THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Elders past, present and emerging of all the lands on which The Australian National University operates. Naturam primum cognoscere rerum First, to learn the nature of things The Australian National University (ANU) was established by an Act of the Federal Parliament in 1946. Its founding mission was to be of enduring significance in the postwar life of the nation, to support the development of national unity and identity, to improve Australia’s understanding of itself and its neighbours, and to contribute to economic development and social cohesion. Today, ANU is a celebrated place of intensive research, education and policy engagement, focused on issues of national and international importance. ANU is a: > centre of outstanding academic talent and research excellence > home to a group of students drawn from across the nation and around the world > leading contributor to public policy formation and debate > partner to the Australian Government and parliament > global university that consistently ranks among the world’s finest education and research institutions. Annual Report 2017 1 Further information about ANU www.anu.edu.au Annual Report available online at http://www.anu.edu.au/about/plans-reviews Course and other academic information Student Recruitment The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 T +61 2 6125 3466 http://www.anu.edu.au/study General information Director, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 T +61 2 6125 8399 Published by The Australian National University twitter.com/anumedia facebook.com/TheAustralianNationalUniversity youtube.com/anuchannel ISSN 1327-7227 April 2018 MO_SCAPA173544 Contents Transmittal letter 5 Vice-Chancellor’s introduction 6 2017 Snapshot 8 ANU Executive 10 University organisational chart 14 Annual results & sources of income 16 Performance statements 2017 18 National Institutes Grant Report 48 Management & accountability 68 > Corporate governance 69 > Our people 106 > A safe, healthy and sustainable work environment 118 > The environment 120 Financial information 125 Indexes 192 Glossary 198 Annual Report 2017 3 This page is left blank intentionally 4 The Australian National University Transmittal letter Annual Report 2017 5 Vice-Chancellor’s introduction 2017 was a significant year in the life of The Australian National University, as we launched our ambitious new Strategic Plan. The plan was produced after extensive consultation with the ANU community, and it outlines a bold vision and strategy for ANU as a contemporary national university. We will serve Australia and the world by delivering tertiary education of the highest quality, undertaking excellent research that has impact, and engaging with the societies we serve. This will include setting the national standard in gender equity, through our commitment to the values and principles of SAGE Athena SWAN, and delivering on our ambitious new Reconciliation Action Plan in partnership with Australia’s Indigenous peoples. To achieve our goals, we have redefined our vision and values, determined our new direction and outlined the actions we must take together. Our vision, values and strategy belong to every member of the University, and we each have a responsibility to deliver on them. ANU has always been a distinctive university. The University attracts excellent researchers and teachers, receives high international rankings, and is ranked top in Australia for producing employable graduates. We are renowned for our engagement in public policy, an aspect of our work we seek to grow. The University has consistently proven its value to Australia over the seven decades since its inception, and it lives up to the vision that led to its creation. The presentation of one of the top academic prizes in the world, the 2017 Kyoto prize, to Professor Graham Farquhar, exemplifies the quality of the University’s academic output. We set in place a plan to multiply our impact by strengthening our relationships with business, industry and government, and other organisations such as CSIRO. To this end we established a new Vice- Chancellor’s Business and Industry Advisory Board, chaired by Brian Hartzer of Westpac, and drawn from leaders across a range of sectors. We also made some significant appointments to carry our capability into the areas society will need in the future, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, energy and space. Professor Genevieve Bell, a globally renowned anthropologist, is one such appointment. She joined the University as a Vice-Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Professor, having been Vice President at Intel, and in 2017 she achieved exceptional national impact as the ABC’s Boyer Lecturer. This year, Professor Bell also established the ANU Institute for Autonomy, Agency and Assurance (known as the 3A Institute), a joint venture between ANU and CSIRO’s Data61. We are reinvigorating the ANU School of Music with the appointment of Professor Ken Lampl as Head of School, a composer who has written music for more than 70 films, TV shows and video games. He has a vision to develop fine musicians who are also musical entrepreneurs, building careers in music and also taking their artistry to a more diverse audience than ever before. Of course, ANU should not only strive to set the national benchmark academically. Our organisation will invest in attracting, retaining, and mentoring outstanding talent from all walks of life, staff and students. As part of this broad ambition, in addition to prioritising gender equity and growing the number of Indigenous staff and students, we will change our admissions process to bring to the University students who supplement academic achievements with successes in other domains. 6 The Australian National University We plan that every part of our campus will reflect the high quality of what we do here. To that end, a major regeneration project will deliver renewal at the very heart of our campus – including student accommodation, retail spaces and state-of-the-art teaching and learning rooms. In addition, we substantially upgraded our IT infrastructure throughout the campus. In 2017 we have also had to confront our shortcomings. The release of the Australian Human Rights Commission report into sexual assault and harassment at universities across the country shone a light on troubling behaviour that has caused distress to many. I have apologised unreservedly to victims of sexual misconduct at ANU, and have taken steps to urgently improve our culture, our policy framework, and the way we respond to incidents. Our campus and community must be a safe and respectful place for all. As I reflect on a remarkable year for ANU I am clear that, with the right strategy and people, our future can be even better. Our new Strategic Plan has placed us on course to being the truly great institution that Australians are entitled to expect of their national university. Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS Vice-Chancellor and President 2017 Snapshot ANU was ranked 20th in the world and number 1 Australian university in # the 2018 QS World University Rankings #1 20 (2018 QS World University Rankings released 21 July 2017.) 25,000 students with Ranked top in Australia nearly 50% enrolled at for producing the most postgraduate level in 2016 employable graduates (The Global Employability Ranking 2017) 95% 95% of ANU research 5 star (maximum) student–staff is rated ‘above world standard’ ratio and staff qualifications (2015 Australian Government’s Excellence in Research rating from 2018 Good for Australia Report - 2 Digit FoRs) Universities Guide (2018 Good Universities Guide) 8 The Australian National University 108,043 Total number of alumni (as at 31 December 2017) ANU was ranked 1st in Australia and 7th in the world in the 2017 World’s Most International University #1 #7 (THE 2017 World’s Most International University) 6 Nobel laureates amongst ANU received over $282 million our staff and alumni in research income in 2016 Ranked 2nd in Australia Canberra has the highest quality for International Outlook of life index rate in the world (2017-18 Times Higher Education International (Numbeo Quality of Life Index) Outlook indicator) Annual Report 2017 9 ANU Executive Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS SFHEA Vice-Chancellor and President BSc Arizona, MSc PhD Harvard, FAA FRS Professor Brian P. Schmidt took up the position of Vice-Chancellor and President of ANU in January 2016. Professor Schmidt is the 12th Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU). Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, Professor Schmidt was an astrophysicist at the ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics before becoming Vice-Chancellor. Professor Schmidt received undergraduate degrees in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Arizona in 1989, and completed his Astronomy Master degree (1992) and PhD (1993) at Harvard University. Under his leadership, in 1998, the High-Z Supernova Search team made the discovery that the expansion rate of the Universe is accelerating. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, The United States Academy of Science, and the Royal Society, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2013. Professor Margaret Harding Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) BSc PhD DSc Syd, CChem, FRACI Professor Margaret Harding is responsible