ANU to play leading role in eight new ARC Centres

The fact that we are partners in eight of the nine awarded centres is testament to the breadth and quality of the work being done at ANU. The Australian National University (ANU) will play a leading role in scientific discoveries and research over the coming decade after being included in eight new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres of Excellence. The ARC has announced $283.5 million for nine new Centres of Excellence. ANU will lead the new Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions , and will have lead investigators in seven other Centres of Excellence. The results mean that ANU researchers will play a key role in understanding Australia's biodiversity and heritage, the extreme physics of black holes and gravitational waves, climate extremes, and the policies needed to help Australia's ageing population. ANU will also be involved in developing the technology for low-energy electronics, quantum computing and analysis. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC said the ARC results demonstrated the depth of research across ANU.