Past events

Find information about past ANU Science events.

Datafest banner
Friday, 17 Apr 2026, 9am - Sunday, 19 Apr 2026, 5pm

Are you interested in data wrangling, visualisation, analysis, and presentation design? The Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics will be holding an American Statistical Association DataFest from April 17 - 19.

Clinical research careers for PhD students
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2026, 11am - 12pm

Interested in clinical research and wondering what careers in clinical trials actually look like?

Crowd outdoors on campus with tents and ANU Open Day banner
Saturday, 28 Mar 2026, 9am - 3pm

ANU Open Day is your chance to tour our beautiful campus, learn about our degree programs and chat to current students.

Close up of mineral
Thursday, 19 Feb 2026, 8:30am - Friday, 20 Feb 2026, 4:30pm

REECON+ is a high-level, discussion-driven forum on the future of global critical mineral value chains. The conference brings industry, government, finance, policy, and academia to examine how mineral-rich nations can position themselves in a new era of strategic rivalry.

Arthur J. Birch
Monday, 9 Feb 2026, 4 - 6pm

The 2026 Birch Lecture, honouring Arthur J. Birch, will feature Sir David W. C. MacMillan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University.
A Nobel Laureate, MacMillan is internationally renowned for his pioneering discoveries in organocatalysis and photoredox catalysis, which have transformed modern synthetic chemistry and enabled more sustainable chemical processes. His work has earned numerous prestigious international awards and memberships in leading scientific academies

The award is made annually, with the Birch Lecturer typically spending approximately one week in the School.

what it's really like to study Science at one of Australia's top research universities
Thursday, 8 Jan 2026, 4 - 5pm

Why study an undergraduate degree in Science at ANU

what it's really like to study Science at one of Australia's top research universities
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2025, 4 - 5pm

Why study a postgraduate degree in Science at ANU

what it's really like to study Science at one of Australia's top research universities
Friday, 12 Dec 2025, 4 - 5pm

Why study an undergraduate degree in Science at ANU

what it's really like to study Science at one of Australia's top research universities
Thursday, 11 Dec 2025, 2 - 3pm

Why study Medicine at ANU