Commonly known as ANU, this public research university is situated in Canberra, Australia. The main campus occupies most of the Canberra suburb of Acton, with its grounds adjoining native bushland, Black Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner and the city centre. Founded just a year after the end of the Second World War, a group of eminent Australian scholars was involved in the birth of the ANU. Members of the group included a leader in radar development and nuclear physics and the discoverer of the benefits of penicillin.
Today its notable staff and alumni include five Nobel laureates. Students attending ANU can study arts, social sciences, business, economics, engineering, computer science, law, medicine and health science. There is also a college dedicated to study relating to Asia and the Pacific region. The university has 8,100 undergraduates and 4,382 postgraduates - the latter can study subjects such as astrophysics and environmental studies.
