The big names in the frame to replace Julie Bishop at ANU
The search for a new ANU chancellor continues, with former Chief Scientists Alan Finkel and Ian Chubb emerging as potential candidates alongside Christine Nixon. The article also briefly mentions unrelated legal issues involving former rugby player Trent Merrin.
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The selection of a new chancellor is vital for the stability and governance of one of Australia's leading research universities.
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Share A A A Want to appear before Senate Estimates, undergo a huge amount of scrutiny, wrangle an unruly workforce and sort out a 2IC who is only acting in the role?
Then you’re in luck, because Australia’s most scrutinised university job – the ANU chancellorship – is up for grabs!
Then-chancellor Julie Bishop fronts the media after a meeting with ANU staff in September. Alex Ellinghausen Since Julie Bishop ’s scandal-plagued tenure came to an abrupt end earlier this year, the nation’s university has been hand in glove with the regulator, the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Authority, looking for her replacement.
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