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On Campus August 2006

EUREKA PRIZE FOR SECURITY INNOVATION

Researchers based at the ANU Department of Physics have secured one of Australia’s top science prizes for developing a fast and totally secure way to transmit information using laser beams.
The $10,000 Eureka Prize for Scientific Research was awarded to the team for its quantum cryptography breakthrough. >>


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Gillies to head US development office
ANU will tap into potential research funding in the United States through a new Development and Alumni Office.

Postgrads keen to pursue knowledge
The majority of postgraduate research students at ANU want to pursue a career in higher education, either in research positions or in research and teaching positions, a new survey has found.

New Clinical School opens
Just over three years since opening its doors to the first 80 students on campus, the ANU Medical School has reached another milestone with the opening of the new facilities for the Canberra Clinical School at the Canberra Hospital.

Share ride to work, cut down on fuel 
The University’s environmental office said a campus-wide promotion of car pooling has led to a 10 per cent increase in the number of staff willing to share a ride to work.

Waterwall restored to action
The iconic water feature on University Avenue has been restored to life by a team from Facilities and Services after laying dormant for four years.

Lost songs welcomed in Scotland
ANU musicians performing ‘lost’ Gaelic folk songs were warmly welcomed in Scotland last month.

Cartoonist counsels connection
A colourful reminder of the importance of connection has won a cartoon competition run by the ANU Counselling Centre.

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