"I have the backing of council and I intend to see it through," Ms Bishop said last September.

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Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has resigned as chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU), effective immediately.

Her tenure came at a time of controversy and upheaval for the university, after the scrapping of a $250 million cost-cutting plan, which included job cuts.

Ms Bishop had been resisting months of pressure from staff, students and some politicians to resign, after the resignation of the ANU's vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell eight months ago.