Impact of Giving

Sharing our��supporters' stories��is an important way to acknowledge their generosity. We celebrate the impact of every gift, big and small.

Our donors are inspirational. Although every donor has a personal reason for giving, the outcome of each gift is the same – transformation. Helping disadvantaged students access scholarships, contributing to the growth of our library collections, funding cutting-edge research-��every��part of the University is impacted by philanthropy.

Explore our most recent report to see how recent donations have fuelled innovation, equity and education.

Impact of Giving report

The demonstrates the impact that research and education can have in our communities, creating opportunities for countless students and researchers to follow dreams, push boundaries and build a brighter tomorrow. Read powerful stories of impact, from investments in paediatric brain cancer research at the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), the Augustus Short Scholarships, CSIRO Indigenous STEM Scholarship and the Bob Croser Woodland Recovery Project.

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Industry partnership critical for heart research

Working across the ��˴�Ƭ and��Royal Adelaide Hospital,��Professor Prash Sanders��leads a team of researchers��and clinicians developing��innovative solutions for the��diagnosis and treatment��of atrial fibrillation (AF).

The future of cancer research

With support from a diverse community of foundations and donors, Professor Lisa Butler’s multidisciplinary research team is creating new tools for the diagnosis and management��of prostate cancer.

Heritage scholarship with a fascinating legacy

More than 50 years ago, Ella Syme Everard (nee Russell) bequeathed her estate of approximately $260,000 (the equivalent of approximately $3.2 million AUD today) to the ��˴�Ƭ to in the memory of her late husband, .

Classic Scholarship Success

Shona Edwards was on track to complete her undergraduate studies in 2018 when she was diagnosed with papillary meningioma – a tumour at��the base of her spine.��

Children's University Adelaide

Thanks to a recent partnership with Farina Restoration Group, three new remote schools joined the Children’s University Australasia and Africa (IO) program in term three 2022.

Revolutionising fertility treatment

Any couple trying to conceive through IVF will tell you it is a tiring, stressful and costly journey. Thankfully, researchers at The ��˴�Ƭ, in partnership with medical technology company Fertilis, have developed a ground-breaking new micro-device which will revolutionise��

Something to smile about

Karen first discovered the ��˴�Ƭ’s in 2012 when she was a tenant at the Light Square Common Ground community housing complex. She and her young son were among the first patients of the service after Karen’s social worker recommended the newly launched program.

The love of music

The love of music was instilled in Ruth Schuetz (Diploma of Arts��and Education, 1950) as a child, a connection that endured throughout her life.��In 2020 at the age of 95, Ruth passed away leaving a gift in her Will to the Elder Lunchtime concert series.

Kulpi Minupa scholarships support medicine students to go rural

Medical student Tarran Dunn, along with six other peers, travelled 300 kilometres north of Adelaide to Port Augusta this winter for a pilot eight-week clinical placement program, Kulpi Minupa, working with local Aboriginal communities.

Agricultural science students with sheep

New scholarship to support agriculture and animal care

The Trustees for the Commonwealth Hill Trust are laying the foundation for tomorrow’s agriculturalists and veterinarians, with an undergraduate scholarship for students who are passionate about agricultural science, animal behaviour, veterinary bioscience and veterinary technology.

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