“Portrayed as a place that isn’t what I know it to be”: Professor Bell on ANU’s public perception

“Portrayed as a place that isn’t what I know it to be”: Professor Bell on ANU’s public perception

Australian National University's (ANU) vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has made a statement confirming she plans to stand by her university after a "four-month negative media campaign." The VC has come under fire for the university's major cost cutting and restructure plan – possibly the biggest the sector saw last year – after finding a $200m hole in its budget. The university has cut about 158 jobs so far, which includes redundancies and cancel…