Australian National University
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About Australian National University
Australian National University (ANU) proper dates to 1946, when it was founded by an act of the Australian Parliament in a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.
However, in 1960 ANU merged with Canberra University College, which had been founded in 1929 under the joint auspices of the federal government and the University of Melbourne. After the merger, Canberra University College became ANU’s School of General Studies.
ANU, with a student population of nearly 21,000, is often considered the premier research university in Australia.
ANU is associated with ten Nobel laureates, namely,
- Physicists, John Cockcroft & Brian Schmidt
- Chemist, John Pople
- Pathologist, Howard Florey
- Immunologists, Rolf Zinkernagel & Peter Doherty
- Neuroscientist, John Eccles
- Economists, John Harsanyi, Edward Prescott & Oliver Williamson
Other distinguished ANU-connected individuals include the following:
- Philosophers, Jeremy Shearmur & Clive Hamilton
- Mathematicians, Bernhard Neumann, Michael Cowling, John H. Coates, Ross Garnaut & Charles E.M. Pearce
- Computer scientists, Michael McRobbie, Marcus Hutter & Andrew Tridgell
- Physicists, Mark Oliphant, Kenneth Baldwin, Ross McKenzie & Murray Batchelor
- Chemists, Arthur Birch & Denis Evans
- Neuroscientist, Rodolfo Llinás
- Virologist, Robert Webster
- Economists, John G. Crawford, Peter Drysdale, Adrian Pagan, John Quiggin & Rod Sims
- Historian, Charles Manning Hope Clark
- Political scientist, Keith Dowding
- Anthropologist, Derek Freeman
- Sinologist and essayist Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans)
- Indologist, Arthur L. Basham
- Actor, Richard Roxburgh
- Comedian and TV presenter, Hannah Gadsby
- Journalist, Christine Wallace
- TV journalist, Rosemary Church
- US public servant and diplomat, Martin Indyk
- Former New South Wales Premier, Barry O’Farrell
- Current Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Australian High Court Justice, Stephen Gageler
- Former Australian Prime Ministers, Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke
According to Wikipedia, The Australian National University 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.
What Is Australian National University Known For?
Australian National University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Communications
- Education
- Law
- Computer Science
- Economics
- History
- Business
- Anthropology
- Medical
- Engineering
- Literature
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Social Work
Australian National University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Australian National University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Australian National University ranks #90 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
Australian National University ranks #105 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
Australian National University ranks #142 worldwide for influence in Biology.
Australian National University ranks #147 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
Australian National University ranks #118 worldwide for influence in Physics.
Australian National University ranks #166 worldwide for influence in Communications.
Australian National University ranks #230 worldwide for influence in Education.
Australian National University ranks #156 worldwide for influence in Law.
Australian National University ranks #181 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
Australian National University ranks #128 worldwide for influence in Economics.
Australian National University ranks #154 worldwide for influence in History.
Australian National University ranks #335 worldwide for influence in Business.
Australian National University ranks #44 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
Australian National University ranks #354 worldwide for influence in Medical.
Australian National University ranks #460 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
Australian National University ranks #326 worldwide for influence in Literature.
Australian National University ranks #243 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
Australian National University ranks #102 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
Australian National University ranks #289 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
Australian National University ranks #269 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
Australian National University ranks #203 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
Australian National University ranks #104 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
Australian National University ranks #694 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesAustralian National University ranks #341 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Who Are Australian National University's Most Influential Alumni?
Australian National University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Anthropology, Political Science, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of Australian National University's most famous alumni:
- John Quiggin
- An Australian academic.
- Lawrence Bragg
- An Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer .
- Rodolfo Llinás
- A Colombian neuroscientist.
- Michael Kirby
- An Australian jurist and academic.
- Paul Sidwell
- An Australian linguist.
- Colin Groves
- An Australian anthropologist .
- Rosi Braidotti
- An Italian-Australian feminist .
- Rolf M. Zinkernagel
- A Swiss immunologist.
- John H. Coates
- An Australian mathematician.
- Bob Hawke
- An Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia .
- Barry O'Farrell
- A 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney 2011–2014.
- Marcus Hutter
- A Computer scientist.
Who Are Australian National University's Most Influential Faculty?
Australian National University's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Anthropology, Political Science, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of Australian National University's most famous faculty:
- Philip Alston
- An Australian law scholar.
- Harjot Oberoi
- A Sikh writer.
- David Lindenmayer
- An Australian scientist.
- Berit Brogaard
- A Philosopher.
- Nick Matzke
- An Evolutionary biologist and senior lecturer in biology.
- James Mahmud Rice
- An Australian sociologist.
- Russell Gray
- A New Zealand linguist and evolutionary biologist.
- Bryan Gaensler
- An Australian astronomer.
- Sam Gillespie
- An Australian philosopher.
- Karin Lasthuizen
- A Dutch-New Zealand academic.
- Seth Lazar
- An Australian philosopher.
- Hanna Kokko
- A Finnish scientist known for her research on the evolution and maintenance of Sex.
