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Apply Now: Kickstart your STEM education with NYSF
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is a national not-for-profit organisation that offers STEM outreach in Australia. The flagship program is brings together year 12 students from across Australia with a passion for science,...
ANU announces new leader of battery storage program
The Australian National University (ANU) has announced the appointment of Dr Lachlan Blackhall to lead an international research program to improve ways to integrate battery storage with the electricity grid. In this newly...
Dr Francesca Maclean, Alumni Student Volunteer of the Year (Postgraduate)
The Australian National University (ANU) has honoured its distinguished alumni at the 2018 ANU Alumni Awards held on Friday 6 April at the National Gallery of Australia. The annual event celebrates the depth and diversity of...
Student Blog: Human centred design in rural India
Engineering Student Liz Cowling recently returned from an adventure that has shaped her understanding of Engineering for a broader purpose. The experience has given her the confidence to step beyond her comfort zone and tackle the...
Tesla's 'virtual power plant' might be second-best to real people power
The South Australian government and Tesla recently announced a large-scale solar and storage scheme that will distribute solar...
ANU scholarship awarded on International Women’s Day
Australian National University (ANU) Bachelor of Engineering student, Meh-Ara Taseer has been announced as the 2018 recipient of the ANU Natasha Linard Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Technology. Meh-Ara will receive $5,...
Student Blog: Empowering communities in Nepal
My name is Lucy. I study the Bachelor of Engineering (Hon.) and the Bachelor of Science, heading into my third year in 2018, and I’ve always been interested in doing something practical with my degree. In December, 2017, the...
College welcomes the 2018 academic year
On Thursday 22 February the College rang in the start of the academic year by hosting a ‘2018 Welcome Party’. Now in its second year, the Welcome Party is an additional event added the College commencement activities. Dr...
Making our high-tech future
Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science speaks about re-imagining the traditional engineering and computing disciplines in the latest edition of ANU Reporter. ...
New intelligent system learns from simple problems to solve complex ones
A new type of intelligent system has been designed by CECS Student Sam Toyer as part of his thesis during his Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Research & Development). The system, known as Action Schema Networks (ASNets), uses...
‘Smart Cities’ the focus of inaugural CECS International Summer School
From 21 January to 3 February 2018, The Australian National University (ANU) College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) played host to 55 international undergraduate students from 9 different universities in China for the...
Igniting a passion for STEM education
During the month of January, the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science hosted over 220 year 12 students from the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). NYSF is an annual Rotary-sponsored event that brings together...
ANU students explore Australia’s leading technology companies
During a whirlwind four day tour, 45 Australian National University students travelled to Sydney to meet with leading technology companies such as Canva, Atlassian, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dolby, Freelancer, Palantir and Google...
ANU research engineer Jeremy Smith recognised among Australia's best teachers
ANU research engineer Jeremy Smith is one of five ANU teachers to win the coveted 2017 Australian Awards for University Teaching, announced by Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Simon Birmingham. Jeremy Smith, from the...
ANU wins $7.7 million in latest ARENA funding
ANU has won $7.7 million in the latest round of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding to help solve the world's challenges in energy security and climate change. ANU will lead six ARENA-funded projects and will...
Dr Xiangyun Zhou named Best Young Researcher in Asia-Pacific Region
ANU Research School of Engineering's Dr Xiangyun (Sean) Zhou has been announced as Best Young Researcher of the Asia-Pacific region in 2017 by the IEEE Communications society Asia-Pacific Board. Dr Zhou received the award in...
Congratulations to our December 2017 Graduates
The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) would like to congratulate the students who graduated yesterday. The event was a momentous occasion as the students celebrated their academic achievements with family,...
Meet engineering and commerce graduate Arbaz Khan
Arbaz Khan will step away from University life with a strong sense of self and a bright future. After five years of study, Arbaz graduates from ANU with a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. “There have...
ANU students awarded inaugural Natasha Linard Scholarship for Women in Engineering & Technology.
ANU Bachelor of Engineering (Research & Development) students, Ellen Lynch and Emily Rose Rees have been announced as the first recipients of the Natasha Linard Scholarship for Women in Engineering & Technology. The...
ANU Research School of Engineering wins NHRMC funding for brain research
ANU Research School of Engineering Associate Professor David Nisbet, has won $630,000 in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding round to investigate ways of advancing the treatment of neurological...
