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Supporting ANU is an investment in Australia's future. Learn how donations have made a difference in the lives of gifted students and resulted in research that addresses global issues.

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The fine structure of light

Initially a mathematics student, Mahasen Sooriyabandra came to ANU to study Honours in Physics at the Research School of Physics and Engineering. He…

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Endowment allows researchers to get on with their work

In the early 1980's, ANU Alumnus Alan Harvey was diagnosed with Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID). CVID is a rare disease that leaves your…

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Computing changing the world

"Computing is normally thought of as part science and part commerce. I want to inspire students to look at how they can better the world through the…

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Star struck

While PhD student Anna Frebel was surveying the Southern sky one evening, trying to weed out all the stars younger than 10 billion years (including…

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Changing lives and life direction

Errol Gracias, the inaugural recipient of the Bill Packard Scholarship, has first-hand experience of the impact of giving. "Like most people, I've…

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$1 million to support languages

Language studies at ANU were boosted by a single anonymous donor who pledged one million dollars to support three new endowments. The gift received…

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Defining a faster future

After graduating Tim started his PhD, conducting research with the University of New South Wales and CSIRO, on mobile network architecture which he…

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ANU research helps prevent crippling disease in Africa

It was when I first saw the poverty and deprivation of poor people in India in 1974 that I decided to include food chemistry as part of my research…

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Message of thanks from the Chancellor

This report recognises the far-reaching impact that our donors have on all aspects of The Australian ¾«¶«´«Ã½app University. I warmly thank all our…

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