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.

Zoe Ellis-Peck
7 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," said...
Scholarships & prizes
Sarah Backhouse
4 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 studies...
Inspire, Message
Lewei Tao, Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences Relocation Grant 2019 recipient
3 Aug 2020
Relocating for the love of maths »
This year marks more than three years of donor support to the Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences Fund.  Donors to this fund are giving students opportunities...
Scholarships & prizes, Gifts
Sandra Jeyakumar
17 Jul 2020
Pursuing a career in mathematics »
Sandra Jeyakumar is the Hilary Booth Scholarship 2020 recipient. Sandra moved to Canberra at the start of 2020 to pursue her Honours in Mathematics at MSI....
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes
ANU sign at the entrance of campus
10 Jul 2020
Message from the Vice-Chancellor »
To the ANU Community, It has been heartening to hear from so many of you during these past few months. I am grateful for your interest in how the University...
Message
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

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