There will be a phone outage at the Acton campus on Sunday 27 November from 8am-12pm. All phones at the Acton campus will be unable to make or receive outside calls. This includes emergency calls to 000. If you need to call campus security from a mobile phone during this outage period please dial 0438 188 321. All phones at the Acton campus will still be able to call Security by dialling 52249.
As we head into a potential fourth-wave of COVID-19, be sure to stay up to date on COVID-safety measures at ANU. Staff and students must still register their positive results with ACT Health using the online form, or with the state/territory health authority where you are located. You must also alert the University through this online form. Masks are encouraged but are no longer required indoors at ANU except in clinical settings.
A reminder that this is the final week to apply to be a mentor or mentee in the 2023 ANU Professional Staff Mentoring Program, the closing date is Friday 25 November 2022. It's a great opportunity to increase skills and confidence, build networks and navigate career goals. The program is currently in need of professional staff at ANU classification Level 6/7 or higher to act as mentors. Find out more and register for the program.
There has been an update to the ANU Paid Outside Work Policy. The Research & Innovation Portfolio has completed extensive consultation to review the pathway for undertaking work outside the University. The new policy allows for greater flexibility with the addition of an ANU Enterprise solution for managing outside consultancies that enables the use of ANU affiliation and resources.
Please keep reading to find out about upcoming events and activities, stories, and other updates across the University.
Bringing academics and policymakers together
A leading ANU public policy researcher has pledged to use a prestigious fellowship to continue his mission bringing academics and policymakers together.
Professor Robert Breunig has been made a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, an honour reserved for leading academics, policymakers and practitioners in the social sciences.
"I am very honoured and grateful to be elected to the Academy," Bob said.
Call for Book Proposals – ANU College of Law ECR Prize
There are only a few weeks left to submit proposals for the ANU College of Law’s ANU Press ECR Prize in Legal Scholarship, awarded annually to the most outstanding and insightful manuscript submitted to ANU Press in any area of law and legal studies by an early career researcher. The prize-winner will receive AU$2,500, have costs covered for publishing an open-access monograph up to 80,000 words with ANU Press, and an invitation to visit ANU to launch the book at an ‘ANU Press Lecture in Law’.
We welcome submissions from all early career researchers (i.e. any candidate who has completed their doctoral degree no later than five years from the date of submission of proposal) based anywhere in the world and from a range of perspectives. We especially encourage proposals touching upon novel, cutting-edge, and emerging areas of legal research, including ideas based on interdisciplinary approaches. Please submit your proposal to ANU Press before the midnight (AET) 9 December 2022.
PhD Q&A: The Caravans and Passageways of Ageing Workers
Lee Sarandopoulos from the ANU College of Business and Economics recently completed her PhD. Her research explores the factors that keep ageing populations in the workforce, or encourage them to leave.
In this interview, Lee discusses her research, which shows how social inequality shapes individual careers and organisational outcomes.
Anatomy of a Regional Civil War: Guangxi, 1967-1968
Thursday 24 November, 12.30-2pm In early years of China’s Cultural Revolution, the province of Guangxi experienced by far the largest death toll of any comparable region. The ANU China Seminar Series is hosting an event on Stanford Professor Andrew G. Walder's forthcoming book, Civil War in Guanxi: The Cultural Revolution in China's Southern Periphery. Register for the ANU China seminar
Post COP27 – What happened, and where to from here?
Thursday 24 November, 5.30-7pm Join the ANU Institute for Climate, Emergency, and Disaster Solutions for a panel event to discuss key takeaways from COP27, implications for Australia, First Nations Communities and Pacific Island nations, and what future actions are needed to ensure nations around the world prioritise global commitments to climate action. Register for the post –COP27 panel event
2022 Australasian AID Conference (AAC2022)
Monday 28- Wednesday 30 November Come and join the 2022 Australasian AID Conference (AAC2022) next week! The Australasian AID Conference, held annually in partnership with The Asia Foundation, has become an integral part of the Australian and regional aid calendar. Register now to attend the conference and check out the full conference program online. Register for the Australasian AID Conference
2022 ANU Taiwan Update
Tuesday 29 November, 11.30am-5.30pm The 2022 ANU Taiwan Update will host four keynote addresses by experts on Taiwan's environment, social change, the semiconductor industry and Taiwan's internal politics on the eve of its local elections. Register for the ANU Taiwan Update
Animal + Machine = ? | A live podcast recording
Wednesday 30 November, 4-6.30pm Join a conversation between cultural anthropologist and technologist Professor Genevieve Bell and ABC Science journalist Natasha Mitchell of ABC Radio National’s Science Friction. You’ll also hear from researchers and students from the School of Cybernetics. Register for the live podcast recording
How to have a low-carbon end-of-year celebration
As we move closer to the end of the year, hopefully you're starting to plan an end-of-year celebration. Whether it's a large or small event, the ANU low-carbon event sub-guide has a range of helpful tips to reduce the environmental impact of your event.
For those thinking about gift-exchanging activities, perhaps this year you could introduce a 'nothing new' rule to the game to further limit waste.
