# ANU Climate Fluid Physics Lab needs your support **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** cosima\ **Created:** [18 July 2025 03:39 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721 "2025-07-18T03:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![polinash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/polinash/32/3258_2.png) [@polinash](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/polinash)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 03:39 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/1 "2025-07-18T03:39:22Z")
Hi all, ANU has made the decision to slash the CFP Lab, a space that has supported many of our researchers and students, and one of the most popular facilities for engaging high school students and undergrads with the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. Not to mention, it’s the only lab of its kind in Australia. We’re calling on all students and alumni from CFP and other institutions to [sign the open letter](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXRhR4scgMNx1JMuIxAti1EhVaFQ0j82ssin2Vk2vQvyFw4Q/viewform) to raise their concern about this ANU’s decision. The feedback period on the change proposal closes next Thursday, so if you are intending to sign **please do so by Wednesday**. Thank you all so much for your support in this process! [@everyone](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/groups/everyone) ---
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 03:50 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/2 "2025-07-18T03:50:04Z")
cc [@COSIMA](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/groups/cosima) ---
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 03:52 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/3 "2025-07-18T03:52:31Z")
@polinash you mentioned “_and anyone who is concerned_” but the letter is titled “Student concerns regarding…” so I thought the call out was to students (current or past), no? Shall I sign it for example (being concerned) although I was never a student at RSES, ANU? ---
**Author:** ![polinash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/polinash/32/3258_2.png) [@polinash](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/polinash)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 03:56 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/4 "2025-07-18T03:56:15Z")
Hmm, I was targeting students from other institutions. Maybe we should not open it to absolutely anyone. I’ll edit my message! ---
**Author:** ![Aidan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/aidan/32/42_2.png) [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 06:17 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/5 "2025-07-18T06:17:28Z")
Last time they threatened to close it they got a bunch of the good and great to email and say it was a terrible idea. Is anyone doing something like that as well? ---
**Author:** ![dgwyther](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/dgwyther/32/804_2.png) [@dgwyther](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/dgwyther)\ **Post date:** [24 July 2025 01:58 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/6 "2025-07-24T01:58:20Z")
I would like to add my name to offer support, but I was never a student at RSES. I’m sure there are many others in the same boat as myself. @navidcy . Does anyone know of a similar open letter? ---
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [24 July 2025 02:15 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/7 "2025-07-24T02:15:44Z")
I think submissions were due yesterday. Other than the Student letter above the group’s staff members wrote something as well. But I don’t think any submission was put it from non-alumni people that are not at RSES at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![mmr0](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/mmr0/32/2485_2.png) [@mmr0](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/mmr0)\ **Post date:** [24 July 2025 03:51 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/8 "2025-07-24T03:51:41Z")
I think to make a submission you needed to be at ANU (i.e. it was an internal system). ---
**Author:** ![polinash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/polinash/32/3258_2.png) [@polinash](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/polinash)\ **Post date:** [25 July 2025 01:46 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/9 "2025-07-25T01:46:23Z")
ANU extended the consultation period til **Thursday 7th August**. I am not aware of any other open letters tho.. ---
**Author:** ![cbull](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/cbull/32/2203_2.png) [@cbull](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cbull)\ **Post date:** [28 July 2025 23:38 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/anu-climate-fluid-physics-lab-needs-your-support/4721/10 "2025-07-28T23:38:06Z")
> [@polinash](#): > > Hmm, I was targeting students from other institutions. Maybe we should not open it to absolutely anyone. It’s a shame it can’t be more widely signed. For example, in my own experience as a UNSW phd student I benefitted from one of these > postgraduates at Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence workshops which involved (fun!) lab work. I’ve also benefitted from many informal visits to the group. Thanks for coordinating.