Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. According to several international indices, it is the best university in Australia, being particularly strong in research. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" lobby group.

Campus

The ANU's main campus is located in, and occupies most of the Canberra suburb of Acton. The campus covers 1.45 km2 (350 acres) adjoining native bushland, Black Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner and the city centre. Six of the university's seven affiliated halls and colleges are located on campus, while Fenner Hall is located on Northbourne Avenue in the nearby suburb of Braddon. The halls and colleges are:

Related Topics:
Canberra - Acton - Black Mountain - Lake Burley Griffin - Turner - City centre - Braddon

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• Bruce Hall,
• Ursula Hall,
• Fenner Hall,
• Burgmann College,
• John XXIII College,
• Burton & Garran Hall,
• Toad Hall,

With over 10,000 trees on its "green" campus, the ANU was awarded the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award at the annual Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in 2003.

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The university also runs a coastal campus at Kioloa on the South Coast of New South Wales dedicated to field work training, a North Australia Research Unit in Darwin in the Northern Territory and two observatories Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra, and Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran New South Wales.

Related Topics:
Kioloa - South Coast - New South Wales - Darwin - Northern Territory - Mount Stromlo Observatory - Canberra - Siding Spring Observatory - Coonabarabran

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Precincts

The ANU campus is divided into eight precincts, with three on the west side of Sullivans creek, and five on the east side.

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• The west side precincts are:
• Dickson Precinct - located in the west, it includes five of the residential colleges - John XXIII, Burgmann, Ursula, Burton & Garran and Bruce.
• Linnaeus Precinct - located in the centre west, includes the Hancock library
• Daley Precinct - located in the north west, includes the gym and Willows Oval
• Located on the east side of Sullivans creek are:
• Kingsley Precinct - located in the north, includes Union court, the Chifley library, Toad Hall, Drill hall gallery and AD Hope building
• Baldessin Precinct - located in the north east, includes the Faculty of Asian Studies, the School of Art and the School of Music.
• Ellery Precinct - located in the centre, includes the Law building and HC Coombs building.
• Liversidge Precinct - located in the south east towards Acton Peninsula, includes University House, Lennox House and Sir Roland Wilson Building
• Garran Precinct - located in the south, includes everything south of South oval including the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
• Map of campus - clickable with key to ANU buildings