Australian National University (Canberra, ACT)
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The Australian National University is unique among its contemporaries as the only Australian university established by an Act of Federal Parliament, in 1946. It is also one of Australia’s most research-intensive universities, with a high ratio of academic staff to students.
The University campus has over 200 buildings and occupies 145 hectares adjacent to the city centre of Canberra.
The University also has smaller campuses:
»Mt Stromlo Observatory (west of Canberra)
»Siding Spring Observatory (near Coonabarabran, western New South Wales (NSW))
»North Australia Research Unit (Darwin, Northern Territory)
»Kioloa (coastal campus near Bawley Point, on the NSW South Coast)
www.anu.edu.au/
The University campus has over 200 buildings and occupies 145 hectares adjacent to the city centre of Canberra.
The University also has smaller campuses:
»Mt Stromlo Observatory (west of Canberra)
»Siding Spring Observatory (near Coonabarabran, western New South Wales (NSW))
»North Australia Research Unit (Darwin, Northern Territory)
»Kioloa (coastal campus near Bawley Point, on the NSW South Coast)
www.anu.edu.au/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_National_University
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°16'53"S 149°7'0"E
- University of Canberra 6.8 km
- Charles Sturt University North Wagga Campus 163 km
- Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus 239 km
- Macquarie University 248 km
- Avondale College 326 km
- University of Newcastle 357 km
- La Trobe University Bundoora Campus 454 km
- Monash University Clayton Campus 461 km
- University of New England 584 km
- University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus 942 km
- Canberra City center 1.4 km
- Commonwealth Park 1.8 km
- Lake Burley Griffin 2.1 km
- Stirling Park (formerly Westlake) 2.2 km
- Axis of design by Walter Burley Griffin 2.4 km
- The Parliamentary Triangle 2.5 km
- Parliament House 3.1 km
- Russell Offices 3.5 km
- Telopea Park 4.1 km
- Jerrabomberra Wetlands 4.8 km