天美传媒

Image: ANU campus in Acton, Canberra. Photo: ANU

Hi everyone,

The 48th Federal Parliament commences this week, with all the ritual and ceremony, alongside hope, politics and opportunity. I attended the Ecumenical Service to mark the beginning of the new Parliamentary Sitting whilst our Chancellor has been visiting old and new colleagues in Parliament House. 

Read more: 天美传媒's update - 48th Parliament opens

I am thrilled with the number of EOIs from academics, professional staff, and students, ready to join our Working Groups responding to the Nixon Review recommendations. Every College and Portfolio area is represented in the Groups.

Read more: Provost update – Nixon Working Groups

Image: Students on campus. Acton, Canberra. Photo: Crystal Li/ ANU

At ANU we take pride in fostering an inclusive, open and respectful community where everyone feels valued and supported. Our diverse student and staff body brings a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that enrich learning and academic discussions, creating a dynamic and engaging environment for all.  

The ANU Student Code of Conduct outlines our shared expectations, including treating others fairly, respecting different viewpoints and upholding academic freedom and debate.  

If your application to defer an exam is approved via an Extenuating Circumstances Application (ECA), your outcome will identify when your exam is scheduled: 

Deferred exams will not be held during Week 1 of Semester 1, 2026. If you receive a PX (offered supplementary assessment) grade, your supplementary exam will be scheduled during O-Week (16 – 20 February 2026). Please consider these dates when making your travel plans. 

Image: JCSMR PhD student Sasanan Trakansuebkul won the 3MT final with her novel research. Photo: Crystal Li/ANU

If writing your entire doctoral thesis isn’t hard enough, just try explaining it. In three minutes. This is the challenge ANU PhD students took on at the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final, here at 天美传媒 National University (ANU).  

Born out of the University of Queensland in 2008, the annual competition assists PhD students in developing their presentation and communication skills – challenging them to distil their complex work to non-experts in only 180 seconds. 
 
 

Image: Students on campus, Acton. Photo: ANU

Research looking at the governance of Indigenous cultural knowledge, turning waste into climate-friendly fertilisers, investigating our planet’s core and finding new ways to save species from the brink of extinction are among projects led by researchers at 天美传媒 National University (ANU) to receive about $18 million in grants from the Australian Government. 

Image: Associate Professor Simon Jiang in the lab. Photo: 天美传媒 National University

For some, the experience of the medical system is a saga. But rather than a tale of adventure and action, it is the infuriatingly cyclical ‘diagnostic odyssey’. 

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are often chronic, recurring and difficult to treat. This means that for many people, getting a clear diagnosis is difficult. They are left bouncing between different specialists, treating symptoms instead of the root causes of their condition – using intense medications like steroids to manage side-effects.  

That’s where Associate Professor Simon Jiang enters the story. 

Associate Professor Nhung Nghiem and Professor Mark Polizzotto. Photo: Nic Vevers (ANU)

A team led by the University's Professor Mark Polizzotto and Associate Professor Nhung Nghiem is bringing hope to sub-Saharan Africa, where Kaposi sarcoma remains one of the deadliest cancers. 

Thanks to $5 million in funding, a new trial will test a low-cost immune therapy that’s easier to deliver than chemotherapy. The treatment, pomalidomide, has shown promise - especially for people living with HIV. Local communities are helping shape the trial, ensuring it fits real-world needs. 

The goal? Affordable, effective cancer care for those who’ve gone without it for too long. 

Image: The Hon. Feleti Penitala Teo, Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Hon. Feleti Penitala Teo, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, will deliver a compelling address on the existential threat that rising sea levels pose to Tuvalu and the broader Pacific region.

The Prime Minister will share insights into the resilience of Tuvaluans, highlighting the innovative approaches being adopted in response to climate change, and emphasising the urgent need for global action.

A Q&A session will follow, moderated by Sal膩 Dr George Carter, Director of the ANU Pacific Institute.

Friday 25 July, 10am–12pm

Students are invited to visit bike security awareness stall at Kambri. Hosted by ANU UniSafe, Residential Experience, ACT Policing, and Pedal Power ACT, you can get practical advice to help reduce the risk of bike theft. You can register your bike with BikeLinc, a secure database supported by police that helps link bikes with their rightful owners, and have your bike engraved with your contact details.

Wednesday 30 July, 6-7.30pm  

Join author Jess Kitching in conversation with Emma Grey as she launches her latest novel, The Life Experiment - a poignant, life-affirming love story about two strangers brought together by a mysterious study that predicts when they will die.  

Register here: book launch & in conversation with Jess Kitching 

Friday 1 August, 9am-5pm 

The ANU Malaysia Update Conference is a biennial event bringing together leading scholars and distinguished speakers in Malaysia and Australia to ANU. The theme of the 2025 conference explores Malaysia’s role in ASEAN, in Southeast Asia, and broadly in the Asia-Pacific.

The conference will engage in pressing debates involving Malaysia at a time of political unpredictability, trade and culture ‘wars’, and rapid technological change in the Asia-Pacific.

Register here: ANU Malaysia update 2025: Malaysia's regional role 

Tuesday 5 August, 6-9pm 
 
Students, curators, writers, artists and HDR researchers – if you need dedicated time, company and an alternative venue for a writing project, come and join us on Tuesday evenings for a head down productive ‘shut up and write evening’. 

This three-hour evening session of writing in the Gallery includes a short break for dinner and a chat. Bring your own dinner if you would like to eat during the break. 

Register here: Tuesday night writing sessions in the gallery

Image: Community members gardening together. Photo: iStock 

Looking for something new to try this semester? ANU Green has some exciting ways to build habits that are good for you, the planet and your campus life. Whether you are keen to meet new people, take on a challenge with your hall or just do something that feels meaningful, there’s something here for you: 

One Small Step x ANU – discover quick, everyday sustainability actions you can try on your own or with your hall or mates. It’s fun, flexible, and a great way to start something new.  

ANU Green Awards – launching next week with prizes for students and teams who take action through One Small Step x ANU. Halls can set up teams too, as we find out which residence will be crowned the most sustainable. (Full details in next week’s On Campus and on ) Get in quick and register now for the on Friday 8 August. 

Marie Reay, Week 2 – do not miss the Be Bin Smart art-meets-trash installation – Bin Appetit. It’s fun, quirky and might just change how you go about your waste. 

Applications are open for , available to commencing postgraduate coursework and research students.   

Apply now and you could receive:  

Want to learn more? Click to join an online information session taking place on Wednesday 6 August from 1- 2pm.  Applications close Wednesday 27 August. today or nominate someone who should. 

Image: student conducting lab work. Photo: ANU

The National Industry PhD Program is a competitive funding program that supports PhD candidates undertake industry-focused research projects. 

Participating in this program will equip the candidate with the knowledge and skills to better translate university research into commercialisation outcomes and candidates will build their capacity to work at the interface of research and industry. 

Learn more about the program

Schwarzman Scholars is a prestigious, fully funded 10-month Masters program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders, the program offers a unique opportunity to study, network and engage with real-world challenges.  

Applications are currently open and more information can be found . Don't miss out on the information session for prospective applicants that will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 23 July at 9.30am to learn more about the program.  

Image: John Curtin School of Medical Research. Photo: ANU

Are you considering doing Honours at ANU? Tune into the JCSMR Honours information evening to learn more about opportunities for those seeking to explore and discover their passion for medical research. You will get to meet researchers, discover projects and tour their top-notch laboratories. 

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