The Australian National University
Motto	Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum (Latin: "First, to know the nature of things")
Established	1946
Type	Public
Chancellor	Dr Allan Hawke
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Ian Chubb AC
Staff	1,441
Undergraduates	8,100
Postgraduates	4,382
Location	Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Campus	Urban, 350 acres/1.4km²
Affiliations	Group of Eight, APRU, IARU, AURA, ASAIHL
Website	www.anu.edu.au

The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. It was created 1 August 1946 as a postgraduate research university. In 1960 undergraduate education was added to the ANU by amalgamation with the Canberra University College. The University is governed by a 15 member Council. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... [1] Professor Ian Chubb AO, MSc, DPhil (Oxon), Hon DSc (Flinders), is the Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Acton is the name of several places, people and organizations: // Places England Acton, Cheshire Acton, Dorset Acton, Staffordshire Acton, Shropshire Acton, Worcestershire Acton, Suffolk Acton, London Of these, the London Acton is the largest. ... Capital Canberra Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator none Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2006)  - Product ($m)  $19,167 (6th)  - Product per capita  $57,303/person (1st) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  333,667 (7th)  - Density  137. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. ... The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (or APRU) is an organisation of leading universities from around the Pacific Rim. ... The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) was launched in January 2006 as a leading co-operative network of 10 international research-intensive universities. ... The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning or ASAIHL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Canberra University College was a tertiary education institution established in Canberra by the Australian government and the University of Melbourne in 1930. ...

ANU is a member of Australia's Group of Eight, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy and the International Alliance of Research Universities. In 2006, London's Times Higher Education Supplement and Newsweek^[1] ranked ANU 16th and 38th in the world respectively, - both indicies ranking it as the top university in Australia. The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. ... The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (or APRU) is an organisation of leading universities from around the Pacific Rim. ... The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions. ... The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) was launched in January 2006 as a leading co-operative network of 10 international research-intensive universities. ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, known as The Times Higher for short, is a newspaper based in London, United Kingdom, that reports specifically on issues related to education. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

History

Union Court is located in the centre of the campus

The ANU is the only Australian university to be established by an act of federal Parliament.^[2] The Australian National University Act 1946-47 was introduced into parliament by the then Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, and Minister for Post-war Reconstruction, J.J. Dedman. The bill was passed on 1 August 1946 with support from Opposition Leader Robert Menzies. A group of eminent Australian scholars were involved in the infancy of the ANU, including a leader in radar development and nuclear physics, Sir Mark Oliphant; the discoverer of the benefits of penicillin, Sir Howard Florey; eminent historian, Sir Keith Hancock; and renowned economist and public servant, Herbert ‘Nugget’ Coombs. ^[3] Australian National University at lunch time (taken by me) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Australian National University at lunch time (taken by me) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Joseph Benedict Chifley (22 September 1885 – 13 June 1951), Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australias most influential Prime Ministers. ... John Dedman (born 2 June 1896 - died 22 November 1973) was a Minister in the Australian Labor Party governments led by John Curtin and Ben Chifley. ... Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 – 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years. ... Sir Marcus Mark Laurence Elwin Oliphant AC KBE (October 8, 1901 – July 14, 2000) was an Australian physicist and humanitarian who played a fundamental role in the development of the Atomic bomb. ... Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, OM, FRS, (September 24, 1898 – February 21, 1968) was a pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the extraction of penicillin. ... Sir William Keith Hancock (6 June 1898 - 13 August 1988) was an Australian historian. ... Herbert Cole Coombs (24 February 1906 - 29 October 1997), referred to in his professional life as Dr. H. C. Coombs but commonly known as Nugget Coombs, Australian economist and public servant, was born born near Perth, Western Australia, one of six children of a railway station-master. ...

In 1960, ANU began offering undergraduate degree programs.

Academic leaders have included Professors: Manning Clark (historian); Bart Bok (astronomer) and Hanna Neumann (mathematician). Notable alumni include current leader of the opposition in Australian Parliament, Kevin Rudd. Manning Clark in his study in about 1988 Charles Manning Hope Clark AC (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991), Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987. ... Bart Jan Bok (Hoorn, April 28, 1906 – Tucson, August 5, 1983) was a Dutch-American astronomer. ... Johanna (Hanna) Neumann (née von Caemmerer) (February 12, 1914 – November 14, 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on group theory. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... In the Australian House of Representatives, the Leader of the Opposition sits at the front table to the left of the Speakers Chair (on the right-hand side in this photo). ... The main entrance to Parliament House in Canberra, with the flag mast visible. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ...

Academic structure

The academic structure of the ANU is made up of three parts: The Institute of Advanced Studies, The Faculties and the University Centres.

The Institute of Advanced Studies

The Institute is focused on post-graduate education and research and comprises nine research schools and a research centre:

• Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics [1]

The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is based at the Mount Stromlo Observatory. RSAA runs ANU's telescopes at the Siding Spring Observatory, in NSW. On Thursday 20 April 2006 it was reported that the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics would build the world's most powerful telescope^[4]. This project is a collaboration between an elite international group of research institutions which also includes the University of Arizona, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard University.

• Research School of Biological Sciences [2]

Research is carried out in areas such as agriculture, environment, health and technology.

• Research School of Chemistry [3]
• Research School of Earth Sciences [4]

The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is one of the top ten university geoscience programs in the world.^{[citation needed]}

• Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering [5]

The Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (RSISE) contains the Department of Information Engineering and the Computer Sciences Laboratory.

The remains of the ANU 500MJ generator^[clarify]

• Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies [6]

The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) is Australia's leading centre for research and postgraduate training on the Asia Pacific region.^{[citation needed]} Priority research areas include Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Southwest Pacific.

• Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering [7]

The Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering (RSPhysSE). The school's primary research areas are: materials science and engineering; lasers, nonlinear optics and photonics; nanotechnology and mesoscopic physics; physics of atoms, molecules and the nucleus; plasma physics and surface science; physics and the environment.

• Research School of Social Sciences [8]

The Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) concentrates on theoretical and empirical research in the social sciences. The following programs exist within the school: Demography & Sociology, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy, Political Science and Social & Political Theory.

• The John Curtin School of Medical Research [9]

The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) was formed in 1948 as a result of the vision of Nobel Laureate Howard Florey and Prime Minister John Curtin. Two Nobel Prizes ( John Carew Eccles in 1963 and Peter Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996) have been won by research performed at John Curtin.

• The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies [10]

The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) includes economists, hydrologists, historians, ecologists, anthropologists and soil scientists. Research is undertaken into many natural resource and environmental issues.

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The Colleges

ANU's seven Colleges combine research with research-led teaching and are responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

ANU school of art

• ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences consists of over 20 teaching and research disciplines in the fields of arts, humanities and social sciences. The College is particularly strong in Political Science. Also part of this college is the ANU School of Music.

• ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific focuses on study relating to Asia and the Pacific region.

• ANU College of Business and Economics

The ANU College of Business and Economics carries out teaching and research in the closely related fields of business and economics. The college is a leader in Economics.

• ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

The ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science comprises the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (which in turn combines the Department of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and the Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering.

• ANU College of Law

The ANU College of Law, established in 1960. The College is a leader in International Law and Public Law.^{[citation needed]}

• ANU College of Medicine and Health Science

The ANU College of Medicine and Health Science is home to the newest of ANU's schools, the ANU Medical School. The school's foundation was announced on April 10, 2001, and the first intake of students was in February 2004.

• ANU College of Science

The ANU College of Science is the largest of the ANU's Colleges.

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University Centres

The University Centres are organisational structures that can draw from both the Faculties and the Institute.

• Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy
• Crawford School of Economics and Government
• Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
• Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
• Centre for Cross-Cultural Research
• Centre for Mental Health Research
• Humanities Research Centre
• National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
• National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
• National Graduate School of Management
• Mathematical Sciences Institute (joint with The Faculties and the Institute)
• The National Europe Centre

Campus

Mount Stromlo after the fires: remains of the old administration building with the dome of the Farnham telescope

The ANU's main campus is located in, and occupies most of the Canberra suburb of Acton. The campus covers 1.45 km² (350 acres) adjoining native bushland, Black Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner and the city centre. Eight of the university's nine affiliated halls and colleges are located on campus, while Fenner Hall is located on Northbourne Avenue in the nearby suburb of Braddon. The halls and colleges are: Mount Stromlo Observatory - Burnt out remains of telescope (I took this picture on uni trip) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mount Stromlo Observatory - Burnt out remains of telescope (I took this picture on uni trip) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Categories: Suburbs of Canberra (incomplete) | Suburbs of Canberra ... Black Mountain is situated close to the central business district of Australias capital city Canberra. ... Sunset over Lake Burley Griffin, viewed from the Commonwealth Bridge Lake Burley Griffin is a lake in the centre of Canberra, Australias federal capital city. ... Turner (postcode: 2612) is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ... City Walk, a pedestrian mall in Civic is a focus of retail activity and outdoor dining. ... Braddon (postcode: 2612) is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australia. ...

• Bruce Hall,
• Ursula Hall,
• Fenner Hall,
• Burgmann College,
• John XXIII College,
• Burton & Garran Hall,
• Toad Hall,
• University House [11],
• Graduate House [12]

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The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is located away from the main campus in Acton, at the Mount Stromlo Observatory, near Weston Creek in south Canberra. RSAA also runs the Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales. Since the destruction of Mount Stromlo's telescopes in the Canberra bushfires of 2003, this is ANU's only telescope site. The university also runs a coastal campus at Kioloa on the South Coast of New South Wales dedicated to field work training, and a North Australia Research Unit in Darwin in the Northern Territory. The old administration building with the dome of the Farnham telescope The dome of the 50-inch Great Melbourne telescope Mount Stromlo Observatory (MSO) located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU). ... Location of Weston Creek Weston Creek is a district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia which lies west of the Woden Valley district. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU), incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian National University, the University of... Coonabarabran, a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, has about 3000 inhabitants and was established in the 1850s. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... 2003 Canberra bushfires The Canberra bushfires of 2003 caused severe damage to the outskirts of Canberra, the Australian capital city. ... The Kioloa Coastal Campus, as of early 2000 The Kioloa Coastal Campus is a small campus of the Australian National University at Kioloa, used for studies in certain sciences. ... The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from Sydney in the north to the border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Capital Darwin Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $10,418 (8th)  - Product per capita  $51,634/person (2nd) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  207,700 (8th)  - Density  0. ...

Students on all campuses are represented by the ANU Students' Association. Representation for postgraduate students is provided by the Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (PARSA), a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, or CAPA, is the peak representative body for postgraduate students in Australia. ...

Precincts

The ANU campus is divided into eight precincts, with three on the west side of Sullivans creek, and five on the east side.

• The west side precincts are:
  • Dickson Precinct - located in the west, it includes five of the residential colleges - John XXIII, Burgmann, Ursula, Burton & Garran and Bruce.
  • Linnaeus Precinct - located in the centre west, includes the Hancock library
  • Daley Precinct - located in the north west, includes the gym and Willows Oval

• Located on the east side of Sullivans creek are:
  • Kingsley Precinct - located in the north, includes Union court, the Chifley library, Toad Hall, Drill hall gallery and AD Hope building
  • Baldessin Precinct - located in the north east, includes the Faculty of Asian Studies, Crawford School of Economics and Government [13], and the School of Art and the School of Music.
  • Ellery Precinct - located in the centre, includes the Law building and HC Coombs building.
  • Liversidge Precinct - located in the south east towards Acton Peninsula, includes University House, Lennox House and Sir Roland Wilson Building
  • Garran Precinct - located in the south, includes everything south of South oval including the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

• Map of campus - clickable with key to ANU buildings

Prizes

The university sponsors various prizes. The list includes:

• Phoenix Prize for spiritual art
• The university has also been the recipient of a number of teaching awards. These include:

Dr. Richard Baker:
The Phoenix Prize for spiritual art is an open art prize to the value of AU$5,000, based at the Australian National University, awarded first in 2005. ...

• 1996 ANU Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
• 2002 ANU Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
• 2002 Finalist in National Teaching Awards - individual category
• 2003 Team leader of the winning course in Australian Awards for University Teaching - institutional category “Large, first year classes” category
• 2006 Carrick Award [14]

Dr. Alastair Greig:

• ANU Vice Chancellor's teaching award - in 1997 and 2003
• National teaching prize winner in Social Science category in 1998

Dr. Baker & Dr. Greig co-teach SRES 1001.

See also

• List of Australian National University people

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Group of Eight website
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: -35.276370° 149.120489°
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Street map from Google Maps or Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps