Waite Campus
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ's Waite campus is home to the largest concentration of agriculture and wine research and teaching expertise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Here, the (The Waite) is a hive of complementary organisations and centres engaged in world-class research and development in plant biotechnology, cereal breeding, sustainable food and agriculture, wine, horticulture and natural resource sciences.
Named in honour of Peter Waite, the Waite Agricultural Research Institute was established on the site in 1924 following the bequest of and 300 acres from Mr Peter Waite to the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.
The objective of the bequest was "to advance the cause of education and more especially to promote the teaching and study of Agriculture and Forestry and allied subjects".
The campus is located on 184 hectares in the Adelaide foothills with views to the sea and the city. It is located at Urrbrae, seven kilometres south east of North Terrace campus and the Adelaide CBD.
Campus map and directions
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Visit Waite campus
Waite campus is home to the internationally renowned:
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Waite Historic Precinct website
- Our campus tours website provides information about visiting Waite campus.
- Students and staff can also make use of the Inter Campus Shuttle Bus service 'University Shuttle' which travels between campus locations.
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Campus features and facilities
Research and teaching
The Waite Research Institute is at the centre of the , which delivers outcomes of direct significance to both Australian and international agriculture, food and wine industries. Annual research expenditure of the co-located partners exceeds $120 million per annum.
At the centre of the University's teaching and research in viticulture and oenology is the Coombe Vineyard and .
On campus partners
- Waite Research Institute
- (AWRI)
- (CSIRO)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in
- (SARDI) – a division of (PIRSA)
- Thinclab Adelaide (Waite node)
- (WIC)
Shared facilities and services
- Adelaide Microscopy (Waite node)
- (SARDI)
- (SARDI)
- (SARDI)
- Lipid Analysis Service
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- (SARDI)
- (Environment and agriculture node)
- (The Plant Accelerator )
Student and staff facilities
- Beltana Café
- Campus security
- Childcare centre
- On-campus food trucks
- Recreational facilities including gym and playing fields
- Venue hire for conferences
- Waite Library
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Study at Waite campus
The Waite’s leading research capabilities provide outstanding opportunities for dynamic education and training facilitated by the and schools of and .
The campus is home to more than 800 students at undergraduate, postgraduate, masters and PhD level in the following fields:
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