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ANU appoints Professor Genevieve Bell as next VC

Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell will be the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University and the first woman to lead the institution in its 77-year history. She replaces the outgoing...

Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research

26 April 2023 | by Brian Schmidt

Education makes Australian citizens healthier, wealthier and more engaged with society. At the same time, government-funded research in higher education drives economic productivity in ways other government funding does...

Visa system review unveiled to fight ‘global war for talent’

5 September 2022 | by Brandon How

Opening the panel on “a migration system for Australia’s future”, Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil announced a review of the migration system would be launched within weeks. The review...

University research ‘spillover’ undervalued: Schmidt

14 July 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian universities are creating “genuine productivity spillovers” long before research is commercialised, according to Professor Brian Schmidt, who warns the demonstrable economic benefit of discovery research is being overshadowed...

ANU-backed Instaclustr acquired by NetApp for more than $500m

8 April 2022 | by James Riley

The Canberra-based startup Instaclustr, which was incubated on campus at the Australian National University, is set to be acquired by US giant NetApp at a price understood to be...

‘Political interference has bipartisan support’: Schmidt lashes research vetoes

7 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Ministers vetoing research grants are an “existential threat” to local universities, the Australian National University vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt has warned, as The Greens seek a Senate inquiry into the...

Minister rejects six peer-reviewed ARC research grants on ‘national interest’ grounds

24 December 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The acting education minister has vetoed six humanities research grants which had been recommended by the independent Australian Research Council for funding. The veto was revealed on Christmas eve...

Brian Schmidt on the ANU’s 2018 cyber attack

24 September 2020 | by Liam Tung

The Australian National University’s Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt talks about lessons learned after its devastating data breach in 2018 and explains why cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. It was just...

Hack: ANU says research is safe

4 June 2019 | by James Riley

Australia’s leading research university has been the target of a significant cyber attack, with a “sophisticated actor” accessing large amounts of student and staff data from the last two...

ANU’s search for space business

24 October 2018 | by James Riley

The Australian National University in Canberra is the latest institution to jump on the space sector bandwagon, launching a new Institute of Space to act as a bridge between...

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ANU appoints Professor Genevieve Bell as next VC

Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research

Visa system review unveiled to fight ‘global war for talent’

University research ‘spillover’ undervalued: Schmidt

ANU-backed Instaclustr acquired by NetApp for more than $500m

‘Political interference has bipartisan support’: Schmidt lashes research vetoes

Minister rejects six peer-reviewed ARC research grants on ‘national interest’ grounds

Brian Schmidt on the ANU’s 2018 cyber attack

Hack: ANU says research is safe

ANU’s search for space business

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