THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE With more than 135 years of excellence in education, the University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious tertiary institutions. Since its establishment in 1874, the University has developed a reputation for excellence in teaching, learning and research, with major strengths in agriculture, wine and food, biological sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences. The University is associated with five Nobel Prize winners, has produced 105 Rhodes Scholars and 120 Fulbright Scholars, and is a member of the Group of Eight – Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. With more than 25,000 students and over 3,000 staff, the University is small enough to provide personal interaction with teaching staff, yet large enough to offer a broad range of programs and student support services. At the heart of the University’s vision is a belief that the experience of the student is fundamental, and that research and high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world. The University of Adelaide is committed to producing graduates recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills, as well as a global outlook. An International Outlook The University of Adelaide is strongly committed to international education. It admitted its first international students more than 60 years ago. Today, over 6,500 international students from more than 90 countries make up approximately 28 per cent of the student population, 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE including students enrolled at the Ngee Ann- Adelaide Education Centre in Singapore. This is a partnership between the University of Adelaide and the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a highly respected and long established foundation actively involved in educational, cultural and welfare activities in Singapore. The University accounts for some 28 per cent of international enrolments at all South Australian higher education providers (DEEWR Higher Education Statistics 2010). A truly international outlook requires two-way exchange, and the University has many formal agreements for student and staff exchange, research collaboration and other forms of cooperation with leading universities, research institutes and academies around the world. A Progressive Institution From the start, the University of Adelaide has been one of Australia’s most progressive institutions. It was the first Australian university to admit women to academic programs – in 1881, ahead of Oxford (1920) and Cambridge (1948). Adelaide was the first Australian university to grant degrees in science, and the first to establish a Conservatorium of Music. Adelaide graduated Australia’s first woman surgeon (Laura Margaret Fowler), the first woman elected to a university council in Australia (Helen Mayo), and the first Australian woman to be a Queen’s Counsel, South Australian Supreme Court Judge, Chancellor of an Australian university and Governor of an Australian State (Dame Roma Mitchell). OUR NOBEL LAUREATES The Nobel Prize is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The University of Adelaide is associated with five Nobel Laureates, and has a long history of ground breaking research and scholarship of international significance. Sir William Henry Bragg & William Lawrence Bragg 1915 Physics: For their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays. Sir Howard Walter Florey 1945 Physiology or Medicine: For the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases. John M. Coetzee 2003 Literature: Who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider. J. Robin Warren 2005 Physiology or Medicine (joint): For their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
PRODUCED 105 RHODES SCHOLARS 3RD OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA ASSOCIATED WITH 5 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS REGULARLY RANKED IN TOP 1% OF UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE PRODUCED 104 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS 5 STARS FOR STAFF-STUDENT RATIO RESEARCH GRANTS RESEARCH INTENSIVENESS STUDENT DEMAND The Good Universities Guide 2011