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TheAustralian National University(ANU) is apublicresearch universityand member of theGroup of Eight,located inCanberra,the capital ofAustralia.Its main campus inActonencompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and institutes.[13]

The Australian National University
Coat of arms[1]
Motto
Latin:Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum[2]
Motto in English
"First to learn the nature of things"[2]
TypePublicnationalresearch university
Established1 August 1946;78 years ago(1946-08-01)[3]
Academic affiliation
EndowmentA$346.25million(2022)[4]
BudgetA$1.36billion(2022)[4]
ChancellorJulie Bishop[5]
Vice-ChancellorGenevieve Bell[6]
Students17,380 (2021)[7]
Undergraduates10,252 (2021)[7]
Postgraduates7,128 (2021)[7]
Location
Canberra
,
Australian Capital Territory
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2600
,
Australia[8]

35°16′40″S149°07′14″E/ 35.2778°S 149.1205°E/-35.2778; 149.1205
CampusUrban,parkland andregional[9],358 acres (1.45 km2)[citation needed]
ColoursANU Gold[10]
NicknameOwls[11]
Sporting affiliations
MascotOwl[12]
Websiteanu.edu.au
The Marie Reay Teaching Centre and another building seen behind the Kambri precinct.

Established in 1946, ANU is the only university to have been created by theParliament of Australia.[a]It traces its origins toCanberra University College,which was established in 1929 and was integrated into ANU in 1960.[14]ANU enrols 13,329 undergraduate and 11,021 postgraduate students and employs 4,517 staff.[15]The university's endowment stood at A$1.8 billion as of 2018.[16]

ANU counts sixNobel laureatesand 49Rhodes scholars[17]among itsfaculty and alumni.[18]The university has educated the incumbentGovernor-General of Australia,two formerprime ministers,and more than a dozen current heads ofgovernment departments of Australia.The latest releases of ANU's scholarly publications are held throughANU Pressonline.[19]

History

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Post-war origins

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Calls for the establishment of anational universityin Australia began as early as 1900.[20]After the location of the nation's capital,Canberra,was determined in 1908, land was set aside for the ANU at the foot ofBlack Mountainin the city designs byWalter Burley Griffin.[20]Establishment of the university was disrupted byWorld War IIbut resumed with the creation of theDepartment of Post-War Reconstructionin 1942, ultimately leading to the passage of theAustralian National University Act 1946by theChifley governmenton 1 August 1946.[20]

Remains of the ANUhomopolar generatordesigned byMark Oliphant

A group of eminent Australian scholars returned from overseas to join the university, including SirHoward Florey(co-developer of medicinalpenicillin), SirMark Oliphant(a nuclear physicist who worked on theManhattan Project), and SirKeith Hancock(theChichele Professor of Economic HistoryatOxford). The group also included a New Zealander, SirRaymond Firth(a professor of anthropology atLSE), who had earlier worked in Australia for some years.[20]Economist SirDouglas Coplandwas appointed as ANU's first Vice-Chancellor and former Prime MinisterStanley Bruceserved as the first Chancellor.[21]ANU was originally organised into four centres—the Research Schools of Physical Sciences, Social Sciences and Pacific Studies and theJohn Curtin School of Medical Research.[20]

The first residents' hall,University House,was opened in 1954 for faculty members and postgraduate students.Mount Stromlo Observatory,established by the federal government in 1924, became part of ANU in 1957. The first locations of theANU Library,the Menzies and Chifley buildings, opened in 1963. The Australian Forestry School, located in Canberra since 1927, was amalgamated by ANU in 1965.[14]

Canberra University College

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Canberra University College(CUC) was the first institution of higher education in the national capital, having been established in 1929 and enrolling its first undergraduate pupils in 1930.[20][22]Its founding was led by SirRobert Garran,one of the drafters of theAustralian Constitutionand the firstSolicitor-General of Australia.[23]CUC was affiliated with theUniversity of Melbourneand its degrees were granted by that university.[20]Academic leaders at CUC included historianManning Clark,political scientistFinlay Crisp,poetA. D. Hopeand economistHeinz Arndt.[23]

In 1960, CUC was integrated into ANU as the School of General Studies, initially with faculties in arts, economics, law and science. Faculties inOriental studiesand engineering were introduced later. Bruce Hall, the first residential college for undergraduates, opened in 1961.[14]

ANU School of Art located at the formerCanberra High Schoolbuilding

Modern era

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TheCanberra School of Musicand theCanberra School of Artcombined in 1988 to form theCanberra Institute of the Arts,and amalgamated with the university as theANU Institute of the Artsin 1992.[14][24][25]

ANU established itsMedical Schoolin 2002, after obtaining federal government approval in 2000.[26]

On 18 January 2003, theCanberra bushfireslargely destroyed theMount Stromlo Observatory.[27]ANU astronomers now conduct research from theSiding Spring Observatory,which contains 10 telescopes including theAnglo-Australian Telescope.[28]

In February 2013, financial entrepreneur and ANU graduateGraham Tuckwellmade the largest university donation in Australian history by giving $50 million to fund an undergraduate scholarship program at ANU.[29]

ANU is well known for its history ofstudent activismand, in recent years, itsfossil fuel divestment campaign,which is one of the longest-running and most successful in the country.[30]The decision of the ANU Council to divest from two fossil fuel companies in 2014 was criticised by ministers in theAbbott government,but defended by Vice Chancellor Ian Young, who noted:

On divestment, it is clear we were in the right and played a truly national and international leadership role. [...] [W]e seem to have played a major role in a movement which now seems unstoppable.[31]

As of 2014ANU holds investments in major fossil fuel companies.[32]

A survey conducted by theAustralian Human Rights Commissionin 2017 found that the ANU had the second-highest incidence of sexual assault and sexual harassment.[33][34]3.5 per cent of respondents from the ANU reported being sexually assaulted in 2016. Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt apologised to victims of sexual assault and harassment.[35]

The ANU had funding and staff cuts in theSchool of Musicin 2011–15[36]and in the School of Culture, History and Language in 2016.[37][38][39]However, there is a range of global (governmental) endowments available for Arts and Social Sciences, designated only for ANU.[40]Some courses are now delivered online.[41]

ANU has exchange agreements in place for its students with many foreign universities, most notably in the Asia-Pacific region, including theNational University of Singapore,theUniversity of Tokyo,theUniversity of Hong Kong,Peking University,Tsinghua UniversityandSeoul National University.In other regions, notable universities includeUniversité Paris Sciences et LettrestheGeorge Washington University,theUniversity of California,theUniversity of Texas,theUniversity of Torontoin North America andImperial College London,King's College London,Sciences Po,ETH Zürich,Bocconi University,theUniversity of CopenhagenandTrinity College Dublinin Europe.[42]

In 2017,Chinese hackersinfiltrated the computers of Australian National University, potentially compromising national security research conducted at the university.[43][44]

Campuses and buildings

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Acton, Canberra
The Di Riddell Student Centre opened in 2019
Side of the Kambri Cultural Centre, The Australian National University, Canberra.

The main campus of ANU extends across theCanberrasuburb ofActon,which consists of 358 acres (1.45 km2) of mostly parkland with university buildings landscaped within.[45]ANU is roughly bisected bySullivans Creek,part of theMurray–Darling basin,and is bordered by the native bushland ofBlack Mountain,Lake Burley Griffin,the suburb ofTurnerand the Canberracentral business district.Many university sites are of historical significance dating from the establishment of the national capital, with over 40 buildings recognised by the Commonwealth Heritage List and several others on local lists.[46]

With over 10,000 trees on its campus,[47]ANU won an International Sustainable Campus Network Award in 2009[48]and was ranked the 2nd greenest university campus in Australia in 2011.[49]

Four of Australia's fivelearned societiesare based at ANU—theAustralian Academy of Science,theAustralian Academy of the Humanities,theAcademy of the Social Sciences in Australiaand the Australian Academy of Law. TheAustralian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Scienceand theNational Film and Sound Archiveare also located at ANU, while theNational Museum of AustraliaandCSIROare situated next to the campus.

ANU occupies additional locations includingMount Stromlo Observatoryon the outskirts of Canberra,Siding Spring ObservatorynearCoonabarabran,a campus atKioloaon theSouth Coastof New South Wales and a research unit inDarwin.[50]

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The Drill Hall Gallery is housed adrill halldating from the 1940s, for use in training soldiers for theSecond World War,and as base for3rd Battalion, Werriwa Regiment.The interior was remodelled to create anart galleryin 1984, and in 2004 the building washeritage-listed.Temporary exhibitions of the national collection were held in the hall while theNational Gallery of Australiawas being built. ANU took over the hall in 1992 to exhibit its own collection of artworks, and also as a venue for temporary exhibitions.[51]

There are four separate exhibition spaces, which provide the venues not only for exhibitions developed by or in collaboration with the university, but also to accompany major conferences and public events. The venue hosts both national and international exhibitions.Sidney Nolan's panorama,Riverbend,which comprises nine panels, ís on permanent display at the Drill Hall Gallery.[51]

Governance and structure

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See also:Australian National University administrative people

University Council

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ANU is governed by a 15-member Council, whose members include theChancellorandVice-Chancellor.[52]Gareth Evans,a formerForeign Minister of Australia,was ANU Chancellor from 2010 to December 2019 andBrian Schmidt,an astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate, served as Vice-Chancellor from 1 January 2016 to 1 January 2024.[53][54]Evans was succeeded as Chancellor by a fellow former Foreign Minister,Julie Bishop,in January 2020.[55][56]Schmidt was succeeded as Vice-Chancellor by cultural anthropologist and Distinguished ProfessorGenevieve Bellin January 2024.[54]

Constituent colleges

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Main article:Academic structure of the Australian National University

ANU was reorganised in 2006 to create seven Colleges, each of which leads both teaching and research.[14]Additional restructuring occurred in 2017, resulting in changes to the names and schools within the Colleges.[57]

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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Llewllyn Hall, ANU School of Music

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences is divided into the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Research School of Humanities and the Arts (RSHA). Within RSSS there are schools and centres dedicated toHistory,Philosophy,Sociology,Politics&International Relations,Demography,ArabandIslamicStudies, andEuropean Studies,as well as the Australian National Centre forLatin and AmericanStudies,[58]Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,[59]and the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods.[60]

RSHA contains schools ofArchaeologyandAnthropology;Art&Design;andLiterature,Languages and Linguistics,the latter of which include departments focusing on Linguistics & Applied Linguistics; English, Screen, Drama & Gender Studies; Languages & Cultures, and Classical Studies. RSHA also houses theANU School of Music.[61]In 2017, ANU ranked 6th in the world for politics, 8th in the world for Social Policy and Administration and 11th in the world for development studies.[62]

The college is also home to the Australian Studies Institute.[63]

The college's School of Philosophy houses the ANU Centre for Consciousness, ANU Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences, and ANU Centre for Moral, Social and Political Theory, an organization whose purpose is to "become a world-leading forum for exposition and analysis of the evolution, structure, and implications of our moral, social and political life."[64][65][66][67]Its president isNicholas Southwoodand key people includeSeth Lazar,Geoff Brennan,Bob Goodin,Frank Jackson, Philip Pettit and Michael Smith.[when?][citation needed]

TheCrawford School of Public Policyis based at the ANU.

Asia and the Pacific

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The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific is a specialist centre ofAsianandPacific studiesand languages, among the largest collections of experts in these fields of any university in the English-speaking world.[68]The college is home to four academic schools: theANU Crawford School of Public Policy,a research intensive public policy school; the School of Culture, History and Language, for studies of Asia-Pacific people and languages;[69]theCoral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs,covering politics and international affairs of Asia and the Pacific; and the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet, formerly the Regulatory Institutions Network), study of regulation and governance.[70][71]

The college also houses the Australian Centre on China in the World, theStrategic and Defence Studies Centre,and theCouncil for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific,Australia.[72]It has dedicated regional institutes for China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The college hosts a series annual and biannual updates, on various regions in the Asia-Pacific. TheCrawford School of Public Policyhouses the Asia Pacific Arndt-Cohen Department of Economics, the Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance, the Australia-Japan Research Centre, The Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, theEast Asian Bureau of Economic Research,the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, the ANU National Security College, theEast Asia Forumpublication and a number of other centres.[73]The Crawford School of Public Policy also hosts offices and programs for theAustralia and New Zealand School of Government.Many high performing Year in Asia program students gain the opportunity to travel to an Asian country of their choosing to study for one year specializing in one Asian language.[74]

The college also has affiliation withIndiana University's Pan Asia Institute.[75]

Business and Economics

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Paraboloidal dish for concentrated solar power at ANU

The ANU College of Business and Economics comprises four schools, which carry research and teaching ineconomics,finance,accounting,actuarial studies,statistics,marketingandmanagement:[76]

  • Research School of Management
  • Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics
  • Research School of Accounting
  • Research School of Economics

Dedicated research centres within these schools include the Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research Centre; the Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research; the ANU Centre for Economic History; the National Centre for Information Systems Research; and the ANU Centre for Economic Policy Research. The college is professionally accredited with theInstitute of Chartered Accountants Australia,CPA Australia,theAustralian Computer Society,the Actuaries Institute Australia, theInstitute of Public Accountants,theAssociation of International Accountants,theChartered Financial Analyst Instituteand the Statistical Society of Australia Inc.[77]It also has membership of theWorld Wide Web Consortium(W3C).[78]

Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics

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Main article:ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics

TheANU College of Engineering, Computing, and Cyberneticsis divided into three Research Schools, which study a range ofengineering,computer science,andcyberneticstopics, respectively. ANU is home to theNational Computational Infrastructure National Facilityand was a co-founder ofNICTA,the chiefinformation and communications technologyresearch centre in Australia. Research groups in the college include Algorithms and Data, Applied Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Computer Systems, Computer Vision and Robotics, Data-Intensive Computing, Information and Human Centred Computing, Logic & Computation, Materials and Manufacturing, Semiconductor and Solar Cells, Software Intensive Systems Engineering, Solar Thermal Group, and Systems and Control.[79]Disciplinary areas include theories, operations and research in engineering applications,[80][81]with the emphasis on energy source.[82]

ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research
The Peter Baume Building houses theAustralian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science.

Law

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Main article:ANU College of Law

TheANU College of Lawcomprises the ANU Law School and ANU School of Legal Practice. The college covers legal research and teaching, with centres dedicated tocommercial law,international law,public lawandenvironmental law.[83]In addition to numerous research programs, the college offers the professionalLL.B.andJ.D.degrees. It is the 7th oldest[84]of Australia's 36law schoolsand was ranked 2nd among Australian and 12th among world law schools by the 2018QS Rankings.[85]Students are given the chance to spend three weeks inGenevaconcerning the institutional practice of International Law.[86]

Health and Medicine

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Main article:ANU College of Health & Medicine

The ANU College of Health & Medicine encompasses theJohn Curtin School of Medical Research(JCSMR),ANU Medical School,National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, and Research School of Psychology.[57][87]JCSMR was established in 1948 as a result of the vision of Nobel laureateHoward Florey.[88]Three further Nobel Prizes have been won as a result of research at JCSMR—in 1963 byJohn Ecclesand in 1996 byPeter DohertyandRolf M. Zinkernagel.

Linnaeus Way at ANU

Physical, Life, Mathematical, and Environmental Sciences

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Main article:ANU College of Science

TheANU College of Sciencecomprises the Research Schools of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, andPhysics;Fenner School of Environment and Society; Mathematical Sciences Institute; andAustralian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science.[89]Under the direction ofMark Oliphant,nuclear physics was one of the university's most notable early research priorities, leading to the construction of a 500 megajoulehomopolar generatorand a 7.7 megaelectronvoltscyclotronin the 1950s.[90]These devices were to be used as part of a 10.6 gigaelectronvoltsynchrotronparticle accelerator that was never completed, however they remained in use for other research purposes.[90]ANU has been home to eightparticle acceleratorsover the years and operates the 14UD and LINAS accelerators.[91]Brian Schmidt(astrophysicist atMount Stromlo Observatory) received the 2011Nobel Prize for Physicsfor his work on the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Finances and endowment

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At the end of 2018, ANU recorded an endowment of A$1.8 billion.[16]

Academic profile

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ANU is a member of theGroup of Eight,Association of Pacific Rim Universities,theInternational Alliance of Research Universities,UNESCO Chairs,U7 Alliance,[92]Winter Institute.[93]and Global Scholars Program.[94]

ANU participates in the US Financial Direct Loan program.[95]The RG Menzies Scholarship toHarvard Universityis awarded annually to at least one talented Australian who has gained admission to a Harvard graduate school.[96]ANU andUniversity of Melbourneare the only two Australian partner universities ofYale University's Fox Fellowship program.[97]ANU has exchange partnership withYale University,[98]Brown University,[99]MIT[100]andOxford University,[101]and ANU has a research partnership withHarvard University.[102]

Libraries and archives

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Main article:Australian National University Library

The library of ANU originated in 1948 with the appointment of the first librarian, Arthur McDonald.[14]The library holds over 2.5 million physical volumes[103]distributed across six branches—the Chifley, Menzies, Hancock, Art & Music, and Law Libraries and the external Print Repository.[104]Chifley and Hancock library are both accessible for ANU staff and students 24 hours a day.[105][106]

  • Chifley Library
  • Menzies Library
  • Hancock Library
  • Law Library contained within theANU College of Law

Academic reputation

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University rankings
Global rankings
QS[107]30
THE[108]=73
ARWU[109]79
U.S. News & World Report[110]62
CWTS Leiden[111]209
Australian rankings
QS[112]4
THE[113]4
ARWU[114]6
U.S. News & World Report[115]6
CWTS Leiden[111]8
ERA[116]6
AFR[117]3

ANU was ranked 30th in the world (fourth in Australia) by the 2025QS World University Rankings,[118]and 62nd in the world (fifth in Australia) by the 2023Times Higher Education.[119]

In theQS World University Rankings by Subject2020, ANU was ranked 6th in the world for geology, 7th for philosophy, 8th in the world for politics, 9th in the world for sociology, 13th in the world for development studies and 15th in the world forlinguistics.[120]

A 2023 study byTimes Higher Educationreported that ANU was the world's 27th (first in Australia) most international university.[121]

In the 2022Times Higher EducationGlobal Employability University Ranking, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, ANU was ranked 35th in the world (first in Australia).[122]

Student life

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Student association

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Australian National University Students' Association(ANUSA) is the students' union of the Australian National University and represents undergraduate and ANU College students, while the Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (PARSA) represents postgraduates. TheAustralian National University Unionmanages catering and retail outlets and function amenities on behalf of all students.

Student newspapers and radio

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Woroni

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Woroniis one of the student publications of the Australian National University, first formed in 1950. Woroni is published fortnightly in full colour tabloid format, and features broad coverage of university and local news, opinion, features, arts and culture, sports, and leisure. Most of the newspaper since its beginnings have been digitised through the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of theNational Library of Australia.Woroni also features an online radio broadcast, Woroni Radio, as well as video production through Woroni TV.

The ANU Observer

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The ANU Observeris another of the Australian National University's student news publications. Founded in 2017, Observer is an online news site that covers breaking campus news, student life, student politics, arts and culture, sports, university policy and more. The ANU Observer is an ANU student association, meaning all students are members by default (and can attend and vote at General Meetings.)[123]Observer also produces a weekly podcast calledOur Experts Have Observed,which can be accessed viaSpotifyorApple Podcasts.

Residential halls and colleges

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Main article:Residential colleges of the Australian National University

Eleven on-campus residential halls are affiliated with ANU—Bruce Hall,Burgmann College, Burton & Garran Hall, Fenner Hall, John XXIII College, Ursula Hall, Wamburun Hall, Wright Hall, Yukeembruk Village, Graduate House and Toad Hall.[124]Together these residence accommodate for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Four UniLodge residences are also available to ANU students, situated just off campus—Davey Lodge, Kinloch Lodge, Warrumbul Lodge and Lena Karmel Lodge.[124]In 2010, the non-residential Griffin Hall was established for students living off-campus. Another off-campus student accommodation was launched by UniGardens Pty, University Gardens[125]located inBelconnen.

In 2014, 2019 and 2020 there were major protests organised by student leaders across all of the ANU's halls of residence[126]against steep rent hikes, neglect of pastoral care support, and repeated failures to address issues relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment.[127]Though supported by a majority of students living on residence, the ANU's response to past protests has been mixed, with many recommendations and requests for student consultations ignored. The outcome of the 2020 protests revolve around demands for stronger SASH policy, accountability surrounding tariff rises, and commitments to adequate pastoral care; the outcome of these protests is as yet unknown. Protests have been held since on the issue, with one high-profile one occurring on the same day as the annual Open Day in 2024.[128]

  • Kinloch Lodge
  • Lena Karmel Lodge
  • Davey Lodge

Notable people

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For a more comprehensive list, seeList of Australian National University people.

Notable alumni

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ANU alumni are often visible in government.Bob HawkeandKevin Rudd,former AustralianPrime Ministers,attended the university, as did senior politiciansAnnastacia Palaszczuk,Barry O'Farrell,Nick Minchin,Kim Beazley Sr,Peter Garrett,Craig Emerson,Stephen Conroy,Gary Gray,Warren Snowdon,Joe LudwigandCatherine KingandMichael Keenan.ANU has produced 30 current AustralianAmbassadors,and more than a dozen current heads ofAustralian Public Servicedepartments, includingPrime Minister & CabinetsecretariesMichael ThawleyandMartin Parkinson,FinancesecretaryJane Halton,EducationsecretaryLisa Paul,AgriculturesecretaryPaul Grimes,Attorney-General'ssecretary Chris Moraitis,Environmentsecretary Gordon de Brouwer,Employmentsecretary Renee Leon,Social Servicessecretary Finn Pratt,Industrysecretary Glenys Beauchamp,TreasurysecretaryChris Higgins,Australian Secret Intelligence Servicedirector-generalNick WarnerandAustralian Competition & Consumer CommissionchairmanRod Sims.Graduates also include Prime Minister of the Solomon IslandsGordon Darcy Lilo,Foreign Minister of MongoliaDamdin Tsogtbaatar,former Indonesian Foreign MinisterMarty Natalegawa,former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New ZealandDon Brash,former British Secretary of State for HealthPatricia Hewittand former U.S. Ambassador to IsraelMartin Indyk.

Other notable alumni includeHigh Court of AustraliajudgesStephen GagelerandGeoffrey Nettle,Fijian archaeologistTarisi Vunidilo,Wallisian member of the Congress of New CaledoniaIlaïsaane Lauouvéa,Chief Federal MagistrateJohn Pascoe,political journalistStan Grant,human rights lawyerJennifer Robinson,former Chief of ArmyDavid Morrison,Kellogg'sCEOJohn Bryant,formerSingapore AirlinesCEOCheong Choong Kong,Indiana UniversitypresidentMichael McRobbie,University of MelbourneVice-ChancellorsAlan GilbertandGlyn Davis,mathematicianJohn H. Coates,computer programmerAndrew Tridgell,public intellectualClive Hamilton,journalistBettina Arndt,and economistsJohn Deeble,Ross Garnaut,Peter Drysdale,John Quigginand commercial litigator Jozef Maynard Borja Erece, the youngest law graduate in Australian history.

Notable alumni of ANU

Academics and staff

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Notable past faculty includeMark Oliphant,Keith Hancock,Manning Clark,Derek Freeman,H. C. Coombs,Gareth Evans,John Crawford,Hedley Bull,Frank Fenner,C. P. Fitzgerald,Pierre Ryckmans,A. L. Basham,Bernhard Neumann,and former Indonesian Vice-presidentBoediono.Nobel Prizeshave been awarded to former ANU ChancellorHoward Floreyand faculty membersJohn Eccles,John Harsanyi,Rolf M. Zinkernagel,Peter DohertyandBrian Schmidt.[18]Notable present scholars includeHilary Charlesworth,Ian McAllister,Hugh White,Warwick McKibbin,Keith Dowding,Amin SaikalandJeremy Shearmur.

Notable past and present staff of ANU

Honorary doctorate recipients

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Notable Honorary Doctorate recipients have included former Australian public officialsStanley Bruce,Robert Menzies,Richard Casey,Angus Houston,Brendan Nelson,Owen Dixon,Australian notable personsSidney Nolan,Norman Gregg,Charles Bean,foreign dignitariesHarold Macmillan,Lee Kuan Yew,Aung San Suu Kyi,Sheikh Hasina,K. R. Narayanan,Nelson Mandela,Desmond Tutu,Saburo Okitaand notable foreign scientistsJohn Cockcroft,Jan Hendrik OortandAlexander R. Todd.

Controversies

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2023 attack

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In September 2023, an ex-student stabbed two female students and assaulted a male student with a frying pan. There were several injuries but no fatalities.[129]ANU ChancellorJulie Bishoplater called for the ACT government to explain why the university was not informed of the risk beforehand.[130]

Network compromise

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The network of the university was subject to serious compromise from November 9 to December 21, 2018. ABC News reported that the initial breach occurred when aphishingmessage was previewed.[131][132]After investigating, the university published a report on the incident.[133]Cyber safety recommendationsare generally applicable.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^TheUniversity of Canberrawas also created by the Parliament of Australia (as the Canberra College of Advanced Education), but that institution did not have university status until after it was transferred to theACT Government.

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