ANU vice-chancellor says leadership criticisms 'personal', 'absolutely' driven by gender | ABC News

The vice-chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) has vowed to stay the course amid sustained pressure on her leadership, while blasting her most vocal critics for using her gender as a tactic to undermine her. Genevieve Bell was appointed ANU vice-chancellor at the start of 2024, and has been leading a significant project seeking to make $250 million in savings by the end of the year. In her most expansive comments to the media since the university embarked on the restructure, Professor Bell said the institution was facing an "enormous number of challenges". Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-2... ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #ABCNewsACT