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$450m later, new Adelaide uni’s world ranking debut ‘lacklustre’

Julie Hare

A merger of two of South Australia’s three universities, approved with a $450 million price tag by the state government, has started out with a whimper after the new Adelaide University failed to make any gains in a major international ranking.

Last week’s release of the QS World University Ranking 2026 was the first time the new mega-university – the merged University of Adelaide and University of South Australia – submitted aggregated data.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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