Dear Staff and Students
I am writing today to notify you that Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell is tendering her resignation from her role as Vice-Chancellor and President of the Australian National University.
Distinguished Professor Bell will be undertaking a period of leave, and will return to the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃSchool of Cybernetics in due course.
On behalf of the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃCouncil, I thank Distinguished Professor Bell for her service as Vice-Chancellor and President of our University.
Distinguished Professor Bell’s statement is below.
Kind regards
Julie Bishop
Chancellor
Hi everyone,
I am officially tendering my resignation as Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University, which will be accepted by the Chancellor and Council.
This was not an easy decision.
As many of you know, the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃhas been a special place for me, ever since I was a child. And being its 13th Vice Chancellor has been an extraordinary privilege and also a heavy responsibility.
Like the rest of our community, I believe firmly in our delivering on our national mission – to create and transmit knowledge through research and teaching of the highest quality. And know that doing this requires a solid financial, cultural and operational foundation.
Achieving such a foundation has been difficult and this has been a very hard time for our community. I am grateful for all the ways that people have shown up and for all the work that has been done and the progress we have made.
Like the rest of our community, I know there is still more work to do so. I very much want to see the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃthrive into the future and for it to continue to be a remarkable place and I don’t want to stand in the way of that.
So I am stepping down from my role as Vice Chancellor. My plan is to take time off, including a period of study leave, and then return to the School of Cybernetics as a Distinguished Professor where I hope to continue to contribute to our community.
Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell
