australian national university The Australian National University (ANU) is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra. As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students. Two Australian Prime Ministers attended the university, and the ANU includes six Nobel laureates among its staff and alumni. The Australian National University consistently ranks among the top universities in Australia and is one of the top universities in the world in a number of fields. ANU is a member of several university alliances and cooperative networks, including the Group of Eight, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy and the International Alliance of Research Universities. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Australian National University) 8 10 0.5 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/sites/all/datacharts/hc/15063-chart-wp.html