Research
School of Humanities Visitor Information
RSH Visiting Fellows are located in the Sir Roland Wilson Building #120, McCoy Circuit, ANU
ANU
Visitors information
Map of ANU Campus
ANU Staff Contact
Directory
- Services on campus
- A listing of available
services.
- The Co-op Bookshop
(the on-campus bookshop).
-
ANU Safety Bus (Brian's Bus) - this runs on campus
and to Fenner Hall
- On-Campus Accommodation.
- ANU Health Service
- for academics, students and general staff.
- ANU Counselling.
Again, for anyone on campus.
ANU Library :Home
Page or Online Catalogue
- Computing: CASS
IT Services
-
- Occupational Health and Safety Issues (OHS):
The OHS Unit
- for information on any other OHS issues
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Directions
for Visitors
The
ANU is located in Acton on the north side of Lake Burley Griffin,
just west of the Civic Centre.
Arriving by plane
There is an Airliner
shuttle buses from the airport, for your convenience. Or else
you can catch a taxi to your accommodation. The
Canberra Airport is only about 15 minutes from the ANU.
Arriving by train
or bus
If you do not wish to catch a taxi from the station to the ANU
(about a ten minute trip), you can catch bus Route 39 or bus Route
80 (they run at least every half hour between 7.30 am and 10.30
pm) to the city centre. Bus fares within Canberra are all $3.00
regardless of destination. Ask the driver for a transfer ticket
- this will allow you to transfer at the City Interchange (Bay
5) to a Route 34 bus (running every half-hour) which will take
you past the Research School of Humanities, Liversidge Apartments,
University House and Burgmann College at the ANU.
Taxis
Canberra Cabs is the main
taxi company serving the Canberra area. Bookings for Canberra Cabs
may be made by calling 13 2227 or 6215 8500.
Transport information at the
ANU.
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Accommodation
Information
The following information may assist you. Please make your own arrangements
with the hotels.
If you would like to obtain more information concerning the accommodation
available on ANU campus, please refer to
http://accom.anu.edu.au/
ANU Campus
University House,
Balmain Crescent, Acton ACT 2601
Liversidge Apartments,
Liversidge Street, Acton ACT 2601
Halls of Residence, Bruce
Hall/Burton & Garran,
Daley Road, Acton ACT 2601
Ursula College, cnr Daley
& Dickson Road, Acton ACT 2601
Within walking distance from the ANU
Capital
Tower, 2 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City ACT 2600
Rydges
Canberra, London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2600
City Walk Hotel,
(Back packers) 2 Mort Street, Canberra City, ACT 2601
Canberra City
Capital
Executive Apartment Hotel, 108 Northbourne Ave, Canberra,
ACT, 2601
Crowne
Plaza Apartments, 1 Binara Street, Canberra City, ACT 2600
Olims Motor Inn, Ainslie
Avenue, (Cnr Limestone Avenue) Braddon ACT 2601
Diamant Canberra, 15 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2601
Tall Trees,
21 Stephen Street, Ainslie ACT 2602
Acacia
Motor Lodge, 65 Ainslie Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2600
Canberra Wide
Apartments (9 locations)
YHA,
(Youth Hostel) 7 Akuna Street, Canberra City, ACT 2601
North Canberra
Comfort
Inn Downtown, 82 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601
Fenner Hall,
210 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City ACT 2600
Canberra
Central Apartments, 79-81 Northbourne Avenue, Turner, Canberra
ACT 2612
Studio Q (self-contained
studio accommodation), 5 Boronia Drive, O’Connor, Canberra
ACT 2602
South Canberra
Telopea Inn on the Park,
30 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT 2603
Manning
Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle Forrest ACT 2603
Miscellaneous
Others
or Others
with Prices
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Information
about Canberra
Canberra is the national centre of government and was founded
in 1913. The name comes, appropriately, from a local Aboriginal
word for 'meeting place'. Surrounded on all sides by a wide expanse
of beautiful bushland, the city's design features sweeping vistas
and wide boulevards.
The Australian National University campus is set in extensive
parkland (Parks and Wildlife) and hosts a number of Australian
and exotic trees, attractive gardens, open space and soft green
lawns. Visitors and Students alike can enjoy all the conveniences
that come from being within close proximity to the city centre
- just a few minutes' walk away.
Canberra is a safe, clean city with friendly people. The stunning
south coast beaches and the Snowy Mountain ski slopes are only
a two hour drive away and if the big city lights are an attraction,
then flights to Sydney take about 40 minutes. ANU students also
have great access to public institutions such as the National
Library, the National Gallery of Australia and the National Parliament.
A wide range of student accommodation is available on, or close
to, the campus and within walking distance to public transport
and city centre.
For more information please check these sites:
Canberra Tourism
or Canberra
Attractions
Maps
The Yellow Pages have maps of the city of Canberra in the front,
in the blue section. In addition, whereis.com.au can help you locate a street
or suburb online, and the Australian Yellow Pages and White Pages both link to this service
if you want to locate a person or business.
Canberra Cycling information go here
Canberra has an excellent network of shared paths, footpaths
and on-road cycling lanes; offering cyclists and pedestrians enjoyable,
safe and efficient routes for travelling in and between suburbs
and around our parks and lakes.
Restaurants
On campus
- Cellar Café & Bar, University House
- Boffins Bar & Restaurant, University House
- Vivaldi Restaurant, University Ave (opposite ANU Union Building)
- Street Theatre Café, cnr Childers St and University
Ave
- Numerous cafés and takeaways in the ANU Union Building
(Mon - Fri)
In Civic
There are many cafés and restaurants in Civic, especially
along City Walk and in Garema Place. Here are a few of them:
- Mekong Delta Asian Kitchen: Laotian food. The Laksa for lunch
is excellent and inexpensive. Corner of Alinga St and Marcus
Clark.
- Cedars Lebanese Restaurant: Lebanese food. A little expensive,
but the kebobs are good. Melbourne Building, 24 West Row.
- Lemon Grass Thai Restaurant: Thai food. Melbourne Building,
65 London Circuit.
- Mezzalira: Italian food. Expensive, but very good. Melbourne
Building, corner London Circuit and West Row.
- Chairman and Yip: French-style cooking with an Asian twist.
Expensive, but has an earlybird dinner special if you are out
by 7:45pm. The special costs $23, and offers a banquet. Minimum
4 people. 108 Bunda Street.
- Sammy's: Chinese food. Very cheap, and extremely speedy. Garema
Place.
Where to find kangaroos
The bush around Canberra has many wild kangaroos. There are two
species. The grey kangaroo is bigger, lighter-coloured and very
common. The Swamp Wallaby is smaller, darker and much less common.
Kangaroos are most active early in the morning or late in the
evening. You are most likely to see one around sunrise or sunset.
The nearest places with large kangaroo populations are Black
Mountain (the mountain just to the west of campus, with the spire
on top) and Mount Ainslie. Maps 48 and 58 in the Yellow Pages
show the trails on Black Mountain. For Mount Ainslie, go to the
War Memorial (P2 on Map 59), and then just start climbing up the
mountain behind the memorial. There is a paved trail to the top,
with many people and not many kangaroos. If you veer off the main
trail you are quite likely to see kangaroos. On cold winter's
nights they tend to come down the mountain and roam the nearby
streets - they particularly like to chew up our webmaster's lawns.
Tourist sights
The following are a few of the more popular attractions in Canberra:
- Parliament
House: Impressive building, built into a hill. Worth seeing.
- Australian War Memorial:
Focuses mostly on the two world wars. The WWI exhibit prominently
features Gallipoli, the WWII exhibit is especially about the
war with Japan, in southeast Asia.
- National
Gallery of Australia: Small by international standards.
Has interesting exhibits of aboriginal art and of Australian
paintings.
- National Museum of Australia:
About the history of Australia.
- National
Library of Australia: Australia’s largest reference library
Old
Parliament House: This much-loved heritage building offers
the visitor a unique glimpse into Australia's fascinating past.
Questacon: Questacon
is Australia's leading interactive science and technology Centre.
National
Portrait Gallery: Houses a permanent display of Australian
portraits in all media, ranging from paintings and formal busts,
to photographs
and sketches.
National Film and Sound
Archive: The images and sounds of film, television, radio
and recording are a reflection of our creativity – a window
onto our life and times, our dreams and stories, our place in
the world.
National Archives of Australia:
At the National Archives, we have a dual role, to:
- 1. promote good records management in Australian Government
agencies and
2. manage the valuable records of our nation, and make them
accessible now and for future generations.
To find out more about these attractions and more, visit the
Canberra
Tourism website.
Shopping
- Acton Supermarket, ANU Union Building (groceries)
Mon - Thu: 8:30am - 6pm, Fri: 8:30am - 5pm, Sat: 10am - 3pm
- Union Shop, ANU Union Building (newsagent and post office)
Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 6pm
- Supermarket, University House (groceries)
Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 7:30pm, Sat - Sun: 8:30am - 12:30pm
- Canberra Centre, Bunda St, City (variety and specialty stores)
Mon - Thu: 9am - 5pm, Fri: 9am - 9pm, Sat: 9am - 5pm, Sun: 10am
- 4pm
- Supabarn, Bunda St, City (groceries)
Mon - Fri: 7am - 10pm, Sat - Sun: 8am - 9pm
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ACT
Weather
Canberra has distinct seasons - summers are warm to hot; in autumn
millions of trees turn gold to red; winters are crisp and cool
with occasional frosty mornings clearing to blue skies; and in
spring, Canberra comes alive with glorious floral blooms.
More information on Canberra weather and surrounding areas visit:
www.bom.gov.au
Average Temperatures (degrees celsius)
| Month |
minimum |
maximum |
| January |
13.1 |
27.6 |
| February |
12.8 |
26.8 |
| March |
10.6 |
24.4 |
| April |
6.4 |
19.7 |
| May |
2.9 |
15 |
| June |
0.9 |
12.1 |
| July |
0.3 |
11.1 |
| August |
0.8 |
12.7 |
| September |
2.9 |
15.9 |
| October |
5.9 |
19.1 |
| November |
8.4 |
22.4 |
| December |
11.1 |
26.2 |
Average Sunny Days and Averge Rainfall
| Month |
Days
of sun |
mms
of rain |
| January |
23 |
58 |
| April |
22 |
51 |
| July |
21 |
40 |
| October |
20 |
67 |
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Facilities
at the RSH
Every Visiting Fellow's room is currently equipped with an IBM Pentium
PC, which is linked to a laser printer.
The School computer system operates on Windows NT, (which includes
- Office 2003, Access and Excel).
Every PC is connected to ANU, National and University of Canberra
Libraries and access to World Wide Web/Internet and personnel
Email account.
The School also has a Microfiche reader for those who wish to
use this equipment. This is located in the Ralph Elliott Library.
A photocopier and a fax machine is readily available at all times.
The use of a local telephone in every office is a convenient
facility. Outside calls have to be made through Suzanne Groves,
T: 6125 2434.
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