The ANU Students’ Association or ‘ANUSA’ is the peak representative body for all students at ANU.

All ANU students are automatically members of ANUSA.

We’re best known for organising O-Week, the biggest social event on the ANU calendar, but ANUSA does so much more than this.

ANUSA is made up of a team of elected student representatives and professional staff members. This includes three lawyers and four Student Assistance Team members who are here to provide free and confidential services to you!

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What do we do?

We’re responsible for advocating and furthering the interests of our members to the University.

Our objectives are outlined in our constitution but our three major aims are to:

• Promote the welfare and further the interest of our members, in particular to work for quality and equity in higher education
• Afford a recognised means of representation for our members both within and outside the university
• Promote the social life of our members

To put it simply, the three pillars of our organisation are welfare, advocacy and social.

ANUSA Services and Programs

If you need any help at all, ANUSA should be your first port of call. If we can’t help, we can get you in touch with someone who can.

Student Assistance

The Student Assistance Team at ANUSA provides support, advice and assistance to ANU Students. University can be hard to navigate and the Student Assistance Advisors are here to help. The Student Assistance Advisors are professional staff, not current students, and confidentiality is assured. The service is free. Find out more.

Free Legal Support

The ANUSA Legal Service is an accredited community legal centre run by ANUSA. We provide provide free and confidential legal advice to all ANU students (including both undergraduates and postgraduates). We can help with tenancy, migration or visa advice, legal problems at work, intellectual property, discrimination, defamation, SASH and other legal areas. All legal advice is provided by or under the supervision of an experienced practising lawyer. Find out more and book an appointment.

Brian Kenyon Student Space (BKSS)

The BKSS is a lounge space on campus in the Di Riddell Student Centre that is open to all students. We offer free breakfast every weekday of semester, mutual aid, free tea and coffee, as well as a place to relax or study, BKSS hosts Student Bites most Fridays and we also have zip taps and a kitchenette, including fridges and microwaves. Stay up to date with the BKSS Facebook page.

Shut Up and Write

Shut Up and Write is a program to help research students write in a supportive, productive environment using the pomodoro technique. Find out more here.

Events

ANUSA runs O-Week and Bush Week orientation programs every year. We also run regular events for postgraduate coursework and HDR students. These include mixers, family events and more! Follow the ANUSA Facebook page to stay across these opportunities.
 

ANUSA Departments

ANUSA has seven autonomous departments representing marginalised groups in our community.

ANU BIPOC Department
The BIPOC Department is the official committee dedicated to ensuring the voices of Bla(c)k, Indigenous and People of Colour are represented and heard at ANU.

ANU Disabilities Student Association
The ANU Disabilities Student Association is an autonomous collective created to advocate on behalf of students who identify as having a disability or are registered with Access and Inclusion. ANU DSA is your voice fighting for students with disabilities through activism & advocacy.

ANU Indigenous Department
The ANU Indigenous Department is the representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the ANU.

ANU International Students Department
ANU International Students’ Department (ISD) is the university’s peak representative body for international students. They work hard to engage and advocate for international students at all levels of the University.

ANU Women's Department
The ANU Women’s Department is one of ANUSA’s autonomous departments. They meet regularly to discuss issues pertinent to their experiences on campus, and to feminism more broadly. They provide advocacy, support and representation to women, non-binary, transgender, gender-diverse students.

ANU Queer* Department
The Queer* Department provides services to all LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, intersex, questioning and or asexual or queer*) students at the ANU. They run social events, advocate, and run political campaigns.

ANU Environment Collective
The ANU Environment Collective is for anyone who wants to learn about and take action on environmental and social justice issues. The ANU Environment Collective recognises that environmental and social justice issues are inseparable, and that fighting for a sustainable future means realising a world in which all people, all beings, can live in peace, dignity and freedom.

ANUSA Education Welfare Action Group
The ANUSA Education Welfare Action Group (EWAG) is a space for all students to organise activism for the betterment of their education. This space is needed to counteract the inherent power imbalance between individual students and the University. EWAG is focused on the structural conditions affecting students and staff and often organises in solidarity with the National Tertiary Education Union, the union for staff. The EWAG meets most Mondays, 1pm on the ANUSA balcony. Details are posted to the EWAG Facebook page.

Where We're Located and How To Contact Us

Stay Up To Date

You can get the latest updates from ANUSA by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and checking our website. You can also join our Facebook group New @ ANU, which is open to all students.

Email: sa.admin@anu.edu.au
Phone: 02 6125 2444

Opening hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (not including public holidays)