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Many of you will know that the ANU has had a special reason to celebrate in the past month. On October 4, Professor Brian Schmidt won the Nobel Prize for Physics, the first time an Australian has won the Physics Prize in just under 100 years.
Brian’s work has fundamentally changed the way we think about the universe, and at just 44, he has many fruitful years of research and teaching ahead.
This is the kind of event that spreads a warm feeling across the whole of the campus and the ANU community, alumni and others, and beyond.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Brian’s achievement had made the nation proud and I think she is right. Certainly every one of the 1000-plus colleagues who packed the hall at University House to congratulate him at week’s end was bursting with pride and excitement.
Through all the comments he made that week, the ones that have stayed with me are the ones he delivered to the ANU community that afternoon.
He reminded us that basic science research creates revolutionary new ideas, but that it is a messy process that doesn’t always deliver what you might expect.
He explained that he came to Australia and ANU because he wanted to work with the best, and that here he was allowed more independence, freedom and resources to take risks and follow interesting leads. This level of academic freedom is a uniquely Australian thing that had eroded at other universities, and we must fight to keep it.
He told us that the questions that fascinate him are the really big ones, ones he could explain to his children, like the size of the universe.
He tried to convince us that he wasn’t a genius, and that his story was like many others at this university, and elsewhere, and in some senses he is right.
While not everyone will win a Nobel Prize, we can all conduct our working lives like a Nobel Prize winner – working hard, not alone, but with our colleagues, across institutions and across disciplines – and trying to answer the big questions.
That is not a bad way to conduct your working life, inside or outside a university.
Ian Young
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"Youth, Media and Public Tolerance"
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Date: Thursday, 27 October 2011
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Coombs Lecture Theatre, Fellows Road, ANU
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2011 Undergraduate Graduating Art Exhibition
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Date: Friday, 2 December 2011 - Sunday, 11 December 2011
Venue: ANU School of Art, ANU
Exhibition will be opened by Robyn Archer, Creative Director of the Canberra Centenary. |
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2011 Coursework Graduating Art Exhibition
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Date: Thursday, 15 December 2011 - Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Venue: School of Art, ANU |
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2011 SoA Annual Glass Sale
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Unique hand-made glass by students, staff and graduates
Date: Friday, 25 November 2011
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Venue: Outside the School of Art Library, Childers Street, ANU
Enquiries: Richard Whiteley pn 6125 5819 |
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Canberra Annual Alumni Reception
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Date: Thursday, 1 Deceber 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: ANU School of Art
Event information to be added to the Alumni website shortly. |
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If you, or someone you know, are thinking about studying at ANU attending an ANU Advisory Day is a great opportunity to learn more about what's available.
Melbourne
Date: Friday, 16 December 2011
Time: 10:00am - 3:00m
Venue: Stamford Plaza, 111 Little Collins Street
Sydney
Date: Monday, 19 December 2011
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Rydges World Square, Pitt Street, Sydney
Canberra
Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Melville Hall, Building 12, ANU
For more information, or if you have questions but cannot attend the above sessions, please visit www.anu.edu.au/advisory or contact us on 1800 620 032 or student.recruitment@anu.edu.au.
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COLLEGE & AREA NEWS / EVENTS / OUTREACH
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ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
ANU College of Business & Economics
ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science
ANU College of Law
ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment
ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
ANU School of Music
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| Have You Heard |
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Graduate named Winston Churchill Fellow
 Arts graduate Matthew Lendrum is one of 107 Australians named as a Winston Churchill Fellow for 2011.
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Dr Sonja Best receives USA Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
 ANU Alumna, Dr Sonja Best, was among only 94 other researchers in various fields of study across the country to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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College of Law Alumnus elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
 ANU College of Law alumnus Professor Desmond Manderson, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Click hear to read more.
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ANU Congratulates medical grant recipients
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all recipients of National Health and Medical Research grants, particularly the 18 winners from The Australian National University.
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Professor Nick Evans elected Corresponding Fellow to the British Academy
 The British Academy has elected linguistics expert Professor Nicholas Evans from The Australian National University as a Corresponding Fellow.
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New ANU Philanthropy website launched
 This week ANU launched its new Philanthropy website. The site celebrates stories of generosity at ANU, highlights the impact that donations have on the University and its community and allows visitors to make online donations to over 200 different causes. The site also reports on the Endowment for Excellence - the University’s main philanthropic vehicle. Visit the website to meet members of the ANU community who are benefitting from philanthropic support.
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Bruce Hall 50th Anniversary Alumni Weekend
 Wonderful celebrations for Bruce Hall’s 50th Anniversary were held on the weekend of 17 -18 September 2011. About 300 alumni returned to the Hall across the weekend to revisit times past and to rekindle old friendships. | |
School of Music alumna wins ARIA
Former ANU student Sally Whitwell was awarded the 2011 ARIA for Best Classical Album for her first recital disc on ABC Classics, Mad Rush.
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| Where Are They Now |
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Lorina Gore
Then: GradDipMus 2001
Now: Freelance Classical Singer
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