University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide (pronounced: /ˈædəleɪd/) is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia and is associated with five Nobel laureates, 104 Rhodes scholars, and is a member of the Group of Eight, as well as the Sandstone universities.

Etymology

The University of Adelaide is named after the city of Adelaide, which was named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom. The word "Adelaide" itself is of Germanic origin, meaning "noble kind" or "noble type".

Related Terms

Public university: A university that is predominantly funded by public means.
Adelaide: The capital city of South Australia, named after Queen Adelaide.
Group of Eight: A coalition of world-leading research intensive Australian universities.
Sandstone universities: An informal descriptor for the oldest university institutions established in the six Australian states and the separate self-governing territory of Canberra.
Nobel laureates: Recipients of the most prestigious awards in the six categories established by the will of inventor, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel.
Rhodes scholars: International postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford.

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