Academic structure by College
The following is the University's academic structure as at 1 January 2012. Click on any College below to jump to detail about its composition.
| Authority* | AOU# | |
| ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences | [365, 368] | 100 |
| Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) | [379] | HA1 |
| Research School of Humanities and the Arts (RSHA) | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 208 |
 School of Archaeology and Anthropology | K10 | |
| δ Centre for Archaeological Research (with CAP) | [324] | |
| School of Art | [355] | K24 |
| School of Cultural Inquiry | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 209 |
| School of Language Studies | ... | K22 |
| School of Music | [355] | K25 |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities Group | [VC 12 Jul 11] | 232 |
| δ Australian National Dictionary Centre | ||
| δ Centre for Cross-Cultural Research (CCCR)# (ARC Centre of Excellence) | ||
| δ Humanities Research Centre (HRC) | ||
| δ Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts (IPPHA) | [VC 26 Aug 08] | |
| ε National Europe Centre# (affiliated with HRC) | [VC 12 Apr 01] | |
| Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) | D00 | |
| Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) | [316] | H12 |
| Centre for Policy Innovation (CPI) | [VC 26 Aug 08] | D43 |
| Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East & Central Asia) (CAIS) | [315] | K16 |
| School of History | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 210 |
| School of Philosophy | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 213 |
| School of Politics and International Relations | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 212 |
| Australian National Internships Program (ANIP) | [VC 4 Feb 03] | H18 |
| School of Sociology | [VC 13 Aug 09] | 214 |
| Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods (CEDAM) | [VC 1 Jan 03] | H17 |
| δ Australian Centre for Indigenous History | [Acad Bd 28 Jul 04] | |
| δ Australian Dictionary of Biography | 1/01/2010 | |
| δ Centre for Economic Policy Research | [Acad Bd 28 Jul 04] | |
| δ National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia | [VC 5 Dec 08] | |
| δ Transnational Research Institute on Corruption | [VC 3 Sep 10] | |
| ANU College of Asia and the Pacific | [365, 368] | 101 |
| Crawford School of Economics and Government (part of ANU Climate Change Institute) | [VC 31 Oct 03] | U00 |
| Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | [VC Dec 01] | E28 |
| δ Australia-South Asia Research Centre | [VC 26 Nov 03] | |
| δ Poverty Research Centre | [333] | |
| Australia-Japan Research Centre | [VC 31 Oct 03] | U02 |
| Centre for Democratic Institutions | [Stdg C'tee 9 Oct 98] | D31 |
| Environment and Development Program | [VC 31 Oct 03] | U10 |
| International and Development Economics Program | [VC 31 Oct 03] | U09 |
| Policy and Governance Program | [VC 31 Oct 03] | U13 |
| Resource Management in Asia Pacific (RMAP) | [VC 26 Nov 03] | E41 |
| School of Culture, History and Language | [392] | 216 |
| School of International, Political and Strategic Studies | [392] | 215 |
| State, Society and Governance in Melanesia | [VC 26 Nov 03] | E44 |
| Strategic and Defence Studies Centre | E11 | |
| δ Graduate Studies in Strategic Defence | [VC 26 Nov 03] | E42 |
| Department of International Relations | E01 | |
| δ Graduate Studies in International Affairs (GSIA) | [VC 26 Nov 03] | |
| Department of Political and Social Change | E12 | |
| δ Centre for Conflict and Post-Conflict Studies | [VC 19 Apr 01] | |
| School of Regulation, Justice and Diplomacy | [393] | 223 |
| Regulatory Institutions Network Program (RegNet) | [A/VC 24 May 04] | D42 |
| Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy# | [348, 351] | H16 |
| δ Centre for Restorative Justice | [333] | |
| Other Centres within CAP | ||
| ANU Climate Change Institute (formerly ANU Institute for the Environment) (includes College of Asia and the Pacific, Faculty of Law, College and Arts and Social Sciences, Fenner School, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Research School of Earth Sciences) | [361] | |
| δ ANU China Insitute | ||
| δ ANU Korea Institute | ||
| ε Arafura-Timor Research Facility (MNRF) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Centre for Archaeological Research | [324] | |
| δ Centre for Competition and Consumer Policy# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Centre for Gambling Research# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Centre for Research on Language Change | [339] | |
| δ Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora | [317] | |
| δ Korean Studies Centre | ||
| δ National Centre for OH&S Regulation# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Pacific Centre | [VC 31 Oct 06] | |
| δ Research School of Asia and the Pacific | [VC 22 Jul 10] | |
| δ Security21: International Centre for Security and Justice# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ANU College of Business and Economics | [365, 368] | 102 |
| Research School of Accounting and Business Information Systems | [VC 15Dec05] | L12 |
| δ Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research (ANCAAR) | [Acad Bd 24 Jul 02] | |
| δ National Centre for Information Systems Research | [Acad Bd 28 Jul 04] | |
| Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics | [335][VC 10 Nov 09] | L08 |
| δ Centre for Actuarial Research | [Acad Bd 28 Jul 04] | |
| Research School of Management | [VC 15 Dec 05] | L11 |
| Research School of Economics | [391] | 222 |
| Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) [AOU approved by VC 14 Jan 09] | [A/VC 16 Jan 04] | L13 |
| Economics Program | *** 01/01/1995 | D02 |
| School of Economics | [335] | L07 |
| δ Centre for Economic History | [VC 9 Mar 2012] | |
| ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science | [365, 368] | 103 |
| Research School of Computer Science | [388] | 204 |
| Research School of Engineering | [388] | 205 |
| Other centres within CECS | ||
| δ ARC Centre of Excellence for Solar Energy Systems# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Australian CRC for Renewable Energy | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems | [307] | |
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSC, JCSMR, RSB and RSPE) | ||
| δ Centre for Visual Sciences (with JCSMR, RSB, RSPE and Psychology) | ||
| δ National Centre of Excellence in Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Smart Internet Technology CRC (with School of Computer Science) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ANU College of Law | [365, 368] | 104 |
| Faculty of Law | M00 | |
| Law School | M01 | |
| Legal Workshop | M02 | |
| ε Australian Centre for Environmental Law | ||
| ε Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture# (with University of Queensland) | [Stdg C'tee 9 Jun 00] | |
| δ Centre for Military and Security Law | [VC 29 Nov 07; renamed 22/11/11] | |
| δ Centre for Climate Law and Policy | [VC 29 Nov 07] | |
| δ Centre for Commercial Law | [Stdg C'tee 10 Jul 98] | |
| δ Centre for International and Public Law | ||
| δ Centre for Law and Economics | ||
| δ John Fleming Centre for Advancement of Legal Research | [VC 14 Mar 07] | |
| ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment | [385] | 107 |
| The Fenner School of Environment and Society (FSES) | [375] | P25 |
| ε Bushfire CRC | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε Desert Knowledge Australia CRC | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε Bushfire CRC | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε CRC for Greenhouse Accounting# (with RSB) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε CRC for Pest Animal Control (with RSB) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε ANU Wildcountry Research Hub | [VC 10 Oct 05] | |
| John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) | B00 | |
| Emerging Pathogens and Vaccines | [VC 10 Dec 10] | 226 |
| Genome Biology | [VC approval pending] | 225 |
| Immunology | [344] [VC 10 Dec 10] | B31 |
| Neuroscience | [VC 10 Dec 10] | B23 |
| Translational Bioscience | [VC 10 Dec 10] | 227 |
| Translational Medicine | [VC 10 Dec 10] | 230 |
| ε CRC for Innovative Dairy Products | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε Australian Phenomics Facility (MNRF)# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology and Development | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ Centre for Molecular Structure and Function (with RSC and RSB) | ||
| δ Centre for Visual Sciences (with RSB, CECS, RSPE and Psychology) | ||
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSC, RSPE, RSB and CECS) | ||
| δ Centre for Bioinformation Science (CBiS) (with MSI) | [VC 4 Dec 03] | |
| δ Eccles Institute of Neuroscience | [VC 8 Aug 07] | |
| Research School of Biology | [389] | 200 |
| Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry | [VC 23 Sep 09] | 217 |
| Division of Evolution, Ecology & Genetics | [VC 23 Sep 09] | 218 |
| Division of Plant Sciences | [VC 23 Sep 09] | 219 |
| Biology Teaching & Learning Centre | [VC 23 Sep 09] | 220 |
| δ Centre for Visual Sciences (with JCSMR, CECS, RSPE and Psychology) | ||
| δ Centre for Molecular Structure and Function (with RSC and JCSMR) | ||
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSC, RSPE, JCSMR and CECS) | ||
| δ CRC for Greenhouse Accounting# | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ ARC Centre of Excellence for Perceptive and Intelligent Machines | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| δ CRC for Pest Animal Control | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| School of Health and Psychological Sciences | [389] | 201 |
| ANU Medical School | [343] [Ex C'tee 5 Nov 04] | O00 |
| Centre for Health Stewardship | [VC 19 May 04] | |
| Institute of Public Health (IPH) | [Ex C'tee 5 Nov 04] | W00 |
| ε Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH)# | [366] | W04 |
| ε Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI)# | [351] [Ex C'tee 5 Nov 04] | H15 |
| ε Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR)# | [327] [Ex C'tee 5 Nov 04] | H07 |
| Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing | [VC 22 Nov 11] | 233 |
| ε Menzies Centre for Health Policy | [VC approval pending] | 224 |
| ε National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH)# | [Ex C'tee 5 Nov 04] | H06 |
| Master of Applied Epidemiology Program | ||
| Health Transition Centre | ||
| School of Psychology | [VC 23 Apr 01] | P05 |
| ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | [385] | 108 |
| Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) | Q00 | |
| Centre for Mathematics and its Applications | Q05 | |
| Department of Mathematics | P09 | |
| δ Centre for Bioinformation Science (CBiS) (with JCSMR) | [VC 4 Dec 03] | |
| δ Centre for Financial Mathematics | ||
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Genome-Phenome Bioinformatics | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| Research School of Chemistry | F00 | |
| δ Centre for Molecular Structure and Function (with RSB and JCSMR) | ||
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSB, RSPE, JCSMR and CECS) | ||
| Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) | [314] | V00 |
| Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) (part of ANU Climate Change Institute) | G00 | |
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSC, RSB, RSPE, JCSMR and CECS) | ||
| ε CRC for Landscape, Environment and Mineral Exploration (LEME) | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| Research School of Physics and Engineering (RSPE) | [386] | C23 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories | C05 | |
| Centre for Teaching and Learning in Physical Sciences | [386] | C25 |
| Department of Applied Mathematics | C08 | |
| ε CRC for Functional Communications Surfaces | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| Department of Electronic Materials Engineering | C20 | |
| Department of Nuclear Physics | C02 | |
| Department of Quantum Science | [386] | C24 |
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics# | [VC 26 Nov 03] | |
| Centre for Gravitational Physics | [VC 26 Nov 03] | |
| Department of Theoretical Physics | C03 | |
| Laser Physics Centre | C04 | |
| ε Australian Photonics CRC | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| Nonlinear Physics Centre | [VC 4 May 04] | C22 |
| Plasma Research Laboratory | C07 | |
| δ Centre for Complex Systems (with National Institute of Science) | ||
| δ Centre for Visual Sciences (with RSB, CECS, JCSMR and Psychology) | ||
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSC, JCSMR, RSB and CECS) | ||
| ε ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials | [VC 14 Jan 04] | |
| Other Centres within CPMS | ||
| δ Centre for the Study of Bioactive Molecules (CSBM) | [352] | |
| δ Centre for the Science and Engineering of Materials (with RSES, RSC, RSPE, JCSMR, RSB and CECS) | ||
| δ Centre for Molecular Structure and Function (with RSC, JCSMR and RSB) | ||
| δ Centre for Visual Sciences (with JCSMR, CECS, RSPE and RSB) | ||
| δ Energy Change Institute (with CAP, CBE, CECS, COL, CMBE) | [VC 11 Oct 10] | |
| ANU Joint Colleges of Sciences | [389] | 109 |
| Centre for Public Awareness of Science | P21 | |
| Joint Administration Group | [389] | 203 |
| University Electron Microscopy Unit | A14 | |
| ANU Bioscience Research Facility | [VC 10 Dec 10] | 231 |
| ANU National Security College | [393] | 228 |
| Other Areas | ||
| National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS) | [361] | H19 |
| National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) (with external partners)(formerly APAC) | [318][Renamed VC 13 Jan 10] | H13 |
| Division of Registrar and Student Services (DRSS) | 229 | |
| Cross Campus (across all Colleges) | ||
| δ Gender Institute | [VC 23 Sept 10] |
This site reflects all changes to the formal Academic Organisational Structure approved by Council since meeting 306 on 11 July 1997. A list of these changes is provided for reference.
* Authority: The Council meeting number (or other form of authority for changes) is shown in square brackets [ ] against the entity concerned.
# AOU: Where allocated, the DEEWR Academic Organisational Unit (AOU) code is also shown.
Council or Academic Board minutes provide further details of any changes.
Notes
Virtual centres are indicated by δ.
Externally-funded centres are indicated by ε. Those in which the ANU has the lead are also marked #.
Inter-university centres are indicated by i.
