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The current Chancellor's term will conclude at the end of this year, and Council wants the community's feedback on what attributes they are seeking in the University's next Chancellor.  

Feedback is anonymous unless you choose to provide your contact details. 

The survey will remain open until Friday 15 May.

If you are either an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student new to the University – check your ANU email for an invitation to complete the .

Take part and you’ll score a pair of free ANU fuzzy winter socks.

The survey closes Wednesday 20 May.

, the popular café tucked away in the ANU School of Art and Design, has officially been named the ACT’s favourite café in the .

More than 10,000 votes were cast across Australia, with Canberrans backing Savoir French for its warm atmosphere, handmade pastries and quality coffee. The café has built a loyal following among students, staff and locals alike.

Clarisse, co-owner of the French café, said the award was especially meaningful because it came from the community.

“At the end of the day, there is no business without their support,” she said.

ANU students have experienced life beyond China’s major cities during a in rural Yunnan – complete with an unexpected Nutbush moment that created a small bridge between worlds.

The program is designed to expose students to what Ben Hillman, Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World, describes as “other” Chinas – ethnically diverse regions and rural economies beyond the country’s metropolitan centres. 

Students will have the opportunity to elect editors to the Board of Woroni (ANU Student Media Incorporated) during the week beginning Monday 25 May.

Editors oversee the production of Woroni, the University's official student publication, including Woroni Radio and Woroni Photography & TV, and help manage the affairs of the ANU Student Media Association.

Nominations are now open for the following positions:

Please send all nominations to the Returning Officer, Richelle Hilton, at (richelle.hilton@anu.edu.au) by Thursday 14 May, 5pm.

The brought more than 150 First Nations women, girls, sistergirls and gender-diverse people to the Women Deliver 2026 conference between 27–30 April in Melbourne.

Participants called on governments and institutions to support First Nations women’s leadership. Institute Chair June Oscar AO delivered a plenary address and led a workshop on First Nations women’s peacebuilding practices.

The University community is invited to take part in the Walk for Truth, a national initiative led by proud Kerrupmara/ Gunditmara man Travis Lovett, Executive Director of the Truth Telling Centre and the youngest Royal Commissioner in the world. 

The Walk for Truth builds on the work of Victoria’s truth-telling process through the Yoorrook Justice Commission, which has examined the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Nations peoples across institutions and systems. 

Having departed Naarm (Melbourne) on Sunday 19 April, the walk is travelling through regional communities and will arrive in Canberra on Tuesday 26 May, passing through the ANU campus at approximately 11am.

Staff, students and the broader community are encouraged to register and join University Leadership in welcoming the walkers to campus, including a formal Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony from Ngambri-Kamberri, Walgalu and Wiradjuri custodian Paul Girrawah House.

Got an idea for a creative science event? Applications are now open for ACT ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Science Week grants supporting engaging events and activities across the ACT during ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Science Week (15–23 August 2026). Think livestreams, alternate reality games, science demonstrations and more, the sky’s the limit.

The ACT ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Science Week Committee is offering grants of up to $3,000, with special grants of up to $6,000 available for events supporting underrepresented audiences, including disadvantaged youth, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTIQA+ community, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and older adults (65+).

Applications close Sunday 17 May. Read the full before applying.

17 May is  Day, the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. This year’s theme, , serves as a reminder that democratic societies must ensure meaningful equity and justice – especially for trans and gender-diverse communities that face rising transphobia and barriers to gender-affirming care. 

Show your support by using the IDAHOBIT ANU email signature block and continuously advocating and showing up for LGBTQIA+ causes. 

Learn how you can be an effective ally by joining and sign up for on Thursday 14 May.

If you or someone you know is experiencing harmful behaviour, please reach out to Student Safety and wellbeing or submit an identified or de-identified .

This week’s trivia question is:

How many Australian PMs are ANU alumni?

Congratulations to our recent trivia winners, student winner Augusto Joseph We Xiang Lee and staff winner Oshini Bandara. Please contact ANU Corporate Communications to collect your prize.

Last week’s question and answer:

How many students are currently enrolled at ANU? Answer: Over 17,000.

Did you know? In terms of student numbers, the ANU is a little smaller than the University of Tasmania but larger than Princeton, Yale, MIT, and about the same size as Harvard and Cambridge.

You can now register to be a Set4ANU Mentor for Semester 2. During this free eight-week program you will support a small group of new students transition to life at ANU by sharing your experiences, making them feel welcome, connected and confident.

Mentorship is flexible, with around two to three hours per week and counts towards the ANU+ Award.

ANU-led research has revealed that wild sulphur-crested cockatoos learn what foods are safe to eat by watching each other – a discovery that helps explain how the species thrives in rapidly changing urban environments. 

After a landslide election victory, why has Labour plummeted in the polls? Can Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership survive and who are the likely contenders? Will the Conservative Party capitalise on Labour’s disfunction, or is Reform UK set to benefit from record levels of dissatisfaction with government? What are the parallels with Australian politics and who is the Prince of Darkness?

To mark World Password Day, ANU Cyber Sense is running the May the Password Be Strong campaign from 5–7 May, sharing simple tips to help you create strong, memorable passphrases and protect your accounts.

by Thursday 14 May to go in the draw to win free coffee vouchers and a lens cloth.

Follow ANU Cyber Sense on or to double your voucher reward.

For more information about your ANU passwords, including how to change your own password, visit .

The University's core student administration system, Campus Solutions, is being updated to a newer version on Friday 15 May. 

Systems including ANUHub, MyTimetable, Syllabus Plus, Accept ANU, eForms, Extenuating Circumstances Applications (ECA) and Assessment Extension Applications will be unavailable from 12pm Friday 15 May to 8am Monday 18 May.

During this time, access will be impacted for all users, including both administrative and student self-service functions.

For enquiries, contact the Student Business Systems team.

The ANU Information Security Office (ISO) is aware of a cyber security incident affecting Canvas (Instructure). ISO is working with ITS and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) to actively engage with the vendor and monitor the situation.

If you’re travelling overseas and taking an ANU computer with you, you need to fill out the 'Register overseas travel with ANU device' ticket in . By doing so, the University can help to protect you, your data and the ANU community.

Monday 18 May at 11am–12pm

Safety and Wellbeing are running this mandatory course for staff and postgraduate students undertaking fieldwork, and for their supervisors. The course is a prerequisite to commencing fieldwork and remains valid for five years.

Fieldwork includes any University-authorised work undertaken off campus, including teaching and research in natural or community settings.

Attendance in person is recommended, with a Zoom option available. 

Friday 8 May, 7.15–9.15pm

To mark David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, six ANU societies are coming together to screen his landmark documentary A Life on Our Planet at Kambri Cinema.

Distinguished Professor David Lindenmayer will open the evening with a few words. His decades-long research into Australia’s disappearing forests makes him a natural voice for the story Attenborough tells in A Life on Our Planet.

This is a free event, open to everyone with free popcorn and drinks provided.

Monday 11 May, 6.30–8pm

Hosted by the Australian Politics Studies Centre and the School of Politics and International Relations, this event brings together leading political scientists for an analysis of what the Farrer result means for Australian politics.

Tuesday 12 May, 11.30am–1pm

Join the ANU Southeast Asia Institute for a masterclass with Professor Amitav Acharya, American University, a leading scholar in international relations, who will explores how regional perspectives shape global thinking.

Monday 18 May – Wednesday 20 May, 6.30–9pm

Held over three days in May, Pint of Science festival features engaging discussions across topics including health, technology, the environment and society, making science easy to explore for all audiences.

Tuesday 19 May, 5–7pm

Join the ANU Coral Bell School and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership for a talk by Professor Valerie Hudson, Texas A&M, on her forthcoming book, which explore how traditional realist approaches to international relations can overlook key perspectives, and how a more inclusive view may strengthen national security thinking.

Caitlin Vincent will be in conversation with Helen Musa.

Thursday 7 May, 6–7pm 

Frank Bongiorno will be in conversation with Joshua Black, Marija Taflaga and Peter Yu.

Monday 18 May, 6–7pm

Right outside the Forestry Building on campus stands a remarkable living relic, a Wollemi pine tree (Wollemia nobilis), which is one of the rarest and most ancient tree species on Earth. Thought to have vanished from the planet millions of years ago and known only from fossils, the Wollemi pine was rediscovered in 1994 in a remote gorge in Wollemi ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Park and is hailed as one of the most exciting botanical finds of the 20th century. 

This critically endangered tree, often called a “living fossil”, belongs to a lineage that dates back over 200 million years. In the wild there are only a few mature Wollemi pines left, most of them in a secret sandstone canyon, making every cultivated specimen incredibly special. This particular tree was planted in 2006 in honour of Dr John Banks, a long-term academic at the School of Forestry and a significant contributor to the development of the ANU treescape.

Seeing one on campus is a treat: a prehistoric survivor thriving in the heart of ANU. This tree is a rare slice of deep history tucked into modern ANU, a perfect spot for a quiet moment of awe.

Help is available if you need it. If you are dealing with a personal or university-related issue, ANU encourages you to seek support through the Student Safety and Wellbeing team by emailing student.wellbeing@anu.edu.au or calling 02 6125 2211, Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm.

You can also visit our Urgent Support page for a list of 24/7 and crisis support options.

For life threatening emergencies first call 000 (or 0000 if dialing from an internal phone), then call ANU Security at (02) 6125 2249