By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval While the ANUSA Clubs Committee lacks formal power, it was described as “space for constructive discussion” by Harrison Oates, ANUSA Clubs Officer for 2025. In the first Clubs Committee meeting of the year, discussion focussed primarily on […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval With effect from 1 January 2024 the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS), Australia’s only remaining centre for Latin American studies, ceased operations. Its closure has been marked by silence, defunding and staff support being […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval ANU was ranked #1 as Australia’s ‘Most International University’ in the Times Higher Education Rankings 2023. As previously covered, international students are the single most vital source of funding for Australian universities, especially for those in the […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval Higher education is often touted as the meritocratic pathway through which one can transcend their starting socio-economic position. At ANU, however, the opposite appears to be true. In 2022, there were only 211 low SES students at […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval. Graphics by Will Novak. The Canberra Comedy scene boasts a seasoned line-up, look at any festival and you’re typically going to see acts in their thirties and beyond. In a competitive space such as that, where can […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval As the federal government discusses placing another tax on international students, Observer takes a look at the financial burden they face compared to their domestic counterparts. Under Australian law, all international students must show they have sufficient […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval In recent years, prospective ANU students were frequently exposed to the marketing phrase “Study at Australia’s #1 University*”. Once adorning the email signatures of ANU staff, this statistic is based on the Good Universities Guide 2021, the […]
By Eduardo Caceres-Sandoval Despite having fallen in recent university rankings, ANU’s time as Australia’s number one university saw the number of international students skyrocket post-covid. International students now make up roughly 25% of the student body, more than at any […]
