The Third Way to do Science

Using Computer Modelling to Understand the Real World

Increasingly, mathematical models and computational techniques are being used to simulate real world events. In many branches of science, computation is given equal weight to theory and experiment. From financial modelling to car crash analysis, from drug design to earthquake prediction, and from medical imaging to oil recovery, all these and many more areas need people with mathematical, computing and science skills.

World Class Resources

ANU students and researchers have access to computer resources that are unsurpassed in Australia. The ANU campus plays host to the Australian Partnership for Advanced Computation (APAC) national facility supercomputer, the fastest computer in Australia and was ranked within the top 30 in the world.

Education

Computational Science Education at the ANU is supported by the APAC Education program, which has allowed for the development of a new undergraduate degree in computational science and a range of new computational courses.

Research

The ANU has an extensive range of computational research programs.

Support

This program is supported by the APAC Education Outreach and Training (EOT) program.