Corporate Body

The University of South Australia (1991 - 2025)

From: 1991
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
To: 2025
Functions: Education and University
Website: http://www.unisa.edu.au
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Summary

The University of South Australia operated across multiple campuses and in the year before its merger with the University of Adelaide had over 34,000 students and 2700 staff. It was formed from the South Australian Institute of Technology (1960-1991), which could trace its antecedent colleges back to 1856, and three campuses belonging to the South Australian College of Advanced Education.

Subordinate

Ian Wark Research Institute, The University of South Australia (1994 - )

Related Corporate Bodies

Universities Australia (2007 - )

Related People

Anderson, Brian David Outram (1941 - )
Member, Institute for Telecommunications Research Advisory Board 2004 - 2007
Head, Richard
Director, Sansom Institute for Health Research 2012 - 2013; Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research and Innovation 2013 - 2016
Lloyd, David (1974 - )
Vice Chancellor and President 2013 - 2025
May, James Richard (Jim) (1934 - 2023)
Awarded honorary Doctor of the University, 1993
McMillen, Isabella Caroline (1954 - )
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President, Research and Innovation 2005 - 2011
Morris, Sidney Allen (Sid) (1947 - )
Research Professor of Mathematics 1998 - 2001; Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President 1997 - 1998

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15576. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/150388358. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-574210. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 17 January 2003, Last modified: 14 October 2025

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