澳大利亚国立大学，简称ANU，是一所坐落在澳大利亚首都堪培拉的世界著名研究型国立综合大学。其诞生于二战后的1944年，是澳大利亚唯一由联邦国会特别立法创建的“国立大学”。

作为澳洲顶尖学术殿堂、澳大利亚八校联盟核心成员、国际研究型大学联盟创始成员，其享有全球性的影响力和学术声誉。澳大利亚五大国家科学院就有4座是坐落在国立大学，分别为澳大利亚科学院、澳大利亚社会科学院等。校园四周还坐落着澳大利亚国立博物馆、澳洲最大的国家级科研机构CSIRO。国立大学诞生了6名诺贝尔奖得主。其澳大利亚联邦院士人数超过270名、英国皇家学会院士超全澳半数，均居澳洲第1。国立大学94%的科学研究被评为世界领先，研究成果涵盖光纤通信、宇宙加速膨胀、细胞免疫、世界最薄镜片、超级计算机等。

1. 诺贝尔奖得主

Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS，2011，Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics;

 Professor Peter Doherty AC FAAS，1996，Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Professor Rolf Martin Zinkernagel AC HonDSc FAAS，1996，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Professor John Harsanyi，1994，Winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences;

Sir John Eccles AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS， 1963，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Lord Howard Florey OM FRS FRCP，1945，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

2. Research Center

ANU Centre for European Studies;

ANU Centre for Gambling Research;

ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods;

ANU Cybercrime Observatory;

Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; 

Asia and the Pacific Policy Society;

Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy;

Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance; 

Australia South Asia Research Centre;

Australia-Japan Research Centre; 

Australian Centre for Biosecurity and Environmental Economics; 

Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health;

Australian Centre for Federalism;

Australian Centre for Indigenous Genomics;

Australian Centre for Indigenous History;

Australian Centre on China in the World;

Australian Data Archive;

Australian Dictionary of Biography;

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies;

Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research;

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies;

Australian National Dictionary Centre;

Australian National Internships Program;

Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute;

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research;

Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis; 

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies;

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies;

Centre for Art History and Art Theory;

Centre for Biodiversity Analysis;

Centre for Classical Studies;

Centre for Climate Economics and Policy; 

Centre for Climate Law and Policy; 

Centre for Consciousness;

Centre for Democratic Institutions;

Centre for Digital Humanities Research;

Centre for Economic History

Centre for Economic Policy Research

Centre for Environmental History;

Centre for European Studies;

Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies;

Centre for Moral, Social and Political Theory;

Centre for Native Title Anthropology;

Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; 

Centre for Research on Ageing, Health & Wellbeing;

Centre for the Study of Australian Politics;

Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy; 

Children's Policy Centre; 

China Economy Program; 

Development Policy Centre; 

East Asian Bureau of Economic Research 

Energy Change Institute;

Humanities Research Centre;

Indonesia Project;

Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts;

International Relations;

Lowitja Institute;

Mathematical Sciences Institute;

Menzies Centre for Health Policy;

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health;

National Centre for Indigenous Genomics;

National Centre of Biography;

National Security College ;

Political and Social Change;

Poverty Research Centre;

Resources, Environment and Development Group; 

澳大利亚国立大学的主校区位在澳洲首都堪培拉的阿克顿（Acton）社区，校园总面积约150公顷，超过200栋建筑与 10,000棵树木，邻近黑山（Black Mountain）、伯利•格里芬湖（Lake Burley Griffin）与堪培拉市中心。堪培拉属于亚热带季风性湿润气候。十二月至二月是夏季， 日间阳光充沛, 温度约为摄氏26度。九月至十一月是春季, 天气晴朗。三月至五月是秋季。 六月至八月是冬季。堪培拉的气温在夏季有时可达40°C ，但一般夏季平均气温为27°C ；冬季平均气温为11°C ，冬季气温可以降到0°C 左右。