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2022 Progress towards gender equality and diversity
The Diverse and Equitable Hiring and Workforce Development Procedure states the goal to balance the proportion of women at all levels in all staffing categories to parity by 2030 and to make significant headway in raising awareness of diversity in hiring more broadly.
Workforce
2023 Progress towards gender equality and diversity
Data from each of the CoS school describing evolution of the workforce towards gender equality and diversity
Workforce
2024 Progress towards gender equality and diversity
The College of Science and Medicine has guidelines in place for Equitable Hiring Practices for a Diverse Workforce.
Workforce
Access Agreement Form
This form can be used to help facilitate access agreement discussions between staff members or research students and their supervisors.
Inclusive campus
ANU Ally Network and LGBTIQA+ inclusion
The ANU Ally Network is a visible network of staff and students across the University who support the University’s commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful university environment for people who identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+).
Community
Breastfeeding procedure
This procedure outlines the breastfeeding facilities available across the ANU campus. It details the flexible work and study arrangements provided by the university to support staff and students transitioning back to campus life while continuing to breastfeed.
Inclusive campus
Cultural Leave Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ guide provides managers with operational parameters for assessing and approving cultural leave under the ANU Enterprise Agreement.
Workforce, Community
Disclosure tools
The online Disclosure Tool allows staff and students to securely submit anonymous or formal reports to shape a safer culture.
Community
Diverse and Equitable Workforce development action plans
The Diverse and Equitable Workforce development action plans aim to identify workforce underrepresentation, remove employment barriers, and implement recruitment and retention practices that promote diversity.
Workforce, Community, Inclusive campus
Future Research Talent
The Future Research Talent (FRT) scholarship program brings high-performing research students from India and Indonesia for strategic research visits.
Education
HDR scholarship extension for gender affirmation
The pilot program provides a six-week HDR scholarship extension for students undergoing gender affirmation procedures.
Education
HDR scholarships equity extensions
Equity extensions for HDR students facing personal, cultural, or equity hurdles. Short-term extensions cover carer or cultural duties, medium-term options support gender affirmation, and three-month long-term extensions help manage major life disruptions.
Education
Hiring and supporting people with disability
A pilot program about accessible hiring practices, such as providing interview questions in advance, utilising specialized job boards, and ensuring confidential adjustment requests via HR.
Workforce, Inclusive campus
Inclusive language guides
Links to official inclusive language guides from People with Disability Australia, Reconciliation Australia, and a dedicated gender-inclusive handbook. These resources assist staff and students in adopting current best practices to foster a respectful and diverse university culture.
Community
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Information about ANU College of Science and Medicine mental health initiatives, emphasizing a community-driven approach to wellbeing. Connects staff and students to counseling consultants, leave options, personal video insights, evaluation tools, and specific resources for exams or crisis support.
Community, Inclusive campus
Mental Health Checks
Links to information about recognising and responding to early signs of mental ill-health. It features resource links from organizations like Beyond Blue, R U OK?, and the Mayo Clinic covering workplace mental health, depression symptoms, parenting challenges, and how to access professional counseling.
Community, Inclusive campus
Mental health during exams
Information about managing stress and mental health during exam periods at ANU. Connects students with internal academic support networks, ANU Counselling, and external crisis resources, and includes to procedures for special examination arrangements, deferred exams, and grade appeals.
Education
Mental Health links
Information about Australian crisis hotlines, specialised counseling services, and free wellness apps. Includes links to support services for suicide prevention, postpartum care, and targeted mental health resources for Indigenous Australians, LGBTQ+ communities, and specific stressors.
Community, Inclusive campus
Parenting, prayer and wellbeing rooms
Information about breastfeeding, prayer, and wellbeing facilities available across the ANU College of Science and Medicine, including location details, access requirements, and amenities
Inclusive campus
The Australian Women of Mathematics exhibit
The Australian Women of Mathematics exhibit is an artistic and scientific project that aims to shine some light on what mathematicians do.
Education
Workforce Procedures and Guidelines
Information about employment and inclusion frameworks within the ANU College of Science and Medicine.
Workforce