Adelaide University (Tirkangkaku) is a new kind of university. Built on 180 years of experience and achievement, the University has been created for the common good and to expand opportunity in all its forms.

Ranked in the global top 100 and a proud member of Australia’s Group of Eight, Adelaide University is founded on excellence, equity, transformational teaching, reimagined research and deep community partnership to shape what’s next for South Australia, the nation and the world.

Adelaide University is Australia’s second largest domestic educator and delivers a comprehensive, nation leading curriculum through the Adelaide Attainment Model, offering more than 400 programs and 3,000 redesigned courses. Purpose built for lifelong learners and co-designed with industry, every program is digitally enabled, internationally connected, anchored in work integrated learning and informed by world class research. This alignment with emerging skills and workforce needs strengthens communities and drives economic growth, with the University estimated to contribute $4.7 billion annually to the national economy.

Adelaide University advances research of scale, focus and excellence across the full value chain – from discovery to translation and commercialisation. Its five signature themes span Creative and Cultural; Defence and National Security; Food, Agriculture and Wine; Personal and Societal Health; and the Sustainable Green Transition. Through its entrepreneurial ecosystem, the University is accelerating South Australia’s role as a testbed for ideas and innovation.

With 7,000 collaborators, 430,000 alumni and one of the country’s largest campus footprints, Adelaide University empowers sectors, communities and society through education, research and engagement.