Impact stories

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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16 Oct 2020

Caring for our colleagues the ANU way

When the pandemic hit, a PhD student at ANU was not able to secure a tutoring position at the start of semester. As a mother of two small children…

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30 Sep 2020

A return to the wild for recovered koalas

When devastating bushfires ripped through New South Wales, displacing and injuring koalas, ANU became a temporary home for many of these beloved…

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07 Sep 2020

Helping Zoe change her future

When Zoe Ellis-Peck heard about the CBE Changing Futures Scholarship, she applied and then forgot about it. "I never thought I would actually get it…

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Sarah Backhouse
04 Sep 2020

ANU staff and students are supported by our global community

Sarah Backhouse BJapS ‘94, BEc ‘94, Chair of the ANU Foundation USA Board, was drawn to study at ANU because of its world-class economics and Asian…

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24 Jun 2020

Vale Mervyn Paterson

One of the University's foremost geoscientists, Emeritus Professor Mervyn Paterson, has died at the age of 95. His 'Paterson apparatus' is still used…

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17 Apr 2020

Our community makes our University

From a small historic city in Rajasthan to the vibrant cobbled streets of Cartagena, the Bhati family's philanthropic legacy has spanned generations…

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10 Apr 2020

Your generosity shapes our University

On behalf of ANU Advancement, I thank you for the positive impact you have on the ANU community. I am delighted to present the 2019 Report to Donors…

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10 Apr 2020

2019 Giving by numbers

In 2019, more than $8.4 million was given to support students, who may not otherwise have been able to study at ANU.  Your generosity is also…

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10 Apr 2020

New hope for research on rare autoimmune disease

Co-director of the ANU Centre for Personalised Immunology (CPI) calls it a 'game-changer'. She's referring to the $10 million bequest for research on…

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