By Nuria Olive With a raging cost-of-living crisis not showing any signs of slowing down, paying your way as a student can be challenging. Finding cheap food and drink on campus is challenging enough, but at least when it comes […]
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By Amelia Gordon The ANU is undergoing significant restructuring with widespread course cuts and job losses among staff. Staff are being asked to forgo wage increases. These changes are directly affecting students’ academic experience, with many feeling they are being […]
Written by Sacha von Thomann Sick of bunkering down in Chifley for eight hours straight? Tired of the constant crowds in Marie Reay? Hancock Basement got you down? Perhaps it’s time to change where you study! With a campus […]
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“Private School Culture”: Life as a Low Income Student at ANU
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 […]
Written by Finn Slattery-O’Brien In the most recent chapter of ongoing youth climate action, ANU professors have testified to a Senate inquiry on the potential future impacts of climate change on young people, their environment, and their physical and mental […]
By Sacha von Thomann. ANU is often regarded as one of the best Universities in Australia for research. As we head into 2024, Observer looks back at some of the significant scientific findings made by ANU researchers last year. Breakthrough […]
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 Brianna Elliott ANU students are concerned about how the first-year astrophysics course, ASTR1001, is structured, priced, and utilises the same material as a similar yet free ANU-run program, available on edX. The edX program allows anyone to have […]
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 Sophie Felice ANU recently announced the appointment of Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO FAHA FTSE as the Vice Chancellor and president of ANU, taking over from Professor Brain Schmidt AC from January 1st, 2024. The long list of acronyms […]