Political interference in university research funding presents an “existential threat” to the tertiary sector, the head of the Australian National University (ANU) has warned. In his state of the university address on Jan. 7, ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt referenced acting Education Minister Stuart Robert’s decision on Christmas Eve to veto six research grants awarded by…

The Australian National University (ANU) will be the first university in the country to commit to reducing greenhouse emissions to negative levels by 2030. In an announcement on Thursday, ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt said the university was “walking the walk” in tackling climate change in an ambitious initiative called the Below Zero Initiative. “As Australia’s…

An Australian gallery has removed three artworks critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after a group of Chinese students complained the pieces were racist. The Ambush Gallery at the Australian National University (ANU) is hosting the “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” exhibition by artist Luke Cornish which features 54 commentary artworks on “injustice and protest”…