Corporate Body
The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)
- From
- 6 November 1874
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - To
- 2026
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Functions
- Education, Medical Research, Scientific research and University
- Alternative Names
- Adelaide University (Also known as)
- Website
- http://www.adelaide.edu.au
- Reference No
- CRICO Provider Code 00123M
- Location
- Adelaide, South Australia
Summary
The University of Adelaide was established in 1874 and is one of Australia's oldest universities. At the beginning of the 21st century the University had an enrolment of approximately 14,000 students. In 2023 the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia agreet to merge and commence operations in 2026 as Adeliade University.
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Chronology
- 1882
- Operational event - Faculty of Science established - first in Australia
- 1883
- Operational event - Roseworth Agricultural College founded
- 1885
- Operational event - Professor E.H. Rennie awarded DSc - first for the University
- 1885
- Operational event - First women to graduate in science in any university in Australia - Edith Emily Dornwell
- 1885
- Operational event - Faculty of Medicine established
- 1891
- Operational event - First women surgeon graduates - Dr Laura Fowler
- 1896
- Research - William Henry Bragg, Elder Professor of Mathematics and Experimental Physics, takes the first X-ray images in South Australia and the first in Australia to use x-ray for medical purposes
- 2023
- Operational event - University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia agree to merge
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Published resources
Books
- Andrewartha, H. G., 'Biological Research in the University of Adelaide'. in Introducing South Australia (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1954). Details
- Anon, The University of Adelaide centenary (Adelaide: University of Adelaide, 1974), 54 pp. Details
- Best, Rupert J., Discoveries by Chemists: a History of the Chemistry Departments of the University of Adelaide, 1885-1984 (Adelaide: University of Adelaide Foundation, 1987), 252 pp. Details
- Duncan, W.; and Leonard, R., The University of Adelaide, 1874-1974 (Adelaide: Rigby, 1973), 203 pp. Details
- Edgeloe, V. A., Chemistry in the University of Adelaide, 1876-1980 (Adelaide: University of Adelaide Foundation, 1987), 61 pp. Details
- Edgeloe, V. A., Engineering Education in The University of Adelaide 1889-1980: a Registrar's Retrospect (Adelaide: Kinhill Engineers Pty Ltd, 1989), 71 pp. Details
- Ferguson, Richard, Antarctic Artefacts: a Selective Description and Annotated Catalogue of Artefacts in the Mawson Collection at the University of Adelaide (Adelaide: University of Adelaide, 1995), 282 pp. Details
- Lendon, A. A., Jubilee of the Medical School (University of Adelaide) (Adelaide Hassall: 1935). Details
- Runge, P., Historical Collection in the Physics Department (Adelaide: University of Adelaide, 1986). Details
- Whiting, Michael, Augustus Short and the founding of the University of Adelaide (Adelaide: Barr Smith Press, 2014), 100 pp. Details
Edited Books
- Medlin, E. H. ed., Some Reflections on 'Physics at the University of Adelaide' (Adelaide: University of Adelaide, 1986), 87 pp. Details
- Nicholson, B. ed., Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science 50th anniversary review, 1938-1988 (Adelaide: Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, 1988), 149 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Joseph Garnet Wood, DSc, FAA, Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1900-59', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, 84 (1961), 1-9. Details
- Badger, Geoffrey, 'One Hundred Years of Teaching of Chemistry: Centenary Dinner at the University of Adelaide, 9 November 1985', Lumen (1985), 4-5. Details
- Cooper, J. A.; Foden, J. D.; Prescott, J. R., Veeh, H. H.; and Webb, A. W., 'Geochronology in South Australia', Australian journal of earth sceinces, 55 (6/7) (2008), 745-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120090802094101. Details
- Harvey, Nick, 'The Importance of Adelaide in the Genesis of Academic Geography in Australia', South Australian Geological Journal, 102 (2004), 1-13. Details
- Jenkin, John G., 'The Appointment of W.H. Bragg, FRS, to the University of Adelaide', Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 40 (1) (1985), 75-79. Details
- Kearney, Brendon J., 'The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science', The Medical Journal of Australia, 167 (11) (1997), 614-617, https://www.mja.com.au/journal/1997/167/11/institute-medical-and-veterinary-science. Details
- Last, Peter, 'The founder of the Adelaide Medical School', Adelaide Medical Students’ Society review (1949), 7-21. Details
- Medlin, E. H., 'The University of Adelaide', Australian Physicist, 23 (1986), 135-137. Details
- Potts, R. B., 'Mathematics at the University of Adelaide, Part 3: 1944-1958', Australian Mathematical Society gazette, 12 (2) (1985), 25-30. Details
- Rae, Ian D., 'Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 1916-2002', Historical Records of Australian Science, 20 (1) (2009), 41-66 , https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09001. Details
- Squire, Jayden, Curnow, Paul, Milnes, Anthony and Gostin, Victor, 'Notes on the Pens Collection of Australites in the Tate Museum, The University of Adelaide, and their use as artefacts', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 147 (2) (2023), 161-72, https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2023.2240994. Details
- Tomlin, S. G., 'Physics at Adelaide University - the Kerr Grant era', Australian Physicist, 14 (4) (1977), 55-60. Details
Resources
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/124324368. Details
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15574. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-460832. Details
Theses
- Simpson, Donald, 'The Adelaide medical school, 1885-1914 : a study of Anglo-Australian synergies in medical education', Thesis, University of Adelaide, 2000, 260 pp. Details
See also
- Anon, 'Miracle mould: Howard Walter Florey' in Australia's Nobel laureates vol. III: state of our innovation nation, 2021 and beyond (One Mandate Group, 2021), pp. 32-43, https://publications.innovatia.au/view/404883545/36/. Details
- Anon, 'Crystal clear: William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg' in Australia's Nobel laureates vol. III: state of our innovation nation, 2021 and beyond (One Mandate Group, 2021), pp. 22-31, https://publications.innovatia.au/view/404883545/26/. Details
- Briggs, B. H., 'Observations of atmospheric dynamics using radar techniques', Australian Journal of Physics, 46 (1993), 127-47. Details
- Dubois, Georges and Angel, L. Madeline, 'Strigeata (Trematoda) of Australian birds and mammals from the helminthological collection of the University of Adelaide', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 96 (4) (1972), 197-215. Details
- Edgeloe, V. A., 'Mitchell, Sir William (1861-1962), scholar, educationist and administrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 535-537, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-sir-william-7610. Details
- Edmonds, S. J., 'Zoology' in Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia, C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies, eds (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1986), pp. 161-212. Details
- Kidman, Barbara P., 'Ralph Tate, his Natural History Museum at the University of Adelaide and the "Tate Museum"', Historical Records of Australian Science, 26 (2) (2015), 101-21, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR15003. Details
- Morison, Patricia, The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia (Canberra: Halstead Press, 2019), 296 pp. Details
- Robertson, E. L., 'Botany' in Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia, C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies, eds (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1986), pp. 101-49. Details
- Robertson, T. Brailsford, The work of the Division of Animal Nutrition for the year 1928-29 (Melbourne: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia), 1929), 32 pp, https://doi.org/10.25919/hvhs-rj44. Details
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