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The University of South Australia is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1991, it is the successor of the former South Australian Institute of Technology. Its main campuses along North Terrace are adjacent to the Australian Space Agency in Lot Fourteen and forms part of the Adelaide BioMed City research precinct. It also has a presence in the Adelaide Technology Park in Mawson Lakes. In mid-2023, it agreed to merge with the neighbouring University of Adelaide to form Adelaide University.
Its earliest antecedent institutions were both founded in the Jubilee Exhibition Building of the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts. The South Australian Institute of Technology was founded in 1889 as the School of Mines and Industries and the South Australian College of Advanced Education dates back to the School of Art in 1856. The institute later gained university status during the Dawkins Revolution following their merger in 1991. Its expansion over three decades, including to sites on the west end of North Terrace, and broadening fields of studies later contributed to its status as the state's largest university with 34,878 students in 2023.
The university comprises six campuses including the City East and City West campuses along North Terrace, a tech-oriented campus in Mawson Lakes, the Magill campus specialising in social sciences and two regional campuses in Mount Gambier and Whyalla. Its academic activities are currently divided between the seven academic units. In 2023, the university had a revenue of Template:AUD. It is a member of the Australian Technology Network, an association of technology-focussed universities, but will join the Group of Eight following the merger.
Notable alumni of the university include the incumbent foreign affairs minister Penny Wong, the Human Rights Watch director Tirana Hassan, the founding editor-in-chief of Vogue China Angelica Cheung, former state premier Steven Marshall and retired politician Christopher Pyne. It also manages several museums and exhibitions in a range of fields, including the Samstag Museum and Adelaide Planetarium, and is a part of the state's space and defence industry.
HistoryEdit
The University of South Australia was formed in 1991 following by the merger between the South Australian Institute of Technology with three campuses belonging to the South Australian College of Advanced Education.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" />
Antecedent institutionsEdit
School of ArtEdit
The South Australian School of Design, the earliest antecedent institution of the University of South Australia, was established in 1856 at the former Royal South Australian Society of Arts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Mixed Antecedent History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The independent art school, which went through many name changes, resided for most of its history at the Jubilee Exhibition Building which was later transferred to the University of Adelaide in 1929.<ref name="Adelaide AZ School of Art" /><ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="Adelaide City Heritage 2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It remained on its campus until 1962 when the building was demolished to make way for several university buildings.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="Adelaide AZ Jubilee Building">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is one of the oldest art schools in Australia, and the oldest public art school.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The SASA Gallery in the Kuarna Building, which showcases creative works by students and researchers, is the modern descendant of the school.<ref name="UniSA Milestones" /><ref name="SASA History Project" />
Template:As of the South Australian School of Art is incorporated into UniSA Creative, which includes the disciplines of architecture and planning; art and design; journalism, communication, and media; film, television, and visual effects; and the creative industries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
South Australian Institute of TechnologyEdit
The Jubilee Exhibition Building was also the birthplace of the South Australian Institute of Technology which was established in 1889 as the SA School of Mines and Industries.<ref name="Adelaide AZ Jubilee Building" /><ref name="Adelaide AZ SAIT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It moved to the neighbouring Brookman Building in 1903, named after the Scottish-born businessman George Brookman who contributed £15,000 towards its construction.<ref name="The Advertiser 1902">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Elton Brookman Building">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
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The building, which took three years to complete, was opened by then-state governor Samuel Way.<ref name="Elton Brookman Building" /> It is located on the site formerly the eastern annexe of the Jubilee Exhibition Building on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road between the University of Adelaide and the then-Royal Adelaide Hospital.<ref name="Elton Brookman Building" /> When opened, only the main hall was named after George Brookman, and a plaque commemorating his contribution is still located in the hall.<ref name="Elton Brookman Building" /> The Brookman Building in the nearby Grenfell Street, now the site of the Grenfell Centre, was his business headquarters.<ref name="Elton Brookman Building" />
The institute maintained strong ties with the neighbouring University of Adelaide that included the co-ordination of teaching, laboratories and examinations across fields of engineering and sciences.<ref name="SAIT Connect">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SAIT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Harvey 2012">Template:Cite book</ref> Despite the university later establishing its own faculty of engineering in 1937, the reciprocal relationship remained intertwined to its University Council and studies completed at the institute were recognised as equivalent studies eligible for credit towards university courses.<ref name="SAIT Connect" /><ref name="SAIT" /><ref name="Edgar 2000">Template:Citation</ref><ref name="Engineering Faculty">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
}}</ref> The institute later expanded to the regional city of Whyalla in 1962 and to the Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes in 1972 as The Levels.<ref name="Adelaide AZ SAIT" /><ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="Edgar 2000" /> In 1965, it was designated an advanced college which initiated an expansion in the variety of courses available.<ref name="UniSA Milestones" /> The campuses on North Terrace, Mawson Lakes and Whyalla all remain a part of the University of South Australia.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" />
South Australian College of Advanced EducationEdit
The Adelaide Teachers College, which changed names and shifted locations multiple times throughout its existence, was established in 1876.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref name="Adelaide Teachers College" /> Despite not being located at the University of Adelaide campus until 1900, students from the institution attended university lectures since at least 1878.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref name="Adelaide Teachers College" /> In 1921, it renamed to the Adelaide Teachers College, in line with other interstate teachers colleges.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref name="Adelaide Teachers College" /> Despite offers from the university to take control of the college, which was heavily integrated into the university, the Education Department retained administrative authority throughout its early history.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref name="Adelaide Teachers College">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Hartley Building was built as its permanent home in 1927.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Adelaide Teachers College" />
The college eventually renamed to the Adelaide College of the Arts and Education.<ref name="Hernen 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Harvey 2012" /> It also established additional teachers colleges in other parts of the city including Magill.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref name="Adelaide AZ SACAE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /> Following a series of mergers,<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Adelaide AZ SACAE" /> the colleges expanded to become advanced colleges which all later amalgamated with the original mother college to become the South Australian College of Advanced Education in 1982.<ref name="Hernen 2020" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The combined institution continued its presence alongside the University of Adelaide with which it maintained joint teaching, facilities and committees.<ref name="Harvey 2012" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA Awarding Bodies">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Hernen 2020" /> The campus merged with the latter university in 1991 with three of the remaining campuses merging with the SAIT to establish the University of South Australia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Adelaide AZ School of Art">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Merger and establishmentEdit
Template:See also Stronger demand for advanced college places throughout the country resulted from a broadening appeal of higher education beyond the traditionally elite education provided by the universities.<ref name="Wesley 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref name="Skuja 1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Advanced colleges were originally designed to complement universities, forming a binary system modelled on that of the United Kingdom.<ref name="Skuja 1997" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Mahony 1994">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Mahony 1993">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Beddie 2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was originally created by the Menzies government following World War II on the advice of a committee led by physicist Leslie H. Martin, during a period of high population growth and corresponding demand for secondary and tertiary education.<ref name="Wesley 2023" /><ref name="Beddie 2014" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Abbott 2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This sector ceased to exist when, between 1989 and 1992, the Hawke-Keating government implemented the sweeping reforms of Education Minister John Dawkins that dismantled the binary system.<ref name="Skuja 1997" /><ref name="Beddie 2014" /><ref name="Department of Education 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The states, eager for increased education funding, merged the colleges either with existing universities or with each other to form new universities.<ref name="Skuja 1997" /><ref name="Mahony 1994" /><ref name="Mahony 1993" /><ref name="Beddie 2014" /><ref name="Abbott 2003" /><ref name="AVCC 2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following its expansion and increasing autonomy from the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Institute of Technology was given the option to merge with either TAFE South Australia or the South Australian College of Advanced Education.<ref name="Adelaide AZ School of Art" /><ref name="SAIT Connect" /><ref name="SAIT" /> It chose to merge with the latter advanced college resulting in the establishment of the University of South Australia, which continues to remain neighbours with the University of Adelaide.<ref name="Adelaide AZ School of Art" /><ref name="AVCC 2004" /><ref name="UniSA City East">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The University of South Australia became the state's third public university, a continuation of the former South Australian Institute of Technology that merged with most of the SACAE, and maintained their historical presence next to the University of Adelaide, in the suburbs of Mawson Lakes and Magill and in the regional city of Whyalla.<ref name="Sumerling 2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="Mackinnon 2016">Template:Cite book</ref> Its expansion over the next few decades, including to sites on the west end of North Terrace, and broadening fields of studies contributed to its status as the state's largest university by student population.<ref name="Sumerling 2006" /><ref name="Mackinnon 2016" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also became the second-largest university nationally by number of online students, either in the state or from other parts of the country, and expanded to Mount Gambier in 2005.<ref name="Department of Education 2023" /><ref name="Watkinson 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, the university celebrated its 30th birthday.
Ongoing merger with the University of AdelaideEdit
In June 2018, the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide began discussions regarding the possibility of a merger. The proposition was dubbed a "super uni" by then South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, and Simon Birmingham,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but the merger was called off in October 2018 by the University of South Australia, which was less keen.<ref name="ABC News 2018">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Siebert 2021" /> Vice-chancellor David Lloyd, in an email to University of South Australia staff, claimed that the amalgamation lacked a compelling case. This statement was contradicted by the University of Adelaide's chancellor who said that the merger continues to be in the state's best interests and a spokesperson for the university added that it was still open to future talks.<ref name="Siebert 2020">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Richards 2022" /><ref name="Siebert 2021" /> Following the release of several internal FOI documents retrieved by ABC News, it was later revealed that the merger talks failed due to disagreements on the post-merger institution's leadership structure.<ref name="Siebert 2021" /> The name Adelaide University of South Australia was agreed upon by both universities and Chris Schacht, who previously served on the University of Adelaide Council, alleged that the merger talks failed due to disagreement on which vice-chancellor would replace the other following their amalgamation.<ref name="Siebert 2021">Template:Cite news</ref>
In early 2022, the topic of a merger was raised again by the new state government led by premier Peter Malinauskas, which proposed setting up an independent commission to investigate the possibility of a merger between the state's three public universities should they decline.<ref name="Siebert 2020" /><ref name="Kelsall 2023 Headlock">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He had made an election promise to take a heavy-handed approach towards the merger to reduce students departing to higher-ranking institutions on the east coast and to improve the state's ability to attract international students and researchers.<ref name="Kelsall 2023 Headlock" /><ref name="Siebert 2020" /> At the time, staff's opinions were evenly divided on the idea of the commission.<ref name="Richards 2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the appointment of merger advocate Peter Høj as University of Adelaide vice-chancellor, both universities announced that a merger would once again be considered.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ABC News 2022" /> The universities began a feasibility study into a potential merger at the end of the year.<ref name="ABC News 2022">Template:Cite news</ref> The invitation to merger negotiations was rejected by Flinders University, the state's third public university.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The agreement for the merger was reached on 1 July 2023 by the two universities, which then accounted for approximately two-thirds of the state's public university population, in consultation with the South Australian Government.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Agreement">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA Annual Review 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The rationale for the amalgamation was a larger institutional scale may be needed in order to increase the universities' ranking positions, ability to secure future research income and a net positive impact on the state economy.<ref name="McClaren 2023">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two universities argued that by combining their expertise, resources and finances into a single institution, they can be more financially viable, with stronger teaching and research outcomes.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Deal" /> Support for the merger among existing staff were mixed, with a National Tertiary Education Union SA survey showing that only a quarter were in favour of the amalgamation.<ref name="Kelsall 2023 Staff Reactions">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Agreement" /> Warren Bebbington, who previously served as vice-chancellor at the University of Adelaide, described the proposed institution as a "lumbering dinosaur" in reference to its timing during an ongoing federal review of the higher education sector.<ref name="McClaren 2023" /> Vice-chancellor Colin Stirling described plans to provide the new institution with Template:AUD in research funding and scholarships as "unfair" to students who choose to study at Flinders University.<ref name="McClaren 2023" /> The combined figure was later revised to Template:AUD to include land purchases, with an additional Template:AUD research fund set up for Flinders University.<ref name="InDaily 2023" />
In November 2023, legislation passed state parliament enabling the creation of the new university to be named Adelaide University, previously a colloquial name used by the University of Adelaide.<ref name="InDaily 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Colloqual Name">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An application for self-accreditation authority was submitted to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) on 15 January 2024, which was needed for the institution to offer courses that issue qualifications.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following approval on 22 May 2024, students starting studies at the pre-merger institutions from 2025 onwards will be issued degree certificates from Adelaide University.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Merger FAQs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Students enrolled on or prior to 2024 will also be able to opt in adding antecedent institutions' names and logos on their parchments.<ref name="Merger FAQs" /> The combined institution is expected to become operational by January 2026, with an additional transitional period extending to 2034.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Deal">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is projected to have 70,000 students at launch, with one-in-four students being international students, and contribute approximately Template:AUD to the Australian economy annually.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The amalgamation has been subject to mixed reactions.
Campuses and buildingsEdit
The university has six campuses in South Australia including the City East and City West campuses in the Adelaide city centre, the two metropolitan campuses in Magill and Mawson Lakes and two regional campuses in Mount Gambier and Whyalla.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
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City EastEdit
The City East campus is located on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road, next to the University of Adelaide.<ref name="UniSA City East Campus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The main Brookman Building, constructed in 1903 and named after its benefactor George Brookman, formed part of the original School of Mines and Industries later renamed to the South Australian Institute of Technology.<ref name="The Advertiser 1902" /><ref name="Elton Brookman Building" /> It was inherited by the university, which also later expanded to the west end of the terrace as City West.<ref name="Sumerling 2006" /><ref name="Mackinnon 2016" /> The David Murray Library is the main library on the site and is located in the Brookman Building.<ref name="auto2">Template:Citation</ref><ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Libraries Spaces" /> It is named after Scottish-born merchant and politician David Murray who donated £2000 towards the library.<ref name="auto1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The original SAIT campus has undergone several building upgrades and expansions. The Basil Hetzel Building was opened in 2005 and includes Template:Convert of multipurpose biomechanical, pharmaceutical and microbiological laboratory space.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There was also a major reconstruction to the main Brookman Building from 2008 to 2009 to include a new outdoor plaza, a new exercise physiology clinic, outdoor walkways, student lounges and other upgrades.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
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City WestEdit
The City West campus is located on the west end of North Terrace.<ref name="UniSA City West Campus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As the university had expanded to the west end of North Terrace over several decades following its establishment, the buildings on the site are considerably newer than on the east.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref name="Sumerling 2006" /><ref name="Mackinnon 2016" /> The Bradley Building is home to various clinical and simulation facilities in the fields of healthcare and medicine,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Lyons">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="AECOM">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> form part of the Adelaide BioMed City Precinct which also includes the affiliated Royal Adelaide Hospital and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.<ref name="Adelaide BioMed City">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Hawke Building, also the chancellery, is named after former prime minister Bob Hawke and was constructed in 2007.<ref name="UniSA City West">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is also home to the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Samstag Museum, the Allan Scott Auditorium with a seating capacity of 400 seats and the Bradley Forum with 150 seats.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="National Precest 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The adjacent Jeffrey Smart Building, named after artist Jeffrey Smart, was constructed in 2014.<ref name="UniSA 2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA Jeffrey Smart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a student hub that comprises "open plan" teaching and learning spaces, the main library on the east end and a central green common area with an outdoor cinema.<ref name="Phelps 2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Architecture Australia 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Wilson Architects">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Wardle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pridham Hall is a gymnasium and multi-sport facility constructed in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was designed as a collaboration between Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta, JPE Design Studio and JamFactory.<ref name="van Es 2019" /> It features a Template:Convert heated swimming pool, gymnasium, dance studio, a sloping roof amphitheatre and a Template:Convert convertible great hall that can be used for both sports or hosting events with up to 2,000 attendees.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="van Es 2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was funded largely by alumni, including its namesake Andrew Pridham and his family who donated Template:AUD toward its construction.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Other buildings on the east end include the Kaurna Building, Barbara Hanrahan Building, Yungondi Building, Lewis O'Brien Building, Elton Mayo Building, David Pank Building, Catherine Helen Spence Building, Dorrit Black Building, Way Lee Building, Sir George Kingston Building, Sir Hans Heysen Building, Rowland Rees Building, Liverpool Street Studios and the Enterprise Hub.<ref name="UniSA City West" />
MagillEdit
The Magill campus was established in 1973 and is located on St Bernards Road in the eastern Adelaide suburb of Magill.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The campus specialises in the social sciences, psychology, neuroscience, teacher education, sports science, journalism, creative industries, human services, social work, media and communication.<ref name="UniSA Study in 2025">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also hosts several media studios, research laboratories, health clinics, a Samsung SMARTSchool and the de Lissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies named after Montessori education pioneer Lillian Daphne de Lissa.<ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The parkland campus includes the heritage-listed Murray House, named after Scottish-born pastoralist Alexander Borthwick Murray.<ref name="Swanbury Penglase 2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Built in 1884 and later expanded, the stone building incorporates Victorian-era Italianate and Gothic Revival architecture styles.<ref name="Swanbury Penglase 2001" /> According to legend, a blonde girl or young woman in Victorian-era attire named May supposedly haunts the manor, scaring patrons from the balcony or stairways.<ref name="UniSA 101 Things">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Ghosts of Campbelltown">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The urban myth, one of many supposed Ghosts of Murray Park, are akin to the white lady phenomenon in other parts of the world.<ref name="UniSA 101 Things" /><ref name="Ghosts of Campbelltown" /> The house replaced an earlier home built in 1854.<ref name="Ghosts of Campbelltown" />
As part of the merger, the entirety of the campus has been sold for housing and commercial re-development.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" /> Approximately half of the campus is currently leased back to the university for a period of up to 10 years.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" /><ref name="Mawson Lakes Campus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mawson LakesEdit
The Mawson Lakes campus, established in 1972 as The Levels, is located in the northern Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes along Template:Convert of wetlands.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="UniSA Mawson Lakes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> It specialises in fields of science, engineering, computer science, environmental sciences, civil aviation and teacher education.<ref name="Mixed Antecedent History" /><ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" /> It is also home to the Adelaide Planetarium and several information technology and engineering laboratories, including a defence research lab and the Future Industries Institute.<ref name="UniSA Mawson Lakes" /><ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" /> The campus also has Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 flight and airport simulators and offers pilot training through its aviation academy at the nearby Parafield Airport.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It is also neighbours with the Adelaide Technology Park which is home to the Australian offices of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Saab among other multinational companies in the space and defence technology sectors.<ref name="UniSA Mawson Lakes" /><ref name="Adelaide Technology Park" />
As part of the merger, more than half of the campus has been sold for housing and commercial development.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" /><ref name="Mawson Lakes Campus" /> It is one of two campuses belonging to the University of South Australia where land was sold.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" />
WhyallaEdit
The Whyalla campus was established in 1962 and is the largest regional campus in South Australia.<ref name="UniSA Whyalla">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Located in city of Whyalla in the Eyre Peninsula, it is set on Template:Convert and offers studies in teacher education, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work and human services.<ref name="UniSA Whyalla" /><ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" />
Mount GambierEdit
Based in the Limestone Coast, the Mount Gambier campus was established in 2005 and offers studies in commerce, teacher education, nursing, midwifery, social work and human services.<ref name="Watkinson 2010" /><ref name="UniSA Mount Gambier">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA Study in 2025" /> It is located in Mount Gambier, the largest regional city in South Australia.<ref name="UniSA Mount Gambier" /> The campus also conducts research on forest management.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Governance and structureEdit
Academic unitsEdit
The establishment of academic units is formally the responsibility of its University Council.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The university is divided into seven academic units.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These include:
- UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
- UniSA Business
- UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
- UniSA Creative
- UniSA Education Futures
- UniSA Justice & Society
- UniSA STEM
University CouncilEdit
The main governing body of the institution is its Council.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" /> It is the executive committee responsible for managing operations, setting policies and appointing the chancellor and vice-chancellor.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" /> The Council comprises the chancellor, vice-chancellor, a member of the academic staff, a member of the professional staff, an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student, at least one member with a commercial background, two members with prior experience in financial management and other members appointed by the selection committee.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" /> The selection committee, which comprises the chancellor and six other appointed members, can appoint members to the Council.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" />
Chancellor and Vice-ChancellorEdit
Template:See also The chancellor of the university is a limitless term position that is mainly ceremonial and is held by former politician John Hill who succeeded Pauline Carr who left to serve the same position at Adelaide University in May 2024.<ref name="2024 UniSA Chancellor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> John was appointed by the University Council.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" /><ref name="2024 UniSA Chancellor" /> The current vice-chancellor is Irish biochemist David Lloyd,<ref name="UniSA Vice-Chancellor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who began his role in January 2013 following the departure of Peter Høj who left to serve the same position at the University of Adelaide.<ref name="2021 Vice Chancellor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While the chancellor's office is ceremonial, the vice-chancellor serves as the university's de facto principal administrative officer.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" /> The university's internal governance is carried out by the University Council formed through the University of South Australia Act 1991.<ref name="UniSA Act 1991" />
FinancesEdit
In 2023, the university had a revenue of Template:AUD (2022 – Template:AUD), an expenditure of Template:AUD (2022 – Template:AUD) and net assets of Template:AUD (2022 – Template:AUD).<ref name="UniSA Annual Review 2023" />
Academic profileEdit
The university is currently a member of the Australian Technology Network, a coalition of technology-focussed Australian universities, but is expected to join the Group of Eight following its merger with the University of Adelaide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Savage 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a close partner with the Australian Space Agency, whose national headquarters is located adjacently on Lot Fourteen, and its City East campus forms part of the Adelaide BioMed City research precinct.<ref name="Adelaide BioMed City" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Mawson Lakes campus is also adjacent to the Adelaide Technology Park which is home to the Australian offices of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Saab among other multinational companies in the space and defence technology sectors.<ref name="Adelaide Technology Park">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Research and publicationsEdit
In the 2018 ERA National Report, the Australian Research Council evaluated work produced between 2014 and 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 100 per cent of the university's research activity was judged to be "at or above world standard" (3-5*).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Research institutesEdit
The university operates a number of disciplinary-specific research institutes and centres in partnership with other research institutions and private enterprises.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Notable examples include:
- Future Industries Institute
- Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science
- Sansom Institute for Health Research
Libraries and archivesEdit
There are currently five libraries located across five campuses, excluding Mount Gambier.<ref name="Libraries Spaces" />
David Murray LibraryEdit
Established in 1903, the David Murray Library is located in the Brookman Building.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="Libraries Spaces" /> It is named after Scottish-born merchant and politician David Murray who donated £2000 towards the library.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
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Jeffrey Smart BuildingEdit
The Jeffrey Smart Building, named after artist Jeffrey Smart, is a library on the east end of North Terrace.<ref name="UniSA 2014" /><ref name="UniSA Jeffrey Smart" /> It comprises "open plan" teaching and learning spaces and a central green common area.<ref name="Phelps 2014" /><ref name="Architecture Australia 2015" /><ref name="Wilson Architects" /><ref name="Wardle" />
Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial LibraryEdit
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial is the prime ministerial library of Bob Hawke who served between 1983 and 1991.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Established in 1997, it was the first of its kind in the world to be founded during the lifetime of a prime minister.<ref name="Bundy 2005">Template:Cite journal</ref> The Bob Hawke Collection forms the bulk of its archives and includes a large collection of his notes, personal papers, state gifts, biographical texts, newspaper extracts, photographs, political comics, articles, recordings and transcripts of speeches and media events, including documents from ministers from his cabinet.<ref name="Bundy 2005" /><ref name="Bramston 2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Notable artefacts held at the library include a hide belt gifted by former President Ronald Reagan, the jacket he wore to the 1983 America's Cup celebrations, a replica of a Panther Model 100 motorcycle that he crashed as a university student and several prime ministerial briefcases.<ref name="Bramston 2021" /><ref name="Bundy 2005" /> The library, which was expanded following his death in 2019, is located in the Hawke Centre.<ref name="UniSA 101 Things" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Libraries Spaces" />
Other librariesEdit
The Mawson Lakes and Magill campuses also have their own libraries.<ref name="Libraries Spaces">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Museums, galleries and centresEdit
The university is home to several museums, galleries and other exhibitions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These include:
MOD.Edit
MOD. (Museum of Discovery) is described as "a futuristic museum of discovery" featuring exhibitions designed by researchers to showcase "how research shapes our understanding of the world around us to inform our futures".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is located in the Bradley Building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Samstag Museum of ArtEdit
The Samstag Museum of Art is a contemporary art gallery located at the Hawke Building. Established in 2007, its history dates back to 1977 as the College Gallery.<ref name="UniSA Samstag Museum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is named after Anne and Gordon Samstag and is located at the Hawke Building.<ref name="UniSA Samstag Museum" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Adelaide PlanetariumEdit
Constructed in 1972, the Adelaide Planetarium is a planetarium at the Mawson Lakes campus.<ref name="UniSA Planetarium">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="About UniSA Planetarium">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It hosts public exhibitions and short courses that are open to the public.<ref name="UniSA Planetarium" /><ref name="About UniSA Planetarium" />
Architecture MuseumEdit
The Architecture Museum includes a collection of 400,000 items including drawings, photographs, correspondence, photographs and personal papers mostly donated by architects who worked in the state during the 20th century.<ref name="UniSA Architecture Museum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is also a library comprising books, journal articles, research and other literature.<ref name="UniSA Architecture Museum" /> It was formally established in 2005, though the collection has been available to the public since the 1990s.<ref name="UniSA Architecture Museum" /> Its early collection was donated by Donald Leslie Johnson, an architecture historian and curator, who began collecting the works in the 1970s due to a lack of a repository in the state.<ref name="UniSA Architecture Museum" /> The museum, which also conducts research in the field of architecture and the built environment, is located in the Kaurna Building.<ref name="UniSA Architecture Museum" />
Other exhibitionsEdit
Template:See also The SASA Gallery showcases creative works by students and researchers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is located in the Kaurna Building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the modern descendant of the SA School of Art (SASA) established in 1856.<ref name="UniSA Milestones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SASA History Project">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Kerry Packer Civic Gallery have exhibitions that change regularly.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other sub-units and eventsEdit
Innovation Collaboration CentreEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Innovation Collaboration Centre is the university's startup incubator.<ref name="Innovation Collaboration Centre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The incubator provides the Venture Catalyst General, Space and Social Enterprise programs for students and the community to build early-stage startup companies.<ref name="Innovation Collaboration Centre" /> The incubator offers office space, mentoring, access to industry experts, workshops, university resources and funding to companies accepted into the program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Lecture seriesEdit
The UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture series is an annual event presented by the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre.<ref name="nml" /> Established in 2008 in honour of former South African president Nelson Mandela, who served as the Hawke Centre's inaugural international patron from 2001 to 2013, the address has been given almost every year since its establishment.<ref name="nml" /> It seeks to promote the concepts of human rights, freedom, truth and reconciliation in life and public affairs.<ref name="nml">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Academic reputationEdit
Template:Infobox Australian university ranking In the 2024 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #313 (22nd nationally).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- National publications
In the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2024, the university was ranked #15 amongst Australian universities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Global publications
In the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (published 2024), the university attained a tied position of #340 (22nd nationally).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 (published 2024), the university attained a position of #301–350 (tied 20–24th nationally).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university attained a position of #401–500 (tied 22–24th nationally).<ref name="ARWU Rankings">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, the university attained a position of #378 (24th nationally).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024,Template:Efn the university attained a position of #564 (23rd nationally).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Student outcomesEdit
The Australian Government's QILTTemplate:Efn conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.<ref name="About QILT" /> These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction<ref name="About QILT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.<ref name="Bridgestock 2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 81%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 69% for undergraduates and 89.7% for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The initial full-time salary was Template:AUD for undergraduates and Template:AUD for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023" />
In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 77.4% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 77.8%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Admissions processEdit
The admissions process is managed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SATAC Explained">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Established in 1977, it is the main administrative body processing applications for tertiary institutions in South Australia and the Northern Territory.<ref name="SATAC Explained" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Qualifications that can be used for consideration include Australian and New Zealand high school certificates or international equivalent, a Grade Point Average from prior higher education, TAFE and other RTO qualifications, competitive scores from a Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test and prior work experience or military service with the Australian Defence Force.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some courses have additional pre-requisites.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Additionally, the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology, Eynesbury College, the English Language Centre and TAFE South Australia offer pathways into university programs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Students starting studies from 2025 onwards will be issued degree certificates from Adelaide University with past alumni and continuing students having the option to add the University of South Australia name and logo on their parchments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tuition, loans and financial aidEdit
For international students starting in 2025, tuition fees range from Template:AUD to Template:AUD per academic year depending on the field of study.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Domestic studentsTemplate:Efn may be offered a federally-subsidised Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) which substantially decreases the student contribution amount billed to the student.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The maximum student contribution amount limits that can be applied to CSP students are dependent on the field of study.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since 2021, Commonwealth Supported Places have also been limited to 7 years of equivalent full-time study load (EFTSL), calculated in the form of Student Learning Entitlement (SLE).<ref name="Student Learning Entitlement">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Students may accrue additional SLE under some circumstances (e.g. starting a separate one-year honours program) or every 10 years.<ref name="Student Learning Entitlement" /> Domestic students are also able to access the HECS-HELP student loans scheme offered by the federal government.<ref name="Student loans">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These are indexed to the Consumer or Wage Price Index, whichever is lower, and repayments are voluntary unless the recipient passes an income threshold.<ref name="Student loans" />
The university also offers several scholarships, which come in the form of bursaries or tuition fee remission.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Student lifeEdit
Sports and athleticsEdit
Founded in 2013, UniSA Sport has 28 sports clubs and competes as Team UniSA.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Team UniSA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It includes several clubs that predate the university.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This includes its hockey club which was affiliated with the antecedent South Australian Institute of Technology since 1970.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Student unionEdit
The University of South Australia Student Association (USASA, formerly UniLife) is a democratic organisation run by students.<ref name="About USASA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The association operates both as the representative voice for university students and as a provider of a wide range of services.<ref name="About USASA" /> The union also supports a range of services, including 71 clubs and societies, social events and an advice service.<ref name="About USASA" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Student magazineEdit
The USASA produces the Verse Magazine which was established in 2014 and has an annual print run of 12,000 copies.<ref name="Verge Magazine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="USASA Student Guide">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two magazine publish artwork and written pieces including creative writing, essays, opinion pieces, photography, poetry and visual art.<ref name="USASA Student Guide" /><ref name="Verge Magazine" />
Residential collegesEdit
St Mark's College was founded in 1925 by the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide and is the oldest of the colleges.<ref name="St Mark's College 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was developed by some former residents of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge among others with the goal of developing a similar collegiate lifestyle.<ref name="St Mark's College 2020" />
Aquinas College was founded as a men's college in 1950 by the Catholic Church at Montefiore House, the former residence of Samuel Way.<ref name="Aquinas College 2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> It later expanded to surrounding sites and became co-residential in 1975.<ref name="Aquinas College 2018" />
Lincoln College was founded in 1952 by the Methodist Church and named after the Lincoln College at the University of Oxford.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Originally established as a men's college, it became co-residential in 1973.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It features several heritage-listed buildings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
St Ann's College was founded as a women's college in 1947.<ref name="St Ann's College 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The college's honorary founder is politician Josiah Symon who in 1924 suggested that female students should have somewhere to live.<ref name="St Ann's College 2023" /> It became co-educational in 1973.<ref name="St Ann's College 2023" />
There are also other private student accommodation providers in the city centre and near other campuses.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Additionally, Whyalla campus manages its own student village.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable alumni and staffEdit
The University of South Australia's alumni also includes students from the two antecedent institutions and their predecessors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable alumni of the university include the incumbent foreign affairs minister Penny Wong,<ref name="Penny Wong">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Human Rights Watch director Tirana Hassan,<ref name="Tirana Hassan" /> the founding editor-in-chief of Vogue China Angelica Cheung,<ref name="Angelica Cheung">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> former state premier Steven Marshall<ref name="Steven Marshall">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and retired politician Christopher Pyne.<ref name="Christopher Pyne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Notable alumni of the university include:
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ControversiesEdit
Initial merger discussionsEdit
The University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide had previously engaged to discuss a merger in 2018 but failed due to disagreements from the latter about the post-merger leadership structure.<ref name="ABC News 2018" /><ref name="Siebert 2021"/><ref name="Siebert 2020" /><ref name="Richards 2022" />
Opinion polling on staffEdit
The National Tertiary Education Union SA conducted a survey of 1,100 university staff and found that three-quarters of respondents were against the merger.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Agreement" /><ref name="Kelsall 2023 Staff Reactions" /><ref name="The National Tribune 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In addition, the state government has been accused of coercing the universities to agree to merge, indicating that a commission of inquiry would be established to find ways to compel the two universities to merge had their councils refused to do so, with less financial support available.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Agreement" /><ref name="Kelsall 2023 Staff Reactions" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Andrew Miller, the state secretary of the union, raised concerns that staff were under "extreme psychosocial pressure" to meet the 2026 launch deadline.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 GOT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Backing his claims with communications from the Integration Management Office staff responsible for merging the two institutions, he added that the "Game of Thrones" perception among staff competing "for the final spots of the new Adelaide University" was causing tensions, breakdowns and disharmony.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 GOT" /> The institutions' vice-chancellors David Lloyd and Peter Høj criticised the claims, referring to them as "whispers of Little Birds or Littlefingers",<ref name="Lloyd 2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> though they had previously admitted that the "two-by-two approach across the board" was "not as linear as first conceived".<ref name="Kelsall 2024 GOT" />
Despite previous polls claiming low support from staff, the vice-chancellors added that the over 3,000 staff who attended the July 2024 Adelaide University launch event were enthusiastic about the new brand identity.<ref name="Richards 2023 Merger Agreement" /><ref name="The National Tribune 2023" /><ref name="Lloyd 2024" /> They also wrote that criticism should instead be directed towards the proposed caps to international students caused by a national housing shortage.<ref name="Lloyd 2024" /><ref name="Hare 2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The post-merger plan to switch to a trimester academic calendar has also been criticised by the union whose internal poll showed that more than 4 in 5 members were against the move.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The University of New South Wales had previously also switched to a trimester model, allowing students to complete a 3 year bachelor's degree program in 2 years with shorter breaks.<ref name="White 2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2024, UNSW is considering reversing the change following a 40% drop in paid hours for staff, decreased time for non-academic activities and student burnout from increased workload.<ref name="White 2024" />
Land re-developmentEdit
In February 2024, the State Government drew criticism for its plans to convert land it had purchased from two University of South Australia campuses for housing and commercial re-development.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" /> As part of the merger agreement, the land was to be sold to the South Australian Government for Template:AUD and leased back to the university for a period of up to 10 years.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" /> Following the release of several internal FOI documents retrieved by InDaily from the Premier's Office, it was later revealed that the land was "earmarked for future development" for residential and commercial purposes.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" />
The original media release replaced the phrase with "short-term transitional lease to university", referring to the leaseback period of 10 years, following concerns from UniSA vice-chancellor David Lloyd that the original draft would "create enormous community reaction which will be particularly unhelpful at this time".<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The land sales account for the entirety of the Magill campus and approximately 50% of the Mawson Lakes campus.<ref name="Kelsall 2024 FOI" />
Tram stopEdit
The university is served by two stops on the Glenelg tram line, University and City West, which connects the City East and City West campuses respectively along North Terrace.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="UniSA City East Campus" /><ref name="UniSA City West Campus" />
See alsoEdit
- List of universities in Australia
- Innovation Collaboration Centre
- Education in Australia
- South Australian School of Art
- Samstag Museum of Art
FootnotesEdit
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Further readingEdit
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- Student association
- Verse Magazine - a student magazine
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