News from IARU

Presidents' Meeting 2023

Written on 23 January 2023.

The IARU Presidents met together on 14 & 15 January 2023 for their annual meeting, kindly hosted by the team at ETH Zürich. The group were delighted to welcome Professor Gong Qihuang (PKU), Professor Irene Tracey (Oxford) and Dr Anthony Freeling (Cambridge) to their first IARU meetings, with Dr Freeling also taking on the role of IARU Chair.

Discussing strategies for achieving net zero in universities, examining the rise in mental health challenges in student and staff communities, and exploring the complex issue of trust in higher education all provided excellent opportunities to compare approaches and share experience.

Future plans were made to encourage participation from IARU members in ETH’s CYBATHLON 2024 competition, an exciting project which brings together teams from all over the world to develop assistive technologies to help and support people with disabilities.

Global Internship Program

Written on 24 November 2022.

The Global Internship Program opportunities for 2023 have now been published. Take a look at the positions available at Australian National University, Berkeley and the University of Tokyo.

Award nomination for IARU Virtual Museum Tours video

Written on 02 October 2022.

We were delighted to learn that the Virtual Museum Tour film from the University of Copenhagen, 'Letter to a Cycad', has gained new recognition as a finalist for the Best 360° Video at the 12th Lovie Awards.

This follows the film also winning the title of Official Honoree for Best 360° Video at the 26th Webby Awards and being highlighted as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

This immersive film is a visual homage to the historic Palmhouse in Copenhagen, and a reflection on the evolution of plants and our human impact on the planet.