UniSA 2021 Year in Review

Rated five stars for excellence in teaching, inclusiveness and innovation
2020 QS Stars Ratings

#1 in SA for campus facilities
ComparED (QILT) Student Experience Survey 2019-20 – Learning Resources Indicator (Undergraduate and Postgraduate). Public SA-founded universities only.

We welcomed students back to uni

Mixing online studies and on-campus

Like they’d been doing it forever

We got back to work

Doing what we do best

Our researchers achieved remarkable breakthroughs:
- COVID-19 vaccine;
- VR for juries;
- Men’s health;
- Cystic Fibrosis;
- Coffee and health;
- Inclusive film-making;
- Educational activities;
- Citizen science;
- Gender pay gap;
- Exercise for kids;
- Improving sleep;
- Professor Shudong Wang – Cancer treatments;
- Dr Sarah Moulds – Legal rights;
- Seagrass;
- Stents and cancer;
- Inheritance reform

Meanwhile Prof Adrian Esterman continued his COVID media blitz

UniSA researcher recognised recognised as Australia’s emerging leader in science

And we won a community engagement award

We joined forces with partners:
Accenture;
LinkedIn;
Nova Systems;
Babcock Australia;

We announced a professorial chair with Electro Optic Systems

We announced visiting research fellows:
Djon Mundine;
Dr Tyson Yunkaporta

And dedicated buildings to the late Professor Denise Bradley…
…and to Uncle Lewis Yarlupurka O’Brien

Graduation ceremonies returned
Robyn Archer became an Honorary Doctor

As did our Annual Alumni Awards Gala Honouring our finest graduates:
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens;
Dementia advocate Kate Swaffer;
Dr Caroline Atkinson for culturally informed healing;
And … Wayne Lewis of Rising Sun Pictures

There were winners in teaching, learning and research:
Cintya Dharmayanti;
Kathryn Stephenson;
Liang Zhao;
Foteini Pasenidou;
Katharine McBride;
Aprille Chua;
Sophie Jano

Gill Hicks;
Ross Garnaut;
Hugh Mackay
Appeared at the Hawke Centre

International students kept in touch from afar

We celebrated and came together

Even cats parachuted …

… and abseilers scaled great heights

We turned 30

At 30 years young, we are still one of the world’s top young universities
Ranked #29, 2021 QS Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50
Ranked #45, 2021 THE Young University Rankings

With the most satisfied students in SA
ComparED (QILT) Course Experience Questionnaire 2020-21 – Overall Satisfaction Indicator (Undergraduate). Public SA-founded
universities only.

And best career outcomes
#1 in SA for employer satisfaction
2020 QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey – Overall Satisfaction Indicator

And #1 in SA for graduate careers
ComparED (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019-21 – Full-time Employment Indicator (Undergraduate). Public SA-founded universities
only.

Little wonder we are known as …

UNSTOPPABLE


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