Associate Professor Yujie Zhu from the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies has been recognised in the 2025 Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Education.

As recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence Yujie's teaching was recognised as distinctive for its integration of Indigenous knowledge and Country-led ethics, developed with First Nations experts and the National Museum of Australia to embed reconciliation and responsibility across the curriculum. In 2024, he reimagined assessment for the AI era—replacing essays with reflective diaries, student-curated exhibitions, and creative videos paired with “AI method-and-limits” memos—shifting academic integrity from surveillance to critical reflection.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence recognise and celebrate educators who demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and have made a significant, lasting impact on the quality of learning and teaching at ANU. The full list of winners can be found here.