University of Adelaide

This article is about the existing university in Adelaide. For the proposed merged university, see Adelaide University.
The University of Adelaide
This is the coat of arms of the university.
Coat of arms[Note 1]
Latin: Universitas Adelaidensis[3][4][5]
Other name
Adelaide University[Note 2]
Former name
Union College[8]
(1872-1874)
Motto
Latin: Sub Cruce Lumen
Motto in English
"The light (of learning) under the (Southern) Cross"[9]
TypePublic research university
Established6 November 1874; 149 years ago (1874-11-06)[10]
AccreditationTEQSA[11]
Academic affiliations
EndowmentA$393.4 million (2023)[12]
BudgetA$1.09 billion (2023)[13]
ChancellorCatherine Branson[14]
Vice-ChancellorPeter Høj[15]
Academic staff
1,700 (2023)[16]
Administrative staff
1,978 (2023)[16]
Total staff
3,678 (2023)[16]
Students30,279 (2023)[16]
Undergraduates19,493 bachelor (2023)[16]
Postgraduates7,962 coursework (2023)
2,362 research (2023)[16]
Other students
772 (2023)[16]
Address
North Terrace
,
Adelaide
,
South Australia
,
5001
,
Australia[17]
CampusUrban and regional with multiple sites[18]
ColoursUniversity
Navy, blue and red[19]
         
Sporting
Black White[20]
NicknameThe Blacks[20]
Sporting affiliations
MascotGus the Black Lion[21]
Websiteadelaide.edu.au
This is the logo of the university.

The University of Adelaide is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. Its main campus in the Adelaide city centre includes many sandstone buildings of historical and architectural significance, such as Bonython Hall. Its royal charter awarded by Queen Victoria in 1881 allowed it to become the second university in the English-speaking world to confer degrees to women. It plans to merge with the neighbouring University of South Australia, is adjacent to the Australian Space Agency headquarters on Lot Fourteen and is part of the Adelaide BioMed City research precinct.

The university was founded at the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts by the Union College and studies were initially conducted at its Institute Building. The society was also the original birthplace of the South Australian Institute of Technology as the School of Mines and Industries. The institute later became the University of South Australia during the Dawkins Revolution following a merger with an advanced college dating back to the School of Art, also founded at the society. The two universities, which then accounted for approximately three-quarters of the state's public university population, agreed to merge in mid-2023. The future combined institution will be rebranded as Adelaide University, previously a colloquial name for the university, with the merged state expected to become operational by 2026.

The university has four campuses, three in South Australia: its main North Terrace campus in central Adelaide, the Waite campus in Urrbrae, a regional campus in Roseworthy and a study centre in Melbourne, Victoria. Its academic activities are organised into three faculties, which are subdivided into numerous teaching schools. It also has several research subdivisions. In 2023, the university had a total revenue of A$1.13 billion, with A$334.15 million from research grants and funding. It is a member of the Group of Eight, an association of research-intensive universities in Australia, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

Notable alumni of the university include the first female prime minister of Australia, two presidents of Singapore, the first astronaut born in Australia and the first demonstrator of nuclear fusion. It is also associated with five Nobel laureates, constituting one-third of Australia's total Nobel laureates, 116 Rhodes scholars and 164 Fulbright scholars. It has had a significant impact on the public life of South Australia, having educated many of the state's earliest businesspeople, lawyers, medical professionals and politicians. It has also been associated with the development of penicillin, space exploration, sunscreen, the military tank, Wi-Fi, polymer banknotes and X-ray crystallography, and the study of viticulture and oenology.

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