Research School of Biological Sciences

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Research School of Biological Sciences

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      • Research School of Biology

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      Dates of existence

      1967 -

      History

      The Research School of Biological Sciences was established at the Australian National University in 1967. The School’s founding Director, Professor David Guthrie Catcheside, moved from the John Curtin School of Medical Research to his new appointment on 1 October 1967. The three foundation chairs in Biology were filled by Professor Denis John Carr (Developmental and cellular biology) on 1 January 1968, Dr Ralph Owen Slatyer (environmental and population biology) on 4 December 1967, Professor George Adrian Horridge (Behavioral biology) on 6 July 1969. By 1969 four departments existed within the School: Genetics, Developmental Biology, Environmental Biology and Behavioural Biology. Further expansion of the School took place with the creation of the Molecular Biology and Taxonomy Groups and two new departments were added, in Neurobiology and Population Biology. In 2010 the School became known as the Research School of Biology, within the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment.

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      Directors:
      Professor David Catcheside August 1967 – December 1972;
      Sir Rutherford Robertson January 1973 – December 1978;
      Professor Bernard John September 1979 – September 1984;
      Professor Ralph Slatyer September 1984 – July 1989;
      Professor Brian Gunning July 1989 – June 1991;
      Professor Barry Osmond June 1991 – April 1998;
      Professor John Hearn June 1998 – September 2001;
      Professor John Gibson October 2001 – March 2003;
      Professor Jonathon Stone April 2003 – September 2007;
      Professor John Gibson July 2007 to May 2009;
      Professor Kiaran Kirk June 2009 -

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      Entered from deposit description on 19 March 2013

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          The Australian National University Calendar 1968
          The Australian National University Annual Report 1967, 2006-2010 http://heritage.anu.edu.au/site1/_includes/Files/426_RSBS.pdf

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