Australian National University
National research university in Canberra
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| 2024 | High-profile student protest held on the same day as the annual ANU Open Day, continuing to address ongoing student residential and welfare concerns. |
| 2024 | Achieved a tied #73 position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, ranking 4th nationally. |
| 2024 | Ranked #101-150 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, placing 6th nationally. |
| 2024 | Australian National University ranked #57 in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, placing 6th nationally. |
| 2024 | Attained #238 position in the CWTS Leiden Ranking, ranking 5th nationally. |
| 2024 | Ranked #2 amongst Australian universities in the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking. |
| 2024 | Ranked #85 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, placing 6th nationally. |
| 2024 | Attained #30 position in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, ranking 4th nationally. |
| January 1 2024 | Brian Schmidt completed his term as Vice-Chancellor. Genevieve Bell, a cultural anthropologist and Distinguished Professor, became the new Vice-Chancellor of ANU. |
| 2023 | University's Graduate Outcomes Survey reported 80.7% full-time employment for undergraduate students and 88.5% for postgraduate students. |
| 2023 | Australian National University graduates achieved an 84.2% employer satisfaction rate in the national QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey. |
| 2023 | Student Experience Survey revealed undergraduate students rated their overall educational experience at 79.4%, while postgraduate students rated their experience at 72.5%. |
| September 2023 | An ex-student attacked two female students and assaulted a male student with a frying pan at the Australian National University, causing several injuries but no fatalities. ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop subsequently called for the ACT government to explain why the university was not informed of the risk beforehand. |
| 2020 | Significant student protests demanding stronger sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) policies, accountability for tariff rises, and commitments to improved pastoral care. |
| January 2020 | Julie Bishop succeeded Gareth Evans as Chancellor of the Australian National University. |
| 2019 | Student leaders organized another major protest across ANU halls of residence, continuing to raise concerns about rent increases, pastoral care, and sexual assault support. |
| December 2019 | Gareth Evans completed his term as ANU Chancellor. |
| 2018 | Australian National University recorded an endowment of A$1.8 billion by the end of the year, demonstrating significant financial strength for the institution. |
| 2018 | ANU College of Law was ranked 2nd among Australian law schools and 12th among world law schools in the QS Rankings. |
| November 9 2018 | The Australian National University experienced a serious network compromise that began with a phishing message being previewed. The network breach continued until December 21, 2018, after which the university conducted an investigation and published a report on the incident. |
| 2017 | ANU Observer was founded as an online news site covering campus news, student life, student politics, and university-related content. |
| 2017 | ANU ranked 6th in the world for politics, 8th in the world for Social Policy and Administration, and 11th in the world for development studies, highlighting its significant academic achievements in social sciences and humanities. |
| 2017 | ANU underwent additional restructuring, resulting in changes to the names and schools within the existing Colleges. |
| 2017 | Chinese hackers infiltrated ANU computers, potentially compromising national security research. |
| 2016 | 3.5 percent of ANU respondents reported being sexually assaulted, as revealed in a survey by the Australian Human Rights Commission. |
| January 1 2016 | Brian Schmidt, an astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate, assumed the role of Vice-Chancellor of ANU. |
| 2014 | First major student protest at ANU residential halls against rent hikes, pastoral care neglect, and issues relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment. |
| 2014 | ANU Council decided to divest from two fossil fuel companies, sparking criticism from ministers in the Abbott government but defended by Vice Chancellor Ian Young. |
| February 2013 | Graham Tuckwell, an ANU graduate, made the largest university donation in Australian history by giving $50 million to fund an undergraduate scholarship program. |
| 2011 | Brian Schmidt, an astrophysicist at Mount Stromlo Observatory, received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his groundbreaking work on the accelerating expansion of the universe. |
| 2011 | ANU was ranked the 2nd greenest university campus in Australia. |
| 2010 | Non-residential Griffin Hall was established for students living off-campus at ANU. |
| 2010 | Gareth Evans began his tenure as Chancellor of the Australian National University. |
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