ANU releases 2020 financial figures
23 April 2021
The Australian National University (ANU) recorded a $162.4 million operating deficit in 2020, Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has told staff and students today.
ANU has released key financial results for 2020 ahead of the formal tabling of its annual report later in the year as part of its commitment to full transparency about its financial position.
The $162.4 million operating deficit is a better return than the previous forecast of $219 million under the University s Recovery Plan. This is mostly due to better-than-expected tuition income from student retention ($22.7 million) and income from research grants ($27 million).
The reported accounting loss in 2020 was $17.7 million, which includes insurance proceeds of $91 million for 2018 flood and 2020 hail damage that can only be spent on related repairs; investment returns of $61 million, which can only be used for superannuation and endowments; accounting adjustments
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have harnessed a technique that helps telescopes see objects in the night sky more clearly to fight against dangerous and costly space debris. The researchers’ work on adaptive optics – which removes the haziness caused by turbulence in the atmosphere – has been applied to a new ‘guide star’ laser for better identifying, tracking and safely moving space debris.
Scientists show drought-tolerant crops need skin in the game
16 March 2021
The hope is that with the appropriate investment in research, applied science and practical applications, our research can help to develop drought tolerant and more water-use efficient crops.
The Holy Grail of crops that can survive long heat waves and drought may be a step closer with scientists finding a way to precisely measure a plant s water loss through its skin.
There are only two ways that crops and other plants lose water: through their skin, otherwise known as the cuticle, and the stomata.
Until now, scientists have calculated a plant s dehydration levels based primarily on the stomata, which are pores on leaves that release water vapour and take in carbon dioxide - otherwise known as a gas exchange.
VC s update â International Women s Day
5 March 2021
Hello everyone
Today we celebrated International Women s Day in Kambri with a panel discussion led by Honorary Associate Professor Sally Moyle along with three leading panellists who are advocates and champions for change. It was a great discussion and I encourage everyone to watch it on our ANU TV channel here. So while I am pleased with the progress being made across society, we still have so much to do.
As part of the event, I was pleased to announce that we will honour one of the University s greatest pioneers for equality - The Honourable Susan Ryan AO - by recognising our flagship International Women s Day event as
Australia is likely to maintain diplomatic relations with Myanmar amid the military's violent crack downs on protestors, an expert from The Australian National University (ANU) argues. The call comes as other Western democracies, like New Zealand, cut ties with the Southeast Asian nation. According to media reports, 38 people were killed during protests across Myanmar on Wednesday, in the country's deadliest day since the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's Government last month.