ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt. Photo: Lannon Harley/ANU
ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt. Photo: Lannon Harley/ANU - Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has said ANU "is reporting for duty again", as Australia looks to recover from devastating bushfires and meet the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic. The comments come as ANU marks the 74th year since its founding as Australia's only national university on 1 August 1946. Speaking at the University's annual foundation day address, Professor Schmidt said ANU was established as part of Australia's post-war national reconstruction effort. "It was a bold attempt to build a stronger, more prosperous and fairer nation out of the catastrophe of World War Two," he told staff and students via livestream and a small audience in Llwellyn Hall. "Our job as the new national university was to supply the knowledge, research and trained people to get the job done. "We reported for duty, served and succeeded.
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