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Hub Central, opened in 2011
Milestones and achievements
2003
Completion of Plant Genomics
Building at the Waite to house the
$32-million Australian Centre for
Plant Functional Genomics
of Engineering (Mining)
2006 Bachelor
launched to help remedy the nation's
serious shortage of mining engineers
media is embraced to
2008 Social
connect with students, alumni and
the community
super greenhouse
2010 $26-million
facility, The Plant Accelerator,
opened at the Waite
Law/Arts student Julia Gillard
2010 Former
becomes Australia's first female
Prime Minister
Plant Genomics Centre, Waite campus
Research tribute to the Braggs
In 2013, the University opened
the $100-million science and
research building, The Braggs,
named after two of its greatest
alumni, 1915 Nobel Laureates
William Henry Bragg and his son
William Lawrence Bragg. The
building houses the University’s
world-leading Institute for
Photonics and Advanced
Sensing (IPAS) and other learning
and research facilities. The more
than 10,000 square metres of
research and teaching facilities
include specialised laboratories
and a 420-seat lecture theatre.
of Hub Central, a
2011 Opening
revolutionary three-level $42 million
learning hub for students
graduate Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam
2011 PhD
is elected the 7th President of the
Republic of Singapore
The Braggs
University announces a
2013 The
$50-million investment for research
into animal and crop health and
production, including an expansion
of the Waite campus
$6-million Dental Simulation
2013 New
Clinic opens
Helping disadvantaged students
and the Barr Smith Library
The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships Fund was introduced in 2002 to help outstanding
but disadvantaged students gain a start at the University of Adelaide each year. The
fund was made possible through generous donations from University alumni and other
members of the public. A total of 32 scholarships have been awarded, with each
student supported for up to four years of their undergraduate program. In celebration
of the University’s 140th anniversary and reflecting Augustus Short’s founding vision, in
2014 the scholarships were renamed the Augustus Short Scholarships.
The Barr Smith Library Appeal was also launched in 2002 and has raised over
$1 million with 14,500 titles added to the collections. The generous response from
our donors is growing each year, making a real difference to learning and research.
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