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Eccles Neuroscience Institute Saved

Tom Kersten Posted On May 14, 2021

By Tom Kersten ANU has reversed plans to disestablish the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience following public backlash and a significant student-led campaign. A University spokesperson confirmed that the institute “will be retained as an academic organisational unit”. In March, ANU […]

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CRS/CRN Returns for Every Student

Tom Kersten Posted On May 7, 2021

By Tom Kersten An ANU spokesperson has confirmed that all students will be able to request consideration for CRS/CRN grades, which will be applied on a case-by-case basis. This will be different from the process used last year, under which […]

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Help for Students Impacted by COVID-19 Crisis in India

Tom Kersten Posted On May 7, 2021

By Tom Kersten ANU announced the return of the CRS/CRN grading system for students affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in India, among a number of special considerations. The announcement tells students to “keep an eye on the Special Consideration […]

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ANU Absent From Sustainable Development Goals Ranking

Tom Kersten Posted On May 5, 2021

By Tom Kersten The annual TIMES Higher Education Impact Rankings were released last month with a noticeable absence of ANU. Meanwhile, the University of Canberra was ranked the highest for “reducing inequality”. Since 2019, the annual Impact Rankings have compared […]

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ANU’s International Students: Their Stories

Tom Kersten Posted On April 24, 2021

By Tom Kersten Content Warning: COVID-19, Mental Health. Students across the world were denied the on-campus experience they longed for last year. Forced to shift to an online model of learning, the education sector as a whole faced unprecedented […]

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SRC 2 Liveblog

Tom Kersten Posted On April 21, 2021

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Mixed Feedback from Students as CRS/CRN Comes to an End

Tom Kersten Posted On April 7, 2021

By Tom Kersten ANU has announced it “has not considered” implementing the Course Requirements Satisfied/Not Satisfied grading system in 2021, despite international students facing ongoing travel bans. The University will return to normal grading processes this semester. Introduced last year […]

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Defunding of Neuroscience Institute Sees Staff and Student Backlash

Tom Kersten Posted On March 19, 2021

By Tom Kersten ANU has announced that funding to the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience will be discontinued. This announcement has been met with significant backlash with a petition against the defunding and the hashtag #saveEccles launched by staff and students […]