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The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public
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in the Australian state of
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australia with approximately 37,000 students. The university was founded in its current form in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT, established in 1889 as the South Australian School of Mines and Industries) and the South Australian College of Advanced Education (SACAE, established 1856). The legislation to establish and name the new University of South Australia was introduced by the Hon Mike Rann MP, Minister of Employment and Further Education. Under the University's Act, its original mission was "to preserve, extend and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, scholarship and consultancy, and to provide educational programs that will enhance the diverse cultural life of the wider community". UniSA is among the world's top newer universities, ranked in the World's Top 50 Under 50 (universities which are under 50 years old) by both the Quacarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking (#29) and Times Higher Education (THE) (#46). It has two
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campuses, two
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metropolitan campuses, and two South Australian regional campuses.


History

UniSA was formed in 1991 by the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology with three South Australian College of Advanced Education campuses. To the former SACAE campuses of Magill, Salisbury, and Underdale, SAIT added its three campuses at City East, The Levels (now called Mawson Lakes) and Whyalla. The two other SACAE campuses, City (adjacent to
University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) 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 ...
), and Sturt (in Bedford Park, adjacent to
Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...
), were later merged into their nearby universities.


School of Arts

The South Australian School of Arts can trace its history back to 1856 and the work of Charles Hill and H. P. Gill, and connected to the
South Australian School of Design The South Australian School of Design was an art school in the earliest days of the City of Adelaide, the progenitor of the South Australian School of Arts, a department of the University of South Australia. Origin In 1856 Charles Hill started ...
. As such, it can claim to be one of the oldest art schools in Australia, and the oldest public art school. The school, now within UniSA's Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, is also known for providing a visual arts scholarship, the Ann & Gordon Samstag Scholarship.


SACAE

The South Australian College of Advanced Education (SACAE) was formed in 1982 with the merger of five Colleges of Advanced Education (CAE). Adelaide, Hartley, Salisbury, Sturt, and Torrens CAEs became the Adelaide, Magill, Salisbury, Sturt, and Underdale campuses of the SACAE. The CAE themselves were formed from various teachers' colleges in 1973. *Adelaide CAE developed from Adelaide Teachers' College (est. 1921), which had its roots in a training school established in 1876. *Murray Park CAE originated from Wattle Park Teachers College, which branched off from Adelaide Teachers College in 1957. *Torrens CAE had its origins in the South Australian School of Arts, which dates back to 1856, and in Western Teachers College, which branched off from Adelaide Teachers College in 1962. *Kingston CAE developed from the Adelaide Kindergarten Teachers College (est. 1967), which had its roots in a kindergarten training centre established in 1907. *Sturt CAE was originally Bedford Park Teachers College (est. 1966). *Salisbury CAE was originally Salisbury Teachers College (est. 1968). In 1979 Hartley CAE was formed from the merger of Murray Park CAE and Kingston CAE.


SAIT

The South Australian Institute of Technology traced its origins back to 1889 when the South Australian School of Mines and Industries established on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road between the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The building, towards which Sir George Brookman was a significant contributor, was from 1918 to 1960 the home of Adelaide Technical High School. In 1960 it became the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Adelaide Technical High School moved to Glenunga to become Glenunga High. The SAIT was made up of three campuses, all of which remain a part of the University of South Australia. In 1965 SAIT was designated a college of advanced education resulting in a broadening in the range of courses offered, particularly at the professional level. Under a government reform to education in 1991 it was given the option of merging with the newly formed TAFE SA or the SACAE to form the University of South Australia. SAIT was an educational institution with 3 campuses in suburban Adelaide, and had a broad range of topics making it a clear fit with neither institution, though SACAE was chosen in the end.


21st century

Shortly after the merger, Salisbury campus was vacated in 1996, given its proximity of the nearby Levels campus, but its sale was held up for many years by litigation. In 1997, a new campus was opened at City West with schools from Underdale being relocated there. In 2005, the campus at Underdale was closed as part of the Blueprint 2005 project, and its remaining programs were moved to other campuses. In 2013, the university released the 2013–2018 Strategic Plan named "Crossing The Horizon", shaping the future actions of the university nationally and internationally. As part of the plan, the university committed to differentiate itself as Australia's University of Enterprise and to focus its activities on end-user needs. In 2014 the first building in a major new infrastructure plan to support those goals was opened. Named in recognition of the great Australian artist and UniSA alumnus, the Jeffrey Smart Building houses the UniSA Library and a host of student services. In 2018 two new buildings were opened; the new Great Hall, named Pridham Hall after a generous benefaction from a UniSA alumnus Andrew Pridham, and the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute which houses the Centre for Cancer Biology (an alliance between UniSA and SA Health), the research-rich School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, UniSA's technology-based business incubation hub, the Innovation and Collaboration Centre and a new and unique future-focused public museum, #MOD. In June 2018, the university, along with
University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) 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 ...
, launched official talks of a possible merger. The proposition was endorsed by Steven Marshall and Simon Birmingham, but the merger was called off in October 2018. In 2022, the topic of a merger was raised again by the new government led by Peter Malinauskas, which proposed setting up a commission to investigate the possibility of a merger of UniSA, Adelaide and
Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...
. Staff's opinions were evenly divided on the idea of a commission. In 2021, the university celebrated its 30th birthday.


Campuses

There are two campuses in the
Adelaide city centre Adelaide city centre (Kaurna language, Kaurna: Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is known by locals simply as "the City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaid ...
(both on North Terrace), two metropolitan campuses (at Mawson Lakes, formerly The Levels, and Magill), and two campuses in regional South Australia, ( Whyalla and
Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...
). The University of South Australia also runs offshore degree programs in collaboration with private institutions in Hong Kong Baptist University and other higher education institutions throughout Asia.


City East

Located on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road, adjacent to the
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, on the site of the former South Australian Institute of Technology, and before that, the School of Mines. The campus has undergone several building upgrades and expansions in recent years. The Basil Hetzel Building was opened in 2005 and includes 2,000 square metres of multipurpose biomechanical, pharmaceutical and microbiological laboratory space. There was a major reconstruction to the historic School of Mines building in 2008–09 to include a new outdoor plaza, a new exercise physiology clinic, outdoor walkways, student lounges and other upgrades.


City West

Located on the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Street (in the city), the City West Campus is located between North Terrace and Hindley Street in buildings constructed in the 1990s for the new campus. New building was also undertaken as part of a $167 million six-year asset plan known as Blueprint 2005, including the A$35 million Hawke building, named in honour of former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke and opened in 2007. The Hawke Building houses the second largest public art gallery in the state of South Australia, the Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art. It also includes the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, (purpose-built for exhibitions relating to culture, history and social debate), the Allan Scott Auditorium, the Hawke Prime Ministerial Library, and Australia's only architecture museum. Officially named The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, the building is known as the Hawke Centre, and is hosts many events, both within the building and at other venues. The Blueprint project included the construction of six major buildings, extensions and upgrades across UniSA's six campuses and featured the Dorrit Black and Kaurna buildings completed in 2005 at City West, the
South Australian School of Art The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...
, and the Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design. In 2014 the University opened a new learning centre, the Jeffrey Smart Building, on the City West campus. Also on the City West campus are the new Pridham Hall featuring a sports complex, swimming pool and facilities for graduations, exams, corporate and cultural events which opened in 2018 and the new UniSA Cancer Research Institute, part of the biomedical and health precinct being developed on North Terrace. The building, also opened in 2018, houses the university's Museum of Discovery (MOD).


Magill

Magill Campus is located on St. Bernard's Road at Magill. It currently focuses on a range of education, humanities and social science disciplines, including psychology, social work, communication and media, public relations, journalism, and the study of creative industries.


Mawson Lakes

Mawson Lakes (formerly The Levels) currently houses computing and information technology, engineering, science, civil aviation, applied science, sports science, e-commerce and environmental studies programs. The campus also houses many research institutes and centres, including the Future Industries Institute (FII) which conducts industry-connected research in engineering and the physical sciences. The campus also houses a number of industry collaborations within the space and defence industries.


Whyalla

Programs offered at Whyalla include nursing, social work, early childhood and primary teaching, engineering and community wellbeing as well as a Foundation Studies program.


Mount Gambier

Based in the Limestone Coast region of southeast South Australia, UniSA's Mount Gambier Campus opened in 2005, and provides for country-based students and researchers. Mount Gambier offers students undergraduate programs in nursing, social work, primary and early childhood education, and UniSA Foundation Studies, which prepares students for tertiary education. In 2016 the Mount Gambier Learning Centre was officially opened.


Organisation and governance


Governance


Chancellery


Academic profile


Rankings and achievements

The University of South Australia's academic structure consists of seven Academic Units: UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences UniSA Business UniSA Creative UniSA Education Futures UniSA Justice & Society UniSA STEM The University of South Australia is ranked within the top 300 universities worldwide by the
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and 251-300th ranking bracket by the 2020
Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarel ...
. UniSA Business School is fully accredited by EQUIS, which accredited fewer than 200 universities worldwide. In 2015 in the Excellence in Research for Australia rankings, 97% of UniSA's research was rated at world class or above. In 2018, this was upgraded to 100% of UniSA's research at or above world class. Research Institutes The University of South Australia is home to three institutes: * Future Industries Institute (FII) * The Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science and * The Centre for Cancer Biology


Affiliations

* Australian Technology Network (ATN) * Open Universities Australia * Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) *
Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) was established in 1913, and has over 500 member institutions in over 50 countries across the Commonwealth. The ACU is the world's oldest international network of universities. Its mission is t ...
(ACU) * Engineers Australia


Student life


Associations

University of South Australia Students Association (USASA, formerly UniLife) is a democratic organisation run by students. USASA provides administrative support to over 100 sporting and social clubs, a range of events throughout the year and free advocacy and advice services, and also produces the UniSA student magazine ''Verse Magazine''. After the passing of the
voluntary student unionism Voluntary student unionism (VSU), as it is known in Australia, or voluntary student membership (VSM), as it is known in New Zealand, is a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations i ...
legislation the activities and collective voice of students was significantly diminished. However this has spurred the student association to work hard to offer students better value for money.


Sports

UniSA Sport, which manages the sporting life of students at the university, organises and facilitates the development of sport clubs and activities on campuses. UniSA sport teams participate annually in both national and regional intercollegiate competitions such as the Australian University Games as well as the Southern University Games between Victorian, Tasmanian and South Australian universities.


MOD.

MOD. (Museum of Discovery) is described as "a futuristic museum of discovery". Its seven gallery spaces spread over two levels showcase science in a series of annually changing exhibits. One major unchanging exhibit is the Universal Gallery, featuring "Science on a Sphere", which shows planetary data on a
sphere A sphere () is a Geometry, geometrical object that is a solid geometry, three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is the Locus (mathematics), set of points that are all at the same distance from a given point in three ...
, with the surrounding walls being
touchscreen A touchscreen or touch screen is the assembly of both an input ('touch panel') and output ('display') device. The touch panel is normally layered on the top of an electronic visual display of an information processing system. The display is ofte ...
s which can be used to transform the planets, sun or moon. Other galleries include the Lecture Gallery, the Street Gallery, the Arcade Gallery, the Gould Interactive Gallery and the Futures Gallery. Aimed at inspiring young adults' interest in science, MOD. is free to visit in the Health Innovation Building (UniSA Cancer Research Institute) or Bradley Building (Purruna Wardli), on North Terrace. The museum has won a number of awards for its interior design, exhibitions and events since 2018, and has been used as a venue for
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events.


Selected exhibits

2022: ''Ngapulara Ngarngarnyi Wirra'' (
Adnyamathanha The Adnyamathanha (Pronounced: ) are a contemporary Aboriginal Australian people of the northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, formed as an aggregate of several distinct peoples. Strictly speaking the ethnonym Adnyamathanha was an alternati ...
for "Our Family Tree") is an
art installation Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...
commissioned by MOD. and created by
UNSW The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
technologist Angie Abdilla, artist Baden Pailthorpe and former AFL player
Adam Goodes Adam Roy Goodes (born 8 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallis ...
, in a project named the Tracker Data Project. The tree refers to a 500-year-old sacred red river gum, or ''wirra'', that lives on
Adnyamathanha The Adnyamathanha (Pronounced: ) are a contemporary Aboriginal Australian people of the northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, formed as an aggregate of several distinct peoples. Strictly speaking the ethnonym Adnyamathanha was an alternati ...
land. The installation is based on computerised
biometric Biometrics are body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics. Biometric authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. It is also used to identify ...
data gathered by the AFL via a small device worn on Goodes' back when playing football over the years. Sounds were created by an
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that mixes recordings of the wind and Goodes' voice speaking in the Adnyamathanha language with his performance data, while a 3D scan of the wirra and Goodes' data were combined in a
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, resembling stars in the sky.


Events

The UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture series is an annual event presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre. Established in 2008 to honour the South African President
Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the ...
, who served as the Hawke Centre's first international patron from 2001 to 2013, the address has been given almost every year since its establishment. Past speakers include: * 2008: Musimbi Kanyoro * 2009: Unity Dow * 2010: Ashis Nandy * 2012: Eyal Weizman * 2014:
Mary McAleese Mary Patricia McAleese ( ; ga, Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; ; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer and former politician who served as the eighth president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. She is an academic ...
* 2015: Hilary Charlesworth * 2016:
Geraldine Cox Geraldine Dorothea Cox (born ) is the founder of Sunrise Cambodia, a charity that was originally established as an orphanage in the province of Kandal, in Cambodia, and now extends its services to sustainable development and family support i ...
* 2017:
Geoffrey Robertson Geoffrey Ronald Robertson (born 30 September 1946) is a human rights barrister, academic, author and broadcaster. He holds dual Australian and British citizenship.
QC and Michael Kirby * 2018: Ronni Kahn * 2019: Sally Rugg * 2022: Craig Foster (20 April 2022)


Notable alumni


Arts

* Andrew Baines, artist *
Beverley Bolin Beverley Louise Bolin (23 January 1923 – 19 September 2014) was the first woman to become a registered architect in South Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Architectural) from the University of South Australia in 1949. ...
, architect * Angelica Cheung Editor-in-chief, Vogue China *
D. M. Cornish David M. Cornish (born 1972) is an illustrator and fantasy writer from Adelaide, South Australia. Biography Cornish studied illustration at the University of South Australia, where in 1993 he began to compile a series of notebooks: over the ...
, author * Barbara Hanrahan, artist, printmaker and writer * Peter Serwan, artist *
Jeffrey Smart Frank Jeffrey Edson Smart (26 July 1921 – 20 June 2013) was an expatriate Australian painter known for his precisionist depictions of urban landscapes that are "full of private jokes and playful allusions". Smart was born and educated i ...
AO, artist, studied at the
South Australian School of Art and Crafts The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...
circa 1940 * Poh Ling Yeow, artist, celebrity chef, television presenter


Business

* Rob Chapman, company director * Essington Lewis, Chairman, BHP *
Andrew Pridham Andrew Pridham (born 24 August 1966) is an Australian investment banker. He is the Co-founder and Group Vice Chairman of financial services firm MA Financial Group as well as Chairman of AFL Club, the Sydney Swans. Career Originally from Ade ...
, company director *Philip Sims, CEO, South Australian based Robern Menz Manufacturing Pty Ltd *Alexandrea Cannon, Chair, Credit Union SA *Dr Mark Ahn, President and CEO, and Director, Galena Biopharma *Dr Chitra Rajaram, Senior Vice President Vasantham Channel,
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*Dr
Nalaka Godahewa Nalaka Godahewa, Member of Parliament, MP (Sinhala language, Sinhala: නාලක ගොඩහේවා, Tamil language, Tamil: நாலக கொடஹேவா, born 7 June 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and form ...
, Chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka


Human rights

* Tom Calma AO, social justice campaigner * Andrea Mason, CEO NPY Women's Council


Journalism and media

*
Phillip Coorey Phillip Coorey is an Australian journalist, currently serving as the political editor for '' The Australian Financial Review''. Coorey has covered federal politics since 1998, beginning as political correspondent for '' The Advertiser''. In 20 ...
, journalist * Sarah Cumming, former ''
Seven News ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition television, high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while f ...
'' presenter and reporter * Georgina McGuinness, former weekend anchor and reporter for '' National Nine News''. (Alumna of SACAE, Magill campus, graduated 1987) * Rebecca Morse, '' Ten News'' presenter, former ABC reporter and presenter, and
South Australian Media Awards South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
Journalist of the Year in 2005 * Kate Collins, Nine News presenter, *
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, Nine News reporter * Indira Naidoo, consumer rights advocate and former television news presenter (ABC and SBS). (Alumna of SACAE) * Sally Sara AM, ABC TV journalist and correspondent


Sports

*
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OAM, Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL) * John Gloster, physiotherapist for the
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*
Isabella Rositano Isabella Rositano (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian multisport athlete. She performs music under the stage name Emcee Izzy. Rositano has represented Australia in canoeing and bobsleigh. She also played for Italy as an Australian rules footbal ...
, multi-sport athlete * Rachael Sporn OAM, Olympic basketballer Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 * Darryl Wakelin, AFL footballer * Jenny Williams, multi-sport athlete


Politics

* Dean Brown AO former Premier of South Australia * Robert Lau Hoi Chew (1942–2010), Malaysian Member of Parliament, and Deputy Minister of Transportation of Malaysia * Lina Chiam,
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, Singapore *
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, ALP member of the
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representing the Electoral district of Taylor since 2022 *
Bob Day Robert John Day (born 5 July 1952) is an Australian former politician and businessman who was a Senator for South Australia from 1 July 2014 to 1 November 2016. He is a former federal chairman of the Family First Party. Before entering po ...
, former Family First Senator for South Australia *
Glenn Docherty Glenn Brian Docherty (born 1983) is the third Mayor of the City of Playford in South Australia. He became mayor following the 2010 mayoral election. Docherty is, to date, the youngest mayor of Playford. Docherty unsuccessfully contested the Sou ...
, Mayor of the City of Playford * Trish Draper, former Liberal member of the
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, representing the Division of Makin * Iain Evans, former Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia and former Leader of the Opposition in the South Australian parliament (Alumnus of SAIT) * Tom Kenyon, ALP Former member of the
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representing the Electoral district of Newland * Michelle Lensink MLC, Deputy Leader of Liberal in the
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* Steven Marshall, former
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, former Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia, and member representing the Electoral district of Dunstan *
Tony Messner Anthony John Messner (born 24 September 1939) is a former Australian politician and government minister. Messner was born in Melbourne and educated at a state primary school in Queensland, Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide and the South Aust ...
, former Liberal Senator for South Australia and federal Minister for Veterans Affairs *
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, former
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member of the
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* Christopher Pyne, former Liberal member of the
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, representing the Division of Sturt, and former Minister for Defence * Trish White, former ALP member of the
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representing the Electoral district of Taylor from 1994-2010 * Dana Wortley, ALP member of the Australian Senate *
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, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Foreign Affairs


Honorary awards


Doctor of the University

The university awards the
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to recognise an individual who has achieved eminence in an area of education or research, or is distinguished by eminent service to the community. The honorary doctorate is not a recognised qualification and as such the title 'Doctor' is not used by recipients, but the Post-nominal letters "DUniv" is granted. Recipients


Startup incubator

The
Innovation Collaboration Centre The Innovation Collaboration Centre (ICC) is a startup incubator based in Adelaide, South Australia, which runs Venture Catalyst Space to help companies grow their businesses in the space industry. It is part of the University of South Australia ...
is UniSA's
startup incubator Business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services starting with management training and office space and ending with venture ca ...
. The incubator provides the Venture Catalyst and Venture Catalyst Space program for students and the community to build early-stage
startup company A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship refers to all new businesses, including self-employment and businesses that never intend ...
. The incubator offers office space, mentoring, access to industry experts, workshops, university resources and funding to companies accepted into the program.


See also

*
List of universities in Australia There are 43 universities in Australia: 40 Australian universities (36 public and 4 private) and 3 international private universities. The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act 2003 sets out three groups of Australian higher education prov ...


References


External links

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