University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide

Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Adelaideensis
Motto	Sub Cruce Lumen (Latin)
Motto in English	Light beneath the cross[1]
Type	Public research university
Established	6 November 1874; 149 years ago (1874-11-06)[2]
Accreditation	TEQSA
Academic affiliations	AFAANZ AUC ASAIHL AACSB AAL ACS AHURI AIPS AMC CA ANZ CAPA CPA edX EA Go8 ICPSR IATUL OUA UA
Endowment	A$2.15 billion (2022)[3]
Budget	A$987.22 million (2022)[4]
Chancellor	The Hon Catherine Branson AC KC[5]
Vice-Chancellor	Prof Peter Høj AC FAA FTSE[6][7]
Academic staff	1,649 (2022)[8]
Administrative staff	1,800 (2022)[8]
Total staff	3,730 regular (2022)[8] 2,859 casual (2022)[8]
Students	30,448 (2022)[8]
Undergraduates	20,321 bachelor (2022)[8]
Postgraduates	6,960 coursework (2022) 2,318 research (2022)[8]
Other students	849 (2022)[8]
Address	North Terrace , Adelaide , South Australia , 5001 , Australia 34°55'14.4"S 138°36'19.3"E
Campus	Urban and regional with multiple sites[9]
Colours	Black, white, red, gold and blue
Nickname	The Blacks[10]
Sporting affiliations	UniSport EAEN UBL
Mascot	Eco the Lizard[11]
Website	adelaide.edu.au

The University of Adelaide is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, adjacent to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, and the State Library of South Australia.

The university has four campuses, three in South Australia: North Terrace campus in the city, Roseworthy campus at Roseworthy and Waite campus at Urrbrae, and one in Melbourne, Victoria. The university also operates out of other areas such as Thebarton, the National Wine Centre in the Adelaide Park Lands, and in Singapore through the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre.

The University of Adelaide is composed of three faculties, with each containing constituent schools. These include the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET), the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS), and the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE). It is a member of the Group of Eight and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The university is also a member of the Sandstone universities, which mostly consist of colonial-era universities within Australia.

The university is associated with five Nobel laureates, constituting one-third of Australia's total Nobel Laureates, and 114 Rhodes scholars. The university has generated a considerable impact on the public life of South Australia, having educated many of the state's leading businesspeople, lawyers, medical professionals and politicians. The university has been associated with the discovery and development of penicillin, the development of space exploration, sunscreen, the military tank, Wi-Fi, polymer banknotes and X-ray crystallography, and the study of viticulture and oenology.^[12]