A fundamental purpose of College life is to help students achieve well academically and provide a secure environment in which to work.
The College has a number of senior staff living on site, including the Principal, the Deputy Principal, Visiting Fellows and Residential Advisors whose primary focus is academic assistance as well as pastoral care.
The College places an expectation on all residents to contribute to the academic support and welfare of other residents through networking, peer assistance, co-operative group study and direct assistance to students doing shared earlier year subjects.
Academic Assistance Network
At Burgmann College, residents study within an Academic Assistance Network that involves people from the entire college.
Under the direction of the Deputy Principal, the Network is led by Residential Advisors who coordinate Academic Portfolios.
The role of the RAs is to help residents make connections with the many other talented and experienced members of the college who are able to give you a hand with your studies.
RAs can help you with your academic studies in a number of ways. They will help you get in touch with someone with real expertise who has done your course before if you need some specific help.
The RAs in charge of the Academic Portfolios will also organise tutorials or study groups for subject areas within their portfolio, not only for subject content, but also to help with examination and essay writing skills, writing good lab reports and strategies to help you get through your course.
Typically each RA will organise special events that are related to their portfolio. These will take the form of forums, round-tables and panel discussions.
Our Academic Portfolios
Arts & Languages
This portfolio aims to support students across the spectrum of Arts (humanities) subjects, from those who are enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts with a development studies focus to those with a language bias. Arts and Languages can exist as two distinct portfolios that work closely with each other. The responsibilities in this portfolio include: running events to bring together Burgmann’s Arts and Language students and invited guests, promoting arts events run by the ANU and wider Canberra community, coordinating academic support for Arts and Languages students and coordinating weekly Language tables.
Law
This portfolio aims to support students studying Law subjects as well as residents who are interested in law-related topical issues. This portfolio’s responsibilities include: running events to bring together Burgmann’s Law students and invited guests, promoting Law related events run by the ANU and wider Canberra community and coordinating academic support for Law students.
Science
This portfolio aims to support students studying Science and Psychology subjects as well as residents who are interested in science related topical issues. This portfolio’s responsibilities include: running events to bring together Burgmann’s Science students and invited guests, promoting science related events run by the ANU and wider Canberra community and coordinating academic support for Science students.
Economics and Commerce
This portfolio aims to support students studying Economics, Commerce and Finance subjects as well as residents who are interested in topical issues related to these disciplines. This portfolio’s responsibilities include: running events to bring together Burgmann’s Economics and Commerce students and invited guests, promoting relevant events run by the ANU and wider Canberra community and coordinating academic support for Economics and Commerce students.
Medicine
This portfolio aims to support students studying Medicine as well as residents who are interested in topical issues related to Medicine. This portfolio’s responsibilities include running events to bring together Burgmann’s Medicine students and invited guests, promoting relevant events run by the ANU and wider Canberra community and coordinating academic support for Medicine students.