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On&Off Campus
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Staff edition
Wednesday 15 December
This is the last edition for 2021. We'll resume on 18 January 2022.
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Our final edition for 2021
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We hope you have a safe and restful break during the holiday period, and we look forward to a great 2022 experience for all of us.
We have some important final updates and reminders for the year below.
Annual leave loading payment
A reminder that your annual leave loading payment will be processed on 23 December, the final payroll date for 2021. This means that you will receive both your normal salary and the additional payment on this day. Part-time staff will receive a pro-rata payment.
24/7 support during the holidays
The shutdown period can be a challenging time for some members of our community. Telephone support (1800 808 374) will continue to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during the break, including on public holidays, and we encourage you to access this service if you need to.
End-of-year checklist
Before we sign off for the year, we request that you:
- clean out the fridge and remove perishable items from the kitchen
- take home any personal items from your office or locker
- turn off computers and other electronics at the wall and turn off the lights to save power
- ensure windows and doors are closed and locked
- set up an out-of-office notice on your email and voicemail.
See you on campus in 2022!
The On&Off Campus team |
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Other updates & reminders
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- Work on the COVID Pathway to 2022 is continuing. Check the website for updates
- Check exposure sites in the ACT and other jurisdictions where you travel during the holidays, be COVID-safe, get tested if you have symptoms and get your booster dose if you're eligible. Stay up-to-date
- ANU Council has had its final meeting for the year, discussing governance arrangements and the forward plan for 2022, the Performance Audit of ANU produced by the Australian National Audit Office and more. Read more
- The Academic Board has also had its final meeting in 2021, discussing the analysis of the success of the Admissions Scholarship Accommodation COVID Adjustments and more. Read more
- Teaching in semester one 2022 will focus on a return to in-person learning but with options for remote participation where required. Read more
- Mail and courier services are set to resume on 4 January 2022 via the University Procurement and Contracts Office at 53 Garran Road, Acton. Read more
- The Digital Master Plan will swing into action in 2022, so familiarise yourself with the University's digital vision. Read more
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Events to put in your diary
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Book launch: Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient & Carbon-Free Economy
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Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will launch a new book co-edited by ANU energy and climate change experts.
There's still time to register for this event, which is at 6pm tonight. |
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Planets, plagues & the power of science
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ANU Nobel Laureates and two giants of Australian science Professor Peter Doherty and Professor Brian Schmidt will discuss the mysteries of the Universe, how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping our society, the state of science today and how scientific research and expertise can save us.
Register now to attend this event on Wednesday 16 February 2022. |
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Public Law & Inequality Conference
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As part of the University's 75th anniversary celebrations, a public law conference will be held at the ANU College of Law from 16 to 18 February 2022.
Register now |
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| Dr Laura Rademaker and Dr Sally May are co-authors of The Bible in Buffalo Country. Image: supplied |
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ANU researcher shares in history award
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| A book co-authored by ANU historian Dr Laura Rademaker about the remote Arnhem Land Aboriginal settlement of Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) from 1925 to 1931 has won the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s History Award. |
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A Partridge & a pear tree
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On the first day of Christmas, the ANU Library received a Partridge and a pear tree.
Library staff were thrilled to accept a donation of Eric Partridge’s first edition of Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English from Dr Bernadette Hince, an Honorary Lecturer at the Australian National Dictionary Centre. Bernadette got into the festive spirit by also giving the Menzies Library staff a pear tree, too.
A mysterious annotator named Patrick Murray has made comments, attached clippings of old publications such as Punch and drawn cartoons throughout Partridge's tomes.
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| Dr Bernadette Hince (left) and Menzies Library staff with volumes of Partridge's tomes and the pear tree that Dr Hince donated to ANU Library. Image: supplied |
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Get to know the gang-gang cockatoo
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They are the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, but enthusiasm for the gang-gang cockatoo stretches far beyond the Canberra bubble.
No formal research or monitoring has been conducted about the species, says Stacey Taylor, a Master's student at The Australian National University (ANU) who is studying the patterns of occupancy of the gang-gang across the ACT.
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| They might be popular, but gang-gangs are the least studied species in their family. Credit: Shutterstock |
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A window to our past
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Prapin Wilairat arrived at ANU in 1963 from Thailand, sponsored under the aid program known as the Colombo Plan, to study chemistry. He graduated with Honours in 1967. Learn more about Prapin's story and others from the University's proud 75-year history, and share your ANU story.
Check out ANU Explorer |
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