ANU to deepen research links with China »

As Australia's national university, ANU sees China as one of its most significant partners in education and research. A delegation from ANU will visit China this week to strengthen research collaboration between the two countries. The delegation, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young AO and including leading researchers from across the University, will hold talks with their counterparts at two of China's most prestigious research institutions, Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). "As Australia's national university, ANU sees China as one of its most significant partners in education and research," Professor Young said. "This delegation includes some of Australia's best researchers, who want to deepen our existing strong linkages with our two major research partners in China." The China visit includes more than 20 ANU researchers across materials and nano science, astronomy and astrophysics, life sciences, earth and environment, and medical research. The delegation will hold a symposium on research collaborative programs with the CAS, and follows the ANU award of an honorary doctorate to the Academy's President, Professor Bai Chunli, in late 2014. The China visit also includes an ANU Day at Peking University, with a joint public lecture on the role of universities in national economic development by Professor Young and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr.