What is Australian National University?
[[Image:ANUSchoolofMusicMainBuilding.jpg|thumb|220px|School of Music, ANU]]The '''Australian National University''' (ANU) in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]], is the only [[university]] set up by the Federal Government of Australia.<ref name=anu>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anu.edu.au/about/history.php |title=University history - ANU - ANU |work=anu.edu.au |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-date=1 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201223438/http://www.anu.edu.au/about/history.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The law to start the university was passed in 1946. It was set up to be a [[research]] university for subjects of national importance. These included [[physics]], [[medicine]], [[social sciences]] and [[Pacific Islands|Pacific]] studies.<ref name=anu/> The university started [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] courses in 1960.<ref name=anu/> ==Nobel prizes== ANU has had five [[Nobel Prize]] winners:<ref name=anu/> * Sir [[Howard Florey]] (1946) who was Chancellor of the University 1965—1968 * Professor [[John Eccles (neurophysiologist)|John Eccles]] (1963) - first Professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research * Professor [[John C. Harsanyi]] (1994) - [[economics]] teacher at ANU from 1958—1961 * Professor [[Rolf Zinkernagel]] and Professor [[Peter Doherty]] (1996) - researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research. * [[Brian Schmidt]] (2011) - astrophysicist ==Related pages== * [[Mount Stromlo Observatory]] * [[Siding Spring Observatory]] {{Commonscat|Australian National University}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in Australia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Canberra]] [[Category:1960 establishments in Australia]]