ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt, First Nations Elder Paul House and ANU Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop.
ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt, First Nations Elder Paul House and ANU Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has paid tribute to staff and students' hard work and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in his annual State of the University address. In a wide-ranging speech delivered on the ANU campus, Professor Schmidt acknowledged how disruptive and challenging the last two years had been but noted ANU "was back for 2022". "Thank you for the trust you have placed in me and the University over the past two years, as we have tried to steer ANU through the most challenging time we have faced in our 75 years," he said. "But I am optimistic 2022 will be closer to a normal year. "This is my seventh State of the University address and, because of the spirit and resilience of the ANU community, despite the hard changes we have made, the underlying state of the University is strong. So now is a good time to look to the future.
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