By Tom Kersten Over the past five years, domestic student admissions have been dominated by independent schools, with the share of public school students declining by almost 10% over the same period. The data shows that since 2018, more than […]
By Tom Kersten For those new to university, it can be a daunting task to understand the endless terminology. Perhaps most important to understand is the grading process at ANU. Observer gives an overview of the most important grading terms […]
By Tom Kersten The 2021 Census provides a snapshot of the ANU community living on campus. The on-campus population increased by 37%, with data showing that 2848 people were on-campus during census night. 305 people who completed the census on-campus […]
By Tom Kersten During last year’s ANUSA Election, ticket ‘Grassroots ANUSA’ campaigned heavily on the establishment of a night cafe in Kambri, promising to deliver “a safe space on campus late at night”, providing “low cost dinners”. Observer understands that […]
By Tom Kersten Yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out in a residential room at John’s College, leading to a hall-wide evacuation with over four fire trucks attending the scene. The University has confirmed that no one was injured during the […]
By Tom Kersten Youth Allowance is a fortnightly payment students can receive if certain requirements are met, including income & assets tests. The maximum amount an individual can receive is $679 per fortnight. When applying for Youth Allowance, Services Australia […]
By Tom Kersten ANU will soon transition to passwordless authentication throughout its online systems, with an initial interim period allowing for the ANU community to choose between existing log-in methods or the new passwordless system. The University will use Cipherise, […]
By Tom Kersten A tough game for ANU Football Club saw them knocked out of the Australia Cup, losing 0-5 to National Premier League (NPL) team Monaro Panthers. On Wednesday night, ANU FC faced 3rd place NPL team Monaro Panthers […]
By Tom Kersten Dr Lou Farrer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Research at ANU. She also holds a part-time position at ANU Counselling. Over the past 10 years, Dr Farrer and her team […]
By Tom Kersten As of late last year, ANU had more than 8000 international students enrolled, from over 10 countries. Australia’s strict COVID measures previously meant students who had returned home overseas during the beginning of the pandemic could […]
