The vice-chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) has tendered her resignation after a tumultuous two years at the institution, marked by redundancies, proposed course closures, and allegations of a toxic work culture.

Chancellor Julie Bishop confirmed Prof Genevieve Bell had resigned on Thursday morning. Multiple sources said Bell advised the council of her decision on Wednesday evening, with Provost Rebekah Brown to be interim vice chancellor until a replacement is found.

Bell said she would return to ANU’s School of Cybernetics as a distinguished professor after taking a period of study leave, adding it was “not an easy decision” to make and being the university’s 13th vice-chancellor had been an “extraordinary privilege and also a heavy responsibility”.

“I believe fi

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