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  motto ''Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum'' (First, to know the nature of things)
  established 1946
  type Public
  chancellor Dr Allan Hawke
  vice Chancellor Prof Ian Chubb AO
  city Canberra
  state ACT
  country Australia
  undergrad 8,300 (2003)
  postgrad 3,700
  staff 1400
  campus Urban (Acton campus 350 acres (14 km&sup2))
  free Label Organisations
  free Member of Group Of Eight , APRU , IARU
  website http://wwwanueduau


The Australian National University (ANU), is a University located in Canberra , the national capital of Australia . It is one of Australia's leading universities and was recently ranked by The Times Higher Education Supplement at number 23 in the world's top 200 universities. The Times Higher Education Supplement also placed the ANU at number 10 worldwide for arts and Humanities .

It is particularly strong in research, and is a member of Australia's " ''Group Of Eight'' " lobby group, the ''Association Of Pacific Rim Universities'' and the exclusive ''International Alliance Of Research Universities'' .


HISTORY

The ANU was founded in 1946 by the Australian Government as Australia's only research-only university. With a mandate for "postgraduate research and study, both generally and in relation to subjects of national importance to Australia", the ANU was intended to strengthen Australia's research efforts at the highest levels.

In study; and the The Faculties, which includes both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The ANU also contains many focused schools and centres.

The Australian National University is the only university in Australia with a constitution and structure dictated by an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament; all other Australian universities were established by State or Territory parliaments. The University is governed by a 15 member Council.


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 Chemistry

  • :The Research School of Chemistry (RSC) extends our fundamental knowledge in Chemistry concentrating on areas of national importance. The RSC's outstanding performance is recognised around the world. {Link without Title}

  • Research School of Earth Sciences

  • :The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is one of the top ten, university Geoscience programs in the world. {Link without Title}









The Faculties


The ANU Faculties teach the undergraduate courses run by the university. They also have post-graduate research students. There are seven ANU Faculties:

  • Faculty of Asian Studies

  • :The Faculty of Asian Studies offers the widest range of Asian Studies available in Australia at both undergraduate and graduate levels. [http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/]

  • Faculty of Economics and Commerce

  • :The Faculty of Economics and Commerce carries out teaching and research in the areas of Business , Economics and related disciplines. {Link without Title}




  • ANU Medical School

  • :The ANU Medical School is the newest of the ANU's schools. The school's foundation was announced on April 10 , 2001 , and the first intake of students was in February 2004 . [http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/]



University Centres


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


Restructuring

In 2005 the ANU created a new internal college structure to help link the teaching and research halves of the university together. The transition over to the new college structure is expected to be completed by the beginning of 2007. The new colleges are discipline based including both the faculties and research schools and centres.

The 7 new colleges are:
  • ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

  • ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

  • ANU College of Business and Economics

  • ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

  • ANU College of Law

  • ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • ANU College of Science



CAMPUS

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 . Six of the university's seven 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:

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 university also runs a coastal campus at Kioloa on the South Coast of New South Wales dedicated to field work training, a North Australia Research Unit in Darwin in the Northern Territory and two observatories Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra , and Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran New South Wales .

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, 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.




PRIZES

The university sponsors various prizes. The list includes:


RECENT EVENTS


On Thursday 20 April, 2006 it was reported that the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics would build the world's most powerful telescope. 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. {Link without Title}


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