Initially, the university didn't even accept undergraduate students, such was its laser focus on research, which established a legacy of the ANU ranking among the best universities in the world, peaking at 47th according to Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. The ABC's tracking of the progress of ANU's restructuring suggests that the goal is around halfway completed, with another significant round of cuts expected next week at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, including the widely criticised axing of the ANU School of Music, which will be absorbed by another college. To add salt to the wound, former head of the School of Music, Professor Peter Tregear, said he had heard reports that the ANU had already begun selling the school's instruments, though that has not been confirmed.
Author: Jade Toomey
Published at: 2025-08-13 20:48:35
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