MyTimetable will launch on Monday 20 June. Each college will have an implementation coordinator supporting the rollout and daily drop-in sessions are available to provide guidance on the new system.
ANU 75th anniversary time capsule
As the University’s 75th anniversary celebrations draw to a close, we are creating a time capsule to preserve and curate an inspiring collection of items that together acknowledge all that is unique, innovative and transformative at ANU.
The capsule will be carefully preserved before it is uncovered in 2046 – marking our 100th anniversary.
You can nominate a physical or digital item in the EOI form here. The closing date for submissions is Friday 24 June.
Pandemic hero receives Queen’s honours
Professor Imogen Mitchell (pictured), an intensive care specialist who kept the ACT community safe during COVID-19, and Professor Rory Medcalf, a leading strategic and security thinker, were among the ANU community members recognised in the 2022 Queen's Birthday honours list.
Celebrating the wins and challenges of working parents at ANU
Each year, 1 June marks the Global Day of Parents. Established by the United Nations in 2012, the day honours parental units around the world and provides an important opportunity to recognise all parents for their commitment to their families.
To celebrate, we spoke to three ANU staff members and parents, Macarena Rojas (pictured with her daughter Maeve), Tim Wilford and Jill Mowbray-Tsutsumi about balancing their career aspirations and caring responsibilities.
‘Only One Earth’ – it’s the powerful theme of this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated earlier this month.
Led by the United Nations Environment Programme since 1973, the day has become the largest global platform for environmental awareness and outreach.
This year’s focus is on ‘living sustainably in harmony with nature’, and academics at the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society are promoting this message to our community.
Friday 17 June, 1-4.30pm The ANU School of History, in association with the History and Legacies of Violence Research Network, present this roadshow on important issues such as asserting Indigenous knowledges, truth-telling through life stories and more. Register now
Eye of the Storm panel discussion
Monday 20 June, 6-7.30pm Hear from a panel of historians as they discuss the origins of ANU and its unique place in the Australian education landscape. The panel will also discuss Dr Daniel Oakman's newly released working paper, Eye of the Storm: ANU in the twenty-first century, in which he offers a candid and critical account of the University since the 1990s, a time of tumultuous change both at ANU and across the higher education sector. Register now
Building a roadmap to evaluate power and privilege
Tuesday 21 June, 12.30-1.30pm Join RegNet’s Ashley Schram to discuss the findings from a five-year study about the systematic causes of health inequalities in Australia and the ways policymakers can take future action. Register now
Economic ideas and competition between autocracy and democracy
Wednesday 29 June, 5.30-7pm Join Emeritus Professor Ross Garnaut as he delves into the global evolution of thought about economic policy during the late twentieth century. He’ll discuss how Australia’s economic outcomes compared to other developed countries over this period and the lasting impact this has had on our country. Register now
2022 Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law
Thursday 30 June, 6-7pm The 1994 TRIPS Agreement enabled big companies based in Europe and the US to claim monopoly rights over innovations and in doing so, control production of vital commodities globally. On its own, the Agreement was a bad deal for most states but was signed as part of a broader set of negotiations that were viewed as a ‘single-undertaking’.
Professor Anne Orford from the Melbourne Law School will present the Annual Kirby Lecture on why it’s time to terminate the TRIPS Agreement and the model of global monopoly rights that it promotes.
Professor Katherine Daniell honoured by the French Republic
ANU Cybernetics Professor Katherine Daniell was awarded the insignia of Knight in the Ordre National du Mérite, conferred through a decree by the President of the French Republic.
Professor Daniell received the highly prestigious award for years of dedication to strengthening the scientific and university cooperation between France and Australia and for her extremely valuable contribution to research and innovation in water management.
In 1966 the University opened a staff centre. The new centre was built on a site that had formerly been the temporary accommodation for the Commonwealth Club.
For decades the centre was the regular meeting place for many scholars across the University.
During the height of the Vietnam War, Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy AO recalled how ANU staff gathered at the staff centre in 1967 to deliberate ways to protest the visit of Marshal Ky in Canberra. He wrote, “we discussed the proposed visit, forming the view that one of the best things for us to do would be to attend the site of the proposed visit, to dress conservatively and stand back from the crowd.”
