Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) are integral to the culture of the ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) and the way that we learn and work together.
We are deeply committed to advancing initiatives that redress historical exclusion and amplify the voices of historically excluded groups in our community.
Leadership in IDEA
CSS is one of the first Colleges at The Australian National University (ANU) to have explicit diversity representation in its senior leadership structure. The formation of the Associate Dean - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (AD-IDEA) position and supporting operational team underscores the College's intention to meaningfully support these initiatives. CSS is setting the benchmark for investment in a specialised IDEA strategic and operational infrastructure.
Our strategy
In March 2023, the College proudly launched a Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion and Equity Strategy 2023-2025. This strategy has been designed to help mobilise us to tackle our longstanding challenges and create an environment that will enable us to recruit and retain undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher degree research (HDR) students and staff from groups that have traditionally been excluded from our disciplines. The Strategy provides an overarching vision and principles for the College that will empower each of its organisational units to develop their own action plan that is contextually relevant and aligned with our strategic priorities.
Unit action plans
With the support and guidance of the Associate Dean (IDEA) and IDEA team, each organisational unit within the College has established a IDEA working group to develop and execute an action plan for that unit that responds to the College strategy.
Download our strategy
Access our College's Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity Strategy 2023-2025
Get involved
If you would like to learn more about our College IDEA strategy, working groups and IDEA initiatives, contribute ideas or get involved, please contact the team.
IDEA team
inclusion.css@anu.edu.au
Associate Dean - IDEA
ad.idea.css@anu.edu.au
Resources
Community and culture in the College
D&I practitioners connect to share ideas and strengthen inclusion networks
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Australian universities and tech industry collaborate to create new career opportunities
ANU is part of a new collaboration working to ensure a diverse and thriving workforce of Australian technology professionals.
Scholarships for women students
The College has a range of academic and access scholarships on offer, to help women with the cost of studies.