# School of Cybernetics
**Source**: https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/
**Parent**: https://systems.anu.edu.au/
The School of Cybernetics is on a mission to establish Cybernetics as an important tool for navigating major societal transformations, through capability building, policy development and safe, sustainable and responsible approaches to new systems.
Cybernetics provides a transdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing the complexities of technological advancements, focusing on the components, connections, and dynamics of complex systems.
The School of Cybernetics was founded by Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell. She served as the inaugural Director 2021-2023 who has gone on to be appointed as ANU Vice-Chancellor in January 2024.
Based in the College of Systems and Society at the Australian National University, the School offers a one-year postgraduate program in Applied Cybernetics, PhD program and shorter Learning Experiences (LX) for individuals and organisations, the School of Cybernetics is at the forefront of impact-led research and innovation.
Our graduates are poised to become leaders in diverse fields such as healthcare, finance, and engineering, driving progress in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
[Find out more about us](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/about/)
[Education
Our programs extend existing core strengths in computer science and engineering, by drawing on design ethnography, critical studies of science and technology, philosophy, history, business strategy, and a whole lot more.](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/education/)
[Projects
Our diverse collection of projects represent the broad application of cybernetics to challenges and opportunities in many sectors.](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/)
[Residencies
We have established a Cybernetic Imagination Residency program to host artists, thinkers, tinkerers and creative as well as critical doers.](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/futures/cybernetic-imagination-residencies/)
[Cybernetic Studio
A place for making, thinking, and transforming](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/cybernetic-studio/)
[Address to the Nations
By ‘briggsnpledger’ 2025 Cybernetic Imagination Residents](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/tomorrows-pasts/)
[Indigenous Futurisms
Dr Ambelin Kwaymullina - Cybernetic Imagination Resident](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/IndigenousFuturisms/)
[Other projects](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/)
[PhD Spotlight: Lorenn Ruster
Recent graduate Lorenn Ruster talks us through her PhD journey](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2026/02/24/PhD-Spotlight-LR/)
[First Cybernetics PhD Graduates
2026 brings our first graduates obtaining a PhD in Cybernetics](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2026/01/30/first-cybernetics-phd-graduates/)
[The Next Chapter for our Alumni
Cybernetics Alumni gather at our Next Chapter Alumni Lunch](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2026/01/29/alumni-lunch/)
[More news](https://cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/index.html)
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The School of Cybernetics is located in the [College of Systems and Society](https://systems.anu.edu.au/)
at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.\
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**Mailing Address:** Level 3 Birch Building, 35 Science Road, Canberra, ACT 2601\
**Email:** cybernetics@anu.edu.au\
**Phone:** +61 2 6125 8121
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