Departmental Administrators provide administrative support to each research department.
Find below different offices in the College of Science who you might need to contact.
The school has a guide available on the process on applying to convert to an ongoing academic position.
Founder's Day is held every year honouring Sir Mark Oliphant and his vision for the physical sciences.
The PDR ensures staff, their supervisors and managers, have clearly defined performance objectives and expectations consistent with the short and long term priorities of the University.
The Physics introduction package is a printable document providing much of what you need to know as a new starter in the school.
The ANU has a fleet of bicycles available for use on campus, these are referred to as Timely Treadlies.
To book a room in our school you need to use one of a handful of systems.
There are a number of transport options available for business purposes in Physics. These include the Flexicar carshare cars, campus bicycles and ANU owned vehicles.
Access to the buildings, labs and offices of the school is controlled by various electronic and keyed locking systems.
The school infrastructure team provides support for the fabric of the school, including doors, access, maintenance, heating and cooling, construction, repair, etc.
Submit work requests for building maintenance and new installations through our work request system.
Services include:
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The ECF is designed to help the University weather the current financial downturn due to COVID and other financial issues. The ECF principles will continue for 2023.
Find below different teams in Physics and in the ANU who can help you with your Finance enquiries.
ANU Purchase Cards are utilised to ensure efficient purchasing across the ANU. This guideline should be read in conjunction with the Research School of Physics Purchasing guidelines.
Purchasing services provides advice on the whole procurement process including procurement policies, procurement methods and procedures for the School. Our team ensures all purchases comply with ANU and School expenditure policies.
The School purchases a large variety of goods and services from many different local and overseas suppliers to enable this to occur in the most efficient and flexible manner, the School has developed a number of procedures for procurement.
Guidelines for the Research School of Physics reimbursement requests from staff, students and Visitors and Honorary Appointments.
The Physics Store is the largest materials Store on campus, and also provide extensive logistic support to the school.
All computing devices need to be ordered via the correct procedure. This begins with contacting the SCU to discuss your requirements and secure a quote.
ANU email is provided by Office365. This can be accessed via Outlook (or another client) installed on your computer or mobile device, or via the OWA web mail interface.
The physics website people list and profiles are updated by your departmental administrator. Please let them know if you spot any inaccuracies.
Some sections of your profile are available for you to edit directly, including available student projects, biography, etc. Edit your profile using the physics web database.
Physics South is covered by the PhysicsPrint follow me printing service.
The SCU also runs an in house print service that can print large format posters, booklets, etc.
The School Computer Unit (also known as Physics IT) provides local IT support to the Research School. The SCU should be your first point of contact for any IT related issues. Contact us at IT.Physics@anu.edu.au
Active directory security groups are used to control access to services such as functional emails, network shares and the VPN.
To query or update the membership of a security group please email it.physics@anu.edu.au
Get involved in Science Communication at Physics.
If you have some research that you’d like to share with the world, read on to learn more about the school's marketing and media support.
The School Of Physics takes equity and diversity issues seriously. We aim to create a culture where our staff and students can work and study in an inclusive environment regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion.
The school is divided into several departments, and also hosts multiple research centers and facilities.
A number of awards are available within the school that recognise exceptional work, or provide support for research and collaboration.
The 3-6-9 Visions are the first stage of a two-stage process that will lead to the Strategic Plan for Physics at ANU. Our aspirations must lead ultimately to a concrete operational plan that ensures our agreed strategies are implementable.
Professor Lawrence Cram ran a bibliomatics workshop in 2019. Recordings of the presentations are available.
The Research School of Physics runs a number of scheduled committee meetings.
The current RSPhys HDR reps are:
The procedure for selecting a new head of department via an EOI process.
We have held a series of planning days to guide the direction of the school. The documents from the planning days held days since 2013 are available online.
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The central school service areas provide support to the staff and students of the research school.
The school electronics unit can provide design, repair and construction of electronic devices to support the research of the school.
The school mechanical workshop offers one of the most advanced manufacturing services available in Australia. They can help design and construct experimental equipment to support your research.
The School Computer Unit (also known as Physics IT) provides local IT support to the Research School. The SCU should be your first point of contact for any IT related issues. Contact us at IT.Physics@anu.edu.au
The Physics Store is the largest materials Store on campus, and also provide extensive logistic support to the school.
The current RSPhys HDR reps are:
Student administrative support is provided by several teams within the school and centrally in the university.
Rules, Guidelines and Advice for ANU Physics Students
The ANU has a fleet of bicycles available for use on campus, these are referred to as Timely Treadlies.
It is important to get approval to travel before filling out the ANU eForm.
Information on how to streamline the travel reimbursement process.
There are a number of transport options available for business purposes in Physics. These include the Flexicar carshare cars, campus bicycles and ANU owned vehicles.
The ANU has agreements with a number of hire car providers for ANU approved interstate travel. For information regarding costs, vehicle types and bookings please see your Department Administrator. Costs can be found via the ANU Rental Vehicles website and are to be charged as per your travel approval.
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The Research School of Physics has an extensive work, health and safety (WHS) program that aims to provide staff and students with the structures, systems and support to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all people within the school. The School has many and varied potential hazards. These potential hazards must be identified, risk assessed, and appropriate controls implemented. The goal is to eliminate harmful incidents or injury.