The ANU Centre for European Studies Centre (ANUCES) is a joint initiative of the Australian National University (ANU) and the European Union. It underscores the university-wide commitment to European studies. Located at the heart of diplomatic and political life in Canberra, ANUCES now involves the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Law, ANU College of Business and Economics, and ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

At the recent Society of Educational Studies Annual Seminar held in London, Professor Mike Osborne and Dr Muir Houston of the University of Glasgow were members of the research team¹ whose book: Improving What is Learned at University: An Exploration of the Social and Organisational Diversity of University Education, was Highly Commended in the Society's Annual Book Prize. Judging criteria included: quality of research, originality of analysis and argument and quality and accessibility of writing.