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The [[Australian National University]] (ANU) is a public teaching and research university in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. The ANU has seven academic colleges which contain a network of inter-related faculties, research schools and centres.
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The ANU'''academic structure of the Australian National University''' is dividedorganised intoas seven academic colleges which contain a network of inter-related faculties, research schools and centres. Each college is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as research in its respective field.▼
[[File:ANU School of Art.jpg|thumb|right|ANU School of Art]]▼
 
'''==ANU College of BusinessArts and Economics'''Social Sciences==▼
==Colleges==
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 the Research School of Social Sciences there are schools dedicated to history, philosophy, sociology, politics and international relations, Arab and Islamic studies and Latin and American studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rsss.anu.edu.au/schools-centres |title=RSSS Schools |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>
▲The ANU is divided into seven academic colleges. Each college is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as research in its respective field.
[[File:ANU College of Law.jpg|thumb|right|ANU College of Law]]▼
[[File:ANU Medical School Building.jpg|thumb|ANU School of Medicine]]
▲[[File:ANU School of Art.jpg|thumb|right|ANU School of Art]]
'''ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences''' encompasses the field of humanities, creative arts and social sciences. It incorporates the Research School of Social Sciences, delivering education and research in the fields of history, philosophy, politics, international relations, and sociology. It also incorporates the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, including the [[ANU School of Music]] and ANU School of Art.
 
RSHA contains schools focusing on anthropology, archaeology, classics, art history, English literature, drama, film studies, gender studies, linguistics, European languages as well as an art and [[ANU School of Music|music school]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rsha.anu.edu.au/schools-centres |title=RSHA Schools |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>
'''ANU College of Asia and the Pacific''' hosts education and research in a wide range of fields with a focus on Australia's geographic neighbourhood. The [[Crawford School of Economics and Government]] conducts economic and public policy research on domestic and regional issues. Through three other Schools, the College also covers strategic studies, culture, language, and regulation in the Asia-Pacific region.
 
===Australian Centre for Indigenous History===
▲'''ANU College of Business and Economics'''
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The Australian Centre for Indigenous History (ACIH) was established within the ANU School of History, to "raise the profile of the study of [[Indigenous Australian|Indigenous]] history through internationally competitive scholarship", among other aims. The centre was officially launched on 28 March 2003, with Senator [[Aden Ridgeway]] officiating. [[Ann McGrath]] was the founding director, and stayed at the helm until 2019, when Lawrence Bamblett and Maria Nugent were appointed co-directors. [[Gordon Briscoe]] was one of two inaugural [[research fellow]]s at ACIH.<ref>{{cite web | title=About | website=School of History | date=25 February 2010 | url=https://history.cass.anu.edu.au/centres/acih/about | access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Search titles | website=ANU Press | url=https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/authors-editors/gordon-briscoe | access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
 
==ANU College of Asia and the Pacific==
'''[[ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science]]''' comprises the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Information Engineering and the Department of Engineering.<ref name="cecs">[http://cecs.anu.edu.au/ ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science]</ref> The college contains The Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (RSISE).
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific is a specialist centre of [[Asian studies|Asian]] and [[Pacific studies]] and languages. The College is home to three academic schools: the [[Crawford School of Public Policy]], a research intensive public policy school; the School of Culture History and Language, the nation's centre dedicated to investigating and learning with and about the people, languages, and lands of Asia and the Pacific; and [[Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs]], Australia's foremost collection of expertise in the politics and international affairs of Asia and the Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/about-us/college-glance |title=College at a glance - College of Asia and the Pacific |work=Australian National University |accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref>
 
The college also houses the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW), the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) and the [[CSCAP]] Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ips.cap.anu.edu.au/sdsc/aus-cscap |title=Australian member committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (Aus-CSCAP)|work=ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre |accessdate=2 June 2015}}</ref>
'''[[ANU College of Law]]''', established in 1960, conducts research and teaching, and engages with the community in a wide range of outreach activities such as advising government, sitting on tribunals, giving pro bono legal advice.
 
The College is affiliated with [[Columbia University]]'s [[Weatherhead East Asian Institute]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/about-us/academic-units-partnerships|title=Our academic units & institutes|first=Dean, ANU College of Asia & the|last=Pacific|publisher=}}</ref> and [[Indiana University]]'s Pan Asia Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iu.edu/~panasia/about/welcome-from-the-directors/|title=Welcome from the Inaugural Directors « Pan Asia Institute|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022405/http://iu.edu/~panasia/about/welcome-from-the-directors/|archive-date=15 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
'''ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment''' embraces medical research, life sciences, psychology and environmental science. It cover all aspects of medicine from fundamental research to clinical practice and population health. Research is carried out in areas such as agriculture, environment, neuroscience, visual science, neuroethology, health and technology. 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 Prize]]s ([[Sir John Eccles|John Carew Eccles]] in 1963 and [[Peter C. Doherty]] and [[Rolf M. Zinkernagel]] in 1996) have been won by research performed at John Curtin.
 
==ANU College of Business and Economics==
'''[[ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences]]''' comprises Astronomy & Astrophysics; Chemistry; Earth Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics; and Science Communication. The college contains the [[Research School of Physics and Engineering]], a body which focuses primarily on research into materials science and engineering; lasers, nonlinear optics and photonics; nanotechnology and mesoscopic physics; physics of atoms, molecules and the nucleus; plasma physics and surface science; physics and the environment.
The ANU College of Business and Economics comprises four Research Schools, of Accounting; Economics; Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics; and Management.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbe.anu.edu.au/college/schools-centres/ |title=Schools & centres - ANU College of Business and Economics |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329002102/http://cbe.anu.edu.au/college/schools-centres/ |archivedate=29 March 2013 }}</ref>
 
==ANU College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics==
==Schools==
The [[ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics|ANU College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics]] is divided into three Schools; School of Engineering, School of Computing and School of Cybernetics. ANU is home to the [[National Computational Infrastructure National Facility (Australia)|National Computational Infrastructure National Facility]] and was a co-founder of [[NICTA]], which was the main [[information and communications technology]] research centre in Australia until 2016. At that stage NICTA was merged with [[CSIRO]] to form Data 61, a Research Business Unit.
 
==ANU College of Law==
Within the colleges, there are schools with more specific focuses.
▲[[File:ANU College of Law South Wing August 2013.jpg|thumb|right|ANU College of Law]]
The [[ANU College of Law]], established in 1960, conducts legal research and teaching, with centres dedicated to [[commercial law]], [[international law]], [[public law]] and [[environmental law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.anu.edu.au/anu-college-law/anu-college-law-research-centres |title=ANU College of Law research centres |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514192019/http://law.anu.edu.au/anu-college-law/anu-college-law-research-centres |archivedate=14 May 2013 }}</ref> It is the 7th oldest<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anu.edu.au/mac/images/uploads/ANU_Corporate_Brochure_web.pdf |title=ANU Brochure |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref> of Australia's 36 [[List of law schools in Australia|law schools]].
 
==ANU College of Health & Medicine==
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Research School of Biological Sciences,<ref>[http://www.rsbs.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Biological Sciences]</ref> Research School of Chemistry,<ref>[http://rsc.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Chemistry]</ref> Research School of Earth Sciences,<ref>[http://wwwrses.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Earth Sciences']</ref><ref>[http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/links/archival/index.php Research School of Earth Sciences] {{wayback|url=http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/links/archival/index.php |date=20101230160510 }}</ref> Research School of Computer Science,<ref>[http://cs.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Computer Science]</ref> Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering,<ref>[http://rsise.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering]</ref> [[Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies]] (RSPAS),<ref>[http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies] (RSPAS)</ref> [[Research School of Physics and Engineering]],<ref>[http://physics.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering]</ref> The [[Research School of Physics and Engineering]] (RSPE), Research School of Social Sciences,<ref>[http://rsss.anu.edu.au/ Research School of Social Sciences]</ref> 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 & Political Theory, The John Curtin School of Medical Research,<ref>[http://jcsmr.anu.edu.au/ The John Curtin School of Medical Research]</ref> The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (1973–2007,<ref>[http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/ The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies ]</ref> and The Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) (CRES was combined with the School of Resources, Environment and Society (SRES) to form The [[Frank Fenner|Fenner]] School of Environment and Society in 2007<ref>[http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/links/archival/index.php [[Frank Fenner|Fenner&#93;&#93; School of Environment and Society in 2007]] {{wayback|url=http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/links/archival/index.php |date=20101230160510 }}</ref>).
[[File:JCMSRANU Medical School Building.jpg|thumb|left|[[John CurtinANU School of Medical Research]]Medicine]]
The [[ANU College of Health & Medicine]] encompasses the [[John Curtin School of Medical Research]] (JCSMR), the [[Australian National University Medical School|ANU Medical School]], Research School of Psychology, and National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health.<ref name="smh">{{cite web |url=http://cmbe-cpms.anu.edu.au/about-us/research-schools-centres |title=About us - Science, Medicine & Health |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>
 
==ANU College of Science==
==University Centres==▼
The [[ANU College of Science|ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences]] comprises the Research Schools of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and [[ANU Research School of Physics|Physics]]; Fenner School of Environment and Society; Mathematical Sciences Institute; and [[Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science]].
 
===Research School of Physics===
The [[ANU Research School of Physics]] focuses primarily on research into materials science and engineering; lasers, nonlinear optics and photonics; nanotechnology and mesoscopic physics; physics of atoms, molecules and the nucleus; plasma physics and surface science; physics and the environment. Under the direction of [[Mark Oliphant]], nuclear physics was one of the university's most notable early research priorities, leading to the construction of a 500 megajoule [[homopolar generator]] and a 7.7 megaelectronvolts [[cyclotron]] in the 1950s.<ref name="physics">{{cite web |url=http://physics.anu.edu.au/fire_in_the_belly/Fire_in_the_Belly03.pdf |title=The Big Machine |work=Australian National University |accessdate=6 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517111518/http://physics.anu.edu.au/fire_in_the_belly/Fire_in_the_Belly03.pdf |archive-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
[[File:JCMSR.jpg|thumb|[[John Curtin School of Medical Research]]]]
 
==Marie Reay Teaching Centre==
[[File:Marie Reay Teaching Centre ANU 2.jpg|thumb|right|The Marie Reay Teaching Centre at night.]]
The Marie Reay Teaching Centre is located in the Kambri area. It is 6 levels tall and contains classrooms used by a wide variety of subjects, as well as a lecture theatre on the top floor.
 
▲==University Centrescentres==
 
There are individual research centres connected to the University.
 
*Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy
Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy [http://apcd.anu.edu.au/], Crawford School of Economics and Government [http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/], Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute [http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research [http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics [http://www.cappe.edu.au/], Centre for Cross-Cultural Research [http://www.anu.edu.au/culture], Centre for Mental Health Research [http://www.anu.edu.au/cmhr]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science [http://cpas.anu.edu.au/], Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems [http://solar.anu.edu.au/cses.php]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}, Eccles Institute of Neuroscience [http://neuroscience.anu.edu.au/], Humanities Research Centre [http://www.anu.edu.au/HRC], National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health [http://nceph.anu.edu.au/], The National Centre for Information Systems Research [http://cbe.anu.edu.au/NCISR], National Graduate School of Management [http://ngsm.anu.edu.au/], Mathematical Sciences Institute [http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/], and The National Europe Centre [http://www.anu.edu.au/NEC].
*Crawford School of Economics and Government
*Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
*Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
*Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
*[[Centre for Cross-Cultural Research]], 1997–2008?, an [[ARC Centre of Excellence]]
*Centre for Mental Health Research
*[[Centre for the Public Awareness of Science]]
*Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems
*Eccles Institute of Neuroscience
*Humanities Research Centre
*National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
*The National Centre for Information Systems Research
*National Graduate School of Management
*Mathematical Sciences Institute
*The National Europe Centre
 
== Australian National Institute for Public Policy ==
In May 2010, Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] announced a $111.7 million commitment to the development by ANU of a new [[Australian National Institute for Public Policy]].<ref>[http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=2137 ANU to establish $111.7m public policy precinct]</ref> The new National Institute is intended to centralize public policy expertise. A good portion of the funds ($53.1 million) were earmarked for building and developing the previously announced [[Australian Centre on China in the World]], which is one of three specialist centres along with the [[National Security College (Australia)|National Security College]] and the [[Australia and New Zealand School of Government]] to be specifically incorporated under the umbrella of the National Institute. $19.8 million is set aside to create a joint building for the other two centres, with a further $17.3 million expressly dedicated to the National Security College.
 
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