University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

the university has a long history of championing the rights of women in higher education. it was the second university in the English-speaking world (after the university of London, 1878) to admit women on equal terms with men (1881), through women studied alongside men from the commencement of classes in 1876, and were equally eligible for all academic prizes and honors its first female graduate was Edith Emily dornwell, who was also the first person in Australia to receive the degree of bachelor of science . the university also graduated Australia first female surgeon Laura flower (MB)Ruby Davy(B.Mus, 1907; D.Mus ,1918) was the first Australia woman to receive a doctorate in music. the university was also the first to elect a woman to a university council in Australia, Helen Mayo.

the thebarton campus, which is also known as Adelaide university Research park is the base of the university office of industry liaison. the campus works in conjunction with the university commercial partners. commercial enterprises at thebarton campus include businesses involved in materials engineering, biotechnology, environmental services, information technology , industrial design laser/optics technology, health products, engineering services, radar systems, telecommunications and petroleum services. the campus also provides much of the infrastructure for the graduate entrepreneurial program which allows recent graduates to starte businesses with support from the university.the flames for the recent Sydney and Athens Olympic games were developed at the Thebarton campus by the TEC group.

the university of Adelaide, unlike most universities,did not set any land aside on its North terrace campus for student accommodation, due mainly to an ideological opposition to the culture of live-in students, but also influenced by the small size of the original campus. however, demand for residential college accommodation led to the establishment of private colleges affiliated to the university.st.marks college was founded by the Anglican church in 1925, Aquinas college in 1950 by the catholic church,Lincoln college in 1952 by the Methodist church, and later st anns college , Kathleen lumley college and Australian Lutheran college. all are  located within close walking distance of the university , across the river Torrens in north Adelaide. in addition to providing accommodation and meals for local, interstate and international students, each college arganises academic support, social activities and opportunities for its members.