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.

Professor Mervyn Paterson, right, looking at his invention the ‘Paterson apparatus’ which is still used today. Image courtesy ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
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 today for...
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes
Sonesh and two friends walking on campus in 2019
3 Jun 2020
Aled and Sonesh are faced with change  »
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing uncertainty and hardship for the student community.   
Inspire, Scholarships & prizes
Olive Ivanoff
15 May 2020
Continuing to study is important to Olive  »
For Olive Ivanoff, coming to Canberra to study at ANU meant she could pursue her ambitions. And now, staying here is more important than ever.   Originally...
Scholarships & prizes, Gifts
Image of a Regent Honeyeater bird on a branch
30 Apr 2020
Supporting difficult birds in difficult times »
Bushfires, heat, smoke, and floods made the 2019-20 Australian summer an exceptionally challenging one. The research sites for monitoring 'difficult birds'...
Inspire, Research
Liam McBride Kelly
20 Apr 2020
Social justice a key motivator to pursuing medical career »
Liam McBride Kelly is one of two recipients of the Bill Nicholes "Willigobung Scholarship for Medicine"* in 2020. As a first year ANU Medical School student he...
Scholarships & prizes, Inspire
ANU Donor Story - U.N. Bhati
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 and...
Gifts, Inspire
Barbara Miles, Vice President (Advancement)
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 - a...
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The Ground Map was designed in collaboration with clan elders and Wellspring Environmental Arts and Design. The Map includes stones from Mt Ainslie, Black Mountain and Red Hill and several artefacts from the elders’ collections.
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 ensuring that...
Gifts, Inspire
Professor Carola Vinuesa says the Pryor bequest will be a ‘game changer’ for research in dermatomyositis. Photo by Lannon Harley
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 donation for research on...
Research, Gifts

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