The University of Adelaide

Beautiful campus, long history and many outstanding talents. Founded in 1874,The University of Adelaide is the third university in Australian history and the oldest university in South Australia. The North Terrace campus is located beside the beautiful Torrens River. As of 2019, The University of Adelaide has cultivated 5 Nobel Prize winners and 108 Rhodes scholars. Hope and believe that The University of Adelaide will cultivate more top talents. Sub Cruce Lumen.

great university, although I was at the gym there and I fell through the floor breaking 129 bones in my body and now I am fully paralyzed from the hair down. If they fix there floors I would come back in my wheelchair.

Currently studying master of mechanical engineering here. Nice campus with warm staff. Some places are unable to access if you are not a student of the faculty after 6 o’clock on weekdays or whole weekends. The teaching styles of professors are all different but normally satisfied with them. If you are looking for a better future, be better prepared.

The University of Adelaide was established on 6 November 1874 after a £20,000 donation by grazier and copper miner Walter Watson Hughes, along with support and donations from Thomas Elder.The university's first chancellor was Sir Richard Hanson, and the first vice-chancellor was Augustus Short. The first degree offered was the Bachelor of Arts, and the university started teaching in March 1876. John Davidson was the first Hughes professor of English literature and mental and moral philosophy.The university has a long history of championing the rights of women in higher education. It was the second university in the English-speaking world (after the University of London, 1878) to admit women on equal terms with men (1881), although women studied alongside men from the commencement of classes in 1876 and were equally eligible for all academic prizes and honours. Its first female graduate was Edith Emily Dornwell, who was also the first person in Australia to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc., 1885). The university also graduated Australia's first female surgeon Laura Fowler (MB, 1891). Ruby Davy (B.Mus., 1907; D.Mus., 1918) was the first Australian woman to receive a doctorate in music. The university was also the first to elect a woman to a university council in Australia, Helen Mayo (MBBS, 1902), in 1914.

Very cold atmosphere. The lecturers say there are no stupid questions but when you ask questions. They make you feel stupid and don't explain the concepts very well to students with Autism.If they still don't understand there is no one-on-one support. To help those students understand the concepts taught there.

Remember when the first wave of COVID hit and you didn't pay me and my colleagues for 9 weeks into the 12 week term? If I could say anything to students, it's that these are the conditions your tutors are working with (we literally have to swim upstream just to teach you and be paid for it) so the quality of your education will be directly related to how long your tutor can stand it.

I can only comment on the grounds.An inviting and peaceful location in the heart of the city of Adelaide.There are many outdoor areas for study, relaxation or to just sit and have a snack.This campus is large. I recommend you access a map to make your visit more enjoyable.You can walk from North Terrace, heading north, through the campus to access the River Torrens area.Even an Australia Post outlet.Wheelchair ♿ access is readily available throughout.Lovely grounds to wander through or stop and just take in all the history of the beautiful old buildings.

The North Terrace marks the top border of the Adelaide CBD, the main road before the river. On the North Terrace is situated many Adelaide landmarks including the Parliament House, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide Casino, The State Library of South Australia and the University of Adelaide. I was only in senior school at the time, but somehow found myself spending a lot of time here, particularly wandering the grounds of the University of Adelaide. One of my cousins was studying here at the time and there are times when I would follow her here. The buildings are beautiful, the libraries amazing and they have this amazing university bookstore that I love spending time in. Yeah, I was a weird nerdy kid. But it was my way of escape.The University itself is the 3rd oldest in Australia and at one point, was one of my major choices for where I would have ended up studying. Too bad Adelaide felt too slow for me but I do love the campus here. I used to spend time in the Barr Smith Library, just watching other university students go about campus life, counting down towards my turn at university.

Can’t say I have studied here but the grounds are just lovely! Plenty of green open spaces, a mix of historic and modern buildings combined with some lovely architecture as well! Well worth a walk around particularly if you have a hour or so to soak in the details!