National Institutes Grant

The ANU was established in 1946 with a special charter – to give the nation a world-class capacity in research in subject areas which were going to be important for the nation’s future.

ANU: Australia's national university

As the nation’s university, ANU delivers research and scholarship that contributes to advancing Australia and the region. To support this unique mission, the National Institutes Grant (NIG) has been provided by the Australian Government to ANU since its foundation in recognition of the role the University plays as a resource of national significance.

Highlights

Associate Francis Bennet will lead one of two new ANU projects to help propel deep space missions. Photo: Lannon Harley/ANU
23
Jul
2021

Laser research to boost deep space missions  »

Canberra is one step closer to being Australia's home to deep space laser communication, thanks to a government funding for researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). Two ANU projects...
21
Jul
2021

Having a Barry Crocker? ANU wordsmiths want to hear about it »

If you know what it means to 'have a Barry Crocker' or 'do the Harold Holt', wordsmiths at The Australian National University (ANU) want to hear from you.  The Australian National Dictionary Centre (...
Dr Tanya Soboleva in the lab. Photo: supplied
21
Jul
2021

DNA regulator offers new hope for Hodgkin lymphoma treatment »

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered how a DNA-binding protein sustains Hodgkin lymphoma. The world-first discovery has the potential to help treat the rare cancer...
The Distributed Energy Resources Lab tests new tech like electric vehicles and how they work across the energy grid.
13
Jul
2021

Lab launch gives new energy to our renewables future »

A new lab that will help build a greener and climate change resilient electricity grid has been officially opened at The Australian National University (ANU).  Opened today by ACT Chief Minister...
12
Jul
2021

Student research program set to inspire holographic phones »

Research students from the Australian National University (ANU) and the Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) in Germany will collaborate to invent technology that could make smartphones thinner,...
An artist's impression of a hypernova explosion. Image: NASA
08
Jul
2021

Ancient star death unlocks 13-billion-year space mystery  »

In a world-first, astronomers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered evidence of a massive explosion that led to the destruction of a rapidly spinning, strongly-magnetized star...
Dr Heather Smith (left) and Major General Duncan Lewis have joined the National Security College. Image: Anya Wotton/ANU
07
Jul
2021

Former ASIO head and Commonwealth Secretary join ANU »

Two of Australia's leading national security and intelligence experts, Dr Heather Smith and Major General Duncan Lewis, have joined The Australian National University (ANU). Both have been appointed...
Derek Wrigley at his home in 2014. Photo: Stuart Hay
05
Jul
2021

The designer who never retired  »

Amy Jarvis pays tribute to Derek Wrigley - a designer who left his touch on almost every part of the ANU campus. Derek Wrigley believed that design had the power to change the world for the better....
Artist’s impression of a neutron star and black hole merging. Image: Carl Knox, OzGrav/Swinburne University
30
Jun
2021

Black holes swallow neutron stars like "Pac-Man"  »

Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, "like Pac Man", in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the Universe....
27
Jun
2021

Updated directives on face masks in the ACT »

Dear all I am writing with an important update regarding face masks and the ANU campus. Earlier today ACT Health announced wearing face masks in the ACT will be mandatory from midnight tonight (27...

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