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Hi everyone,

Last week saw the release of three change proposals for Renew ANU. I know that change is complex and is creating anxiety in our community, and we are committed to working through the proposals and your feedback as best as we can along with providing additional supports to those who need it. I also encourage each of us to show respect and kindness towards our colleagues, everyone’s experience is different and a little grace can go a long way during tough times. Out of respect for our staff, we don’t invite external media to be in the room for internal staff change proposal discussions. We are grateful for the broader community’s interest in ANU, and accordingly, the media, our local politicians, the minister, and key stakeholders are regularly briefed in the appropriate ways. At the core, we work very hard on making sure we talk to our community first and in all the ways we can.

I know there are some new ways of thinking about academic pillars and centres of focus, and I want to thank Bron, Kiaran and Lachlan for their work to build these plans, along with their respective leadership teams to help to shape the conversation about what ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃcould look like. These are proposals, so I encourage you to read them and provide your feedback – every change proposal released during my time at ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃhas been re-shaped and evolved from the initial thinking to after the consultation phase, so please engage and provide your perspective. My thanks to everyone who has already provided feedback and is engaging here around the proposals. There has also been some persistent misinformation circulating in our community and in the media, and there is data in this edition of On Campus to address that.

I also know that in the midst of change, it can be hard to acknowledge happier moments that remind us why we love this place, and why it is important to so many people. I think it is important that we still pause to celebrate each other’s successes and recognition. I was pleased to see ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃresearcher, , received an Australian Laureate Fellowship to continue his work on seismology and better understanding the internal workings of our planet. This is wonderful recognition and an incredibly prestigious opportunity. On behalf of ANU, congratulations Hrvoje!

Finally, commencing this week, I will be hosting two '’ conversations every week, to speak with staff about the future state of the University. It’ll also be an opportunity to discuss our strategy and key performance indicators, laid out in our Corporate Plan, which gives our focus and direction. These conversations will help underpin the work we do as we go into our 80th year and start working towards ‘ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃto 100’, and our focus for the next two decades.

Good thoughts to where this may find you.

Genevieve