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New benchmark to protect biodiversity after bushfires
A new study has found up to three quarters of damaged forest needs to be protected from logging after major natural disasters, in…
Handbook empowers citizens to debunk fake news
The battle against fake news has a powerful new tool, with leading experts across the globe penning a …
Disease researcher’s quest for ‘magic bullet’ wins award
Professor Si Ming Man, from The Australian National University (ANU), has been honoured with a $1.25 million dollar grant to…
Star spotted being ripped apart by Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted a rare phenomenon - a star being ripped apart by a supermassive black hole in a process…
‘Racism pandemic’ hits multicultural youth in Victoria
Most young people in Victoria from multicultural backgrounds are experiencing the effects of a "racism pandemic" and are worried…
Thinning forests no defence against fires
Having logging machines "thin" forest for fire reduction is largely ineffective, a new peer-reviewed, scientific study has found…
New partnership to help stop catastrophic bushfires
Optus and The Australian National University (ANU) have joined forces to develop a revolutionary national system that aims to…
16 September 2020 - ANU Recovery Plan
Dear colleagues, Today we are releasing a consultation document that explains how the University needs to respond to the serious…
15 September 2020 - Message from VC
Message to all ANU staff on Tuesday 15 September at 2pm. Dear colleagues This year has been incredibly tough for our entire…
Help complete Australia’s longest daily weather record
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia's…
Worry increases, distancing decreases with COVID second wave
Victoria's COVID-19 second-wave outbreak and related lockdown has seen a spike in anxiety and worry among Australians everywhere…
Case for keeping rates low remains strong: Shadow RBA
With Australia's economy remaining fragile due to COVID-19, the official cash rate should remain on hold for now, according to…
21 August 2020 - ANU Cashflow Unaudited
You can read a PDF version here. ANU Cashflow The cash flow graph provides you with an update on the forecasted cash…
ANU financial update for July 2020
You can read a PDF version of this message. Revenue The graph provides a breakdown of our revenue from what we have…
Enterprise Agreement voting outcome
Dear colleagues You will have received information from the Director of Human Resources earlier today outlining the…
Financial health FAQs
Read the Vice-Chancellor's message from 24 June here. What is the University's financial position? As stated in…
Waterfall graph of our finances
For those who are interested, I have had a diagram prepared by our Finance people, that shows where the money we have to spend is…
EA variation vote detailed financial information
Dear members of the ANU community, You will soon be invited to vote on a variation to the Enterprise Agreement to defer this…
Providing more detail on our financial position
Message to staff and students from the Vice-Chancellor on 9 June 2020 To the ANU Community, Following my previous message…
Three in four people hold negative view of Indigenous people
Most Australians tested for unconscious bias hold a negative view of Indigenous Australians which can lead to widespread racism,…