Australian National University

"ANU" redirects here. For other uses, see ANU (disambiguation).

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]
TypePublic national research university
Established1 August 1946; 78 years ago (1946-08-01)[3]
Academic affiliation
EndowmentA$346.25 million (2022)[4]
BudgetA$1.36 billion (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
,
2600
,
Australia[8]

35°16′40″S 149°07′14″E / 35.2778°S 149.1205°E / -35.2778; 149.1205
CampusUrban, parkland and regional[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.

The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university and member of the Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and institutes.[13]

Established in 1946, ANU is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia.[a] It traces its origins to Canberra 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 six Nobel laureates and 49 Rhodes scholars[17] among its faculty and alumni.[18] The university has educated the incumbent Governor-General of Australia, two former prime ministers, and more than a dozen current heads of government departments of Australia. The latest releases of ANU's scholarly publications are held through ANU Press online.[19]

  1. ^ "ANU Coat of Arms". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 6 January 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ANU Governance Handbook" (PDF). Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. February 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "ANU turns 75". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. April 2023. ISSN 1327-7227. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Message from the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "University Executive". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Facts about ANU". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Contact ANU". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Campuses & facilities". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Colours". Australian National University. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Clubs Search". ANU Sport and Recreation Association. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Fwd: ANU Sport announce mascot". University of New South Wales. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: ANU Sport and Recreation Association. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Academic Structure". Australian National University. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Our history". Australian National University. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Quick stats". ANU. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  16. ^ "ANU Annual Report 2018" (PDF). ANU. p. 124. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  17. ^ "ANU by numbers: global alumni – ANU Reporter". Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Nobel Prize winners". Australian National University. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  19. ^ "ANU Press – ANU". press.anu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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