual glimpse into their experience
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Dinner ladies save the world
Join Prof Sharon Friel and senior female academics in this uplifting podcast celebrating amazing women with incredible minds discussing how to solve the World’s problems. Easy!
Listen to the podcasts
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Are you first in family? Listen to our new Flourishing and Floundering podcast, featuring ANU students, alumni and staff members who are first in their families to attend university.
Listen to the podcast
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Brain bites
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ANU researchers and industry experts will be closer to safely storing and transporting vast quantities of liquid hydrogen, with cleaner technology offering a potential replacement for fossil fuels and a possible new export industry for Australia.
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Join ANU Professor Bruce Scates, historian and the producer of the series ‘Australian Journey’, in conversation with Professor Jay Winter, author and world renowned authority on the Great War, for a discussion of the Aftermath of Anzac.
Watch the video |
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30 years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody: a CAEPR Working Paper assesses the frequently repeated claim that 78% of the 339 recommendations have been fully or mostly implemented.
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Australian Women of Mathematics
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On 12 May, MSI is hosting the official launch of the Australian Women in Mathematics exhibition, an artistic and scientific project that offers a glimpse into the world of mathematics through photographs and excerpts of interviews of 13 women mathematicians.
Register here |
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Training opportunities
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Free media training for ANU researchers
With audiences in the millions, media is a great way to get your research and expertise out to the wider world. And we can help you do it. ANU Media runs free, practical media workshops of researchers and research students.
Register here |
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Privacy Awareness Training
This Privacy Awareness Week we are encouraged to take simple steps to make privacy a priority. ANU students and staff can increase their knowledge of privacy by undertaking training through Pulse.
Find out more |
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Mental Health First Aid
More sessions of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training and MHFA refresher training have been added to the training calendar.
Register here |
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HR updates
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Transport safety on campus
This is a timely reminder of being aware of transport safety for all drivers, cyclists, scooter users and pedestrians at the University, as weather and daylight conditions deteriorate as we head towards the winter months.
Read Access Canberra's guide to sharing roads and paths
Can you help?
Police are seeking witnesses to a collision involving a member of our community.
Read more
Staff development
- For May 2021, as part of the ongoing Course of the Month series, we are focusing on How to Manage Up. Register here to join colleagues from across ANU to learn together throughout May. At the end of the month (27 May at 2pm), you can join an optional workshop to explore some of concepts covered in the curated content in more detail.
Learn more and register here
- We are launching a new six-month online program to equip you with the information and tools you need to best support your staff to contribute and develop.
Register for the introductory session on Thursday 20 May at 2pm.
Change of hours form
The staff 'change of hours' form has moved online. You can now request to increase or decrease your hours or change your work pattern via HORUS. Check out the user guide online.
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The Virtuous Loop: improving the feedback process
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Teachers Jenny Simmons and Dr Chris Browne chat about 'the Virtuous Loop,' a computer program designed to streamline feedback provision and make assessment marking more efficient.
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Have you ever wondered how much culture affects your students' learning? In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, we are joined by ANU educators to deliver a series of workshops.
Find out more
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Productive partnerships: the fifth instalment of the ANU Lunch Vox examines the various permutations of collaboratively-designed learning experiences in the University.
Register here
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Getting active
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Want a life-changing fitness experience powered by science?
ANU Sport’s GRIT workout takes cutting-edge HIIT principles and combines it with powerful music & inspirational coaches.
Find out more |
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