News from the VC
VC Message: Rites of passage
Hi everyone,Last week, 91ÊÓƵhosted the Australian launch of the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials. This Centre sees 91ÊÓƵas part of a global…
VC’s Update – Enterprise Bargaining Update and 3MT Final
Hi everyone, I have lots to update you on even though it's only a week since my last blog. On Wednesday, I personally…
VC’s Update – Welcome back and the Voice Dialogue
Hi everyone, As we start the second semester, welcome to all of our commencing students, and I hope everyone else had a restorative…
VC's update – Voice Dialogue for students across Australia
Hello everyone, I was in Europe last week and visited the leadership of both SciencePo in Paris and Humboldt University in…
VC’s Update – satellites and ‘uncharted territory’
Hi everyone, It has been a busy few weeks on campus and we have had two public holidays. I spent my Saturday morning at the Quad Fellowship Summit…
VC’s Update – ‘ending racism’, PM Modi and Mulligan’s Flat
Hi everyone, This week marked the anniversary of the National Apology to the stolen generations in Parliament and the release of the 1997 report '…
VC's Update – Federal Budget and bucking horses
Hello everyone, The year seems to be flying by. As the leaves fall, and the days shorten, it is clear that…
VC's Update - The Growth Summit and Brian's vintage
Hello everyone, I've just got back from Geneva where I attended the 2023 Growth Summit at the World Economic Forum (WEF). I realise there is a…
VC's update – COVID, CAAL and Murru Waaruu
Hello everyone,Autumn is my favourite time of year, and 2023 is not letting us down. Just as well, because after the coldest and wettest spring and…
From the Vice-Chancellor – Voice to Parliament
Hello everyone I'm delighted to be able to share with you some important news from Friday's Council meeting. Our Council has issued a…
VC's Update – Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Hello everyone, The heat of Open Day weekend seems to have now receded. It was our biggest one yet and I've been told almost 5000 future…
VC’s Update – ST Lee, snapshot presentations and (pi)e
Hi everyone, It's great to be back after a fast and furious trip to India. I was part of the Australian education delegation…
VC’s Update – Royal visit, parliamentarians and O-Week
Hi everyone, Students and Summer have finally arrived on campus this week, and I am loving walking around and feeling all the activity. …
VC’s Blog – stepping down; international students return
Hi everyone, As you may have seen at my State of the University address, I have announced my intention to finish up as Vice-Chancellor at the…
VC’s Update – Grads, TikTok trends and Staff Party
Hi everyone, This is my favourite time of the year - with graduands (more than 2,000!) having their chance to walk across the stage…
VC’s Update – Pay increase and the Universities Accord
Hi everyone, I am writing this blog to announce some good news for our community - and after a tough couple of years, everyone needs a positive end…
VC's Update - Awards and Thanksgiving turkey
Hi everyone, I am still recovering from last night's Thanksgiving dinner. VC duties kept me very busy for the day, and so for the first time…
VC’s Update – REECon, ARC Centres and VC Garden Party
Hi everyone, Today marks 104 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War. It's a reminder that peace is a historical…
VC's Update – Gandaywarra and draft RAP
Hello everyone, It seems La Niña continues to do its work at keeping things wet, but I was lucky to have a semi-dry day for a day of…
VC’s Update – Mask mandate update and enterprise sessions
Hi everyone, I am writing to you from the United States, where I have made my first trip in three years. I have been to NASA, had meetings at…
VC’s Update – The Wizards of Oz and launching meta-optics
Hi everyone, The ACT Government has announced the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and relaxed restrictions across the Territory…