How feedback has informed change

26 Aug 2025

The below table highlights how your feedback has shaped recent changes. The table outlines consultation activities across different areas and shows the adjustments made in response to feedback.

 

Area/DateConsultationSummary of changes based on feedback
College of Health & Medicine
  • 30 Sept – 3 Oct 2024 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (3 -18 Oct 2024)
    • 83 individual submissions; and
    • NTEU feedback (extended consultation period – 4 days)
  • 1 Town hall for all staff and 2 Town halls (1 virtual/1 in person) with College staff held in October.
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • Internal College consultation channels
  • On Campus messaging

Reduced number of positions proposed for disestablishment from 50 to 13

Increased number of positions for realignment and direct transfer from 6 to 43 (incl transfer of CHM research office positions to DVCRI to provide focussed support in health and medicine)

Realign ANU Academic Colleges
  • Consultation period (3 -18 Oct 2024)
    • 257 individual submissions; and
    • No NTEU feedback (request for information received - extended consultation period – 4 days)
  • 1 all staff address attended by 7,460 people and 9 Town halls with Colleges and Portfolios.
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging
Proposal to revise the planned name of college from the ANU College of Systems and Society to the ANU College of Technology, Systems and Society subject to further consultation. This was later revised to original suggestion.
Academic Portfolio
  • 15 - 16 Oct 2024 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (17 -31 Oct 2024)
    • 103 individual submissions; and
    • NTEU feedback
  • 1 all staff address and 1 Town hall with Portfolio staff
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging

Retained 4 positions and created 2 positions. 

Retention of multimedia team as part of new Learning and Teaching team

Retention of CCE Moodle site in short term to support short courses and micro credentials until Canvas implemented.

Facilities & Services (renamed Campus Environment)
  • 16 Oct 2024 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (17 -31 Oct 2024)
    • 11 individual submissions; and
    • NTEU feedback (extended consultation period of 11 days given)
  • 1 all staff address and 1 Town hall with Divisional staff
  • Internal Division consultation channels
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging
(1) position of Operations Manager, ANU Officer Grade 8 will be realigned to the Operations Portfolio following CHM changes.
Research and Innovation Portfolio
  • 15 - 16 Oct 2024 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (17 -31 Oct 2024)
    • 108 individual submissions; and
    • NTEU feedback (extended consultation period – 11 days)
  • 1 all staff address,1 Town hall with Portfolio staff.
  • Internal Portfolio consultation channels
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging

eResearch Support Officer position retained and retitled

2 positions retained and retitled, manager position reclassified to SM1 and a new fixed-term position established in ANU Press recognising urgent need for operational support

1 position retained and 1 new position established for Scholarly Information Services Division 

CHM’s research management team (13 people) transferred to Research and Innovation to ensure support for NHMRC and MRFF

Change Principles
  • Consultation period (6 -21 Mar 2025)
  • 145 individual submissions;
    • An open letter signed by 434 staff members; and
    • NTEU feedback
  • 4 in person and 1 virtual Town halls held in March and attended by 833 staff (323 in person /510 online)
  • NTEU engagement
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging

Changes to principles:

  • Highlighting the importance of preserving ANU’s research and teaching excellence, governance and accountability of change processes and sharing of indicative timings for development of proposals for Developing specific proposals for change (Renew ANU Change Approach)
  • Ensuring both clear separation of leadership accountability and the importance of collaboration between the academic and professional workforces in Role clarity (Principles for new ANU operating model)
  • Enhanced emphasis on hubs of professional expertise and collaboration in Collaboration and shared governance (Principles for new ANU operating model)

Clarity on accountability of service ownership in Central functional ownership for university wide services (Principles for new ANU operating model)

Planning & Services Performance Division
  • 4 Jun 2025 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (5 -25 Jun 2025)
    • 61 individual submissions; and
    • No NTEU feedback
  • 1 Town hall with Divisional staff.
  • Internal Division consultation channels
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging

The Reporting & Analytics and Data Provisioning & Governance teams have been combined

One additional role re-aligned from ITS

One additional vacant position to be disestablished

Name of Division changed to Planning, Data & Analytics

Internal reporting lines changed to address concerns

Information Technology Services
  • 4 - 5 Jun 2025 meetings with affected staff
  • Consultation period (6 - 25 June 2025)
    • 183 individual submissions; and
    • NTEU feedback (Local dispute resolved)
  • 1 Town hall with Divisional staff.
  • Internal Division consultation channels
  • Relevant information on Renew ANU microsite
  • On Campus messaging

Addition of 6 positions, resulting in a reduction of 4 proposed disestablishments

Removal of 2 positions, vacant or proposed only

Change in classification to 3 further positions that were proposed to improve career pathways

Additional position realigned to PSP

Merge Scrum, Product and Agile Coaching Chapters into one team