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{{Infobox University|name=The Australian National University|image_name= Australian_National_University_crest.png|motto=
Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum (
Latin: "First, to know the nature of things")]|type=
Public university|chancellor=Dr Allan Hawke|vice_chancellor=Ian Chubb|city=
Acton,_Australian_Capital_Territory|state=Australian Capital Territory|undergrad=8,100|postgrad=4,382|staff=1,441|campus=[Urban area, 350 acres/1.4
Square kilometre|free_label=|free=|affiliations=
Group of Eight (Australian Universities), APRU, International Alliance of Research Universities,
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy,
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|website= www.anu.edu.au-->
The Australian National University, or
ANU, is a Public university 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.
ANU is a member of Australia's Group of Eight (Australian Universities), the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy and the
International Alliance of Research Universities. The university is often ranked as the leading university in Australia on a number of measures Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities, and has had many notable List of Australian National University people, including five
Nobel Prize winners.
History
The ANU is the only Australian university to be established by an act of federal Parliament.{{cite web|title = ANU Profile|url = http://info.anu.edu.au/discover_anu/About_ANU/Profile/| accessdate=2007-06-23-->The Australian National University Act 1946-47 was introduced into parliament by the then Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, and Minister for Post-war Reconstruction,
John 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, Nugget Coombs.{{cite book|last= Foster|first= S.G.|authorlink=|coauthors= Varghese, M.M.|title= The making of the Australian National University 1946-1996|year= 1996|publisher= Allen & Unwin|location= Sydney|isbn= 1864480831-->
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
List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition in
Parliament of Australia, Kevin Rudd.
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
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
New South Wales. On Thursday 20 April, 2006 it was reported that the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics would build the world's most powerful telescope ""ANU part of elite group to build world's biggest telescope"" The Canberra Times . 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
Research is carried out in areas such as agriculture, natural environment, neuroscience, visual sicence, health and
technology.
- Research School of Chemistry
- Research School of Earth Sciences
The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is one of the top ten university
geoscience programs in the world.
- Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
The Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (RSISE) contains the Department of information engineering and the
Computer Sciences Laboratory.
- Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) is Australia's leading centre for research and postgraduate training on the Asia Pacific region. Priority research areas include Northeast Asia,
Southeast Asia, South Asia and the
Southwest Pacific.
- Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering
The Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering (RSPhysSE). The school's primary research areas are: materials science and materials engineering;
lasers,
nonlinear optics and
photonics;
nanotechnology and mesoscopic physics; atomic physics,
molecules and the nuclear physics; plasma physics and
surface science;
physics and
the environment.
- Research School of Social Sciences
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 theory & Political Theory.
- The John Curtin School of Medical Research
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 (Sir John 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
The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) includes
economists, Hydrology, historians,
ecologists, anthropologists and soil science. Research is undertaken into many natural resource and environmental issues.
The Colleges
ANU's seven Colleges combine research with research-led teaching and are responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
- 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.
The ANU College of Law, established in 1960. The College is a leader in
International Law and
Public Law.
- 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 http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/ . The school's foundation was announced on
April 10, 2001, and the first intake of students was in February 2004.
The ANU College of Science is the largest of the ANU's Colleges.
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
The ANU's main campus is located in, and occupies most of the Canberra suburb of
Acton, Australian Capital Territory. The campus covers 1.45 km² (350 acres) adjoining native bushland,
Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory), Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of
Turner, Australian Capital Territory and the City Centre, Australian Capital Territory. 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, Australian Capital Territory. The halls and colleges are:
With over 10,000 trees on its "green" campus, the ANU was awarded the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award at the annual Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in 2003.
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 Coastal Campus on the
South Coast, New South Wales of
New South Wales dedicated to field work training, and a North Australia Research Unit in Darwin, Northern Territory in the Northern Territory.
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.
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 , 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:
The university has also been the recipient of a number of teaching awards. These include:
Dr. Richard Baker:
- 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
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.
International reputation
In 2006, London's
Times Higher Education Supplement and
Newsweek Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities ranked ANU 16th and 38th in the world respectively, - both indicies ranking it as the top university in Australia.
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Group of Eight website
{{Infobox University|name=The Australian National University|image_name= Australian_National_University_crest.png|motto=
Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum (
Latin: "First, to know the nature of things")]|type=Public university|chancellor=Dr Allan Hawke|vice_chancellor=Ian Chubb|city=Acton,_Australian_Capital_Territory|state=Australian Capital Territory|undergrad=8,100|postgrad=4,382|staff=1,441|campus=[Urban area, 350
acres/1.4
Square kilometre|free_label=|free=|affiliations=Group of Eight (Australian Universities), APRU, International Alliance of Research Universities,
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy,
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|website= www.anu.edu.au-->
The Australian National University, or
ANU, is a Public university 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.
ANU is a member of Australia's Group of Eight (Australian Universities), the
Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy and the International Alliance of Research Universities. The university is often ranked as the leading university in Australia on a number of measures Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities, and has had many notable
List of Australian National University people, including five Nobel Prize winners.
History
The ANU is the only Australian university to be established by an act of federal Parliament.{{cite web|title = ANU Profile|url = http://info.anu.edu.au/discover_anu/About_ANU/Profile/| accessdate=2007-06-23-->The Australian National University Act 1946-47 was introduced into parliament by the then Prime Minister,
Ben Chifley, and Minister for Post-war Reconstruction,
John 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, Nugget Coombs.{{cite book|last= Foster|first= S.G.|authorlink=|coauthors= Varghese, M.M.|title= The making of the Australian National University 1946-1996|year= 1996|publisher= Allen & Unwin|location= Sydney|isbn= 1864480831-->
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 List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition in Parliament of Australia,
Kevin Rudd.
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
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
New South Wales. On Thursday 20 April,
2006 it was reported that the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics would build the world's most powerful telescope ""ANU part of elite group to build world's biggest telescope"" The Canberra Times . 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
Research is carried out in areas such as
agriculture, natural environment,
neuroscience, visual sicence, health and technology.
- Research School of Chemistry
- Research School of Earth Sciences
The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is one of the top ten university
geoscience programs in the world.
- Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
The Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (RSISE) contains the Department of information engineering and the
Computer Sciences Laboratory.
- Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) is Australia's leading centre for research and postgraduate training on the Asia Pacific region. Priority research areas include Northeast Asia,
Southeast Asia, South Asia and the
Southwest Pacific.
The
Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering (RSPhysSE). The school's primary research areas are:
materials science and
materials engineering; lasers,
nonlinear optics and photonics;
nanotechnology and mesoscopic physics;
atomic physics, molecules and the
nuclear physics; plasma physics and surface science; physics and the environment.
- Research School of Social Sciences
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 theory & Political Theory.
- The John Curtin School of Medical Research
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 (Sir John 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
The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) includes
economists, Hydrology, historians, ecologists, anthropologists and soil science. Research is undertaken into many natural resource and environmental issues.
The Colleges
ANU's seven Colleges combine research with research-led teaching and are responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
- 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.
The ANU College of Law, established in 1960. The College is a leader in International Law and Public Law.
- 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 http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/ . The school's foundation was announced on April 10, 2001, and the first intake of students was in February 2004.
The ANU College of Science is the largest of the ANU's Colleges.
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
The ANU's main campus is located in, and occupies most of the Canberra suburb of
Acton, Australian Capital Territory. The campus covers 1.45 km² (350 acres) adjoining native bushland, Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory), Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner, Australian Capital Territory and the City Centre, Australian Capital Territory. 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, Australian Capital Territory. The halls and colleges are:
With over 10,000 trees on its "green" campus, the ANU was awarded the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award at the annual Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in 2003.
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 Coastal Campus on the South Coast, New South Wales of
New South Wales dedicated to field work training, and a North Australia Research Unit in Darwin, Northern Territory in the
Northern Territory.
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.
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 , 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:
- 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
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.
International reputation
In 2006, London's
Times Higher Education Supplement and
Newsweek Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities ranked ANU 16th and 38th in the world respectively, - both indicies ranking it as the top university in Australia.
See also
- List of Australian National University people
- NICTA - national information and communication technology research centre, co-founded by ANU
References
External links
- Official website
- Group of Eight website
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