Distinguished Professor Asmi Wood
Asmi Wood is a Distinguished Professor at the ANU College of Governance, Law and Policy. Asmi is a passionate, award-winning educator who has been instrumental in transforming the educational outcomes of Indigenous students at ANU and in creating meaningful opportunities for staff, students and community members to learn and engage with the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
As an academic member of the Council, Asmi would like to see the ANU continue to be a first-grade teaching and research institution that takes the best possible care of its staff and students. His priority is to ensure students get the best possible education and university experience, and would like to see the creation of more scholarships to enable students from all backgrounds to attend. Asmi is also interested in creating opportunities for the ANU community and Indigenous communities to mutually benefit from the tremendous skills and knowledges available here at the ANU.
Asmi’s commitment to teaching and skills have been recognised across a number of awards including the ANU Indigenous Alumnus of the Year award (2020) and the ANU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence (2010). Asmi has also served on the College of Experts at the Australian Research Council. Asmi looks forward to bringing his wealth of experience to the Council to promote student and staff interests as best he can.
