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More »‘Hardest period in 75 years’: ANU releases its 2020 deficit
Australia’s top-ranked university has joined the list of institutions hit hard by plunging revenue, with The Australian National University recording a $162.4 million operating deficit for 2020. Vice-chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt released the 2020 financial results on Friday, with the ...
More »ANU expert witness voices disappointment over Kathleen Folbigg appeal outcome
An expert witness who gave evidence during the 2019 judicial inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Folbigg has voiced her disappointment at the NSW Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the 2019 findings. Australian National University Professor Carola Vinuesa, department head ...
More »ANU study details how dark web drug networks can elude law enforcement agencies
An Australian National University study has conceded the online war on drugs may never be won despite ongoing attempts from law enforcement agencies to disrupt networks selling lethal synthetic opioids. The dark web is a hidden collective of internet sites only accessible ...
More »Latest study shows growing ‘resistance’ and ‘hesitancy’ towards COVID-19 vaccine: ANU
New analysis from the Australian National University shows resistance and hesitancy towards a COVID-19 vaccination is growing in Australia. The study is based on a longitudinal survey of 3,500 Australians that tracked individuals’ responses prior to the pandemic taking place, ...
More »ANU’s goals for 2025 and the relationship between universities and democracy
The Australian National University's vice-chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt delivered his ‘State of the University 2021’ address this week, describing how critical universities are to Australian democracy and four of the institution’s top goals for 2025. Situated in Australia’s capital, Schmidt ...
More »Discoverer of ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon becomes first director of Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at ANU
The Australian National University has appointed Professor Michelle Ryan as the inaugural director of the university’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL). The institute was founded and chaired by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and is the first “sister” ...
More »Ranking names ANU Australia’s most ‘international’ university
Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Switzerland are home to some of the most international universities in the world. That’s according to the newest edition of a Times Higher Education ranking, based on data collected from its World University ...
More »ANU vice-chancellor tells world leaders pandemic offers chance to ‘reshape world’
Professor Brian Schmidt from ANU has told a summit of world leaders the COVID-19 pandemic offers a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reset industry and the economy as we face an even bigger fight – climate change. The ANU VC and president ...
More »New study examines the major causes of Black Summer bushfires, issuing a warning for the future
A new study has been published that examines the major factors contributing to Australia’s worst fire season on record, including climate change, severe droughts and insufficient methods to mitigate the disaster. Climate experts from the ARC Centre of Excellence for ...
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