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Director's Message
Dear Colleagues,
Firstly, congratulations to Dr Edward Simpson from the Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications for securing a Future Fellowship. I was thrilled to hear the news firsthand from Ed just after it came out. These are incredibly competitive, and while we celebrate Ed's success, we also feel for colleagues who missed out this round.
Although it's been a quiet week with school holidays and conference season seeing many staff away, we are ramping up for Semester 2 starting next Monday, 21st July. Discussions are well underway on the change management proposal, with consultation open until Thursday 24 July 2025 (12.00pm AEST) via ANU renew. I know these conversations are happening across the school and I'm happy to chat with people.
The Expression of Interest for Head of Department for Materials Physics is now open, with applications due Tuesday 22nd June to the School Manager.
Finally, I learned at the College executive meeting that the Dean asks Directors to share news from their schools at the end of each meeting. So please share your achievements and interesting stories with me.
P.S. Everyone will be pleased to know Chris Kafer is back from holiday – though please go easy on him as he catches up!
Jodie
Interim Director
For the first few weeks, please contact me at jodie.bradby@anu.edu.au and use my Jodie.Bradby calendar. I'll remain in my current office (J4-14) during this initial transition period. While I have access to the director.physics@anu.edu.au email and calendar, we need time to sort out the meeting arrangements with Tim and others during the transition. |
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Windows 10 End of Life
A reminder that all Windows 10 machines need to be upgraded or another workaround put in place before October. If you find a Windows 10 machine please reach out to us about your options. IT.Physics@anu.edu.au |
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New University Travel Training Sessions
In response to the roll-out of the new travel approval and booking systems, a series of training sessions have been scheduled to support staff in navigating the new tools and updated travel policy and handbook.
Whether you’re a self-booker, travel arranger (organise travel for self + others), or delegate/approver, the training sessions are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Please 'read more' to register for a session. » read more
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Welcome Event For Commencing Partner Students | July 17
You are invited to attend a welcome event for CoSM and CSS partner students, including those from the SDU-ANU Joint Science College, who will be commencing at ANU in Semester 2, 2025. This will be a great opportunity for you to reconnect with those students whom you have taught in Weihai and welcome them to ANU. This invitation is extended to all course convenors as many of you teach Shandong students when they come to ANU.
Date: Thurs 17 July 2025
Time: 3-5pm
Location: Innovation Space, Birch Bldg #35
Register (For catering purposes, please complete the registration ASAP) » read more
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Share Your STEM Story With GEN-STEM Voices |
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Vaishnavi Muddam (Physics Honours student) has recently launched GEN-STEM: The Gender Equity Network in STEM, a new network amplifying underrepresented voices in STEM. It's first project, GEN-STEM Voices, invites students, researchers, and staff to share real stories and practical insights about STEM pathways, programs, and opportunities.
The goal is to build a resource bank to help students and early-career researchers find opportunities more easily, with honest peer perspectives all in one place. » read more
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Innovation Pitchfest & Awards
In 2025, the Indo Pacific Innovation Program will debut an exciting new format, combining the prestigious Innovation Awards with the high-energy Pitchfest, to spotlight Australia’s brightest innovators across all stages of development. Whether you’re an established business, a start-up, a researcher, or an emerging talent, this national platform offers a unique opportunity to gain national recognition, build connections and compete for cash prizes with the total value of $130,000.
Entries Close Aug 5 » read more
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Twisted Light For The Future Smart Technologies
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‘Chirality’—the property of spiral-like structures being associated to how your left and right hands mirror each other—introduced into nanostructures allows to create entirely new generations of smart nanodevices for signal processing and chiral biosensing. The team from the Department of Materials Physics realized a universal strategy for engineering chiral response of many resonant metasurfaces via the interplay of meta-atom geometry and lattice arrangements within all five possible planar Bravais symmetries. The project was driven by PhD student Mr. Ivan Toftul and Dr. Pavel Tonkaev (yes, he has been approved as “Dr” a few days ago), and the results have been published in Nature Communications, here. |
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MSI | Topological Methods For Time-varying Data: Theory And Applications (Top Time) Workshop
Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is a research area at the intersection of Algebra, Topology, Geometry, Statistics and Machine Learning. The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts in TDA with experts in application domains in which time-varying data is particularly prevalent.
Date: Mon 27 - Friday 31 Oct 2025
Time: Mon 9am- Fri 5pm
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1.33 & 1.37, Hanna Neumann Building 145
Register » read more
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Agrifood Venture Bootcamp | EoI Now Open
AFII x Farmers2Founders | Agrifood Venture Bootcamp
September 2025
This initiative seeks to support entrepreneurial thinking, idea validation, and early-stage venture creation at the intersection of agrifood innovation and research.
The Bootcamp will be designed as a bespoke event with Farmers2Founders based on EoIs received and will provide hands-on experience exploring pathways to extend the reach and impact of your research. You’ll have the chance to secure up to $20,000 in seed funding to turn your commercialisable research into reality.
Applicants will have the chance to secure up to $20,000 in seed funding to accelerate the progress of commercialisable research.
EoIs closing 22 July 2025 - Submit your EoI now! | Questions? |
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College Hot Desking In Physics
Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
Lv2 Tearoom, Bldg 160 |
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Departmental seminars
Mr Phillip Dowling - 25 July
Control of a Neutraliser-Free Ion Thruster
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Director's Colloquium - 6 August
Investigating superconductivity for computation and communication using magnetism, light and strain - Dr Sol H. Jacobsen » read more
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Know your administrators...
Nikki Azzopardi, Belinda Barbour & Petra Rickman » read more
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Know your HDR Convenors...
A/Prof Vanessa Robins
Dr Michaela Froehlich
HDR Convenors
Prof Vince Craig
Associate Director HDR |
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Know your Student Reps...
Aditya Babu, Victoria Bashu, Jessica Wierbik, Hendrik Heimes & Elizaveta Melik-Gaykazyan
hdrsreps.physics@anu.edu.au |
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Quantum Future Talent: Open Day & Careers Fair
The Sydney Quantum Academy is hosting a Quantum Careers fair in Sydney on the 15 July. Connect with universities and employers, discover scholarships, internships, and graduate opportunities and gain insights from thought-provoking panel discussions. More information and free registration at this link (spots are limited) |
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Free Flu Vaccinations
To provide flexibility for staff in 2025, the University is offering three options for receiving the flu vaccination:
1. On campus at the ANU Medical Centre (appointment bookings are available from the 31 March 2025);
2. On campus at the ANU Pharmacy
3. Off campus by accessing a voucher code to be used at a Terry White Chemist. (available in HORUS from April 2025). » read more
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