Impact stories

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ANU Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor at the 2018 Celebration of Giving event in front of the 10 panels Iconography series by Naata Nungurrayi (c.1932-), 2011-2014
17 Jul 2019
Thank you for your generosity »
This report is a celebration of you, our donors, and your positive impact on the students, research and ambitions of ANU.
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Rose detail with Susan Cooper image in medallion
15 Jul 2019
A rose for cancer research »
When Ken Cooper lost his wife Susan to cancer, he created a new rose dedicated to Susan's memory. Working with Swane's Nurseries, Ken searched through nearly...
Gifts, Research
Scholarship recipient Khamis Buol
15 Jul 2019
Role models on the path to University »
When Khamis Buol arrived in Australia as a nine year old from South Sudan his first meal was a burger. "It was completely foreign to me! I didn't know how to...
Scholarships & prizes, Gifts
Associate Professor Aude Fahrer far left
15 Jul 2019
Trialing a novel cancer treatment »
Thanks to the generous support of donors to the Lea Chapuis Memorial Fund, Associate Professor Aude Fahrer and her small team from the Fahrer Group at ANU are...
Gifts, Research
Fenner School Honours Student Rory Taylor and Yawuru Country Manager Pius Gregory examining a surface water map on Roebuck Plains Station in 2017
15 Jul 2019
A geospatial partnership with the Yawuru community »
Donors to the Lesslie Endowment are supporting an ongoing partnership between ANU and the Yawuru people, who are the traditional owners of country in and...
Gifts, Research
15 Jul 2019
A musical gift - honouring a brother’s memory »
Since 2010, the Imad Nassir Prize for Encouragement in Piano Performance has both honoured the memory of a beloved brother and son as well as inspired talented...
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes
Sarah O’Callaghan
15 Jul 2019
Happy to give back – ANU workplace giving »
Sarah O'Callaghan says that she's grateful for the important role that ANU has played in her life by giving her wonderful study and professional experiences,...
Scholarships & prizes, Gifts
In photo from left to right: Michael Prendergast, JWLand; James White, DoEE, David Gourlay, DoEE, Chell Lyons, DOEE, Kushla Munro, DoEE, Ken Baldwin, ECI Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE)
15 Jul 2019
JWLand and ANU partnership for renewable energy research »
In 2018, JWLand and the Australian National University's Energy Change Institute announced a two-year partnership to support renewable energy research....
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes
Bill Nicholes and famil
15 Jul 2019
Fulfilling a childhood dream »
Bill Nicholes lived and worked on his family's farm, Willigobung, near Tumbarumba in New South Wales, for most of his life. He also cared for his elderly...
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes

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