About University of Adelaide

The University is an international institution that distinctively embraces the ideal of the research university, where the excitement, vitality and passion of the search for new knowledge is one in which all students participate; as an enlightened and tolerant community where able students can find support, whatever their background or circumstances; and as a place where the Kaurna people, original custodians of the land on which the campuses now rest, are acknowledged and their culture respected.

With an international reputation for conducting world-leading research across a wide spectrum of areas, it is consistently ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide and are a member of the Group of Eight (external link) a coalition of Australia's foremost research intensive universities.

The University constitutes a vibrant and diverse community with over 21,000 students and over 3,500 members of staff across its three main campuses.