ANU Vice-Chancellor

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Max Corden has died, aged 96. A refugee from the Nazis in 1939, he helped drive Australia's 1973 tariff cuts. Max embodied how openness benefits Australia. Here's my 2018 speech launching Max's autobiography, Lucky Boy in the Lucky Country: andrewleigh.com/lucky_boy_in_t… #auspol

It was great for our @ANUCrawford @Devpolicy UPNG graduates to meet @VC_ANU, @HelenCSullivan and other ANU colleagues in POM on the eve of the 2023 PNG Update. These young lecturers are the future of UPNG economics.

Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke gets his science on at @Questacon in 1988. What’s your fondest memory of visiting this #CulturalIcon? 😊 Explore records connected to Australian science and innovation: bit.ly/3bLOtn5 NAA: A6180, 10/3/87/8 #NationalScienceWeek

Join the 2023 PNG Update, a premier forum for discussing economic & public policy issues in Papua New Guinea. Organised by the University of Papua New Guinea and ANU Crawford’s Development Policy Centre @devpolicy. Full conference program & abstracts: bit.ly/2023PNG_Update…

The Voice to Parliament referendum is one of the most important votes in our nation's history, writes @VC_ANU. He says Australians must arm themselves with the knowledge they need to make an informed choice. reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/a-…

What are you doing Wednesday evening next week? Come along to a very special event. I’ll be there. @ourANU is hosting a dialogue on the Voice. Bring your family, your friends, why not make a date night of it? (Maybe you need a night without the kids.) FREE eventbrite.com.au/e/the-aborigin…

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Great to welcome the ANU Chancellor @HonJulieBishop at #UPNG. During her visit, the Chancellor highlighted the significance of the PNG and Australian partnership and the collaboration between #UPNG and ANU. Under her leadership as the Foreign Minister of Aus., the Aus. government funded the #SBPP building, and the ANU/UPNP partnership entered a new strategic phase. @devpolicy @ANUCrawford @ANUmedia

A message from Hugh’s family: We’re heartbroken to say that after months of illness Hugh died peacefully on the morning of the 29th of June. Widely admired by friends and colleagues, he was a beloved husband to Marilyn @lyrebird1 and adored father to Owen and Harry @MondayStory.

Every member of society should be able to access the best possible education society can afford. For Australia in 2023, that means the Federal government fully funding public schools by providing 100% of the Schooling Resourcing Standard. #ProudToBePublic

How can the #APS prepare for an era of reform? Come along to an insightful evening of the Australian Policy Handbook launch & a discussion about a generational transformation of the Australian Public Service. 🗓️10 May RSVP👉bit.ly/AP-handbook #APSreform #auspol #ANUExpert

The Australian federal budget. My initial comments on energy and climate: housing energy efficiency subsidies, powering the regions, hydrogen, capacity investment, adaptation, institutions, overall magnitudes and what’s missing. Thread. 1/8

@AIIANational an outstanding person in all dimensions, we will miss Allan Gyngell's wide ranging contributions @ourANU

The Australian Institute of International Affairs is very sad to hear of the death of our immediate past president, Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA, this morning. Allan's contributions to the institute and to Australian foreign policy have been enormous. Our thoughts are with his family.

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt's big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research theconversation.com/nobel-laureate… via @ConversationEDU

We @ourANU are looking for my successor as @VC_ANU - If you are someone passionate about universities and their role in society - Certainly one of the best universities to lead in the world jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/5509…

@andrewjnorton Being an engineer, makes a lot of sense if that's something that appeals to you. But it doesn't appeal to that many people unfortunately, and we need to find other avenues for people to spend the time and energy to learn to think and do.

Engineering is an interesting case study, with high rates of movement into non-engineering but highly paid professional and managerial jobs. The quantitative reasoning and methodical problem solving developed in engineering are valuable in other jobs.

I am not convinced that just because some degrees teach few skills highly specific to an occupation they necessarily teach more 'general' skills than a degree that also leads to an occupation. theconversation.com/why-arts-degre…

Australia’s higher education system needs a "nose to tail" overhaul, @VC_ANU Brian Schmidt tells @PatsKarvelas. If we don’t get it right, our nation won’t have the future workforce it needs or be ready for 21st century challenges like the rise of AI. abc.net.au/radionational/…?

Was great to be at Science Meets Parliament today discussing how Australian R&D can power our prosperity and future. Thanks for the riveting conversation @mishaschubert and @DrCathyFoley. @ScienceAU

@GuneeGeneral @enkhamgalanmp @oyukhaa @AusAmbMongolia Thanks to my Cyrillic from studying three years of Russian. and given it was Genghis Khan's atlas, words all with cognates to English, in this very rare case, I could understand!

@enkhamgalanmp @oyukhaa @VC_ANU @AusAmbMongolia Хэхэ ёстой ойлгохгүй хэл

A pleasent opportunity to meet and invite @VC_ANU Professor Brian P Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University, a Nobel Laureate to the 23rd Asian Physics Olympiad to held in Mongolia on May 22 to 30, 2023 @AusAmbMongolia