University of Adelaide North Terrace Customer Service Phone Number

Phone Number of University of Adelaide North Terrace is 0-08 8313 4455 .

North Terrace is the earliest permanent home of the University. Development of the campus began when the South Australian Parliament granted five acres (2 hectares) to the University of Adelaide established in 1874. The University of Adelaide - North Terrace was established on 6 November 1874 after a £20,000 donation by grazier and copper miner Walter Watson Hughes. It is the third oldest university in Australia. The first Chancellor was Sir Richard Hanson and the first Vice-Chancellor was Dr Augustus Short. The first degree offered was the Bachelor of Arts and the University started teaching in March 1876. In 1881, the University of Adelaide was the first Australian university to admit women to science courses and its first female graduate was Edith Emily Dornwell. The great hall of the University of Adelaide, Bonython Hall, was built in 1936 following a donation from the owner of The Advertiser newspaper, Sir Langdon Bonython. Since its establishment, the University of Adelaide - North Terrace has been amongst Australia's leading universities. Its contribution to the wealth and wellbeing of South Australia and Australia as a whole - across all fields of endeavour has been enormous. Studying at the University of Adelaide means being part of a rich tradition of excellence in education and research, with world-class academic staff and a vibrant student life. Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that our research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community.

University of Adelaide - North Terrace research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields. An innovative and forward-looking University, Adelaide has major strengths in wine and food, health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences. At the heart of the University of Adelaide - North Terrace vision, achievement and impact is our commitment to excellence, our sense that a focus on the experience of the student is fundamental, and our belief that research intensity and innovative, high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world. University of Adelaide - North Terrace is committed to producing graduates recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills, as well as their culture and tolerance. Our graduates make an impact on the world. The University of Adelaide will build upon its tradition of innovation through high-impact research and excellent teaching across a broad range of disciplines and professions. It will be a growing, internationally focused and financially sustainable institution, enterprising in its approach to new opportunities as they arise but clear and consistent in its essential directions. University of Adelaide - North Terrace will provide a vibrant intellectual environment that will be satisfying for staff and rewarding for students, engendering in the whole University community a sense of pride in our association with the University and in what we do.

The Mitchell Building accommodated the entire University when it opened in 1882, although the University of Adelaide - North Terrace academic life had begun in a city building six years earlier. The heritage-listed building features the restored foyer with its ornate pillars, elegant staircase, stained glass windows and vaulted cedar ceilings. Fine stonework is a feature of the Mitchell Building, a landmark building on North Terrace boulevard. The building is named after the philosopher Sir William Mitchell, who was Vice-Chancellor from 1916 to 1942, and Chancellor from 1942 to 1948. A statue of Sir Walter Watson Hughes, who with Sir Thomas Elder provided funds to establish the University, is located at the front of the building.

University of Adelaide - North Terrace, Elder Hall, opened in 1900 by Lord Tennyson (who was Governor of South Australia), houses the Elder Conservatorium of Music and is a popular venue for concerts and public lectures. A statue of Sir Thomas Elder is outside Elder Hall. Lunchtimes at Elder Hall are a concert series held every Friday during semester and at other times. Bonython Hall, completed in 1936, seats 1000 and is used for University graduation ceremonies, conventions and major public events. The hall is named after Sir John Langdon Bonython, chairman of Roseworthy Agricultural College from 1895 to 1902 and a member of the University of Adelaide Council from 1916 to 1939. He made many important public benefactions, notably to endow a chair of law at the University of Adelaide in 1926, and towards Bonython Hall from 1930 to 1934. Outside the University of Adelaide - North Terrace  gates stands a statue of Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, who was appointed Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in 1921. The Tate Museum is open to the public (Mawson Laboratories, open 9:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday). Artefacts from Sir Douglas Mawson's expeditions are among the items displayed.

The Barr Smith Library is named in honour of the Barr Smith family, which was prominent in South Australian business and pastoralist activity over many years, and made many gifts and bequests to the University of Adelaide - North Terrace. The original building of the library, opened in 1932, is now the Barr Smith Reading Room with heritage status. The Barr Smith Library occupies a central position on campus and is the largest branch of the University of Adelaide Library, which also includes the Law Library (Sir John Salmond Library), Elder Music Library, Waite Library and Roseworthy Campus Library. The University Library holds more than two million books and journals (in excess of 45,000 titles), forming one of the largest and best-known research collections in Australia.

The Scott Theatre is a major venue for teaching and learning. The Schulz Building is the tallest building on the western side of the University of Adelaide - North Terrace campus close to Kintore Avenue. Union House and the University Cloisters, a World War I Memorial, provide an important centre for student activities. Union House is the home of many student services including a Computer Resource Centre, Wills Student Lounge and the Sports Hub Fitness Centre. Union House also contains food and beverage outlets including Mayo Café and the UniBar. Members of the public are welcome at these outlets. Union House offers various meeting and function rooms available for hire to the University and general public. These include the Little Theatre and the Equinox Function Room. The University of Adelaide - North Terrace Club operates campus catering on the North Terrace Campus. Art and architecture are interesting features of North Terrace. A Henry Moore bronze sculpture, Reclining Connected Forms, located in the Walter Young Garden near the Napier Building, is one of eight significant sculptures on campus.

The University of Adelaide - North Terrace is divided into five faculties, with various subsidiary schools: Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences: Australian School of Petroleum (ASP); School of Chemical Engineering; School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering; School of Computer Science; Education Centre for Innovation & Commercialisation; School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering; School of Mathematical Sciences; School of Mechanical Engineering. Faculty of Health Sciences: University of Adelaide School of Dentistry ; School of Medical Sciences; Medical School; School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health; School of Population Health & Clinical Practice; School of Psychology. Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences: Elder Conservatorium of Music; School of History & Politics; School of Humanities; School of Social Sciences; Wilto Yerlo Centre for Australian Indigenous Research & Studies. Faculty of the Professions: School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Design; Business School; School of Economics; School of Education; Law School. Faculty of Sciences: School of Agriculture, Food & Wine; School of Chemistry & Physics; School of Earth & Environmental Sciences; School of Molecular & Biomedical Science; School of Veterinary Science. University of Adelaide - North Terrace offers different kinds of courses such as Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Postgraduate Research courses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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