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The Australian National University (ANU) is one of Australia's premier universities and ranked amongst the best in the world. It was created by Federal Parliament in 1946 to drive the nation forward and advance Australia's international standing through research and education of the highest quality. ANU is distinctive because of its national mission, international focus and impressive record in research and education for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Our leading researchers drive our educational programs and shape the ANU learning experience. Students at ANU enjoy excellent staff-student ratios and great employment prospects. They benefit from award-winning and challenging teaching, first-rate facilities and the collegial atmosphere of a residential campus.

“Zero tolerance” is an aspiration, not a policy, when it comes to sexual harassment, says Clinical Associate Professor L...
09/10/2026

“Zero tolerance” is an aspiration, not a policy, when it comes to sexual harassment, says Clinical Associate Professor Louise Stone.

In this article for ANU Reporter, Stone examines why sexual harassment persists across medical cultures worldwide – and why policy and law alone have never been enough to stop it.

Stone draws on years of global research and testimony gathered as lead editor of the book 'Sexual Harassment Between Doctors: Healing Medical Cultures Around the World'.

Read more: https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/beyond-zero-tolerance-what-it-will-take-to-end-sexual-harassment-in-medicine

“You can’t understand the present without understanding how it came to be formed," says Professor Dougald O'Reilly from ...
06/10/2026

“You can’t understand the present without understanding how it came to be formed," says Professor Dougald O'Reilly from ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology.

O'Reilly has spent decades dedicated to researching the poorly understood prehistoric societies of mainland and insular Southeast Asia.

"A lot can be learned from how these robust societies weathered cultural, climatic and economic changes to become integrated over time,” he says.

Now, he's distilled this work into a book, shedding light on a region that has long shaped Australia’s place in the world.

Read more: https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/the-archaeologist-unearthing-a-new-chapter-in-the-history-of-southeast-asia

How did an empty field in Acton become Australia’s national university? 80 Years of ANU, the new exhibition from Austral...
02/10/2026

How did an empty field in Acton become Australia’s national university?

80 Years of ANU, the new exhibition from Australian National University Archives, marks its history through records, photographs and plans. It features the people who shaped it, from Nobel laureates to pioneering women and generations of students.

Discover a 13-cent pie on the 1970 Student Union café menu, a researcher whose bank book called her a “Spinster Chemist” and the men-only job won by a woman.

On display in the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Building until the end of 2026.

Read more: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/the-spinster-chemist-a-13-cent-pie-and-the-men-only-job-won-by-a-woman-inside-anu80

Researchers from ANU have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting gravitational waves...
01/10/2026

Researchers from ANU have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars.

These new ultra-precise coatings are part of an upgrade that will help scientists detect gravitational waves with greater sensitivity than ever before.

Read more and watch the video here: https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/ultra-precise-anu-coatings-help-power-the-next-generation-of-gravitational-wave-detectors

OzGrav - ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Science & Medicine at ANU, ANU Research School of Physics

Art, food, landmark conversations, culture and connecting our community; Immersia Festival had it all!Over the past two ...
25/09/2026

Art, food, landmark conversations, culture and connecting our community; Immersia Festival had it all!

Over the past two weeks, Immersia once again transformed campus into a meeting place of languages, traditions and contemporary voices from across Asia and the Pacific and beyond.

Thank you to School of Culture, History & Language and Asia & the Pacific at ANU for another amazing festival 💃

24/09/2026

50 years ago, on 24 September 1976, Llewellyn Hall officially opened.

We sat down with composer and pianist Emeritus Professor Larry Sitsky to hear his memories of Ernest “Ernie” Llewellyn – his close friend, collaborator and the man behind the hall.

Read the full story in ANU Reporter: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/erx6

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"As a researcher, I've noticed that having the right pictures makes a huge difference in delivering information," says A...
23/09/2026

"As a researcher, I've noticed that having the right pictures makes a huge difference in delivering information," says ANU biologist Lisa Fontana.

Lisa recently won the People's Choice Award in the ANU Ecology and Evolution photography competition for her picture of Picasso the cockatoo 'helping' her scientific data collection.

"Science influences my photography, and photography then influences my science by giving me appealing images and pictures for the public. The attention of the public is key for spreading the word about our work."

Explore more through the lens of a biologist: https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/seeing-through-lens-biologist

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The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia and ANU alumnus, today launched the 2026 Intergenerational Report at ...
21/09/2026

The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia and ANU alumnus, today launched the 2026 Intergenerational Report at ANU as part of the University’s 2026 Australia and the World Annual Lecture series.

Before the event the Treasurer met with a group of our students and spoke with them about the outlook of Australia for the next four decades.

“It's within their lifetime,” said ANU Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Rebekah Brown.

“Our students will help make the decisions that shape what Australia looks like into the future.”

Read more: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/looking-ahead-to-2066-treasurer-launches-intergenerational-report-at-anu

Ancient Romans loved to spill the tea. Today, their rumours and gossip are helping researchers rewrite history.“Gossip a...
17/09/2026

Ancient Romans loved to spill the tea. Today, their rumours and gossip are helping researchers rewrite history.

“Gossip and rumour are often dismissed as flights of fancy. But as frivolous as they may seem, they are an important form of evidence that reveals what people cared about at the time,” says ANU historian Caillan Davenport.

Professor Davenport’s research, which he’s combined into a new book, draws on a range of historical evidence bringing to life the hopes, fears and opinions of those who inhabited the ancient Mediterranean world.

Read more: https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/one-historian-centuries-of-gossip-and-a-fresh-look-at-ancient-rome

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