University of Adelaide

The Institution of Adelaide (also known as Adelaide University) is a public research university in Adelaide, South Australia, that was founded in 1851. It was founded in 1874, making it the third-oldest university in Australia in terms of age. Located on North Terrace in the heart of Adelaide's city centre, the university's main campus is adjacent to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, and the State Library of South Australia, among other attractions.

North Terrace site in the city, Roseworthy campus in Roseworthy, and Waite campus near Urrbrae are the university's three South Australian campuses; the institution also has one campus in Melbourne, Victoria. The university also has locations in other parts of the country, including Thebarton, the National Wine Centre in the Adelaide Park Lands, and the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre, which is located in Singapore.

The University of Adelaide is divided into five faculties, each of which is comprised of a number of constituent schools. The University of Technology, Computer, and Computational Mathematics (ECMS), the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of the Professions, and the Faculty of Sciences are among the institutions that fall within this category. Members of the Group of Eight as well as the Association of Commonwealth Universities are affiliated with the university. The university is also a part of the Sandstone universities group, which is made up primarily of universities founded during the colonial era in Australia.

There are five Nobel laureates linked with the institution; this represents a third of the total number of Nobel laureates in Australia; and 110 Rhodes scholars. Having trained many of the state's most prominent businesses, attorneys, medical professionals, and legislators, the institution has had a significant effect on the public life of South Australia. It has been linked to numerous notable achievements and discoveries, including the discovery and development of penicillin, the invention of sunscreen, the development of the military tank, Wi-Fi, polymer bank notes, X-ray crystallography, and the study of viticulture and oenology, among many others.