Impact stories

Supporting Ƶis an investment in Australia's future. Learn how donations have made a difference in the lives of gifted students and resulted in research that addresses global issues.

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12 Oct 2016

Visionary goal

Without the support of Bootes Medical Research Foundation funding, Dr Jason Potas said he would be "out of the game". "For someone like me, the…

Research
07 Dec 2015

New Ƶendowment for developing-world scientists

Distinguished physics Professor Chennupati Jagadish and his wife Vidya have kickstarted a new endowment fund to bring science students and academics…

Gifts
01 May 2015

Earth Sciences Future Fund off to a rocking start

Staff, alumni and students have given more than $200,000 to kickstart the Research School of Earth Sciences' (RSES) Future Fund. "The Earth Sciences…

Gifts
02 Jan 2015

The Linnaeus Apostles – Global Science & Adventure donated to ANU

The Ambassador of Sweden, HE Sven-Olof Petersson, has donated an eight-volume series, The Linnaeus Apostles – Global Science & Adventure, to the University.

Gifts
02 Jan 2015

Ƶvolunteers recognised for Canberra contribution

Ƶstudent society, 'ƵVolunteers' (ƵV) recently won the best new volunteering group award for their contribution to the Canberra community.…

Student philanthropy
21 Oct 2014

From small things, big things grow – a personal story of workplace giving

When Jim was asked in the 1980’s to come to Ƶhe confidently said “no.” At the time he was living in Melbourne and had a Centre for Excellence to…

Gifts
21 Oct 2014

Making history with a Victorian bushfire community

On the morning of 7 February 2009, after a protracted drought and weeks of record temperatures, the state of Victoria faced extreme fire danger…

Research
20 Oct 2014

Minoru Hokari: a journey with no end

"Exactly seven years ago today, on 10 May 2004, my brother Minoru Hokari (Mino), the author of this book, passed away in Melbourne. It was lymphoma.…

Gifts

Alumnus fighting malaria one mosquito net at a time

Businessman, philanthropist, Rhodes Scholar and Ƶalumnus Michael Bungay Stanier reflects on doing great work, ending Malaria and his days at …

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