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Established in 1874, we’re home to over 29,000 students and 3,000 staff, all working to create progress. For our community. For all.
This is a university of outstanding quality—ranked among the top 1% globally—in the heart of Australia’s most liveable city*.
We’ve made a habit of breaking new ground. We were Australia’s first university to welcome female students. The first to offer degrees in science and business. The first with a conservatorium of music.
Among those who’ve studied, taught, or conducted research here are five Nobel Laureates; Australia’s first female prime minister; the first Australian astronaut to walk in space; Australia’s first female Supreme Court judge.
And our bold spirit continues to drive us to excel today. In research, we’re rising to challenges in a huge range of fields—with work universally rated world-standard or above. While in education, we’re recognised among the top 100 universities globally in 23 different subject areas†.
We can’t wait to see what’s next.
*Economist Intelligence Unit, 2021. Excellence in Research Australia, 2018. †Total unique entries across QS World University Rankings by Subject, and Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject, 2021.
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Even if he survives as prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull will govern in extremely difficult circumstances, and his leadership is under threat.
There is nothing in the Constitution to deal with the situation in which neither side can form a majority government.
The majority of Australians approve of compulsory voting – and have done so for decades. The nay-sayers continue to be a minority.
The 2016 articulation of an urban agenda assumes building more highways, railways and trams will produce better, more productive cities that somehow give everyone a job.
Employers run the risk of breaking the law if they are getting interns to do work that otherwise would be done by paid employees.
History suggests that resettling refugees on Nauru and Manus Island in Australia and New Zealand will not enliven people smuggling between Indonesia and Christmas Island.
The Avalanches’ legendary first album, Since I Left You, was a modern classic, built from more than 3500 music samples. Sixteen years on, they’re finally releasing a second one - but will it resonate in an age when everyone samples?
Millions of people die or suffer from infectious diseases each year. Computer modelling can now help simulate the impact of any spreading disease.
Locavore, freegan, kangatarian, flexitarian … what we eat has become a moral minefield. Religions have long enforced food-related prohibitions, but in a secular context we could do with a little less moralising at the kitchen table.
The ancient philosophy of stoicism can build the qualities needed in our new world of innovation and entrepreneurship.
History suggests Labor should be more concerned than it currently appears to be about the effects of its populist rhetoric in mobilising opposition from business.
What does the data say about the number of boat arrivals around the time of the 2011 live export ban?
Across the world, an area bigger than Russia is officially classed as “degraded land”. We’ll never restore its wildlife to what it was – but there are pragmatic steps we can take to improve things.
We’re a nation of meat eaters but city dwellers may have trouble discussing the origin of a steak with their offspring. And though there are programs teaching children how vegetables grow, there aren’t too many that involve raising an animal for food.
Drones are useful tools for studying and protecting wildlife. But with their growing popularity comes a growing need to make sure they don’t harm the animals they’re trying to observe.
South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has recommended a nuclear waste site for the state.
What is a double-dissolution election? How does it differ from an ordinary election? And why the rush after the budget?
PolicyCheck unpacks the detail and history of the Coalition’s proposed dental health care policy.
The Conversation’s experts respond to key aspects of the announcement that French company DCNS will be build Australia’s next fleet of submarines.
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Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Adelaide
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Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Adelaide
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer in Media, University of Adelaide
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
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Legal Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, International Politics, University of Adelaide
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Doctoral student, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus Professor of Reproductive and Periconceptual Medicine, The Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Media, University of Adelaide
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Ecologist, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer, University of Adelaide
