Genevieve Bell kept a paid role at technology giant Intel after joining Australian National University in 2017, including over the past 10 months since she became vice chancellor on a $1.1 million salary.

Professor Bell, who is pushing to cut $250 million from ANU’s books by early 2026, including a thwarted attempt to get staff to forego a 2.5 per cent pay rise, has been revealed to have been on a salary with her previous employer Intel until November 15.