2019

ANNUALREVIEW

Hon John Gardner MP
Minister for Education and Child Development
Minister for Child Development, Higher Education and Skills
Level 9, 31 Flinders Street
Adelaide SA 5000

30 June 2020
Dear Minister,In accordance with the requirements of regulations underPart 4, Section 18 – Annual Report of the University ofSouth Australia Act 1990, it gives me great pleasure to
submit for your information and presentation to Parliament
the University of South Australia 2019 Annual Review and
Financial Statements, for the year ending 31 December 2019.
The University Council approved the Annual Review and the
Financial Statements at its meeting on 12 May 2020.
Yours sincerely,

Ms Pauline Carr
Chancellor

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Chancellor’s Report			4
Vice Chancellor’s Report		

52019 at a glance			6

Key stats				7Financial overview			8
Financial summary			9Programs				12Research				18People				26Precincts and Community		

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Governance and Management		

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2019 Annual Financial Statements

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWChancellor’s Report
This past year has been one of positive
exciting change. While still being regarded
as one of the world’s best young universities(we’re going to be 30 soon) we still managed
to impress ratings agencies with our individual
programs, our research excellence and theemployability of our graduates.
We consistently attract up to half of all firstpreferences in the State domestically and in
2019 international education edged aheadof the wine industry to sit just below theminerals industry as the state’s top export
earner for South Australia.
This reinforces the important role theUniversity, and higher education more
broadly, plays as a major contributor to theintellectual, social and economic fabric of
the State. UniSA contributes approximately$1.3 billion to the local economy through its
teaching, learning and research, and supports
over 9,000 jobs and around 1.4 per cent ofstate employment.
UniSA is a driving force in advancing ourcity and State. It helps connect us to theworld and partners with industry to deliver
direct benefits to employment, researchand development, diplomacy, and the newknowledge underpinning business growth.
That’s what makes UniSA Australia’s Universityof Enterprise.

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We could only achieve what we did in2019 with our dedicated and hard-working
staff of academics and professionals, eachof whom is inspired by new challenges.
We also have a strong and trusting
relationship between our governing body,
our Council, and the management of the
University, a relationship that we value,that we work hard at maintaining andthat we don’t ever take for granted.
The University is on a robust trajectory for
future growth and we have exactly the rightpeople working with us who can help makeour continued growth a reality and to face themany challenges of the years ahead.
This University is unstoppable!

Ms Pauline Carr
Chancellor

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Vice Chancellor’s Report
The University of South Australia is considered
one of the very best young universities in theworld and in 2019 we worked at improving onthat reputation.
The Good Universities Guide ranked us top in
the state for students who are most satisfied
with their education, who are most engaged
with their peers and who have the bestlearning resources.
We were also ranked top in the state for ourstudents being the most likely to gain fulltime jobs on graduation which, in the end,is the most important metric of all.
Our research was independently andobjectively rated as being at or above
world class by the Excellence in Research
Australia assessment and the work we dowith industry and the professions wasrecognised in the Times Higher Education
rankings when they rated us as Number One
in Australia for industry research income.
In a year of highlights, one of the best was
our being awarded Bronze Accreditationin the Science in Australia Gender Equity(SAGE) initiative, which promotes gender
equity and diversity in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics and medicine(STEMM) in Australia. Bronze means that wehave been recognised as having made acommitment to gender equity and diversity
across the institution.
While we have been busy accepting ourmany accolades, we have also put in quite
a lot of work to re-orient our university toensure we continue our upward trajectoryand grow into the future. This is a futurethat is being transformed by technology,
both in the way industry operates and in
the expectations of our students.
As Australia’s University of Enterprise,
it is fitting that we evolve and change as we
keep up with the changing demands of ourstudents and our research partners, but while
we are undergoing the single largest change
program in the last 20 years, we are going
about it the UniSA way – people focused –outcome driven. Our future is now summed
up in our strategic plan, Enterprise25, whichputs People, Programs and Precincts at theheart of the University’s operations.

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We’re focusing first on our programs,
which have undergone an intense review
process and are now informed by cuttingedge research and pedagogy. We aim forthem to now be considered amongst thebest in the world.
We are also working hard to enhance ourteaching quality and making sure that weoffer an exceptional student experience.
All undergraduate programs will integrateinterdisciplinary opportunities that will
deliver skilled and flexible graduates
to an ever-changing workforce.
We have always been agile, responsive andfocused on creating new knowledge that’s
useful to our community, and transferringthat knowledge through our teaching so that
we graduate people already equipped for the
future of work.
Our enterprise transformation will cement
our position as the University of Choice forprofessional careers; as the University of
Choice for business and industry seeking toaccess our research to help to solve theirproblems; and as the University of Choice forpeople who truly want to make a difference.
Of course, our ambition to be the University of
Choice for Aboriginal Peoples is as important
today as it was when we first became a
University 29 years ago.
We are soon to be celebrating out 30th
anniversary as a university and I am proudof the fact that we have always made socialchange and development a priority. We arecommitted to the health and wellbeing of
our community and adding real value to ourstate’s economy.

Professor David Lloyd
Vice Chancellor and President

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2019 at a glance

35,330

6,986

STUDENTS

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PARCHMENTS AWARDEDLEADING RESEARCHCONCENTRATIONS
Future Industries Institute
Cancer Research InstituteEhrenberg-Bass Institutefor Marketing Science
Australian Centre for Child Protection

6,763
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

500

Australian Research Centre forInteractive And Virtual Environments
Centre for Workplace Excellence
Quality Use of Medicines andPharmacy Research Centre

INTERNATIONALCOLLABORATIONS

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6,454

92

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSONSHORESTUDENT EXCHANGE
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

220,287

2,891*

UNIVERSITY ALUMNISTAFF POPULATION*Actual headcount

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ACADEMIC DIVISIONSUniSA Business School
Education, Arts and Social Sciences
Health Sciences
Information Technology,
Engineering and the Environment

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CAMPUSESCity East / City West / Magill /Mawson Lakes / Mount Gambier / Whyalla

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWKey stats
2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number of students
Total
Commencing

33,54912,62032,647
12,61632,07912,122

31,93012,12931,966
12,48433,813
14,07335,33014,370Student load (EFTSL)*
Total
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

23,205
19,1684,037

22,495
18,617
3,878

22,264
18,4543,810

22,26818,616
3,652

22,142
18,557
3,585

22,97619,155
3,820

24,406
20,1584,248

Student load by funding source (EFTSL)
Commonwealth Grant Scheme
Commonwealth Research Training Scheme
Domestic fee paying
International onshore
Transnational

16,729
576
423
3,918
1,549

16,831
573
467
3,887
731

16,942
550
484
3,839
449

17,017
492
468
3,963
321

17,119
500
437
3,933
148

17,610
464
420
4,329
147

18,333
475
394
5,021
177

Award completions
Total
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

8,594
5,918
2,676

8,193
5,536
2,657

7,452
5,021
2,431

7,339
4,990
2,349

7,378
5,208
2,170

7,180
4,973
2,207

6,986
4,754
2,232

Staff (FTE)
Total
Academic
Professional

2,619
1,110
1,509

2,641
1,127
1,515

2,596
1,126
1,470

2,492
1,061
1,431

2,595
1,122
1,473

2,642
1,131
1,511

2,675
1,143
1,532

Financials
Consolidated operating result ($M)
Safety margin
Net assets ($M)
Total assets ($M)

71.6
11.8%
981.2
1,564.1

29.7
5.1%
1,009.2
1,648.7

55.9
9.2%
1,071.0
1,673.4

40.5
6.6%
1,174.0
1,770.0

13.2
2.2%
1,188.8
1,786.7

19.5
3.0%
1,209.2
1,796.4

21.5
3.1%
1,263.1
1,918.9

Total revenue ($M)

604.1

584.2

607.6

609.3

610.8

658.5

685.5

Notes:*Student load by funding source.
Load is expressed as Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL).
Staff figures are full-time equivalent positions of full-time and part-time continuing and fixed term staff as at 31 March 2020.

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Financial overview
CONSOLIDATED
2019
$M

2018
$M

UNIVERSITY
2019
$M

2018
$M

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEOPERATING INCOME
Employee Related Expenses
Non-salary Expenses
OPERATING EXPENSES (INCL. INCOME TAX)OPERATING RESULT AFTER INCOME TAX
Safety Margin1

685.5
415.7
248.3
664.0
21.5
3.1%

658.5
397.5
241.5
639.0
19.5
3.0%

684.5
413.5
249.9
663.4
21.1
3.1%

657.6
395.3
242.9
638.2
19.4
3.0%

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Current Assets
Non-current Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
Current Liabilities
Non-current Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIESNET ASSETS

301.5
1,617.5
1,918.9
226.9
428.9
655.8
1,263.1

259.1
1,537.3
1,796.4
190.4
396.7
587.1
1,209.2

298.9
1,618.9
1,917.8
226.6
428.9
655.6
1,262.2

257.0
1,538.7
1,795.7
190.3
396.7
587.0
1,208.7

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSNet Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities

81.0(33.0)

67.0(73.0)

80.9(33.0)

66.8(73.0)

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Safety Margin: Operating Result after Income Tax ÷ Operating Income

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Financial summary
In 2019 UniSA achieved an Operating Resultof $21.5 million equating to 3.1% of Operating
Income (2018: 3.0%). The 2019 result wasachieved notwithstanding the continuationof the Commonwealth Government cap on
Commonwealth Grant Scheme (CGS) funding
held at 2017 levels, along with ongoing underindexation of Commonwealth funding relative
to cost escalation.
Consolidated Operating Income grew
by $27.0 million to $685.5 million (2018:$658.5 million). Teaching Income grew by$33.4 million or 6.9% with strong student
growth in Commonwealth Supported Places(CSP) and Fee Paying Overseas Students(FPOS). Research Income grew by $5.0 million
or 4.1% through growth in Categories 1-4
Research Funding. Other revenue decreased
by $11.3 million due mainly to a one-off$6.4 million dividend received from Open
Universities Australia (OUA) in 2018.
The consolidated financial position
remains sound, with Net Assets increasing
by $53.9 million to $1.3 billion including
a $45.2 million increase in Total Cash to$227.3 million at 31 December 2019 (2018:$182.2 million).

The University has included the following
disclosure in the 2019 financial statements
regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as an
event occurring after the balance sheet date:Since 31 December 2019 the AustralianGovernment has implemented travel
restrictions and other measures to manage
the risks from the spread of the coronavirus(COVID-19) which will impact student revenue.
The pandemic has also impacted investment
markets and interest rates, which affect themeasurement of a range of the University’s
assets, including investments in equity
instruments designated at fair value throughother comprehensive income and also
actuarially assessed liabilities including
superannuation, long service leave, andworkers compensation provisions.
It is anticipated that, should these factors
continue during 2020, they have the potential
to significantly impact the University’s
financial position and operating result for the2020 year.
See financial statements, page 62.

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Australia’s Universityof Enterprise
The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise, known fora culture of creativity and innovation with global and national links to academic,
research and industry partners. Its graduates are global professionals ready tocreate and respond to change. Its research is courageous and inventive and it
creates new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.
It is considered one of the world’s best young universities.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWPROGRAMS
Under our Enterprise25 plans, our Programs will be at the core of what we do.
We plan to be the leading educator for the new professions and to prepare ourstudents for their careers as future leaders, citizens, innovators and adventurersof tomorrow. Through our curriculum innovation process, we are reshaping andreviewing our programs to ensure they are leading-edge, end-user endorsed
programs that are all ranked amongst the best in the world.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWUniSA #26 IN GLOBAL YOUNG
UNIVERSITY RANKINGSUniSA maintained its strong position at
number 26 in the Times Higher Education(THE) Young University Rankings 2019 global
ranking of universities under 50 years old,and placed number three in Australia.
In an increasingly competitive field of
young universities, the 2019 ranking included
351 universities, up from 250 in 2018.
RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE WORLDFOR UNIVERSITY IMPACTUniSA ranked number 22 in the world foroverall university Impact in the inauguralTimes Higher Education University
Impact Ranking.

This new ranking captures the impact of
universities in society beyond their roleof educators, measuring how well they
perform against 17 of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Highlights include ranking #3 globally for
Reduced Inequalities, acknowledging UniSA
College, regional campuses and education
hubs, UniSA Online and partnerships withgroups such as the Australian Indigenous
Mentoring Experience (AIME).
UniSA ranked #8 globally and #1 inAustralia for Quality Education, reflecting
its public outreach through vibrant public
programs such as the Bob Hawke Prime
Ministerial Centre public lecture program,
Samstag Museum of Art, and MOD.
(Museum of Discovery).

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A strong rating of #13 globally for Good
Health and Well-being acknowledged the
University’s public health clinics and industrypartnered research in a range of healthdisciplines - research that is making a big
impact on policy, practice and treatments.
The rankings included more than 450
universities from 76 different countries.
NUMBER 1 IN SA FOR OVERALLSTUDENT EXPERIENCEUniSA earned an overall five star rating inthe 2020 Good Universities’ Guide andranked number one in South Australia for anumber of categories including students’
overall experience at university.
The University also led the state for graduates
in full-time employment, social equity, first
generation students, skills development andlearning resources.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWENTERPRISE25: TRANSFORMINGOUR ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE

geared towards strengthening teaching andresearch – the academic enterprise.

A key commitment in the University’s
strategic plan – Enterprise25 – is to introduce
a program-focused academic organisational
structure. Our new academic enterprise will
enable a greater focus on our core activity –delivering our academic programs andconducting end-user informed research of
relevance. We will ensure that our resources
continue to be focused on the quality ofour teaching, research and the student
experience, and position UniSA for futureongoing success.

To create the new academic structure, theUniversity will shift from its current two-layer
leadership and administrative structure
comprising four Divisions, 14 Schools and
UniSA College, to a single-layer structure ofseven Academic Units who report directly to
the Provost & Chief Academic Officer.

In April 2019 the University called forvolunteers to help brainstorm how toshred the existing structures and set aboutbuilding a new organisational structure
focused on our programs.
More than 700 professional and academic
staff came together to physically explore andco-create those structures for the University.
Using sticky notes and sheets of butcher’s
paper, program-focused playing cards andRubik’s Cubes, volunteers had the freedom
to brainstorm, to challenge, to use theprogram cards to rapidly prototype, build andto re-build and to articulate any number of
future possible academic unit compositions,engineered not around discipline or tradition,
but around our products, our degrees, theircomplementarity and their alignment tofuture industry.
It was soon obvious that patterns ofprogram combinations that madesense began to appear. Those program
combinations mapped to future careers andwere not shackled by disciplinary traditions.

The new academic structure will provide thenecessary foundation for the University todeliver on our key strategic initiatives outlined
in Enterprise25, including:

Following this, the Change Proposal Paper
was released to staff in September, initiating
the commencement of a formal consultation
process in the University’s transition to a newacademic structure. During the three-weekconsultation period, a total of 180 written
submissions were received. In total, six town
halls were held across all metropolitan andregional campuses, and 27 consultation
meetings were conducted with staff.

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Delivering degrees of the future•

Fostering innovation and flexibility

The Final Change Plan was released to staff inlate October which detailed the new internal
academic structure, timelines for transition,
employment principles, and processes. The
titles of the seven Academic Units wereconfirmed as:•

Investing in more student-facing staff•

UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences•

Introducing new service delivery models•

UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance•

Building our connections with industry•

UniSA STEM•

Attracting great academic talent•

UniSA Creative•

Aiding the transition to a consolidated
campus footprint.

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UniSA Education Futures•UniSA Justice & Society

A Discussion Paper formed the first stageof the academic transformation process.
Released in June, this paper provided initial
details about the proposed academicorganisational structure, composition andtitles of the proposed new Academic Units,
and outlined the transition approach. A seriesof discussion questions were also provided forconsideration and feedback.

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UniSA Business.

More than 150 submissions were received
from staff, students, external advisoryboards, alumni and industry and government
representatives which were used to informthe academic structures and other aspects ofthe transformation reflected in the Change
Proposal Paper and the Final Change Plan.

The result was seven academic units
constructed around program offerings
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In November, three Implementation Plan
Papers (IPP) were released to staff, detailing
how the transition will progress for distinct
staff cohorts at an operational level. The
recruitment process for the new executive
team positions was also initiated andfollowing an internal merit selection process,the appointment of the Executive Deans wasannounced in December.
The program of work will continue into
2020 managed through two workstreams– the Workforce Transition Workstream
and the Enabling Projects Workstream. The
University’s transition to a program-focusedacademic organisational structure is due totake place in April 2020.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWUniSA MBA LEAPS AHEAD
ON CAMPUS AND ONLINE
Two of Australia’s leading business magazines
ranked UniSA’s MBA programs among thebest in the country and the world.
AFR BOSS Magazine placed the University ofSouth Australia’s MBA program number fourin Australia in 2019. And the UniSA online MBA
was judged the best in Australia and sixth
best in the world according to the 2019 CEO
Magazine’s Global MBA Rankings.
For the past 10 consecutive years, theGraduate Management Association ofAustralia (GMAA) has awarded UniSA’s MBA 5stars and AFR BOSS Magazine has placed it inAustralia’s top 10 MBAs, with UniSA the only
MBA in Australia to be recognised over such asustained period.
STUDY HELP PALS PROGRAM WINS
A PREMIER’S AWARD
The Study Help PALS program wasawarded the 2019 Premier’s Certificate
of Recognition for outstanding volunteer
service for the dedication, commitment
and support our Study Help PALS student
volunteers provide to their peers across
UniSA. Study Help PALS provide friendly,
informal study support at ‘drop-in’ sessions
on each campus and are trained andsupervised by the Learning Adviser
team in the Student Engagement Unit (SEU).
UniSA Sport Male Athlete of the Year
Steve McKenna competed in and thrived at
the International Professional Long Course
Triathlon events in 2019 run by Ironman andChallenge Family. He placed first at Challenge
Vietnam and Challenge Korea with second
placings in the Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
and Challenge Anhui, China. Steve had oneof the quickest debuts in history at the full
Ironman distance in 8 hours 17 minutes and iscurrently placed second in the world for the
Challenge racing annual points system.

Graduate of UniSA’s MBA program Slade Peel is director of Digital & Innovation at Deloitte in Adelaide and the degree has been
invaluable in his career acceleration. He was drawn to the UniSA MBA for its flexibility and the opportunity to study part of the
program in China

UniSA Sport Female Athlete of the Year
Caitlin Ward was awarded a Cycling Australia/
Australian Institute of Sport Scholarshipfor 2019 and finished in an all-time best
5th place at the Sprint at the World Cup in
Hong Kong. She won two gold and two silver
medals at the 2019 National Championships
and consequently was crowned the 2019
Champion of Champions. Caitlin raced forAustralia throughout June at the UCI Category
1 races in America where she won a gold,
silver and bronze in the Sprint. Caitlin is aiming
for Tokyo 2020 Olympic selection.

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The Georgie Rowe Outstanding
Achievement Award
This award is to recognise both theachievements and attributes displayed by
the late Georgie Rowe who was UniSA Sport’s
2015 Female Athlete of the Year, a member of
our Australian University Games gold medal
winning Women’s Volleyball Team and therecipient of a Green and Gold Award in 2015
at the Australian University Games.
The Georgie Rowe Outstanding
Achievement award was won by Olivia
Parker who had a busy and very successful
2019. Her highlights included coaching
the Under 18 girls’ state lacrosse team to anational title, representing South Australia’s
women’s state team in the Senior Lacrosse
National Championships, captaining
Woodville Lacrosse Club’s State League
team to third place and being selected to
the Lacrosse SA State League women’scompetition’s All Star Team. Olivia wasalso captain of UniSA’s gold medal winning
UniSport Nationals Lacrosse Champions.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWNEW COLOMBO PLANSCHOLARSHIPS AWARDEDIn November, four outstanding Universityof South Australia students were awarded2020 New Colombo Plan scholarships andwill travel to Asian and Indo-Pacific cultures
to further their studies and gain invaluable
work experience across the region.
The highly competitive scholarships areawarded to Australia’s best and brightest
students who demonstrate adaptability,
resilience, and leadership in the community,
as well as understanding the importanceof deepening Australia’s relationships
in the region.
UniSA second-year finance student,
Tom O’Flaherty, will be extending his
studies at the University of Indonesia andhas his sights set firmly on an internship ina multinational financial services company
based in Jakarta.

Westside Justice, a feature length series of short webisodes, was produced by UniSA Online and the university’s Teaching
Innovation Unit. The film offers a unique way of learning for UniSA Online students across different courses within the Bachelorof Criminal Justice degree.

FEATURE FILM TEACHES TRUE CRIME ONLINEUniSA Online launched an in-housefeature film designed to give students aninsight into what it takes to investigate acrime and assemble the physical evidence
required to get a conviction.
The film titled ‘Westside Justice’ wasproduced by academics from the online
Criminal Justice degree and stars local
Australian actors. It can be watched as
22 episodes over the weeks of the course
in Policing Investigation and Intelligence.
It was designed to keep online students
engaged in their learning as they would be
if watching a TV drama.

UniSA AND BALAKLAVA HIGH SCHOOLCOLLABORATE ON SOLAR CAR INITIATIVE
A new partnership with Balaklava HighSchool was launched in 2019 to build
a solar car for the Bridgestone World
Solar Challenge in 2023.
UniSA’s Associate Professor Peter Pudney
joined a team of UniSA academics, led byProfessor Peter Majewski to provide designand construction guidance for the schoolstaff and students.
Building a solar car combines many
disciplines and ideas in one project to give
students a hands-on experience and taps
into the interest in renewable energy.

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Jesse Neill, a Bachelor of Journalism
and Professional Writing and Bachelorof Arts (International Relations) student,
will undertake part of his honours at the
National Taiwan University, analysing thedifference in news values between Australia
and Taiwan. Jesse has won several journalism
awards, including the 2018 National Nine
News Student Journalism Award and the2018 SA Press Club Student Journalistof the Year Award.
Sophie Eldridge, a double degree in
Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts
(International Relations) student, will travel
to Fiji to pursue her studies at the Universityof the South Pacific. She aims to undertakean internship at the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre
to explore the empowerment of women in amale dominated culture.
Sarah Short, a Bachelor of Architectural
Studies student, will travel to South Korea
to study Design Studio and Urban Planning
at Korea University. She aims to undertakean internship at a multi-national architecturalfirm based in Seoul.

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Research
100 PER CENT OF UniSA’s DETAILEDRESEARCH FIELDS RATED WORLD CLASSOR ABOVE
Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) results
released in 2019 assessed UniSA across 39
detailed fields of research – the greatest
number of fields UniSA has ever submitted –and rated all at or above world standard.
This 100 per cent rating for 2018, tops 97 percent received in 2015 and across the entire
2018 ERA assessment UniSA had 20 fields ofresearch rated at ‘well above world standard’,
two more than in ERA 2015.
Research across six fields of engineering, inmathematical sciences and in environmental
science and management was assessed
as “well above world standard” with an ERA
rating of 5 – the highest ERA measure.
UniSA also achieved an ERA rating of 5 inhealth across nursing, pharmacology andpharmaceutical sciences, human movement
and sports science, nutrition and dietetics,
biochemistry and cell biology, medical
physiology as well as psychology.
UniSA RESEARCH INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSEDAS HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTUniSA’s research was assessed as having theequal highest impact of Australia’s universities
and the third highest level of engagementwith end-users, according to the resultsof the Australian Research Council’s firstengagement and impact assessment.
Across 19 case studies, 79 per cent of UniSA‘s
research was assessed at the highest impact
level, ranking equal top in Australia andhighlighting the University’s commitment toundertaking research that makes a differencein the world.
In addition, 63 per cent of UniSA’s assessed
research was awarded the highest
engagement level, placing #3 in Australia andindicating strong collaboration with industry,business and people and organisations that
benefit from the research.
Both measures are well above the national
average of 43 percent for impact and 34
percent for engagement.

Dr Tessa Gargett takes charge of manufacturing the CAR-T cell product

NEW CHAIR IN BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH
Through a new NeuroSurgical Research
Foundation (NRF) Chair in Brain Tumour
Research at UniSA, Adelaide became thelaunch pad for a new personalised approachfor glioblastoma treatments – the most lethal
form of brain cancer.
Funded by a $1 million donation from the
NRF, the first three-year tenure for the Chair
was Professor Stuart Pitson of the Centre forCancer Biology (CCB), a global leader in brain
tumour research.
Prof Pitson leads a team that has madesome important discoveries in glioblastoma,including highly promising new drug targets
that could suppress the tumour’s growth andblock its ability to resist treatment.
The NRF also announced funding for five
more brain tumour research projects at the
CCB, worth $170,000. These include Dr Tessa
Gargett, Associate Professor David Ziegler
and Professor Michael Brown’s research into
childhood brain cancer; Dr Briony Gliddon
and Dr Melissa Pitman’s Blood Brain Barrier
Drug Delivery project; and Dr Guillermo
Gomez and Dr Dario Arrua’s Brain Organoids
research.

UniSA also ranked #1 in the country on a
combined metric of Impact, Approach to
Impact and Engagement, with a rating ofabout 65 per cent.

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SUPER-POWERED IMMUNE CELLS – LEADINGTHE NEXT CANCER BREAKTHROUGH
Ground-breaking immune therapy showedpromise to deliver vital evidence in thefight against cancer as researchers from theCentre for Cancer Biology (CCB) opened a
new clinical trial using genetically engineered
immune cells to treat solid cancers.
The phase 1 clinical trial was created totest the feasibility and safety of CAR-T cells –genetically modified white blood cells
harvested from a patient’s own blood withthe unique ability to directly attack and killcancers – to treat advanced solid tumours
including small cell lung cancer, sarcomas
and triple negative breast cancer.
The research scientist in charge ofmanufacturing the CAR-T cell productand following the patients’ responses totreatment was UniSA’s Dr Tessa Gargett.
Led by the CCB, the trial was funded by
Cancer Council’s Beat Cancer Project andsponsored by the Central Adelaide Local
Health Network (CALHN).

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3D MODELS TO REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS OF
RADIOTHERAPYRESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH TO SAFELYMONITOR PRE-TERM BABIESCREATING “BEST DAYS” TO HELP STAVEOFF DEMENTIA

A breakthrough by University of South
Australia and Harvard University researchers
has shown potential to lead to more
effective therapies with fewer side effects
for cancer patients.

A study led by UniSA neonatal critical carespecialist Kim Gibson and engineer Professor
Javaan Chahl, has demonstrated a new noncontact way to monitor pre-term infants in
intensive care.

Organ-on-a-chip technology has been used
to develop 3D models to test the effects ofdifferent levels and types of radiation andcould reduce the need for animal studies
and irrelevant invitro work, both of whichhave major limitations.

The technology was successfully trialled
at Flinders Medical Centre’s Neonatal
Unit, monitoring 10 premature babies andpreliminary results indicate the non-contact
system could help monitor the health of
pre-term babies, particularly when resources
are scarce, and the risk of infection is high.

UniSA researchers were awarded morethan $1.2 million from the National Healthand Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to
uncover the aspects of diet and activity thatmake up a “best practice day” for people whowant to reduce their risk of dementia.

Leader of the study was UniSA biomedical
engineer Professor Benjamin Thierry fromUniSA’s Future Industries Institute (FII) andthe ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent
Bio-Nano Science and Technology (CBNS).

Infants were filmed using high-resolution
cameras at close range and their vital
physiological data extracted using advanced
signal processing techniques that can detect
subtle colour changes and movement notvisible to the human eye.

Lead researcher for the project is Dr Ashleigh
Smith, working with local and international
colleagues to examine data from 450 people
aged between 60 to 70 years over three
years, with a focus on diet and activity,
Researchers suspect how people use
their time each day can either increase or
decrease their future dementia risk and thestudy aims to develop an evidence-based
tool that can be used to target improvements
in diet and activity, designed to underpin
better brain health.

UniSA clinical care specialist Kim Gibson pictured with mum Sarah Sheil and her premature baby Toby at Flinders Neonatal Care Unit.

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3D printed feet created by UniSA’s podiatry teamWORLD FIRST 3D PRINTED FEET:STEPS UP PODIATRY EDUCATION

BUSHFIRE, TRAUMA AND KIDS: THE ROLE
OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER

A world-first podiatric training initiative wasintroduced at UniSA using 3D printed feetto help teach podiatry students to treat andmanage high risk foot conditions.

Research into the growing uncertainty facedby children aged 0-8 years in disaster zones
has found early childhood teachers hold avital role in supporting children dealing
with trauma.

The UniSA podiatry team created feet withwound-like cavities and added life-like ulcers
and effects to mimic diabetic foot wounds,
providing a realistic but safe learning tool
for students to practice their scalpel skills,
before beginning clinical placements.
Made from thermoplastic polyurethane,each takes a week to print, and costs lessthan $4 to produce.
Diabetic foot disease is a leading causeof disability and about 85% of amputations
are preceded by a foot ulcer that could be
prevented with appropriate care – the mosteffective being to medically remove deador damaged skin to expose the healthyskin underneath and encourage healing.
This required podiatry students to develop
essential scalpel skills.

Led by Professor Marjory Ebbeck, theresearch indicated that outside of the family,
teachers were one of the most trusted andfamiliar faces providing a welcoming andsecure environment for the child to learn
and develop.
The research has shown the role that an
early childhood teacher plays in securing
the emotional development of a childshould not be underestimated.
BRIGHT SPARKS AWARDED ARC FUNDING TO
DEVELOP ANTISTATIC NANOCOMPOSITES
A $500,000 project was launched totackle the problem of electrostatic discharge
in hazardous environments, including mines,
the oil and gas industry, space andagricultural sector.
One spark can trigger an explosion in anunderground mine or chemical plant, butthese incidents are now rare due to theintroduction of antistatic materials and new
research from UniSA is taking this technology
another step forward.

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The project was led by UniSA plastic
processing engineer Dr Jun Ma, working withcolleagues from Taiwan’s Far East University
and Western Sydney University, alongside
an Australian pump manufacturer. The teamaims to develop new processing methods
to build plastic pumps which are antistatic,
corrosion-resistant, lightweight and yet stillmechanically robust.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWRENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTION FOR
INDUSTRIAL HEAT APPLICATIONS
A new technique that combines renewableenergy and low-cost thermal storage todeliver heat for high-temperature industrial
processes has the potential to greatly reduce
industry’s dependence on natural gas.
The system – developed by a team at
UniSA’s Barbara Hardy Institute – can deliverindustrial heat at temperatures between 150
and 700°C using renewable energy from solar
or wind combined with a novel approach toenergy storage.

Instead of battery storage, the system uses
electricity to generate heat and then storesthat heat in a bed of rocks and phase changematerials, so it can be available on demandfor high temperature applications.
The research team has a working prototype
at the Barbara Hardy Institute and a second,slightly refined version of the system is being
developed for full commercial operation.

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Researchers develop a new technique that
may greatly reduce industry’s dependence
on natural gas, combining renewable energy
and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heatfor high-temperature industrial processes.

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Research collaborations
WORLD FIRST STUDY WITH DRONE CAMERASNOW SEPARATES LIVING FROM THE DEAD

NEW ABORIGINAL RESEARCH STRATEGY
For as long as it has been a university UniSA
has committed to being the university ofchoice for Aboriginal peoples. Its founding
act mandated Aboriginal engagement andimportant initiatives such as the Aboriginal
Taskforce, Australia’s first Aboriginal Tertiary
Program, and Aboriginal Studies programs
gave strength to its commitment.

Engineers from the University of South
Australia and Middle Technical University
in Baghdad developed a new technique tomonitor vital signs remotely, providing amore effective way to detect survivors in
disaster zones.
Study leaders UniSA Professor Javaan Chahl
and Dr Ali Al-Naji made a breakthrough withthe design of a computer system that is moreaccurate at detecting signs of life and candistinguish survivors from deceased bodies
from 4-8 metres away.
This study, based on cardiopulmonary
motion, is the first of its type and thetechnology could be used to monitor forsigns of life where time is critical, helping
first responders in their search to findsurvivors in disaster zones.
UniSA COLLABORATES WITH FRENCH
UNIVERSITY IMT ATLANTIQUEThe University of South Australia offered its
first cotutelle PhD opportunity after signingan agreement with French university IMTAtlantique in 2019.
The special study program enables PhD
students to graduate with a qualificationfrom both institutions and requires them tospend a year in each country during their
postgraduate research. The PhD collaborationis underpinned by UniSA’s growing links withFrance through a range of student exchange
programs with French universities, researchcollaborations and professional partnerships.

WORLD-FIRST INVICTUS
PATHWAYS PROGRAM
After a highly successful two-year
partnership with The Road Home, UniSA
took over the Invictus Pathways Program(IPP), an individually tailored training andfitness support program for veteransand first responders.
The IPP supports participants to achieve
life goals, compete in the Warrior Games,
Invictus Games, Regional Games andlocal competitions, enhancing personal
empowerment and reintegration into thecommunity. Since its inception in 2017, the
IPP has grown from providing just three initialstudent placements to 34 with more than
1500 clinical placement hours, supporting 40
veterans across a range of allied health fields.
The IPP participants are trained in UniSA’s highperformance centre and allied health clinics,
with additional access to the expertise of
UniSA health professionals and researchers.
NEW UniSA PARTNERSHIP WITH MIT
TO UNDERPIN DATA VISUALISATION
AND AR RESEARCHThe University of South Australia undertook
an important collaboration with the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)to work on research into data visualisation
and augmented reality and to support
student exchange opportunities.
The two institutions signed an MOU outlining
a framework for collaboration that will
focus on research undertaken within MIT’s
Digital Media Lab and UniSA’s Australian
Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual
Environments (IVE).

MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director Professor
Alex “Sandy” Pentland and UniSA’s Professor Brenton Dansie.

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Over the past few years it has launched its
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) that gave
it a real opportunity to deepen the respect
and relationships between Aboriginal andnon-Aboriginal peoples and other groups
within the university. It followed the RAP witha Stretch RAP, a commitment to creating anenvironment where both Aboriginal andnon-Aboriginal people can learn, teach,research and engage with each other in aplace that acknowledges, respects andlearns from Aboriginal Peoples and theirunique knowledges.
In 2019 it took that commitment further
with its new Aboriginal Research Strategy
which has been designed to position UniSA
nationally by clearly articulating a twoway knowledges approach which will beembedded across its research activities.
This is research with, not research on and it
commits UniSA to creating a university-wide
research environment in which two-way
knowledge sharing, reciprocity, mutual
respect and understanding and life-longlearning are common practice.

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Research commercialisation
UniSA PARTNERS WITH DEFENCESECTOR TO DELIVER INNOVATIONS INCOMMUNICATIONSThe University of South Australia secured
two out of four grants designed to boost
South Australia’s defence industry capability
by applying new research knowledge andinnovation and working partnerships withindustry, to help solve some of the real
challenges facing the defence sector.
The successful projects – Narrative
Visualisation of Simulations for Force Design
and Optimal Target Detection for Marine
Radars Using Waveform Diversity – each
receiving $150,000 – were announced in
the latest round of the South Australian
Defence Innovation Partnership Cooperative
Research Grants.
A relatively new field – narrativevisualisation – brings data to life both
qualitatively and by presenting a visualstory about meaningful trends that can be
rapidly understood and acted upon.
The process reveals trends, casual
relationships and decisive events and has
the potential to be applied in real-timecombat situations to ensure better and more
informed decision-making.

UniSA WORKS WITH SPACE
INDUSTRY INNOVATORSUniSA STARTUP RELEASES AI APP
TO DETECT PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Five companies graduated from the inauguralround of the Venture Catalyst Space programin 2019 and another group of five start-ups
were selected to participate in round two.

A start-up based at UniSA’s Innovation& Collaboration Centre (ICC) released
an artificial intelligence (AI) web app to
detect early-stage Parkinson’s disease.

Venture Catalyst Space is delivered by UniSA’s
Innovation & Collaboration Centre (ICC) andpart of the State Government’s $4 million
Space Innovation Fund with global partners
the South Australia Space Industry Centre andthe International Space University.

South Australian company, Lookinglass,developed the app that improves oncurrent telehealth technologies, especiallyfor occupational therapists working withpatients in remote areas. It allows users to
upload a video recording for assessment,with a computer vision system using AI to
track movement and compare it with known
Parkinson’s symptoms, with a report createdalmost instantly.

The ICC’s tailored six-month incubator
program aims to develop and growthe innovative ideas of selected spacecompanies. The first cohort – Ping Services(SA), ResearchSat (SA), Wright Technologies(SA), Safety from Space (SA) and Tekuma(NSW) – are well on their way to establishingspace ventures in South Australia.
In the second round, the companies selected
were India’s Astrogate Labs and Canada’s
Lux Aerobot, joined by Adelaide’s FireFlight,
Nano Spaces and Lookinglass.

Venture Catalyst Space 2018 cohort with MP David Pisoni, panel, Jasmine Vreudgenburg and Terry Gold.

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RECORD SPACE INDUSTRY INVESTMENT
FOR NEW SMARTSAT CRC
UniSA has a lead role in a new Cooperative
Research Centre for Smart Satellite
Technologies and Analytics –The SmartSat CRC.
This new CRC represents the biggest
investment in space industry R&D inAustralia’s history and was created to meet
the Australian Space Agency’s goal of lifting
the nation’s space industry to $12 billion andgenerating an extra 20,000 jobs by 2030.
UniSA’s Professor Andy Koronios led
the CRC bid in partnership with Nova
Systems. With headquarters in Adelaide
the SmartSat CRC is a national program
involving universities along with the CSIRO
and the Federal Department of Industry,
Science & Technology. It has a $190 million
investment in cash and in-kind from 84
research and industry partners.

The SmartSAT CRC launches with from left: Professor David Lloyd, Dr Peter Woodgate, Chair of the SmartSat CRC,
South Australian Premier the Hon Steven Marshall MP, the Hon. Karen Andrews, Federal Minister of Industry,
Science, Energy & Resources and Professor Andy Koronios.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWNew Partnerships

ACCENTURE AND UniSA JOIN FORCES IN
HEALTH AND DEFENCE INNOVATIONUniSA AND ADF ADAPTIVE
SPORTS PARTNERSHIP

Consolidating their Heads of Agreement,
leading global technology consultants,
Accenture and UniSA established a new baseat the University’s Innovation Collaboration
Centre (ICC) on North Terrace.

The University of South Australia (UniSA)
and the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
formalised a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for Adaptive Sports.

The innovation hot spot showcases thetechnologies available now that will be
integral to future business and industry
success. It also provides a place forco-creation and collaboration between
researchers, government bodies, start-ups
and community groups.
The initial focus was on healthcare, defence
and industry X.O, including projects to addresssome of the challenges facing aged care,
workforce capability and future skills.
UniSA’s KEY ROLE IN TRAINING MINERALSINDUSTRY EXPERTS
In a partnership across universities, industry
and government, UniSA has an important rolein the new ARC Training Centre for Complex
Resources – building a greener and moreproductive future for Australian mining.
Five key staff from UniSA’s Future Industries
Institute (FII) are involved with the Centre,
working with colleagues from Adelaide andCurtin Universities.
It has been supported with $3.7 million fromthe Australian Research Council and $8.8
million in cash and in-kind from company
and university stakeholders across themining and technology sector.

Under the MoU, final year UniSA
physiotherapy, exercise physiology andexercise science students apply skills andknowledge to support current and former
serving ADF members who take part inadaptive sports trials, such as selection
for the Invictus Games and Warrior Games.
UniSA WINS FUNDING FOR MT GAMBIERFOREST INDUSTRY PROJECTS
Four UniSA projects totalling $3.4 million wereannounced to help address forest industry
research priorities in South Australia.
The State and Federal Governments andforest industry committed $1.7 million towards
projects at UniSA’s Mt Gambier and Mawson
Lakes campuses through funding provided
by the National Institute for Forest Products
Innovation (NIFPI). The remainder of themoney was from forest industry contributions.
The projects are to scope an automaticforest fire detection and suppression
system; characterise softwood sawn timber
in Australia; develop a forest health andbiosecurity system based on pest and diseaserisks; and operate efficiently and sustainably
within forest water licence rules.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWPEOPLEGreat people are core to our success. Through Enterprise25, our staff core attributes
influence every aspect of our employee experience, from attracting great talentthrough investing in professional development and enabling high performance.
We also committed to providing a diverse and culturally and physically safe
environment for our entire organization. In 2019 we were awarded Bronze
accreditation, the highest level currently available in Australia, by the Sciencein Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Pilot of Athena SWAN to build themomentum and drive the change.

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Achievements

UniSA AWARDED FOR SUPPORTINGWOMEN IN RESEARCHUniSA achieved a Bronze Award fromthe Australian Academies of Science, andTechnology and Engineering as part of the
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE)
initiative for promoting inclusion and equity
in its drive to support careers in scienceand technology.
UniSA achieved the Athena SWAN BronzeAward Accreditation and joined what is
becoming a global movement to improve
gender equity and diversity in STEMM fields
in universities worldwide.
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOSTUDENT LEARNING•

Dr Alpana Sivam (AAD): designing digitallearning experiences using real world‘live’ projects;•

Associate Professor Gabrielle Todd
(School of Pharmacy): for sustained
excellence in formative assessmentof learning that demystifies;•

Jennifer Stokes (UniSA College): forsustained commitment to engaging,student-focused enabling pedagogy.

UniSA Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation Professor Simon Beecham, Dr Marnie Winter,
SA Governor Hieu Van Le AC and Dr Jia Tina Du at the Young Tall Poppy of Science Awards

2019 SA TALL POPPIESTwo University of South Australia researchers
were named 2019 South Australian Tall
Poppies of Science.
Biomedical engineer Dr Marnie Winterfrom UniSA’s Future Industries Institutewas recognised for her work using
microfluidic technology to isolate fetal
cells from maternal white blood cells to
help diagnose genetic abnormalities early
on in pregnancy and common complications
such as pre-eclampsia and stillbirth.
IT behaviourist Dr Jia Tina Du was
acknowledged for using her IT expertise tohelp vulnerable groups in society navigate
the digital world and new technology.
The Senior Lecturer works with Aboriginalcommunities, older people and migrants to
help them access essential services online.

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INNOVATIVE WOMEN EDUCATORSAWARDED MENZIES FELLOWSHIPS
Two of UniSA’s top women in Aboriginal
education were awarded the Menzies
Australia Institute-UniSA 2019 Aboriginal andContemporary Australian Studies Fellowships.
Recipients Dr Belinda MacGill and Dr Karen
Sinclair received the opportunity to travel toKing’s College in London to be involved withresearch, teaching and public engagement.
Dr MacGill’s teaching and public discussion
has a focus on how understandings ofAustralian visual art have been shapedby colonisation.
Dr Sinclair has a passion for working
alongside students to collaboratively
broaden understandings about Aboriginal
research methodologies and constructionsof knowledge.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWDr Kate Delaporte from the Playford Trust (left) and UniSA Pro Vice Chancellor: Student Engagement & Equity (right) Professor Carol Grech with UniSA Playford Trust Honours Scholarships
recipients Jacob Dalgleish, Cintya Dhamayanti, Andrew Du and Anthony Randell. Photo courtesy Jo-Anna Robinson.

PLAYFORD MEMORIAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS
Eight UniSA Honours students wererecognised with Playford Memorial Trust
Scholarships, supporting future leadersin science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) subject areas designed
to boost South Australia’s skills andresearch base.
Playford Trust Honours Scholarships:
Jacob Dalgleish – Bachelor of Science(Honours) – collaborating with researchersat the Future Industries Institute to advanceresearch in the structure and properties ofelectrochromic polymers.

Anthony Randell – Bachelor of Sustainable
Environments (Honours) – using DNA
analysis and electron microscopy to assess
the relationship between root associatedmicrobes and their influence on seagrassseedling growth.
Codan/Playford Trust Scholarship:
Joshua Fuller – Bachelor of Engineering(Honours) (Electrical and Mechatronic) –partnering with the Defence Science andTechnology Group to reverse engineer
drones to look for vulnerabilities andopportunities for exploitation in the future.
Nyrstar/Playford Trust Scholarships:

Cintya Dharmayanti – Bachelor of
Biomedical Research (Honours)/Bachelorof Pharmaceutical Science – planning todevelop a bisphosphonate implant fortreatment of osteoporosis.

Princess Mae Ladra – Bachelor ofEngineering (Honours) (Mechanical) – aiming
to idealise the metal melting system throughunderstanding process-property relationships
and conducting practical investigations.

Andrew Du – Bachelor of Engineering(Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) –examining how malicious inputs canbe used to attack, or fool, machinelearning algorithms.

Thomas Jackson – Bachelor of Engineering(Honours) (Mechanical) – working to make adifference in the mining or smelting industry
using innovative and sustainable solutions.

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SA Power Networks/Playford Trust
Scholarship:
Liam Mallamo – Bachelor of Engineering(Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) –working with SA Power Networks in their
Future Networks team.
UniSA STUDENT RECEIVES DAVID BOWLER
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPThe 2019 David Bowler Memorial Scholarship
was awarded to Indiana Shamroze-Tumes, anexternal student in the third year of a UniSA
Bachelor of Nursing degree and assistantnurse at the Broken Hill Hospital.
The Award, sponsored by the Far West Local
Health District and Broken Hill City Council,
commemorates the highly-respected latepaediatrician, Dr David Bowler, through anannual $5000 grant to a student pursuing acourse in a health-related discipline.

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Top left: National Commendation – the Fish River Stationaccommodation.
Top right: Work by UniSA PhD candidate Rahul M
Visalakshan and colleagues on the cover of Advanced
Functional Materials.
Middle left: Uncle Lewis O’Brien, with his South AustralianLifelong History Achievement Award. Photo courtesy History
Trust of South Australia.
Middle centre: Dr Martin Hirche with Michelle Haurilak –Mary Kay Canada director of PR, Digital & Product Marketing.
Middle right: Associate Professor Mizanur Rahman will
research soil stability at the Imperial College London.
Bottom left: Associate Professor Anna Sullivan is influencing
modern education policy and practice.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWUNCLE LEWIS YERLOBURKA O’BRIEN
RECOGNISED BY THE HISTORY TRUST OF SA
FOR SHARING ABORIGINAL KNOWLEDGES
Aboriginal Elder, researcher and educator,
Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien wasrecognised by the History Trust of SA for his
contributions to South Australia’s history.
Dr O’Brien, an Adjunct Research Fellow fromUniSA’s School of Education, was a joint
winner of the South Australian Lifelong History
Achievement Award 2019. The award honours
outstanding and sustained achievements inhistory teaching, research and scholarshipas well as raising community awareness ofhistory and heritage.
FISH RIVER RANGER ACCOMMODATIONPROJECT WINS TWO TROPHIES ATARCHITECTURE AWARDS
A ranger accommodation project built
through UniSA’s Design Construct program
was recognised through two architecture
awards in 2019. The Fish River Ranger
Accommodation project, coordinated by
Joti Weijers-Coghlan and David Morrisworking with Art, Architecture and Design staff
and students, received the Yali-McNamaraAward for Small Project Architecture and theIndigenous Community Architecture Award at
the Australian Institute of Architects 2019 NT
Architecture Awards.
MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR UniSA PHD
DISSERTATIONUniSA graduate and researcher Dr Martin
Hirche received a coveted Mary Kay doctoral
dissertation award at the 2019 Academy ofMarketing Science annual conference in
Vancouver. A doctoral candidate at UniSA’s
Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing
Science, Dr Hirche also won the UniSA 2019
Graham Arnold Prize for best dissertation for
his research exploring relationships between
product distribution and brand growth.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR
PHD RESEARCH
Research by PhD candidate Rahul
Madathiparambil Visalakshan, from UniSA’s
Future Industries Institute and School ofEngineering has received internationalrecognition, featuring on the cover of oneof the biomedical research industry’s mostprestigious journals, Advanced Functional
Materials. The recognition relates to workwith Professor Krasimir Vasilev andcolleagues on the role of surface
nanotopography in modulating immune
responses.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING EXPERTRECEIVES ENDEAVOUR LEADERSHIP AWARD
Associate Professor Mizanur Rahman,from UniSA’s Natural and Built Environments
Research Centre, was awarded a prestigious
Endeavour Leadership Program Award,
including funding to support an international
collaboration on research into soil stability inconstruction contexts.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONRECOGNISED FOR INFORMING POLICY
Associate Professor Anna Sullivan’s
important work in education was recognisedby the Australian Council of Educational
Leaders (ACEL) SA Branch through its 2019
Distinguished Contribution to Research in
Educational Leadership Award.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR LEADINGSLEEP RESEARCHER
Co-director of UniSA’s Behaviour-Brain-Body
Research Centre, Professor Siobhan Banks
was presented with the Award for Excellencein Promoting Industry Engagement in
Graduate Research – one of just three
award recipients nationally. The awards
presented by the Australian Council of
Graduate Research (ACGR) recognise
individuals who exhibit outstanding
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EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCHUniSA Senior Lecturer Dr Helen Stallman
received the 2019 Women’s Excellence in
Research Award from the South Australian
health network, Healthy Development
Adelaide (HDA). The award is presented to
HDA mid-career members for excellenceof research achievement in the field ofdevelopmental health. In addition to her
to role at UniSA, Dr Stallman is a ClinicalPsychologist, Hospital Research Foundation
Fellow at the Basil Hetzel Institute anddirector of the International Association for
University Health and Wellbeing.
GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR LIFETIMECONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTERINTERACTIONUniSA Professor of Human Computer
Interaction Professor Mark Billinghurst
received a global award in recognition of
his lifetime contribution to human-computerinteraction for augmented and virtual reality.
Prof Billinghurst was presented with the
Virtual Reality Career Award in Osaka, Japan,
which is the highest award given by theGraphics Technical Committee, a constituencyof the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) Society.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWUniSA GRADUATES SWEEP ART AWARDSUniSA contemporary arts graduates received
10 out of a possible 15 awards presented
as part of the Helpmann Academy 2019
Graduate Exhibition. The 2019 exhibition
featured 27 of South Australia’s top graduating
students, with more than 60 per cent ofthem graduating from UniSA’s School of Art,
Architecture and Design.
The 2019 award recipients included:
Jonathan Kim received the Helpmann
Academy’s British School at Rome Residency(valued at $25,000) along with the Linden
New Art Award (valued at $6,620), a newaward in 2019. It provides in-kind support,
including a 3-week exhibition at Linden New
Art in Melbourne.
Jacinta Mwangi, a sculpture/installation
artist and Masters candidate, received The Hill
Smith Gallery / University of South Australia
Postgraduate Award ($10,000 cash), which
recognises the achievements of a Masters or
PhD candidate.
Sam Gold received The Undergraduate Award
for Excellence supported by Roger and Helen
Salkeld ($7,500 cash), the top undergraduate
award recognising the winner as an artist witha promising future.
Sam Gold also received The JamFactoryAward ($2,500). Presented to an artist working
in ceramics, glass or jewellery, the award
includes a mentorship with JamFactory’s
Creative Directors of Product and Retail, andan opportunity to have work on consignment
in JamFactory’s retail store for 12 months.
Tara Rowhani-Farid received The City of
Adelaide Award ($7,500 cash). This award
enables the work of an emerging artist to
be showcased through the City of Adelaide’sContemporary Acquisitions Collection.
Kate Little received the Lang / McKee
Award ($5,000 cash). New in 2019 this award
recognises artistic excellence and talent.
Eleanor Amor received The City Rural
Insurance / Helpmann Travel Award ($5,000cash). This award provides the recipient theopportunity to travel, informing their practicewith new ideas and experiences.

3MT winner PhD candidate Ellen Davies with judge Professor Caroline McMillen

Barbara Hesselschwert received The
Raffen Award ($5,000 cash), through which
her work becomes part of a significant
private collection.
Joseph Häxan received the South Australian
Living Artist (SALA) Award ($1,000). This award
provides premium registration for the 2018
SALA Festival and is presented to an artist
who will benefit from exhibiting their workat SALA.
PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR
UniSA BUSINESS SCHOOLUniSA’s Business School was awarded an
International Service Excellence Award by the
Chicago-based Customer Service Institute ofAmerica (CSIA). The School was named winnerof the “Customer Service Organization of theYear – Not-for-Profit” category from a pool ofinternational finalists.
CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP SUPPORTS
UniSA GRADUATE’S CULTURAL JOURNEY
TO THE STARSUniSA’s Aboriginal Pathways Program
graduate Susan Betts was awarded a
Churchill Fellowship, enabling her to travel to
Canada, the United States and Peru to pursue
the global significance of the Seven Sisters
constellation in Indigenous cultures.

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UniSA 3MT® WINNER EXPLORES A PERSONALAPPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
PhD candidate Ellen Davies, from the
School of Nursing and Midwifery took out
the 2019 UniSA Three Minute Thesis (3MT)Grand Final, with her innovative assessment
tool to enhance mental illness recovery.
The new Needs in Recovery Assessment(NiRA) allows mental health clinicians to
ask about a broad range of needs to ensure
their patients receive personalised, relevant
assistance to give them their best chance of
successful recovery.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a national
competition celebrating the researchundertaken by PhD candidates and eight
finalists pitched their research in threeminutes to a packed audience at UniSA’s
City West campus for the grand final.
Second place went to Jessica Porter whose
research is investigating policy measures toboost the supply of affordable housing. Third
place went to Darren Taljaard who is using
design principles to improve digital readingmaterials for adults with dyslexia.
The People’s Choice award went to Bradley
Herbert who is investigating user-friendly,
personalised ways for augmented reality
to help people troubleshoot everyday
technological problems.

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Vietnamese UniSA law student Thien Khoi Tran was named South Australia’s joint International Student of the Year for 2019

EIGHT FEMALE INNOVATORSRECOGNISED FOR THEIR RESEARCHUniSA women were represented ineight of 11 categories and won three
categories at the South Australian
Women in Innovation Awards.
Industrial designer Kelly Carpenter –CEO and co-founder of Lookinglass,a South Australian startup based at UniSA’s
Innovation and Collaboration Centre –took out the technology award for her
smart mirror, which can detect early-stage
Parkinson’s and dementia.
In the maths category, Dr Dorothea Dumuid
was awarded for her work on a project thatuses data and statistics to optimise daily
time use for better health and wellbeing
in areas such as school curriculums andmainstream media.
Dr Hazel Vandeleur won the rural award
for her work in Port Pirie on re-imagining
contaminated sediments near smelters
as a resource in order to recover andrepurpose desirable metals.
Five other UniSA researchers were also
finalists on the night:

Dr Caroline Tiddy is using data-driven tools
to more accurately locate mineral deposits toaddress global supply and demand issues;
Dr Zoe Doubleday is working with a Port
Lincoln business, SA Premium Octopus, toassess the viability of establishing South
Australia’s first octopus fishery;
Dr Daisy Yang for her rock-on-a-chip
research, optimising the process of mineralleaching for mining, using fluid to selectively
dissolve and recover precious metals fromcrushed rock; andDr Miko Yamada for empowering women to
self-diagnose skin cancer without scars or
pain using a micro-biopsy device and cancer
signatures.
UniSA ALUMNUS WINS FULBRIGHTSCHOLARSHIP
Adelaide-based medical researcher and UniSA
graduate, Sebastian Rositano was awarded aprestigious Fulbright scholarship. He aims tobuild on his previous visiting and intern rolesat the South Australian Health and Medical
Research Institute (SAHMRI), where he looked
into issues relating to adult and paediatricbullying and sexual assault.

Dr Ming Liu is part of a team helping todevelop a new thermal storage solution
for dispatching renewable electricity andempowering South Australia’s green
energy future;

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UniSA LAW STUDENT WINS SA’S TOPHONOUR
Vietnamese UniSA law student Thien Khoi
Tran was named South Australia’s joint
International Student of the Year for 2019 in
the StudyAdelaide awards. With a passion
for law and volunteering, Thien Khoi, hopes
to use his law degree to help rehabilitate
prisoners.
Five other UniSA students were honoured in
the following categories:
Grace Mak (Master of Occupational Therapy)
won the Sporting Excellence category;TEDxUniSA won Student Event of the Year;Highly commended for Academic Excellence
were – Sulakshana Kumari Jayasekara(Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor
of Business – Economics, Finance andTrade); Carolin Reichherzer (PhD in
Computer Science); and Milan Paudel(Master of Engineering – Water Resources
Management).
Highly commended for Community
Engagement was Phuong Mail Dinh
(Bachelor of Business – Tourism and EventManagement).

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWCampus Fair 2018 was named
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Appointments
UniSA MARKETING RECEIVESNATIONAL AND STATE AWARDSUniSA Vice Chancellor Professor
David Lloyd made Fellow of ATSE

UniSA’s “Study on Demand” online student
recruitment campaign was named Best
Marketing Campaign – Larger Budget, atthe 2019 Universities Australia Marketing,Communications and Development(UAMCD) awards.

Professor David Lloyd was elected
as a Fellow of the Australian Academyof Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
A Fellowship organisation, ATSE comprises
women and men elected in a highly
competitive, peer-review process based on
their expertise, leadership and experience inapplying science, technology and engineering
to solve the big issues facing Australia nation
in a fast-changing world.

UniSA Online also made the South Australian
Finalists cut for its campaign “Conquering
unchartered territory”.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tom Steer receives his award from South Australian Premierthe Hon Steven Marshall MP.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE
The 2018 Vice Chancellor’s Awards forProfessional Staff Excellence were:Team RecipientsMOD. Development and Launch Team
recognised for Industry and Community
Engagement for the launch of MOD.
SAS Admissions and CMK Digital Marketing
Team awarded for Industry and Community
Engagement for the work undertaken
collaboratively to fulfil the higher education
admission transparency requirements.
Individual Recipient
Milan Mili, UniSA Business School Concierge
for Service Excellence Culture.
UniSA ONLINE’S TOM STEER NAMED ONE
OF SA’S TOP BUSINESS LEADERS UNDER 40
UniSA Online Executive Director, Tom Steer
was named as one of South Australia’s
leading business entrepreneurs aged under
40 in the InDaily 40 Under 40 awards.

Universities Australia presented UniSA Chief
Marketing and Communications Officer Alan
Brideson with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement
award, recognising his 23-year leadershipcontribution to the university.
The judges said Brideson had delivered global
brand exposure through Team UniSA-Australia
in the Santos Tour Down Under, two Unijams,
countless high-impact television and cinema
advertising campaigns, an Adelaide Crows
sponsorship and the marketing strategy
for a national launch of UniSA Online.
CAMPUS FAIR NAMED BEST ORIENTATIONEVENT IN AUSTRALIAA UniSA event created to introduce students
to campus life and the range of university
services available was named the bestorientation event in a national competition.
Campus Fair 2018 was recognised at the2019 CampusLink Awards, which are run by
the Tertiary Access Group (TAG). The awards
recognise excellence in marketing, services,
student programs and innovation in thetertiary sector.

Steer joined the University in 2017 to leadthe start-up and ongoing operation of UniSA
Online, and this award reflects how far UniSA
Online has grown in a short period of time.
The Awards celebrate the passion, vision
and achievements of South Australia’s finest
young business people under the age of 40
and the contribution they are making to the
future of South Australia.
Steer is also a graduate of UniSA where hecompleted both a Bachelor and Master ofBusiness Information Systems.

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Professor David Lloyd leads Committee
for Adelaide
UniSA Vice Chancellor David Lloyd was
appointed to lead the Committee for
Adelaide, a future-focussed group that isdedicated to meeting 21st century
challenges and opportunities.
The Committee for Adelaide is part of
the Committees for Cities and Regions,an influential network of independent,
like-minded organisations each operating
within their city or regional area to enhancetheir economic, social, cultural andenvironmental development.
Professor Joanne Cys made Honorary
Fellow of Australian Institute of Architects
Pro Vice Chancellor, Education, Arts andSocial Sciences Professor Joanne Cys, wasnamed the Australian Institute of Architects’
newest Honorary Fellow.
The award was made in recognition of her“significant and substantial contribution toarchitecture and interior design in an eminent
career that includes being an influential
advocate for the role of professional bodies
in advancing the standards of architecture,design and design education throughcollaboration, committee work, speaking
and publications”.

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Gabrielle Rolan was appointed as Pro
Vice Chancellor International as part ofan expansion of her responsibilities withUniSA International. Rolan was appointed
to take a leading role in developing a newcomprehensive international plan for the
University encompassing teaching, learningand engagement.
Professor Simon Beecham was appointed
Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research andInnovation. He was previously Pro ViceChancellor of the Division of Information
Technology, Engineering and the Environment
from 2015 to 2018.
Professor Julie Mills took up the role of
Pro Vice Chancellor for IT, Engineering andthe Environment. Formerly UniSA’s Head of
School for Natural and Built Environments,
Prof Mills has many years’ experience
working in industry along with teaching andongoing research in the areas of structural
engineering, engineering education andprofessional practice.
Professor Roger Eston joined the Senior
Management Group in the role of Pro Vice
Chancellor for the Division of Health Sciences.
Prof Eston was previously the Head of Schoolfor Health Sciences.
Professor Carol Grech was appointed to
the role of Pro Vice Chancellor: Student
Engagement & Equity. Prior to this, ProfGrech was head of the School of Nursing
and Midwifery where she displayed a strong
commitment to student engagement andequity issues. Prof Grech’s professional andacademic career spans more than 40 years
as a critical care nurse, educator, academic
and researcher.
UniSA Head of School: Pharmacy andMedical Sciences, Professor Alan Boddy
was appointed to the role of director of
UniSA’s Cancer Research Institute. Prof
Boddy was appointed for a 12-month
period, in conjunction with his role as Headof School: Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.

JAY WEATHERILL AND CHRISTOPHER PYNE
JOIN UniSA
Former federal Minister for Defence Industry
Christopher Pyne and former Premier ofSouth Australia Jay Weatherill joined thestaff of the UniSA Business School to deliver
business and management education to
students of the MBA and to build stronger
research networks for South Australia. The
pair joined UniSA as Industry Professors
and were also engaged to provide strategic
government relations advice to the Vice
Chancellor, Professor David Lloyd.
UniSA AWARDED $3.9 MILLION FORHEALTH RESEARCHUniSA physiotherapist Professor Lorimer
Moseley was awarded $2.4 million to leada five-year international project to help
relieve one of the world’s leading causes of
disability – chronic musculoskeletal pain.
The Investigator Grant was awarded by the
National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC), alongside two Development Grants:
UniSA biomedical engineer Professor
Benjamin Thierry was awarded $780,215
to develop cutting edge, non-invasive
technology to detect fetal genetic
abnormalities in early pregnancy.
UniSA vascular biologist Associate Professor
Claudine Bonder won a $671,960 grant tofurther her research into bio invisible stents,a new device coating to repair cardiovasculardisease, the leading cause of deathworldwide.
TOP SA ENTREPRENEUR APPOINTEDOne of Australia’s most successful
business innovators, Richard Turner joined
the University of South Australia as
Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Industry
Professor of Practice.
In this role, Prof Turner has a wide remit
to work with UniSA’s high-profile businessinitiatives, including the Innovation &Collaboration Centre (ICC), the UniSA MBA andthe Australian Centre for Business Growth.

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ICC ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE
The Innovation & Collaboration Centre(ICC) appointed Terry Gold as its second
Entrepreneur in Residence to support
local startups.
An entrepreneur and mentor, Gold was theManaging Director of Techstars Adelaide,
the first Techstars Accelerator in Australia
and South East Asia. He joined Kirk Drage as
the ICC’s second Entrepreneur in Residence.
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTED TO
UniSA VENTURES
An international leader in new technology
development and commercialisation,
Dr Viraj Perera, was appointed as the new
CEO of UniSA Ventures. Dr Perera has
extensive expertise in innovation, SME
development, technology transfer,commercialisation and intellectual
property rights in several countries.
UniSA DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR NAMED
AUSTRALIA’S CHIEF DEFENCE SCIENTISTUniSA Deputy Vice Chancellor Researchand Innovation, Professor Tanya Monro
was appointed as Australia’s Chief Defence
Scientist. Following the appointment, Prof
Monro transitioned to become an Emeritus
Professor of the University, maintaining her
research activities with colleagues at Mawson
Lakes. Her work on developing UniSA’s
research strategy Scale and Focus establisheda framework to ensure the University would
continue to attract and retain the best
global research talent.

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Outstanding staff achievements
NEW SCIENCE, MEDIA AND SECTOR
EXPERTISE ON UniSA COUNCIL

2019 AUSTRALIAN AWARDS FOR
UNIVERSITY TEACHINGUniSA welcomed two new members to
Council, bringing a wealth of experience inscience, research, higher education, publicand government relations and media –Professor Caroline McMillen and Ian Smith.

Citations for Outstanding Contributions
to Student Learning

Prof McMillen is South Australia’s Chief
Scientist, former Vice Chancellor at the
University of Newcastle and former
Deputy Vice Chancellor Research andInnovation at UniSA.
Prof McMillen has worked in higher education
for almost 30 years. She has taught andconducted research in Australia at Monash
and Adelaide universities and was granted
funding continuously from the Australian
Research Council (ARC) and the National
Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC) for 20 years for her research looking
at the relationship between babies’ nutritionin the womb and the development of heartdisease and obesity in adulthood.
Ian Smith, Australian businessman, corporate
advisor and former journalist, is highly
regarded as one of Australia’s most effective
political influencers.
Smith is now deeply involved in refugee
advocacy, chairing the Barefoot to Boots
charity and travels regularly to camps in Africa
and the Middle East. He writes occasional
opinion pieces on refugee policy for The
Australian, The Australian Financial Review,
The Advertiser and appears on Sky News.
He is the UK’s Honorary Consul to South
Australia and is a director of Developing
East Arnhem Limited, which is overseeing theredevelopment of the NT region in the wakeof Rio Tinto’s closure of its Gove refinery.

Associate Prof Amie Albrecht, School ofInformation Technology and Mathematical
Sciences – for innovative course design andteaching that fosters a climate of explorationin which students develop and embrace aricher understanding of mathematics.
Mrs Hannah Harvey, School of Education –for increasing preservice teacher expertiseand employability through the developmentof a situated learning environment andexperiential learning activities across courses
in an Education program.
UniSA College Program Director Team (DrSarah Hattam, Ms Tanya Weiler and Mr
Tristan King), UniSA College – for sustained
leadership of academic professional
development in inclusive pedagogy toenhance teaching at UniSA.
UniSA College Academic Integrity Officer
Team (Mrs Tamra Ulpen, Dr Snjezana Bilicand Dr Anthea Fudge), UniSA College – forthe development of supportive resources
to enhance student learning of academic
integrity (AI) which has influenced a significant
reduction of AI cases at UniSA College.
UniSA Lt eLearning Team (Dr Sarah List,
Dr Bronwen Mayo, Prof Sandra Orgeig,
Dr Emma Parkinson-Lawrence, A/Prof
Gabrielle Todd and Dr Andrea Stringer),
School of Pharmacy and Medical Science– for the design and implementation of
innovative resources to deliver a digitallyenhanced health science curriculum
to improve student engagement,
outcomes and learning experiences.

He became a Member of the Order ofAustralia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday
Honours in June 2018.

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2019 UniSA TEACHING AWARDSUniSA Citations for Outstanding
Contributions to Digital Learning
Dr Lisa O’Keeffe, School of Education –for digital innovation that engages future
mathematics teachers in a cycle of reflective
practice which enhances their development
as effective teachers
UniSA Citations for Outstanding
Contributions to Student Learning
Dr Jo Zucco, Program Director, School ofInformation Technology and Mathematical
Sciences – for fostering a positive learning
environment that engages and motivatesprogramming students as active learners
Dr Cate Hudson, Unit Head: Social Workand Rural Practice, School of Psychology,
Social Work and Social Policy – forsustained innovation and leadership in
the use of technology to provide inclusive
and accessible learning environments fordispersed student cohorts in social work
Mrs Tamra Ulpen, Lecturer, UniSA College– for leadership in enhancing support
provisions to meet the academic language
and literacy learning needs of non-English
Speaking Background (NESB) students at
UniSA College.

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Honorary Doctorate recipients, top row from left: Natasha
Stott Despoja AO, Adam Goodes, Jim McDowell;
Second row: Michael Hickinbotham also with Professor Allan
Evans, Dr Rosemary Bryant AO;
Bottom row: Dr Brendan Nelson AO and Professor Fiona
Stanley AC.

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2019 HONORARY DOCTORATESIn 2019, UniSA bestowed honorary awards ona range of people who have made notable
contributions to the university or to theirown communities.
The award of Honorary Doctor of the
University was presented to:
Anna Meares OAM, one of Australia’s
favourite sporting heroes and one of themost talented athletes in the world. She is afour-time Olympic Champion with six Olympic
medals, an eleven time world champion
across four difference cycling disciplines anda five time Commonwealth Games champion.
Gillian (Gill) Hicks AM, MBE, FRSA,
is considered one of the most thoughtprovoking, powerful and life affirming
speakers in Australia and the United Kingdom.
She is known globally as an advocate forsustainable peace and a valuable resourcein countering violent extremism, drawing
on her ‘lived experience’, when she waspermanently injured in the London terrorist
bombings in July 2005.
Dr Kumi Naidoo is a lifelong justicecampaigner and Secretary General ofAmnesty International. Kumi’s community
activism began in apartheid South Africa andhe has held multiple global leadership roles.
Dr Rosemary Bryant AO was the first
Commonwealth Chief Nurse and Midwifery
Officer during the period July 2008 andJune 2015. Dr Bryant has had a broad careerin acute hospital and community nursing
management, as well as in government
relations, advocacy and policy development
and implementation.
Professor Fiona Stanley AC is a leading
Australian epidemiologist well known andrespected for her research into child andmaternal health. As Founding Director of
the Telethon Institute for Child Health(Telethon Institute) she has worked toraise funds for and awareness of childhood
disease and disorders.
Natasha Stott Despoja AO is the founding
Chair of Our Watch, the national foundation
to prevent violence against women and theirchildren. She is the author of On Violence,
a former Senator for South Australia (1995–
2008) and former Leader of the Australian
Democrats, and is both the youngest
woman ever to enter the Australian Federal
Parliament and the longest-serving Democrat
Senator in the party’s history.

From left: Vice Chancellor Professor David Lloyd with Alumni Award winners Dr Pauline Wong, Darren Siwes, Tirana Hassan andMike Burgess along with Chancellor Pauline Carr.

Michael Hickinbotham is the Chief Executive
Officer of the Hickinbotham Group, thelargest and longest established building anddevelopment group in South Australia. Witha strong interest in innovation, educationand community building, he pioneered theestablishment of Woodend School, the firstprivately owned public school in Australia andone of the first in the world.
Dr Brendan Nelson AO is a medical
doctor by profession, who came to publicprominence as the Federal President of theAustralian Medical Association (1993–1995),
and served as a Minister in the third andfourth terms of the Howard Government,
serving as Minister for Education, Scienceand Training (2001–2006) and Minister for
Defence (2006–2007) and federal Leader of
the Opposition from 2007 to 2008.
Jim McDowell is the Chief Executive of the
Department of Premier and Cabinet in South
Australia. A former Chief Executive of BAE
Systems in Australia and Saudi Arabia, Mr
McDowell is well placed to guide the South
Australian public sector as it seeks to takefull advantage of the Commonwealth’s naval
shipbuilding program and other defence
contracts based in South Australia. He is apassionate supporter of continuing educationand served as Chancellor of the University ofSouth Australia from 2016–2018.
Adam Goodes is a former professional
Australian Rules footballer who played formore than 16 years and holds an elite placein AFL/VFL history. An Andyamathanha
and Norungga man born in Wallaroo South
Australia, his commitment to invigorate
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the creation of The Goodes-O’Loughlin
Foundation (GO Foundation) with fellow
Indigenous teammate Michael O’Loughlin
to create opportunities for Indigenous youth
through education.
ALUMNI AWARDS FOR 2019
The prestigious Alumni Awards showcase
the most distinguished members of UniSA’s
global alumni community, innovators andpioneers who are making a real differencein the world.
In its fifth year, the 2019 Alumni Award
recipients were:Social Work graduate, Tirana Hassan leads
a team deployed to protect human rights inconflict and crises zones as the Director of
Crisis Response at Amnesty International.
Electronic Engineering graduate, Mike
Burgess is Director-General of Security
at the Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation (ASIO) at the forefront ofAustralia’s security and intelligencemission protecting Australian shores
from serious threats.
Dr Pauline Wong has built a thriving café
empire on the foundation of her signaturefamily-style culture, quality cuisine andoutstanding service since completing her
MBA at UniSA.
Darren Siwes followed his Visual Arts
degree and subsequent Graduate
Diploma in Education with a string ofhighly acclaimed and celebrated exhibitionsof his work, including representation by
Greenaway Art Gallery.

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Our places underpin our community. Precincts are the embodiment of ourcapital development plan and will see the logical geographic organizationof our program areas in complementary proximity to one another and toembedded end-users and industry.

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Industry Testlab at Mawson Lakes

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INDUSTRY TESTLAB AT MAWSON LAKESWORKING WITH DEFENCE AND SPACE
INDUSTRY
An Industry 4.0 Testlab was established at
the Mawson Lakes campus, designed as oneof the most advanced industry collaboration
facilities in Australia.
The $2 million project was funded through$1 million from UniSA, matched by the Federal
Government, and is part of a national networkof six institutions.
Industry 4.0 – also known as the “fourthindustrial revolution” – involves the advanced
automation of manufacturing.
A key area being rapidly transformed byIndustry 4.0 is the supply chain of the defence
and space industries, and the Testlab wasdesigned to support the growing number of
local small and medium enterprises involvedin these two sectors.
The facility includes rapid prototyping
facilities and a digital platform for precision
design and visualisation with the capacity tocreate a ‘digital twin’ of a product – a nearreal-time digital image of a physical object orprocess that helps optimise performance.
Mawson Lakes campus, with its connections
to the adjacent Technology Park and morethan 80 defence, aerospace, electronics,
engineering and ICT companies, is beingtransformed into a world-leading Industry
Connections Hub with a strong emphasis on
Industry 4.0 technologies.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWSTATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY A BOOST FOR
CANCER DISCOVERY AND TREATMENT
The Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) received
a significant boost to its cancer researchpotential with a state-of-the-art imaging
facility opened in August in the Adelaide
BioMed City Precinct.
The ACRF Cancer Discovery Accelerator at
the CCB was established with a $2 million
grant from the Australian Cancer Research
Foundation (ACRF).
New equipment made possible by the grant
included a ‘Super Resolution’ microscope,
which allows structures within cancer cells
to be visualised at a resolution 10 times
that of conventional optical microscopes.
This was designed to enable researchers inSouth Australia to investigate abnormalities
associated with cancer cells in greater detail.
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST CLINIC TO IDENTIFYFAMILIES AT RISK OF BLOOD CANCER
An Australian first multi-disciplinary bloodcancer clinic to screen families at risk ofleukaemia and lymphoma was establishedthrough a $1.3 million Federal Government
grant awarded to UniSA and SA Pathology
researcher Dr Chris Hahn and his team.
Dr Hahn from the Centre for Cancer Biology
leads a multidisciplinary team working to
identify families carrying genetic mutations
that increase their risk of developing
blood cancers.
The clinic uses state-of-the-art DNA
sequencing technologies and bioinformatics,
enabling researchers to detect mutations thatthey were previously unable to detect.
Research Project Leader and Head of the Gene Regulation Section at the CCB, Professor Greg Goodall (pictured),said the new ACRF Cancer Discovery Accelerator would help fuel breakthrough research at the CCB, including thediscovery of genes, proteins and regulatory RNAs that promote or suppress cancer.

The Australia Familial Haematological Cancer
Clinic (AFHCC) has access to the largest
collection of families with blood cancers inAustralia on which to base their research,
carried out within the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
By identifying genetic mutations in families
affected by leukaemia or lymphoma, medical
specialists can better monitor individuals at
risk, counsel those affected and help improvecancer outcomes by early detection.
Bone marrow transplantation can potentiallycure individuals with blood cancer. Knowing
the predisposing mutation will also enable
the clinic to screen for family members as
potential bone marrow donors and rule out
those carrying the mutation.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWNEW TAX CLINIC AT CITY WESTUniSA opened a Tax Clinic at City West
campus to equip students with business skills
and knowledge required for professional tax
practice through dealing with clients in a reallife setting.
The clinic provides free, professional andconfidential tax advice and services, targeting
unrepresented small businesses, individuals,
not-for-profit organisations and charities.
One of ten free tax clinics across Australia
supported through a Federal Government
initiative, the clinic’s services include
representation with respect to tax returnlodgments and tax debts, education to help
taxation compliance, as well as advocacy for
those who need it most.
It’s run by UniSA students under thesupervision of qualified tax professionals andalso operates an outreach service from the
Hackham West Community Centre.
NEW UniSA SOCIAL ENTERPRISE HUB
The University launched a new Social
Enterprise Hub, bringing together academics,
students and the wider community to drive
new models for combining good businesswith good social outcomes.
Conceived as an inter-disciplinary hub forsocial innovation and entrepreneurship,
the UniSA Social Enterprise Hub takes amultidisciplinary, co-design approach tofinding solutions that have a measurablesocial impact.
The Social Enterprise Hub comprises a wide
range of UniSA institutes, centres and othergroups. Hub members include The Australian
Alliance for Social Enterprise (TAASE), the
UniSA Yunus Centre for Social Business, theCentre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX),
the China-Australia Centre for Sustainable
Development and the Australian Housing and
Urban Research Institute (AHURI) ResearchCentre and other collaborations.

Vice Chancellor Professor David Lloyd at the opening of a rural health clinic providing podiatry,physiotherapy and other allied health services for people on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula.

Projects undertaken by Social Enterprise
Hub members include:
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An undergraduate case study competition
led by Director of the UniSA Yunus Social
Business Centre, Professor Carol Tilt.
Students were grouped with peers from Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh and India, and tasked
with creating a new social business model.
The Design Construct Program, whichforms part of the Hub, is a hands-on
construction opportunity for students
to design and construct buildings
for Indigenous communities andaccommodation buildings which help
remote communities.
Hub member Match Studio is leading the
Visualising Mental Health project, which
engages Bachelor of Design students ina 12-week project to develop concepts
and design prototypes to help clinicalpsychologists communicate with clientsand the general public.
Hub member and Curriculum Advisor
Andrea Duff leads the Community
Services Learning Project, an elective
course that offers UniSA students acrossall disciplines the opportunity to use theskills they have learned at university tohelp over 20 community initiatives withpartners such as the Red Cross, Modbury
Special School and Campbelltown Library.

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NEW WHYALLA HEALTH CLINICUniSA expanded its allied health clinic
services from the city with the opening of a
Rural Health Clinic at Whyalla campus.
The clinic provides a range of allied healthservices for the community in Whyalla andsurrounding areas and provides both local
and visiting students the chance to gain
industry experience.
Services are delivered by students supervisedby qualified and experienced healthcare
professionals.
The clinic was initially launched as a pilot
and following its success was opened up to
members of the wider community.
NEW ICC OPENED AT WHYALLAUniSA’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre(ICC) opened a regional base at the
Whyalla campus in 2019, underpinned bya government grant of $500,000 throughthe Department of Industry and Skills’
Entrepreneurs’ Programme.
The ICC Whyalla provides a dynamic pathway
for innovative startups to reach their global
capacity, with access to fast gigabit network
speeds and expert mentors. The hub also
supports local businesses looking to growthrough workshops, programs and otherdevelopment activities.

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Community
MOD. AND SAMSTAG HIGHLY COMMENDED IN
NATIONAL MUSEUM AND GALLERY AWARDSUniSA’s museums and galleries wererecognised for their innovative exhibitions,publications and web design during theAustralian Museums and Galleries Association(AMaGA) conference. MOD. was highly
commended for its website in the Museums
Australia Publication Design Awards (MAPDA)
Institution Website category. The Anne andGordon Samstag Museum of Art was highly
commended for its 2018 catalogue in the
Brochure category.

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Lisa Reihana, In pursuit of Venus [infected] from the 2019 Adelaide//International.

MOD. EXHIBITIONSBuilding on the success of its inaugural
year, MOD. launched two new exhibitions
during 2019.
Its third exhibition, HEDONISM, tested
visitors notions of pleasure and unpacked
the experiences that make humans truly
happy. Seven spaces in MOD. hosted different
interactive exhibits to help the 45,565 visitors
find new ways to contribute to their own
lifelong journey of pleasure and wellbeing.
Exhibits included a huge hanging light
sculpture – theHedonometer – whichtranslated the Twitter public feed from arandom sample of about five million tweets
each day into a happiness score, by analysing
words and assigning them colour values.
The Street Gallery exhibit, Biophilic Fantasies,
had visitors comparing how they felt in thepresence of plants and animals as opposed
to artificial plants and animals, raising thequestion could virtual worlds replace the realthing in giving people a sense of pleasure andwell-being?
The fourth exhibition SEVEN SIBLINGS fromthe Future was launched in November, taking
visitors to a fictional piece of land in Southern
Australia called “Eucalara” in the summer of2050. Through the eyes of Seven Siblings,
visitors grappled with the issues of the times
in the context of new technologies, and analtered political, cultural and environmental
landscape. Using a downloadable app, visitors

could interact with each sibling to discover
more about their own values. The exhibition
also featured VR “binoculars” to discover theinvasive species threatening the landscapeand a workshop where one of the siblings hasdeveloped the first carbon neutral completely
synthetic hamburger.
SAMSTAG events
The Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum ofArt began the year with The Adelaide//International – a new series of exhibitions forthe 2019, 2020 and 2021 Adelaide Festivals,
each comprising works by artists from
Australia and overseas, along with associatedforum programs.
For the 2019 exhibition, two Australianartists — Brook Andrew and Eugenia Lim —and two international — Lisa Reihana(New Zealand) and Ming Wong (Singapore) —were featured in four distinct exhibitions
exploring histories of migration, the impactof cultural exchange on communities andindividuals, and questions of who holds thepower of narration.
From April to July, the Samstag hosted twoAustralian War Memorial Touring exhibitions,
For Country, for Nation – reflecting theexperience of war from the perspective ofFirst Nations Australians and curated byAmanda Jane Reynolds alongside Reality
in flames: modern Australian art and theSecond World War – exploring how Australianmodernist artists responded creatively to theSecond World War.

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The Unbound Collective: Sovereign Acts V:
CALLING exhibition brought together four
Adelaide-based First Nations women working
across art, activism and academia, and wasaccompanied by a performance on ANZAC
Day, 2019.
In spring, the Samstag presented a major
exhibition like cures like, by Louise Haselton,
one of South Australia’s pre-eminentcontemporary artists and the feature artistof the 2019 South Australian Living Artist
Festival (SALA). Also, in August and September
was an exhibition of works by the late South
Australian artist Sandra Elms, paying tributeto a beloved member of the Adelaide arts
community and Samstag Museum of Art
graphic designer from 2007 to 2018.
The final exhibition for 2019 was Ascent,bringing together a concise selection ofworks reflecting Mount Fuji, by visual artist
and filmmaker Fiona Tan.
The Samstag also presented ON ART
throughout 2019, an ongoing series of
performances, talks and films that provide aplatform for critical thinking and discussion
around contemporary art. Throughout
the year a series of ON ART Podcasts werecreated, presenting talks and discussions
that follow the lead of contemporary art
from the museum.
Marlee McMahon (VIC) and Kate Power (SA)were selected as recipients of the prestigious
Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual
Arts Scholarship for 2020.

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Hawke Centre Events

2019 UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture

The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
facilitated a diverse range of intriguing,engaging and socially-challenging
discussions in 2019.

One of Australia’s leading activists, Sally
Rugg took the audience behind the scenes
to illustrate how ordinary people can beempowered to make extraordinary change.
Author and executive director of change.org,
Rugg is one of Australia’s most influential
campaigners for social change. An LGBTIQ
rights activist, writer and public speaker,
she shared some of the harder lessons she
has learnt: the consequences of campaign
decisions; how to weather criticism andharassment from every angle; and how,in mass campaign movements, nothing isblack and white.

Hawke: UniSA honors a leader
The 22nd Annual Hawke Lecture wasdelivered by Mr Bill Kelty AC paying tribute to
his long-time friend and colleague, the late
Hon Robert JL Hawke AC, GCL. Titled, Why Bob
Hawke Inspired Australia and His Unfinished
Business, the 2019 lecture outlined Hawke’s
remarkable career.
Kelty considered Hawke’s legacy - including
educational access, multiculturalism, hisrole in the anti-Apartheid movement andsanctuary for Chinese students. Rightto the end of his life, Bob Hawke had anindefatigable desire to advance Australia andthe world and Kelty reflected on the issues
that were Hawke’s “unfinished business”,
including climate change and a Treaty withFirst Nations Peoples.

Highlights from the Hawke Centre in 2019
also included:
No blame. No shame. Surviving suicide
loss – a panel discussion that exploredand discussed what it means to experience,and survive, the loss of someone close
through suicide.

Ben Folds – In Conversation with
Richard Fidler featured an Adelaide
exclusive with author, singer andsongwriter Ben Folds launching his book:
A Dream About Lightning Bugs.
University of Cambridge Geneticist Dr Giles
Yeo launched his new book Gene Eating:
The science of obesity and the truth about
diets. Drawing on the very latest science, andhis own genetic research, Dr Giles Yeo has
written the seminal ‘anti-diet’ diet book.
Can Trees Talk, Think and Heal? Pioneeringscientists Brian Pickles and Monica Gagliano
explored the fascinating hidden world oftree communication, plant cognition andthe healing powers of forest bathing, in aconversation facilitated by Professor
Chris Daniels.
Octopizzo: The Journey, was a lecture aspart of the Sanaa Festival platform, once
again co-hosted by the Hawke Centre that
included the Sanaa Exhibition, Sanaa Festival,
artist talk, Octopizzo lecture, workshops andstreet art collaborations.

Zephyr Quartet responding toLouise Haselton’s exhibition like cures like with
their musical performance Domestic Alchemy.

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Council Members

Main photograph, from left to right: The Hon John Hill, Ms Karen Hunt, Ms Naida Baig, Mr Jim Whalley, Professor David Lloyd, Ms Miriam Silva, Ms Pauline Carr, Mr Jim Hazel, Mr Eric Granger,
Ms Mary Patetsos, Professor Vicki Waye, Professor Caroline McMillen.
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Ms Pauline Carr, Chancellor, Member
appointed by Council, BEc (ANU), MBA,FAICD, FGIA, FCIS
Term of appointment: until 25 March 2022
Pauline Carr has more than 25 years ofmanagement and commercial experiencein the resources industry with both Australianand international companies. In addition
she has more than 15 years comprehensive
compliance and governance experience withlisted company boards.
Previously Ms Carr was a senior executive
with Normandy Mining Limited, where she
was actively involved in the company’s
growth, its corporate activities and its
international expansion.
She is presently a professional non-executive
director and also provides management,
business improvement, governance,compliance and risk consultancy services
to companies in the resources, construction
and superannuation sectors.
Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor andPresident, Bsc (Hons), PhD, CChem, FRSCDavid Lloyd is Vice Chancellor and Presidentof the University of South Australia. A Dublinborn and educated chemist who specialises incomputer-aided drug design, Professor Lloydhas re-focused institutional culture to position
UniSA as Australia’s university of enterpriseand to shape its activities to better meet thechallenges of the 21st century.
Professor Lloyd was a member of the South
Australia Economic Development Board(EDB) from 2014 to 2018. A past Chair of theAustralian Technology Network group oftechnology-focused universities, he now sitson the board of Universities Australia, thepeak body representing the university sector
where he is the lead vice-chancellor for
research & innovation. He was also appointed
to the Australian Research Council’s (ARC)
Advisory Council to provide advice to
the ARC on key research policy issues, tolend independent strategic guidance andexperience that will strengthen the ARC’sability to support research and innovationin Australia. In 2019 he was appointed is aschair of the Committee for Adelaide which isdedicated to meeting 21st century challenges
and opportunities.

Before joining the University of South
Australia, Professor Lloyd was Vice-president
for Research and later Bursar and Director ofStrategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin.
Professor Lloyd was Chair of the Irish ResearchCouncil and prior to academia, worked in
the pharmaceutical industry in the UK. He
holds an honorary Professorship from Tianjin
University, is a Fellow of the Royal Societyof Chemistry and a Fellow of the AustralianAcademy of Technology and Engineering.

Mr Eric Granger, Member appointed byCouncil, FUniSA, FAICD

Professor Lloyd qualified with a Bachelorof Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry
and a PhD in Medicinal Organic Chemistryfrom Dublin City University. He additionallyholds an MA (j.o.) from Trinity College and an
Honorary Doctorate from the late Sir Terry
Pratchett’s Unseen University.

As a former General Manager of Bupa, Mr
Granger offers his considerable skills andknowledge to the University of SA Foundation
as a member of the Foundation Committee.
He is an independent director of orthopaedic
hospital Sportsmed.SA P/L, chair of start up IT
company, Portalink and is Managing Directorof Eric Granger Consulting.

Hon John Hill, Deputy Chancellor, Member
appointed by Council, BA, DipEd, LLB, FAICD
Term of appointment: until 15 June 2021
John Hill’s Parliamentary career began in 1997,
when he was the Opposition Shadow Ministerfor the Environment until Labor’s election in
2002, from which date until 2013 he servedin a number of ministerial roles including
Minister for Environment and Conservation(2002–2006), Minister for Health (2005–2013) and assistant Minister and Minister for
the Arts (2002–2013).
John retired from the Cabinet in 2013
and Parliament in 2014 and is serving as amember of the Bellberry Ltd board and chairs
Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) and theGoyder Institute for Water Research. He is also
deputy chair of the ACH Group.
Mr Jim Hazel, Pro Chancellor, appointed byCouncil, BEc, FAICD, SF Fin
Term of appointment: until 19 December
2020
Jim Hazel holds a number of non executive
board positions, following a career in thebanking industry.
He is a director of ASX-listed companies
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd, Ingenia
Communities Group (Chair) and Centrex
Metals Ltd. (Deputy Chair) and sits on theboards of Coopers Brewery Ltd. and the
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Term of appointment: until 31 December 2019
With a background in management,
marketing, sales and customer service
in retail operations of member basedorganisations, small business and thehealth and travel industries, Mr Granger
brings significant know-how to business,always with a focus on people.

Professor Vicki Waye, Presiding Member of
Academic Board
Term of appointment: until 31 December
2020
Professor Waye is a Foundation Professor of
Law at the School of Law, and from 2010–2015 was the Dean of Teaching and Learningat the UniSA Business School (incorporating
Business and Law).
Professor Waye holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB,
Hons), a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice,a Master of Laws (LLM) and a PhD from the
University of Sydney. She is a member of
the Judicial Development Committee (SA),which provides professional development
programs for judges and magistrates of theSouth Australian Courts, a member of the Law
Council of Australia, a member of the TEQSARegister of Experts, and a member of theexecutive of the Australasian branch of theInternational Wine Lawyers Association.

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Ms Miriam Silva, Member appointed byCouncil, BSc
Term of appointment: until 19 December
2020
Ms Silva has more than 20 years’ experience
across multiple industries including
pharmaceuticals, banking and agribusiness
managing large and geographically diverse
teams. From July 2014 she was Acting Chief
Executive of TAFE SA.
She was previously General Manager
Commercial Operations for Elders Ltd andheld a number of roles with ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Mr Michael Abbott AO QC, Member
appointed by Council, LLB
Term of appointment until 31 December 2021
Michael Abbott graduated the Bachelor ofLaws degree from the University of Adelaide
in 1965 and in 1966 was admitted to practiceas a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme
Court of South Australia.
He has appeared in the Supreme Courts ofall States and Territories of Australia andwas appointed as Queens Counsel in South
Australia in 1984. He has held the positionof Chairman (past and present) of the Legal
Services Commission, Bar Association, ASER
Restructuring Committee and Criminal Law
Committee of South Australia and acted as
Human Rights Observer to the Law Councilof Australia.
Mr Abbott was awarded the Centenary Medalin 2000 and in 2002 he received the IndoAustralian Award for Meritorious Service to the
Bilateral Relationship.

He was subsequently awarded an AO (Officerof the Order of Australia) for his services tothe law, the arts and international relations,particularly international cultural relations. He
currently acts as an advisor to a number ofnational and international Corporations and in
his current position of Chairman of the Legal
Services Commission he is in the process ofcreating significant changes to enable theorganisation to better serve the public andlegal profession.
Mr Abbott is an enthusiastic promoter
of increased cultural contacts between
Australia, particularly South Australia andIndia, Asia and South East Asia. He believes
that increased cultural contact will not only
lead to increased trade but will benefit South
Australian Society in every way.
Ms Mary Patetsos, Member appointed byCouncil
Term of appointment until 31 December 2022
A passionate South Australian with strong
national and global networks, Ms Patetsos is
a professional non-Executive Board Director.
Her extensive experience across the private,
government and not for profit sectors has
resulted in expertise in governance, strategy,
stakeholder engagement and leadership. Ms
Patetsos’ leadership and skills in public policy
and governance are linked with knowledge
and experience in corporate and commercial
enterprise.
She holds a range of Chair and board
positions including Chair of FECCA (Federationof Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia),
Chair of SA Housing Trust, Chair of the private
sector Aged Care provider ACH, Chair of the
SA Local Government Grants Commission,
Deputy Chair, Health Performance Council andmember of the National Aged Care Alliance.
She is also a Chair and Company Director ofPower Community Limited and is a memberof AICD.

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Mr Jim Whalley, Member appointed byCouncil. B.Sc.MBA
Term of appointment until 31 December 2021
Mr Whalley is Chairman, Executive Director
and co-founder of Nova Group. He is a former
air force fighter pilot and test pilot and a
graduate of the Royal Air Force Empire Test
Pilots School. Amongst other qualifications,
he holds a Master of Business Administration,a science degree majoring in physics and is a
graduate of the Harvard Business School OPM
Executive Education Program. He is active inseveral business forums and is a director of
the Adelaide Festival of Arts, AmCham andAustralian Naval Infrastructure.
Mr Whalley is a member of the Sir Ross andKeith Smith Fund Advisory Committee and the
Defence Innovation Steering Group. Former
roles have included Chair of the SA Defence
Industry Association, the Defence Teaming
Centre, Deputy Chair of the Repatriation
Foundation and member of the AustralianIndustry Group Defence Council. He retains
a strong personal interest in aviation as acivilian pilot and flies, flight tests and displaysa range of antique, warbird and experimental
aircraft and helicopters in his spare time.
Professor Caroline McMillen
Member appointed by Council
Term of appointment until 31 December 2020
Professor Caroline McMillen commenced in
the role as Chief Scientist for South Australiain October 2018 after serving as ViceChancellor of the University of Newcastle forseven years from 2011. She is a Fellow of theAustralian Academy of Health and Medical
Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of
New South Wales and a Bragg Member ofthe Royal Institution, Australia. She holds a
BA (Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy fromthe University of Oxford, and completed her
medical training graduating with an MB, BChirfrom the University of Cambridge. She hasserved in academic leadership positions at
Monash University, the University of Adelaide
and at the University of South Australia where
she held the role of Deputy Vice Chancellor:Research and Innovation prior to her move
to Newcastle.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 2019 ANNUAL REVIEWMr Ian Smith AM
Member appointed by Council
Term of appointment until 31 December 2020
Ian founded and serves as Joint Managing
Partner of Bespoke Approach, an Adelaidebased corporate and political advisory
firm. He is the United Kingdom’s Honorary
Consul in South Australia. He is Chairmanof Barefoot to Boots, an NGO that assists
refugees through the provision of resources
to camps and settlements, and is actively
engaged in advocacy and philanthropy forrefugees and their host communities. He isa founding board member of Developing
East Arnhem Limited, overseeing the
economic rejuvenation of one of Australia’s
most isolated regions. He is a director of
Adelaide United Football Club and chairs
it’s advisory board. Ian is a Senior Advisor
with Albright Stonebridge Group, the global
strategy firm founded by former Secretaryof State Madeleine Albright, where hehelps clients of the firm’s East Asia andPacific practice with growth strategies
in Australia and across the region.
Previously, he was CEO of the public relations
firm Gavin Anderson & Company (Australia).
He was also formerly an advisor to an
Australian State Premier and a State Leaderof the Opposition. Earlier in his career, he wasa journalist for the Advertiser in Adelaide,
and the Daily Advertiser, in Wagga Wagga.
Ian studied Business and Journalism
at the London College of Printing (nowthe University of the Arts London). He
has also completed the Advanced
Management Program, run by Omnicom,
at Babson College in Massachusetts
Associate Professor Deirdre Tedmanson,
Academic Staff Member BA, M. Policy &Admin, PhD
Term of appointment until 31 December 2019
Associate Professor Deirdre Tedmanson is
Associate Head: Academic in the School of
Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy.
Deirdre has a PhD from the Australian
National University, and Masters of Policy and
Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees
from the Flinders University of South Australia.

Prior to working in higher education, Associate
Professor Tedmanson held senior roles inpolicy development and implementationin the public sector, after earlier working in
the non-government sector. Her teaching
and research focuses on social policy; social
analysis; youth pathways; Aboriginal rights
and governance issues and entrepreneurship.
Ms Karen Hunt, Professional Staff Member,
BBSc, GAICD
Term of appointment until 31 December 2021
Ms Hunt has worked for many years in thehigher education and not-for-profit sectors
and has a breadth of experience at the
University of South Australia. She is currently
the Deputy Director: Student Engagement,with responsibility for leading the wellbeing
services of the Student Engagement Unit
including Counselling, Access & Inclusion,
Student Support, Wirringka Student Services
and Student Wellbeing.
Ms Hunt is also a Director on the UnitingSA
and Portway Housing Boards and is a
graduate and member of the AustralianInstitute of Company Directors.
Ms Grace Dixon
USASA President, Student Representative
Term of appointment until 31 December 2019
After initially starting at UniSA in the Bachelorof Aviation (Pilot stream) and flying at FTA
as part of the Diploma of Aviation, Grace
has since switched into Bachelor of Aviation(Management). Grace first became involved
with USASA at the end of 2017 when she waselected as Mawson Lakes Representative. She
subsequently became President.
Ms Nida Baig
USASA Postgraduate, Student Representative
Term of appointment until 31 December 2019
Nida is studying her Masters degreeof Information Technology (EnterpriseManagement). She previously completed a
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at Loyola
Academy, India where she was appointed
as the Head Girl and was campus recruitedin Wells Fargo as Mortgage Analyst for 18
months. Since joining UniSA, Nida has been
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Senior Management Group

Professor David Lloyd

Professor Allan Evans

Professor Tanya Monro

Mr Nigel Relph

Professor Roger Eston

Professor Simon Beecham

Professor Joanne Cys

Professor Marie Wilson

Professor Irene Watson

Dr Laura-Anne Bull

Professor Carol Grech

Professor Julie Mills

Ms Jane BoothMr Paul Beard

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Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor
and President
David Lloyd is Vice Chancellor and Presidentof the University of South Australia. A Dublinborn and educated chemist who specialises incomputer-aided drug design, Professor Lloydhas re-focused institutional culture to position
UniSA as Australia’s university of enterpriseand to shape its activities to better meet thechallenges of the 21st century.
Professor Lloyd was a member of the South
Australia Economic Development Board(EDB) from 2014 to 2018. A past Chair of theAustralian Technology Network group oftechnology-focused universities, he now sitson the board of Universities Australia, thepeak body representing the university sector
where he is the lead vice-chancellor for
research & innovation. He was also appointed
to the Australian Research Council’s (ARC)
Advisory Council to provide advice to
the ARC on key research policy issues, tolend independent strategic guidance andexperience that will strengthen the ARC’sability to support research and innovationin Australia. In 2019 he was appointed is aschair of the Committee for Adelaide which isdedicated to meeting 21st century challenges
and opportunities.
Before joining the University of South
Australia, Professor Lloyd was Vice-president
for Research and later Bursar and Director ofStrategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin.
Professor Lloyd was Chair of the Irish ResearchCouncil and prior to academia, worked in
the pharmaceutical industry in the UK. He
holds an honorary Professorship from Tianjin
University, is a Fellow of the Royal Societyof Chemistry and a Fellow of the AustralianAcademy of Technology and Engineering.
Professor Lloyd qualified with a Bachelorof Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry
and a PhD in Medicinal Organic Chemistryfrom Dublin City University. He additionallyholds an MA (j.o.) from Trinity College and an
Honorary Doctorate from the late Sir Terry
Pratchett’s Unseen University.
Professor Allan Evans, Provost andChief Academic Officer
Professor Evans took up the role of UniSA’s
inaugural Provost and Chief Academic Officer
in 2013, after serving for five years as Pro Vice
Chancellor in the Division of Health Sciences.
Before that he was Head of the School of
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.

Originally a pharmacist, his research
career has focused on investigating waysof improving the use of medicines inhumans, and he has worked with multiple
pharmaceutical companies across the world
to help bring new pharmaceutical products
onto the market in critical areas such as
malaria, kidney disease, chronic pain, cancer
and cardiovascular disease.
As a researcher and former Director of UniSA’s
Centre for Pharmaceutical Research, Prof
Evans held a string of NHMRC/ARC grants
for more than 20 years before moving intofull time university administration. He has
published over 100 journal papers that havemore than 1,400 literature citations.
Professor Tanya Monro, Deputy Vice
Chancellor: Research and Innovation(until March 2019)
Professor Tanya Monro took up the roleof Deputy Vice Chancellor Research andInnovation in November 2014.
The ARC Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow at
the University of South Australia, Prof Monrowas the inaugural Director of the Institutefor Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
from 2008 to 2014 and was the inaugural
Director for the ARC Centre of Excellence
for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) at the
University of Adelaide.
Prof Monro is a Fellow of the AustralianAcademy of Science (AAS) the AustralianAcademy of Technological Sciences andEngineering (ATSE), the Optical Societyof America (OSA) and the AustralianInstitute of Physics. She is a member of thePrime Minister’s Commonwealth Science
Council (CSC), and a Board Member of theCommonwealth Science and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO), the South
Australian Defence Advisory Board, and theSouth Australian Economic Development
Board. Prof Monro is also an inaugural Bragg
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Australia(RiAus).
Mr Nigel Relph, Deputy Vice Chancellor:
External Relations and Strategic Projects(until March 2019)
Nigel Relph was appointed as Deputy
Vice Chancellor: External Relations andStrategic Partnerships in March 2016,
having previously been Pro and thenDeputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President:International and Development since October2010. He is responsible for international
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institutional alliances locally, nationallyand internationally; community andcultural engagement; alumni relations andphilanthropic fundraising; The Samstag
Museum of Art; MOD. (Museum of Discovery);
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre;
and for a variety of major strategic projects.
Before joining UniSA, Nigel worked in senior
management positions in universities in
the UK; ran companies in the media andthe private education sector in Europe andAsia; was a government advisor; and taught
cultural history at a number of universities.
Professor Roger Eston, Pro Vice Chancellor:
Division of Health Sciences.
Roger’s previous leadership roles included
Head of UniSA’s School of Health Sciences,
Head of the School of Sport and Health
Sciences at Bangor University and Exeter
University.
He was awarded a National Citation/
Teaching Fellowship in 2010 (UK Higher
Education Academy) for contribution to sportand exercise science. Author and editor of
Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology
4th Ed, he has more than 200 research
papers on perceived exertion, exercise
and muscle damage, body composition,assessment of activity, children and exercise
science. Roger has supervised 28 PhD and
31 MSc scholars to completion; examined 35
Higher Degrees by Research and is currently
supervising 3 PhD students.
Professor Simon Beecham, Pro Vice
Chancellor: Division of Information
Technology, Engineering and theEnvironment/DVCR
Professor Simon Beecham commenced
as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division ofInformation Technology, Engineering and theEnvironment (ITEE) in January 2015. Prior tothis he was Head of the School of Natural and
Built Environments (2010–2014) and before
that he was the Director of UniSA’s Centre for
Water Management and Reuse (2006–2010).
Prof Beecham is a Fellow of Engineers
Australia as well as a Fellow of the AustralianInstitute of Company Directors.
In addition to these industry contributions,
Prof Beecham was a Board Director of Water
Research Australia Ltd (WaterRA) from 2009
to 2015. WaterRA is Australia’s longestrunning private company (2009–present)that has made the successful transition frombeing a former CRC (1995–2008). He is also an
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Professor Joanne Cys, Pro Vice Chancellor:
Division of Education, Arts and Social
Sciences
Professor Cys’s research focuses on thedisciplinary sociology and directions ofinterior design as an expansive field ofpractice and research. She also works in theapplied areas of continuing professional
education for design practitioners andeducation policy for the design profession.
In 2016 she was inducted into Australia’s
Design Hall of Fame in recognition of her
contributions to design policy, education andresearch.
Professor Cys has been the creative director
for major practice-led design competitions
and symposia at state, national andinternational level. She has addressednational and international conferences and isregularly invited to contribute to professional
design journals. She is highly engaged innational and international peak design bodies.
She has been co-chair of the Global Interiors
Education Open Forum (2011–2015) and
Executive Board Member of the International
Federation of Interior Architects/Designers(2011–2014). She was National President of
the Design Institute of Australia (2008–2010)and has been Australia’s representative to the
Global Design Network and the Asia PacificSpace Designers Alliance.
Professor Marie Wilson, Pro Vice
Chancellor: UniSA Business School
Professor Marie Wilson is Pro Vice Chancellor(Business and Law) of the UniSA Business
School. She has more than 20 years ofuniversity leadership experience, including
senior roles at Griffith University and The
University of Auckland.
She is the former managing director of amultinational medical relief agency, and has
been a senior manager in strategy and HRM
for seven public companies, including oneof the world’s largest IT companies. She also
has extensive experience in start-up and hightechnology ventures. She is a Fellow of theAustralian Institute for Company Directors,
and Councilor (SA/NT) for CEDA.
Professor Irene Watson, Pro Vice Chancellor
for Aboriginal Leadership and Strategy andUnaipon Chair
Professor Irene Watson is a member of the
Tanganekald, Meintangk-Bunganditj First
Nations, a senior academic, researcher, lawyer
and advocate for Aboriginal Peoples. Irene
was appointed to the position of Pro Vice
Chancellor for Aboriginal Leadership andStrategy and Unaipon Chair at the University ofSouth Australia in 2016.
Professor Watson has responsibility foradvancing opportunities inclusive of a twoworld way approach to First Nations students
across the University.
Dr Laura-Anne Bull, Pro Vice Chancellor:
Student Engagement and Equity(until January 2019)
Dr Laura-Anne Bull joined the University
in September 2014 as Pro Vice Chancellor:
Student Engagement and Equity. Dr Bull is
responsible for leading initiatives to ensurethat students are fully engaged and supported,
not only in their learning, but also in their
university experience.
Dr Bull earned her PhD in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow in 1998. She began her career as aprocess engineer for Zeneca Agrochemicals(now Syngenta) and as lead processengineer was responsible for the design andcommissioning of new plants.
Two years later, she returned to university
teaching as a lecturer in Chemical and Process
Engineering at Strathclyde where she was also
fully engaged in student pastoral support,
PhD supervision, and a range of academic
operational groups from undergraduate
recruitment to faculty school liaison. In
2011, she moved to the Australian National
University to take on the role of Deputy
Registrar – Student Services where a year
later she was appointed Registrar – Student
Services and then the Registrar Student Life in
February 2014.
Professor Carol Grech, Pro Vice Chancellor:
Student Engagement and Equity
Before assuming her current role, Professor
Grech held the position of Head of School,
Nursing and Midwifery. In her role she is
responsible for the oversight of the Student
Engagement Unit, UniSA College, the Mt
Gambier and Whyalla Campuses, and theoffice of the Student Ombud. Carol is also
responsible for providing leadership in thedevelopment, implementation and continuous
improvement of the university’s student
engagement and experience activities; work
integrated learning framework; transition andsuccess activities; and alternative pathways forstudents from non-traditional backgrounds.
Mr Paul Beard, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Beard was first appointed to UniSA in 2001
as Executive Director and Vice President:
Finance and Resources. In November 2009,58

he took up a new role at UniSA as
Chief Operating Officer with overall
responsibility for Facilities Management,
Finance, Information Strategy andTechnology Services and the Library.
Ms Jane Booth, Executive Director:
People, Talent and Culture
Ms Booth is an experienced leader withproven expertise in people and talentdevelopment, culture transformation andchange. Jane’s key responsibilities include:
leading the Human Resource functions of
the University including Workplace Strategy,
People Development and Performance,
Wellbeing and Employee Benefits, Employee
Relations, Recruitment Operations, Payroll
and Superannuation; supporting the team
who deliver people services to more than
6,000 academic and professional staff;
and enabling them to support UniSA’s
aspirations with and through our people.
Professor Julie Mills, Pro Vice Professor:
Division of Information Technology,
Engineering and The Environment)
Before joining UniSA Professor Mills worked
as a structural engineer and project manager
in industry for 14 years. The projects she
worked on ranged from power stations, officebuildings, industrial buildings and shopping
centres to residential buildings. During thistime she had to break new ground wherever
she worked with regard to maternity leave,
part-time work and job sharing as a female
engineer These experiences resulted in her
extensive involvement in activism and research
related to Women in Engineering. She was a
co-founder of the South Australian Womenin Engineering group (now part of Engineers
Australia) and a long-time member of the
National Women in Engineering committee ofEngineers Australia, including a period as Chair.
Professor Mills is known nationally andinternationally for her expertise in projectbased learning and gender inclusive curriculum.
Her teaching has been rewarded with several
national and university awards, the highlightbeing the National Teaching ExcellenceAward from the Australasian Association forEngineering Education in 2009.
Her research interests span the areas ofEngineering Education, Women in Engineeringand Structural Engineering. She has published
two books, numerous journal articles,
supervised PhD students and received Cat 1
grants (ARC and OLT) and industry funding
across all of these areas.

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Senior Academic and Administration Structure
VICE CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT
PROFESSOR DAVID LLOYD

PROVOST AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR:RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONPROFESSOR ALLAN EVANSPROFESSOR TANYA MONRO/PROFESSOR SIMON BEECHAM» Student and Academic Services» Teaching Innovation Unit
» UniSA Online» UniSA International» Offshore Campus Collaborations» Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies» Research and Innovation Services» Future Industries Institute

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: EDUCATION, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
PROFESSOR JOANNE CYS

MR PAUL BEARD» School of Art, Architecture and Design» School of Communication, International Studies and Languages» School of Education» School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy» Hawke Research Institute» Magill Campus» Facilities Management» Finance» Library» Information Strategy and Technology Services

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR:
EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND
STRATEGIC PROJECTSPROFESSOR ROGER ESTON» School of Health Sciences» School of Nursing and Midwifery» School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences» Sansom Institute for Health Research» Centre for Cancer Biology» City East Campus

MR NIGEL RELPH» Advancement Services» Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre» Dean External Engagement» Dean Aboriginal Engagement
and Strategic Projects» Samstag Museum of Art» MOD. (Museum of Discovery)

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENTPROFESSOR SIMON BEECHAM/PROFESSOR JULIE MILLS» School of Engineering» School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences» School of Natural and Built Environments» Mawson Lakes Campus

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: ABORIGINALLEADERSHIP AND STRATEGYPROFESSOR IRENE WATSON» Office of Aboriginal Leadership and Strategy

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: UNISA BUSINESS SCHOOLPROFESSOR MARIE WILSON» School of Commerce» School of Law» School of Management» School of Marketing» Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science» Institute for Choice» Centre for Business Growth» City West Campus

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:PEOPLE, TALENT AND CULTURE
MS JANE BOOTH

PRO VICE CHANCELLOR: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITYDR LAURA-ANNE BULL/PROFESSOR CAROL GRECH» Assurance Services» Business Intelligence and Planning» Communications and Marketing» Council Services and Chancellery» Office of Strategic Programs» Student Engagement Unit
» UniSA College» Mount Gambier Campus» Whyalla Campus» Student Ombud

The Divisional Pro Vice Chancellors report to the Provost and Chief Academic Officer for teaching, learning and student experience matters and on the delivery of academic strategy.
For matters of University-wide significance and other targeted strategic planning issues, the Divisional Pro Vice Chancellors report to the Vice Chancellor.

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Administration

Councilcommittees

THE VICE CHANCELLORRISK MANAGEMENTThe Vice Chancellor and President is the
University’s Chief Executive Officer, andis responsible for its management andadministration. The Vice Chancellor isappointed by, and reports to, University
Council, which delegates to the Vice
Chancellor a range of powers and functions.
The Vice Chancellor, in turn, authorises
appropriate staff to manage the University’s
affairs. The responsibilities of each type ofmanagement position are detailed in the Vice
Chancellor’s Authorisations.

The University Council’s Risk Management
Policy establishes principles to ensure thatrisk management is integral to all processes,
helps to achieve objectives, and contributes
to ongoing performance improvement.

SENIOR MANAGEMENTThe University’s senior managers are the
Deputy Vice Chancellors, Provost and Chief
Academic Officer, Pro Vice Chancellors, Chief
Operating Officer and Executive Director,
People, Talent and Culture. With the Vice
Chancellor, they form the Senior Management
Group, which meets regularly and provides
advice to the Vice Chancellor on operational
and policy matters. Senior managers lead
the University’s academic divisions or coordinating portfolios.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONThe Freedom of Information Act 1991 gives
individuals a legally enforceable right toaccess documents held by South Australian
universities, subject to certain restrictions.
UniSA strives to be an open and accountableorganisation in accordance with the Act.
During 2019, we received eight applications toaccess records under the Act. Out of the eight
applications, three resulted in full releaseand five resulted in partial release of therequested documents.

Key elements of the framework include:•

the maintenance and reporting ofrisk registers that identify key risks atorganisational unit level;

The Council has a number of standing
committees, the performance andeffectiveness of each is part of Council’s
annual review process.
These committees are:•Academic Board;•

Finance Committee;•

Urgent Business Committee;•

Audit and Risk Management Committee;•

the maintenance and reporting of auniversity-wide risk register;•Senior Remuneration Committee;•

the systematic risk assessment of all
projects;•

Governance and Nominations Committee;•

Student Appeals Committee;•a systematic approach to theidentification, assessment and audit oflegislative risk; and•Advancement and Fundraising Committee.

annual risk assessments of all controlled,
associated and partly-owned entities.

•

Academic Standards and Quality
Committee;

We maintain our capacity to respond
appropriately to crises through a frameworkof trained emergency response groups, anda high-level crisis management committee.
In addition, management annually certifies toCouncil that the University risk management
and internal compliance and control systems
are operating effectively in all material
respects. This certification is supported by aprocess involving questionnaires on control
and risk management that are completed by
all senior managers and major organisational
units.

•

Research Degrees Committee;•

Research Leadership Committee;•

Research Integrity Committee.

•

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Legislation requirements

UniSA is governed by the University ofSouth Australia Act 1990. Under sections
4–6 of the Act, the University is constituted
as a body corporate with the usual
associated powers. It has a seal, and it may
sue and be sued in its corporate name.

TEQSA REGISTRATION•

Our re-registration with TEQSA (Tertiary
Education Quality and Standards Agency) wasapproved in September 2016 for a period ofseven years to September 2023.

establishing policy and procedural
principles consistent with legal
requirements and community
expectations;•

THE UNIVERSITY’S FUNCTIONSTHE UNIVERSITY’S POWERS

approving and monitoring systems ofcontrol and accountability, including
general overview of any;

Under the Act, the University’s functions
are to:The powers of the University, described in
Section 6 of the Act, may be exercised insideor outside South Australia and Australia.

•

entities controlled by the University;•

overseeing and monitoring theassessment and management ofrisk across the University, includingcommercial undertakings;•

overseeing and monitoring academic
activities across the University; and•approving significant commercial activitiesof the University.

•

•

•

•

•

preserve, extend and disseminate
knowledge through teaching, research,scholarship, consultancy or any othermeans;
provide tertiary education in suchdisciplines and areas of study as the
University thinks appropriate to meetthe needs of industry, commerce, theprofessions or any other section of thecommunity;
provide such tertiary education programsas the University thinks appropriate tomeet the needs of Australia’s Indigenous
people;provide such tertiary education programsas the University thinks appropriate tomeet the needs of groups within thecommunity whom the University considers
have suffered disadvantage in education;

For example, the University may:•enter into contracts;•

acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal withproperty; and•confer academic awards jointly withanother University or registered training
organisation.

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Under Section 10 of the Act, the University
Council is responsible for the accountability
and control of University affairs. The Act also
defines financial responsibilities and specificmatters on which statutes can be made. The
Council must, in all matters, endeavour toadvance the interests of the University.
COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES

provide educational programs for the
benefit of the wider community or
programs for the enhancement of thediverse cultural life of the community, as
the University thinks fit;••

foster and further an active corporate life
within the University;

appointing the Vice Chancellor as Chief
Executive Officer of the University;••

perform any functions ancillary or
incidental to the functions referred toabove; andapproving the mission and strategic
direction of the University, as well as theannual budget and business plan;••

strive for excellence in teaching andresearch, and to attain the highest
standards in education.

overseeing the management andperformance of the University;

Council’s main responsibilities are assigned inpart 3 of the Act.
They include:61

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FINANCIALSTATEMENTS

Report by the members of the University Council
Members of the University Council present their report on the Group consisting of University of South Australia (theUniversity) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 31 December 2019.
2019 Council members
The following persons were members of University Council during the year and up to the date of this report (unlessotherwise noted):
Ms Pauline Carr, Chancellor
Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor and President
Hon John Hill, Deputy Chancellor
Mr Jim Hazel, Pro Chancellor
Mr Michael Abbott AO QC
Ms Nida Baig (until 31 December 2019)
Ms Grace Dixon (until 31 December 2019)
Mr Eric Granger (until 31 December 2019)
Ms Karen Hunt
Professor Caroline McMillen
Ms Mary Patetsos
Ms Miriam Silva
Mr Ian Smith
Associate Professor Deirdre Tedmanson (until 31 December 2019)
Professor Vicki Waye
Mr Jim Whalley
The remuneration of Council members is detailed in Note 25(b) of the Financial Statements.
Changes in Council membership since 31 December 2019
Associate Professor Barbara Parker (commenced 1 January 2020)
Mr Noah Beckmann, USASA President (commenced 1 January 2020)
Ms Lekshmi Shylaja, USASA Post-graduate representative (commenced 1 January 2020)1

Meetings of members of the University Council
The numbers of meetings of the members of the University Council and of each Council committee held during the year ended 31 December 2019, and the numbers of meetings
attended by each member were:

Member of Council

Meetings of Council Committees
Council
Meetings

Academic
Board
A

A

B

Ms Pauline Carr

7

7

Professor David Lloyd

77

Hon John Hill

7

7

Mr Jim Hazel

7

7

Mr Michael Abbott AO QC

7

7

Ms Nida Baig

7

7

3

8

Ms Grace Dixon

7

7

6

8

Mr Eric Granger

57

Ms Karen Hunt

6

7

Professor Caroline McMillen

67

Ms Mary Patetsos

7

7

4

4

Ms Miriam Silva

6

7

5

5

Mr Ian Smith

57

Associate Prof. Deirdre Tedmanson

7

7

8

8

Professor Vicki Waye

7

7

7

8

Mr Jim Whalley

5

7

5

B

Audit & Risk
Management

8

A
3
1

4

B
5
1

Finance

UrgentBusiness

A

A

B

4

4

B

SeniorAdvancement GovernanceandAcademic
SeniorandPromotions Remuneration Fundraising Nominations
A
5

B
5

A

B

A

B

A

B

3

3

1

1

3

3

1

1

3

3

3

3

1

3

3

3

1

1

2

2

5

5

4

4

3

3

4

5

4

4

3

3

5

5

4

4

3

3

4
4

3

4

5
4

4

1

1

1

1

A = Number of meetings attended.
B = Number of meetings held during the time the member held office or was a member of the committee during the year.
In addition to the above the Student Appeals Committee is a committee of Council and meets as required. Council has appointed Mr Terry Evans AM, as the Chair of theCommittee, as well as another member of Council.

2

Principal activities
The principal continuing activities of the Group are:

To preserve, extend and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, scholarship, consultancy or any
other means;

To provide tertiary education in such disciplines and areas of study as the University thinks appropriate to meetthe needs of industry, commerce, the professions or any other section of the community;

To provide such tertiary education programs as the University thinks appropriate to meet the needs of Aboriginal
people;To provide such tertiary education programs as the University thinks appropriate to meet the needs of groups
within the community that the University considers have suffered disadvantages in education;

To provide educational programs for the benefit of the wider community or programs for the enhancement of thediverse cultural life of the community, as the University thinks fit; and

To foster and further an active corporate life within the University.

There were no significant changes in the nature of the activities of the Group during the 2019 year.
Review of operations
The 2019 consolidated surplus was $21.5 million (2018: $19.5 million). The surplus resulted in a safety margin(operating result as a percentage of total income) of 3.1% (2018: 3.0%). Income increased by 4.1% to $685.7 million
while expenses grew by 3.9% to $664.0 million.
The University's consolidated financial position remained sound during the 2019 year with net assets of $1,263 million(2018: $1,209 million). Cash balances increased to $227.3 million at year end (2018: $182.2 million) primarily due tothe reduction in the University's capital program following the completion of major infrastructure projects in early 2019.
Consolidated cash flows from operating activities in 2019 were $81.0 million (2018: $67.0 million).
Changes in the state of affairs
In the opinion of the members of the University Council there were no significant changes in the state of affairs of theGroup that occurred during the 2019 year not otherwise disclosed in this report or elsewhere in the Annual Review.
Subsequent events
Since 31 December 2019 the Australian Government has implemented travel restrictions and other measures tomanage the risks from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) which will impact student revenue.
The pandemic has also impacted investment markets and interest rates, which affect the measurement of a range of
the University's assets, including investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through othercomprehensive income and also actuarially assessed liabilities including superannuation, long service leave, andworkers compensation provisions.
It is anticipated that, should these factors continue during 2020, they have the potential to significantly impact the
University's financial position and operating result for the 2020 year.
Likely developments and expected results of operations
The Group will continue to pursue its principal activities while maintaining its financial sustainability.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

Notes

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

2
2
2
2

266,386
138,192
7,875
3,674

268,702129,178
8,390
3,431

266,384
138,192
7,875
3,674

268,718
129,178
8,390
3,431

State and Local Government financial assistance
HECS-HELP - Student payments
Fees and charges
Royalties
Consultancy and contract research
Other revenue

3

5
6

12,13010,306
169,534487
46,93023,625

10,8509,973
145,429390
41,67625,43912,13010,306
169,534
142
46,98522,891

10,8509,973
145,42962
41,60324,934

Investment income

8

6,570

15,3106,563

15,297685,709658,768

684,676

657,865

415,666
44,855
17,624730
175
184,206
169
547

397,489
40,76314,366697
185,243301
317

413,450
44,847
17,622730
175
185,941167
547

395,292
40,747
14,361
697
186,704301
317

Total expenses from continuing operations

663,972

639,176

663,479

638,419

Operating result before income tax
Income tax (income) / expense

21,737201

19,592
87

21,19768

19,44640

Operating result attributable to members of
University of South Australia

21,536

19,505

21,12919,406

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or
loss:
Gain on revaluation of Land, Buildings andInfrastructure
Loss on revaluation of Art collection
Gain / (Loss) on equity instruments designated atfair value through other comprehensive income

36,920(35)-

36,920(35)-

20,687922

20,687922

Total

57,572922

57,572922

Total comprehensive income attributable to themembers of the University of South Australia

79,10820,42778,701

20,328

Revenue and income from continuing
operations
Australian Government financial assistanceAustralian Government grants
HECS-HELP - Australian Government payments
FEE-HELP
SA-HELP

4

Total revenue and income from continuing
operations
Expenses from continuing operations
Employee-related expenses
Depreciation and amortisation
Repairs and maintenance
Borrowing costs
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
Other expenses
Loss on disposal of assets
Bad and doubtful debts

9

17
10
11

The above Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

Notes

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

12
13
15
30
16

227,321
19,627
3,695
30,20020,620182,169
21,847
6,161
30,493
18,434

225,657
18,735
3,695
30,20020,585

180,549
21,3646,161
30,493
18,389301,463259,104

298,872

256,956

67,143
1,149,456
592
4,022
396,256

44,3601,105,596
558
5,374
381,364

69,212
1,149,418
4,022
396,256

46,424
1,105,583
5,374
381,364

Total non-current assets

1,617,469

1,537,252

1,618,908

1,538,745

Total assets

1,918,932

1,796,356

1,917,780

1,795,701

31,22079,0922,610
275
70,494
12,99030,20032,60173,442
101
53,79330,49331,47078,9332,610
116
70,494
12,82630,20032,92373,20686
53,58130,493226,881

190,430

226,649

190,289

14,84017,839396,256

15,332
381,364

14,84017,839396,256

15,332
381,364

Total non-current liabilities

428,935

396,696428,935

396,696

Total liabilities

655,816

587,126

655,584

586,985

1,263,116

1,209,230

1,262,196

1,208,716

313,089
950,027

255,430
953,800

313,089
949,107

255,430
953,286

1,263,116

1,209,230

1,262,196

1,208,716

Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Other financial assets
Deferred Government superannuation contribution
Other non-financial assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Other financial assets
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Intangible assets
Deferred Government superannuation contribution

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Provisions
Borrowings
Current tax liabilities
Contract liabilities
Other liabilities
Defined benefit obligation

15
17
18
30

19
21
20
22
23
30

Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
Provisions
Defined benefit obligation

20
21
30

Net assets
EquityReserves
Retained earnings

24

Total equity

The above Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
University

Consolidated
Reserves

Retained
Earnings

Total

Reserves

Retained
Earnings

Total

Note

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

1(f)

255,430-

953,800(25,221)

1,209,230(25,221)

255,430-

953,286(25,221)

1,208,716(25,221)

Balance as restatedProfit or loss
Gain on revaluation of Land, Buildings and Infrastructure
Loss on revaluation of Art Collection
Gain on equity instruments designated at fair value throughother comprehensive income
Transfer of fair value reserve of equity instruments designatedat fair value through other comprehensive income to retained
earnings

255,430
36,920(35)

928,579
21,536-

1,184,009
21,53636,920(35)

255,430
36,920(35)

928,065
21,129-1,183,495
21,12936,920(35)

20,687-

20,687

20,687-

20,687

87

(87)

-

87

(87)

-

Total comprehensive income

57,65921,44979,10857,65921,04278,701

Balance at 31 December 2019

313,089

950,028

1,263,117

313,089

949,107

1,262,196

Balance at 31 December 2018
Effect of adoption of AASB 15 and AASB 1058

The above Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Consolidated

University

Reserves

Retained
Earnings

Total

Reserves

Retained
Earnings

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Balance at 1 January 2018

254,218

934,586

1,188,804

254,218

934,170

1,188,388

Balance as restatedProfit or loss
Gain on equity instruments designated at fair value throughother comprehensive income
Transfer of fair value reserve of equity instruments designatedat fair value through other comprehensive income to retained
earnings

254,218-

934,586
19,504

1,188,804
19,504

254,218-

934,170
19,406

1,188,388
19,406

922

-

922

922

-

922

290

(290)

-

290

(290)

-

Total comprehensive income

1,212

19,214

20,426

1,212

19,116

20,328

Balance at 31 December 2018

255,430

953,800

1,209,230

255,430

953,286

1,208,716

Note

The above Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Consolidated
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Inflows:
Australian Government grants received
OS-HELP (Net)Superannuation supplementation
State and Local Government Grants
HECS-HELP - Student payments
Receipts from student fees and other customers
Dividends received
Interest received
Royalties
Consultancy and contract research
Other receipts
GST recovered / (paid)
Outflows:
Payments to suppliers and employees
Interest paid
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating
activities

38(g)
38(h)

35

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

413,668(1,501)
28,246
10,075
10,217
181,906
2,587
5,139
487
51,96725,718
10,989403,415324
26,601
11,074
9,973
158,533
8,563
4,191
390
45,04928,945
13,854

413,665(1,501)
28,246
10,075
10,217
181,976
2,587
5,132
142
51,90825,352
10,734403,476324
26,601
11,074
9,973
158,027
8,563
4,178
62
45,12328,585
14,080(657,753)(730)(643,938)-(656,865)(730)(643,219)-

81,01566,97480,93866,847

Cash flows from investing activities:
Inflows:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant andequipment
Proceeds from sale of Investments
Outflows:
Payments for property, plant and equipment
Payments for investments

199
3,402

237
4,136

199
3,387

237
4,136

(31,144)(5,501)(71,756)(5,638)(31,109)(5,488)(71,749)(5,638)Net cash provided by / (used in) investing
activities(33,044)(73,021)(33,011)(73,014)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings(2,819)-(2,819)-Net cash used in financing activities(2,819)-(2,819)-Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents

45,152(6,047)

45,108(6,167)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the financial year

182,169

188,216

180,549

186,716

227,321

182,169

225,657

180,549

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the financial year

12

The above Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Contents
Summary of significant accounting policies
Revenue notes
Australian Government financial assistance including HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP
State and Local Government financial assistanceFees and charges
Consultancy and contract research
Other revenue
Reconciliation of revenue and income
Investment income
Expense notes
Employee-related expenses
Other expenses
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Asset notes
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Other financial assets
Other non-financial assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Liability notes
PayablesBorrowings
Provisions
Contract liabilities
Other liabilities
Equity notes
Reserves
Disclosure notes
Key management personnel disclosures
Remuneration of auditors
Contingencies
Commitments
Related parties
Superannuation plans
Subsidiaries
Investments in associates
Interests in joint arrangements
Events occurring after the balance sheet date
Reconciliation of operating results after income tax to net cash flows from operating activities
Financial risk management
Fair value measurement
Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies
General information
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below and whereapplicable, throughout the notes to the accounts. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years
reported, unless otherwise stated. The financial statements include separate statements for the University of South
Australia (the University) and the University and its subsidiaries (the Group).
(a)Basis of preparation
The annual financial statements represent the audited general purpose financial statements which have been
prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AAS), AASB Interpretations,requirements of the Department of Education (EDUCATION), the requirements of the Australian Charities andNot-for-Profits Commission Act 2012 and other State / Australian Government legislative requirements.
The University applies Tier 1 reporting requirements. Except where in conflict with EDUCATION requirements,
the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the relevant South Australian Treasurer's Instructions
issued under the provisions of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987.
Historical cost convention
The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and under the historical cost convention,
except for certain assets and liabilities that were valued in accordance with the applicable valuation policy.
Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of these statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires
management to exercise judgement in the process of applying the University's accounting policies. All
significant estimates or assumptions made in the preparation of the financial statements are described in therelevant accounting policy notes. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed regularly.
The areas involving a high degree of judgement where assumptions and estimates are significant to thefinancial statements are other financial assets, superannuation receivable and associated defined benefit
obligation, long service leave provision, and valuation and depreciation of property, plant and equipment.
Further details are disclosed in the relevant notes to the financial statements.
Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed
regularly. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period which it effects. If the revision affects
both current and future periods, the revision is recognised in the period of the revision and future periods.
Rounding of amounts
Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
Comparative amounts
Where necessary, comparative information has been reclassified to enhance comparability in respect ofchanges in presentation adopted in the current year.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(a)Basis of preparation (continued)
Foreign currency translation
Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at thedates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gain and loss resulting from the settlement of such transactions
and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

(b)Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements represent the financial statements of the parent entity, being the
University of South Australia, and the assets, liabilities and results of all entities it controlled in accordance withAASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements at the end of, or during the financial year. Control is establishedwhen the parent is exposed to, or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has theability to affect those returns through its power to direct the relevant activities of the entity.
Transactions, balances and unrealised gain on transactions between Group entities are eliminated. Where
necessary, accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed to ensure consistency with the policies
adopted by the Group.
A list of controlled entities are contained in Note 31. Subsidiaries of the financial statements.

(c)Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Revenues and expenses are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is
not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). In these circumstances the GST is recognised aspart of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense.
Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. The net amount of GST recoverable
from, or payable to, the ATO is included in receivables or payables in the Statement of Financial Position.
Cash flows are presented in the Statement of Cash Flows on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows
arising from investing and financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are classified
as operating cash flows.

(d)

Income tax
The University is exempt from income tax pursuant to Division 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The
University subsidiaries are not exempt from income tax. Income tax expense or benefit for the period is
calculated as the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the income tax rate adjusted bychanges in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences between the tax bases ofassets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements, and to unused tax losses. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when theassets are recovered or liabilities extinguished. In relation to foreign operations, the University is subject to tax
associated with the legislation of the relevant foreign country. Tax in respect of these operations has beenbrought to account in the year it is incurred.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(e)Interests in Co-operative Research Centres
The University participates in a number of Co-operative Research Centres (CRC) listed below. A CRC is a
research initiative of the Australian Government established to pursue specific areas of research and supports
industry-led collaborations between researchers, industry and the community.
The University participates in the below listed CRCs but does not control or have any significant influence in theentities that require the University to record them as either Joint Operations or Associates. The University does
not record any of the CRC entities as investments in the financial statements.
During 2019 the University provided both cash and in-kind contributions to support the work of CRCs.
The Co-operative Research Centres are:
CRC for Cell Therapy Manufacturing
CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment II
CRC for Low Carbon Living
Data to Decisions CRC
Digital Health CRC
Innovative Manufacturing CRC
iMove CRC
MinEx CRC
SmartSat CRC(f)Initial application of AAS
AASB15 and AASB1058
The University adopted AASB15 and AASB1058 using the modified retrospective method of transition, with thedate of initial application of 1 January 2019. In accordance with the provisions of this transition approach, theUniversity recognised the cumulative effect of applying these new standards as an adjustment to opening
retained earnings at the date of initial application, i.e., 1 January 2019. Consequently, the comparative
information presented has not been restated and continues to be reported under the previous standards onrevenue and income. In addition, the University has applied the practical expedient and elected to apply thesestandards retrospectively only to contracts and transactions that were not completed contracts at the date ofinitial application, i.e., as at 1 January 2019.
As the University is applying the modified retrospective approach, the practical expedient described in
AASB15.C5 (c) was applied, for contracts that were modified before the beginning of the earliest period
presented.
The University did not retrospectively restate the contract for those modifications in accordance withAASB15.20-21, but rather reflected the aggregate effect of all of the modifications that occur before thebeginning of the earliest period presented when:

Identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations



Determining the transaction price

Allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligation

The new accounting policies for revenue and other income for not-for-profit in accordance with AASB 15 and
AASB 1058 respectively are provided in Note 1(g).
While a receivable is the University's right to consideration that is unconditional, a contract asset is the
University's right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the University has transferred to thecustomer when that right is conditioned on the University's future performance. No material contract assets
existed at 31 December 2019.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(f)Initial application of AAS (continued)
Overview of AASB15 and AASB1058
Under the new income recognition model applicable to not-for-profit entities, the University shall first determine
whether an enforceable agreement exists and whether the promises to transfer goods or services the customer
are 'sufficiently specific'.
If an enforceable agreement exists and the promises are 'sufficiently specific' (to a transaction or part of atransaction), the University applies the general AASB15 principles to determine the appropriate revenue
recognition. If these criteria are not met, the University shall consider whether AASB1058 applies.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(f)Initial application of AAS (continued)
Overview of AASB15 and AASB1058 (continued)
Set out below are the amounts by which each financial statement line item is affected as at and for the year
ended 31 December 2019 as a result of the adoption of AASB15 and AASB1058. The adoption of AASB15 did
not have a material impact on OCI or the Group's operating, investing and financing cash flows. The firstcolumn shows amounts prepared under AASB15 and AASB1058 and the second column shows what theamounts would have been had AASB15 and AASB1058 not been adopted:
Amounts prepared underConsolidated
AASB15/

University
Increase

AASB15/

Increase

AASB1058

Previous/decrease

AASB1058

Previous/decrease

Statement Of Comprehensive Income

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Revenue and income from continuing
operations
Australian Government grants

266,386

267,798(1,412)

266,384

267,796(1,412)HECS-HELP – Australian Government
payments

138,192

138,192-

138,192

138,192-

FEE-HELP

7,875

7,875

-

7,875

7,875

-

SA-HELP

3,674

3,674

-

3,674

3,674

-

State and local government financial
assistance

12,13012,965(835)

12,13012,965(835)

HECS-HELP – Student payments

10,306

10,306-

10,306

10,306-

Fees and charges

169,534

169,746(212)

169,534

169,746

(212)

487

487

-

142

142

-

Consultancy and Contract Research

46,93050,028(3,098)46,98550,083(3,098)Other revenue

23,62523,819(194)

22,891

23,085(194)

Investment income

6,570

6,570

-

6,563

6,563

-

Total Income

685,709691,460

5,751

684,676

690,427

5,751

Expenses from continuing operations
Employee related expenses

415,666

415,666-

413,450

413,450-

Depreciation and amortisation

44,85544,855-44,84744,847-

Repairs and maintenance

17,624

17,624-

17,622

17,622-

Borrowing costs

730

730

-

730

730

-

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

175

175

-

175

175

-

184,206

184,206-

185,941

185,941-

Bad and doubtful debts

547

547

-

547

547

-

Losses on disposal of assets

169

169

-

167

167

-

Total expenses from continuing
operations

663,972

663,972-

663,479

663,479-

Net result before income tax fromcontinuing operations

21,73727,488

5,751-

26,948

5,751

201

201

-

68

68

-

Net result from continuing operations,after tax

21,53627,287(5,751)(68)

26,880(26,948)

Net result attributable to:Members of University of South Australia(21,536)(27,287)

5,751-(26,880)

26,880

Total(21,536)(27,287)

5,751-(26,880)

26,880

Net result attributable to members from:
Continuing operations(21,536)(27,287)

5,751-(26,880)

26,880

Total(21,536)(27,287)

5,751-(26,880)

26,880Royalties

Other expenses

Income tax (income) / expense

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(f)Initial application of AAS (continued)
Overview of AASB15 and AASB1058 (continued)
Amounts prepared underConsolidated

University

Adoption of
AASB15/Adoption of

AASB 15 & Increase

AASB 15 & Increase

AASB15/

AASB1058

Previous1058/decrease

AASB1058

Previous1058/decrease

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents

227,321

227,321--

225,657

225,657--

Receivables

19,627

20,432-(805)

18,735

19,540-(805)Statement Of Financial Position
AssetsOther financial assets

3,695

3,695

-

-

3,695

3,695

-

-

Deferred Government
superannuation contribution

30,20030,200--30,20030,200--

Other non-financial assets

20,62020,620--20,585

20,585--

Total current assets

301,463

302,268-(805)

298,872

299,677-(805)

Non-current assets
Other financial assets

67,143

67,143--

69,212

69,212--

1,149,456

1,149,456--

1,149,418

1,149,418--

Deferred tax assets

592

592

-

-

-

-

-

-

Intangible assets

4,022

4,022

-

-

4,022

4,022

-

-

Deferred Government
superannuation contribution

396,256

396,256--

396,256

396,256--

Total non-current assets

1,617,469

1,617,469--

1,618,908

1,618,908--

Total assets

1,918,932

1,919,737

-

(805)

1,917,780

1,918,585

-

(805)

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables

31,22031,220--31,47031,470--

Provisions

79,092

79,092--78,93378,933--

Borrowings

2,610

2,610

-

-

2,610

2,610

-

-

Current tax liability

275

275

-

-

116

116

-

-

Contract liabilities

70,49440,32725,221

4,946

70,49440,32725,221

4,946

Other liabilities

12,99012,990--12,826

12,826--

Defined benefit obligation

30,20030,200--30,20030,200--Total current liabilities

226,881

196,714

25,221

4,946

226,649

196,482

25,221

4,946

Non-current liabilities
Borrowings

14,84014,840--14,84014,840--

Provisions

17,83917,839--17,83917,839--Defined benefit obligation

396,256

396,256--

396,256

396,256--

Total non-current liabilities

428,935

428,935--

428,935

428,935--

Total liabilities

655,816

625,649

25,221

4,946

655,584

625,417

25,221

4,946

Net assets

1,263,116

1,294,088(25,221)(5,751)

1,262,196

1,293,168(25,221)(5,751)EquityReserves

313,089

313,089--

313,089

313,089--

Retained earnings

950,027

980,999(25,221)(5,751)

949,107980,079(25,221)(5,751)

1,263,116

1,294,088(25,221)(5,751)

1,262,196

1,293,168(25,221)(5,751)

Property, plant and equipment

Liabilities

Total equity

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(f)Initial application of AAS (continued)
AASB16
The University has adopted AASB 16 using the modified retrospective method of transition, with the date ofinitial application of 1 January 2019. Under the modified approach, the University has chosen, on a lease-bylease basis, to measure the related right-of-use asset at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by theamount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognised in the statement of financial
position immediately before the date of initial application.
In accordance with the provisions of this transition approach, the University would recognise the cumulative
effect of applying this new standard as an adjustment to opening retained earnings at the date of initial
application 1 January 2019. This has been determined as nil. Comparative information presented has not been
restated and continues to be reported under the previous standards on leases AASB 117.
The nature and effect of the changes as a result of adoption of AASB 16 are as described below:
Definition of lease
Previously the University determined at contract inception whether an arrangement is or contains a lease under
AASB 117. Under AASB 16, the University will continue to assess at contract inception whether a contract is, or
contains, a lease but now uses the new definition of a lease.
On transition to AASB 16, the University elected to apply the practical expedient to grandfather the assessmentof which transactions are, or contain leases. The University applied AASB 16 only to contracts that werepreviously identified as leases. Contracts that were not identified as leases under AASB 117 were notreassessed for whether there is a lease under AASB 16. Therefore, the new definition of a lease under AASB
16 was applied only to contracts entered into or modified on or after 1 January 2019.
The University as a lessee
The University previously classified leases as operating or finance leases based on its assessment of whether
the lease transferred substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset to
the University. Under AASB 16, this classification no longer exists for the University as a lessee. Insteadpractically all leases are now recognised on the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets withcorresponding lease liabilities comprising all amounts which are considered to be lease payments.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(f)Initial application of AAS (continued)
AASB16 (continued)
Leases previously classified as operating leases under AASB 117
The University has applied the following practical expedients in transitioning existing operating leases:(a)Applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics (such asleases with a similar remaining lease term for a similar class of underlying asset in a similar economic
environment)(b)Relied on its assessment of whether leases are onerous applying AASB 137 immediately before thedate of initial application, as an alternative to undertaking an impairment review(c)Used hindsight in determining the lease term where the contract contains options to extend or
terminate the lease

Leases previously classified as finance leases under AASB 117
On the date of initial application, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities continued to be recognised for leases
previously classified as finance leases at the same carrying amounts of the leased assets and finance leaseliabilities recognised in accordance with AASB 117 immediately before the date of initial application.
Reconciliation of operating lease commitments under AASB 117 and lease liabilities under AASB 16
As a lessee the weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in thestatement of financial position on the date of initial application was 4%.
The difference between the operating lease commitments disclosed previously by applying AASB 117 and thevalue of the lease liabilities recognised under AASB 16 on 1 January 2019 is explained as follows:

Consolidated

University

1 January 2019 1 January 2019$'000
Operating lease commitments disclosed as at 31
December 2018
Discounted using the University's weighted averageincremental borrowing rate of 4%
Add: Adjustments as a result of different assumptions
applied to extension and termination options
Add: Contracts not included in 2018 Operating
Commitment note
Lease Liability recognised as at 1 January 2019

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$'000

8,659

8,659

(75)

(75)

10,893

10,89365

65

19,542

19,542

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(g)Revenue and Income
The notes 2 to 6 disclose the revenue and income received during the year according to the mandatory
disclosures required by EDUCATION. The disclosures required by AASB 15 and AASB 1058 are included in thenotes and a reconciliation is included in note 7.
(i)Basis for disaggregation

Sources of funding: the Group receives the majority of funds from Australian Government as well as State andLocal Government to further its objectives. In addition the Group also receives revenue and income from privateorganisations and individuals.
Revenue and income streams: the major revenue and income streams are as follows:
Teaching: the Group has domestic and overseas students enrolled in a variety of programs for different
qualification levels. Whilst, the number of domestic students is affected by national economic factors as interest
rates or unemployment, the overseas students are impacted by the changes in the immigration policies.
Research: the Group performs research activities across multiple fields. The Group enters into many different
types of research agreements with different counterparties, such as with private sector customers andGovernment agencies that award research grants. Each agreement needs to be assessed as to whether it is anenforceable arrangement and contains sufficiently specific promises to transfer outputs from the research to thecustomer (or at the direction of the customer). Judgement is required in making this assessment. The Grouphas concluded that some research agreements represent a contract with a customer whereas other research
grants are recognised as income when the Group obtains control of the research funds.
Other fees and charges: these correspond to the complementary services provided by the Group such as
parking and access to fitness and recreational activities.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers(ii)

Accounting policies and significant accounting judgement and estimates

Course fees and charges
The course fees and charges revenue relate to undergraduate programs, graduate and professional degree
programs and continuing education and executive programs.
The revenue is recognised over time as and when the course is delivered to students over the study period.
When the courses have been paid in advance by students or the Group has received the government funding in
advance (e.g. before starting the academic period) the Group recognises a contract liability until the services
are delivered.
The Group does have refund obligations. This is mainly applicable when the goods are not provided orcontracted services are not delivered.
There is no significant financing component, as the period from when the student pays and the service isprovided is less than 12 months and the consideration is not variable.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(g)Revenue and Income (continued)(ii)

Accounting policies and significant accounting judgement and estimates (continued)

Research
Revenue recognition for research funding is dependent upon the source of the funding and the nature of thetransaction.
The following specific research revenue recognition criteria have been applied:
Funding received from Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, andfrom non government entities: There are enforceable agreements and performance obligations in thoseagreements that are sufficiently specific.
The research grants that are considered within the scope of AASB 15 meet the enforceability criteria due to theexistence of refund clauses in the agreements with the grantor and the promises to transfer good or services tothe customer (or on behalf of the customer) are sufficiently specific as the Group has the obligation to provide:Comprehensive academic paper with the results of the research after completion
Publishing research data and results on an ongoing basis in an openly accessible repository as requestedby the grantor
Intellectual property

Depending on the nature of the promise, the Group either recognises revenue at a point in the time when thepromise is delivered (e.g. when the comprehensive academic paper is published) or recognises revenue overtime as the service is performed (e.g. as the customer obtains control of the intellectual property as it iscreated).
Other fees and charges
Other fees and charges revenue relate the provision of services such as student services and amenities fees,parking fees, fitness and recreational services.
Revenue is recognised over time as and when the service is provided over the period.
Royalties
Royalties that are within the scope of AASB 15 mainly relate to the use of intellectual property. The revenue isrecognised at a point in time when the use of intellectual property has occurred.
(iii)

Unsatisfied performance obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent services the Group has promised to provide to customers which
are satisfied as the goods or services are provided over the contract term. For customer contracts with terms of
one year or less, or where revenue is recognised using the 'right to invoice' method of recognising revenue, as
permitted under AASB 15, disclosures are not required in relation to the transaction price allocated to theseunsatisfied performance obligations.
These unsatisfied performance obligations are expected to be satisfied during 2020 (within 1 year).
Contract liabilities for unsatisfied performance obligations are included in note 22.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20191.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)(g)Revenue and Income (continued)
Income of not-for-profit(iv)

Accounting policies and significant judgements and estimates

Capital grants
The income is recognised immediately when the funds are received.
Donations and bequests
The income is recognised immediately when the funds are received.
(v)

Prior year revenue recognition

EDUCATION financial assistance (including Commonwealth Grant Scheme, Higher Education Loan
Programs and EDUCATION Research)
The University recognises EDUCATION financial assistance as revenue in the year in which it had been
designated for the funding of teaching and research.
Other financial assistance (including ARC, NHMRC, Australian Government and State Government)
Grants received which have specified conditions which give the grantor the right to recall funds not spent inaccordance with the specific agreement imposes on the University a performance obligation. That is, theUniversity is required to consume the future economic benefits of the grant as specified, or return the grant to
the grantor. Therefore, these grants are deferred until this performance obligation has been extinguished andthe grant funds have been expended in accordance with their respective agreement or the grantor has
exercised the right for funds to be repaid or transferred.
Other grants which do not contain specified conditions are recognised on receipt.
State and Local Government financial assistance and Consultancy and contract research is measured
and recognised in accordance with the accounting policy set out above.
Fees and charges comprise revenue earned from the provision of programs and other services. Fees andcharges are recognised in the period in which the programs or services are provided.
Other revenue is recognised when the Group becomes entitled to receive the revenue and the revenue can bereliably measured in accordance with AASB 118 Revenue.
Interest income is recognised as it accrues. For all financial instruments measured at amortised cost and debt
instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, interest income is recorded using theeffective interest rate (EIR). The EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts overthe expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the net carrying amount of
the financial asset.
Dividend income is recognised only when it is declared, determined or recommended by external entities
before the 31 December reporting date.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20192.

Australian Government financial assistance including HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP
Australian Government financial assistance
Consolidated
Note

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Commonwealth Grants Schemeand other grants
Higher Education Loan Programs

38(a)
38(b)

191,090
149,741

191,699
140,999

191,090
149,741

191,699
140,999

Education Research
Other capital funding
Australian Research Council

38(c)
38(e)
38(f)

35,635154
5,427

35,11637
6,788

35,635154
5,427

35,11637
6,788

Total CGS, HELP, Scholarships
and Research grants

382,047

374,639

382,047

374,639

Other Australian Government
financial assistance
Research
Other

27,608
5,702

27,7387,324

27,6085,700

27,767
7,311

Non-capital

33,31035,06233,30835,078

770

-

770

-

Total Other AustralianGovernment financial
assistance

34,08035,062

34,07835,078

Total Australian Government
financial assistance

416,127

409,701

416,125

409,717

Capital3.

University

State and Local Government financial assistance
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Non-capital research grants
Non-capital other

10,953
1,177

10,306544

10,953
1,177

10,306544

Total State and Local Government
financial assistance

12,13010,85012,13010,85022

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20194.

Fees and charges
Consolidated
2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

145,507
1,540
1,922

122,576
1,188
1,475

145,507
1,540
1,922

122,576
1,188
1,475

2,853

3,139

2,853

3,139

241

229

241

229

152,063

128,607

152,063

128,607

8,788
5,376
2,031
1,276

8,680
5,090
1,735
1,317

8,788
5,376
2,031
1,276

8,680
5,090
1,735
1,317

Total other fees and charges

17,471

16,822

17,471

16,822

Total fees and charges

169,534

145,429

169,534

145,429

Note
Course fees and charges
Fee-paying onshore overseas students
Fee-paying offshore overseas students
Continuing education
Fee-paying domestic postgraduate
students
Fee-paying domestic non-award
students
Total course fees and charges
Other fees and charges
Miscellaneous enrolment fees
Other fees and charges
Seminar / workshop fees
Student services fees from students

5.

38(i)

Consultancy and contract researchConsolidated

6.

University

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Consultancy
Contract research

2,395
44,535

3,667
38,0092,378
44,6073,620
37,983

Total consultancy and contract research

46,93041,676

46,98541,603

Other revenue
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Donations and bequests
Scholarships and prizes
Other fees and charges
Other*

4,013
1,755
10,425
7,432

3,639
1,688
7,232
12,880

4,013
1,756
9,127
7,995

3,639
1,688
6,386
13,221

Total other revenue

23,62525,43922,891

24,934* Included within Other for 2019 is an amount for insurance proceeds of $3.42 million (2018: $8.52 million).

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

7.

Reconciliation of revenue and income
The following table reconciles the amounts disclosed in notes 2 to 6 which contain the mandatory disclosures requiredby EDUCATION and the disclosures provided in note 1(g) as per AASB 15 and AASB 1058:
Consolidated
University
2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

416,127

409,701

416,125

409,717

12,13010,306
169,534
487

10,8509,973
145,429390

12,13010,306
169,534
142

10,8509,973
145,42962

46,93023,62541,67625,43946,98522,891

41,60324,934

Total
Total Revenue from contracts withcustomers as per AASB 15
Total Income of not-for-profit as
per AASB 1058

679,139

643,458

678,113642,568

432,513-431,487-

246,626-

246,626-

Total Revenue and Income

679,139-

678,113-

Note
Australian Government financial
assistance including AustralianGovernment loan Programs(HELP)
State and Local Government
financial assistance
HECS-HELP - Student Payments
Fees and charges
Royalties
Consultancy and contract
research
Other revenue

8.

2

3

4
5
6

Investment income
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Interest
Debt instruments at amortised
cost

4,899

4,659

4,892

4,646

Dividends
Equity instruments designatedat fair value through OCI

1,671

10,651

1,671

10,651

Investment income gains

6,570

15,3106,563

15,297

Accounting Policy
Interest income is recognised as it accrues. For all debt instruments measured at amortised cost and equity
instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, interest income is recorded using theeffective interest rate (EIR). The EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the
expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the net carrying amount of thefinancial asset.
Dividend income is recognised only when it is declared, determined or recommended by external entities before the 31
December reporting date.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 20199.

Employee-related expenses
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Academic
Salaries

171,722

164,910

171,437

164,708

Contributions to superannuation andpension schemes:
Emerging cost
FundedPayroll tax
Workers' compensation
Long service leave
Annual leave

173
24,92910,095343
7,653
10,960181
24,724
9,493
98
5,258
10,856173
24,92910,095343
7,653
10,960181
24,724
9,493
98
5,258
10,856

Total academic

225,875

215,520

225,590

215,318

Non-academic
Salaries

141,101

135,606

139,400

133,893

Contributions to superannuation andpension schemes:
Emerging cost
FundedPayroll tax
Workers' compensation
Long service leave
Annual leave

176
22,390
8,813
519
6,401
10,092

181
21,423
9,021
277
5,023
10,23931
22,390
8,712
519
6,432
10,07732
21,423
8,925
277
5,001
10,224

Total non-academic

189,492

181,770

187,561

179,775

Total academic & non-academic
employee related expenses

415,367

397,290

413,151

395,093

299

199

299

199

415,666

397,489

413,450

395,292

Council member remuneration

Total employee-related expenses
Accounting Policy

Refer to Note 21 Provisions for the accounting policy relating to employee benefits and Note 30 Superannuation Plans
for the accounting policy relating to employee benefits - Superannuation.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

10. Other expenses
Consolidated
2019

2018

University
2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Scholarships, grants and prizes
Non-capitalised equipment
Advertising, marketing and promotion
Telecommunications
Travel, staff development and entertainment
External services
IT hardware and software
Library subscriptions
Printing
Operating lease expenses
Bank charges, legal costs, insurance andtaxes
General consumables
Utilities
Other

19,032
6,216
11,767
3,352
21,14165,065
15,928
6,959
1,916
290

19,3309,244
11,974
3,648
20,65064,04813,995
6,534
2,057
3,792

19,032
6,216
11,731
3,339
20,95467,361
15,926
6,959
1,916
262

19,3309,244
11,951
3,636
20,435
66,10014,020
6,534
2,057
3,765

6,989
9,739
10,793
5,019

6,572
8,267
11,177
3,955

6,708
9,728
10,793
5,016

6,256
8,248
11,177
3,951

Total other expenses

184,206

185,243

185,941

186,704

11. Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Disposal of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sale
Carrying amount of assets sold

(199)
368

(237)
538

(199)
366

(237)
538

Net Loss on disposal of property, plant andequipment

169

301

167

301

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201912. Cash and cash equivalents
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Cash at bank and on hand
Deposits at call

4,011
223,3108,203
173,966

3,692
221,965

7,952
172,597

Total cash and cash equivalents

227,321

182,169

225,657

180,549

Cash at bank and on hand
During the year cash at bank and on hand earned an average interest of 0.25% (2018: 0.18%) and interest wascredited to the University on a monthly basis.
Deposits at call
During the year Deposits at call earned interest at a fixed rate which ranged between 1.15% and 2.91% (2018: range
between 1.90% and 2.91%). These deposits had an average maturity of 308 days (2018: 253 days).
Accounting Policy
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash at bank and on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions andother highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an
insignificant risk of changes in value.
13. Receivables
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Trade debtors
Less: Provision for impaired receivables

9,999
(295)

11,131(115)

10,040(295)

11,207(115)

Student fees
Less: Provision for impaired receivables

9,704
4,154
(580)

11,016
4,105
(622)

9,745
4,154
(580)

11,092
4,105(622)

Commonwealth receivables
Other

3,574
3,090
3,259

3,483
2,809
4,539

3,574
3,090
2,326

3,483
2,809
3,980

Total receivables

19,627

21,847

18,73521,364

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on terms of 14 to 30 days.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201913.

Receivables (continued)(a) Impaired receivables
Movements in the trade debtors provision for impaired receivables are as follows:
Consolidated
2019

2018

$'000

$'000

At 1 January
Provision for impairment recognised during the year
Receivables written-off during the year as uncollectible
Unused amount reversed and debts collected

115
264
(7)
(77)

229
34
(46)
(102)

At 31 December

295

115

Movements in the student fees provision for impaired receivables are as follows:
Consolidated
2019

2018

$'000

$'000

At 1 January
Provision for impairment recognised during the year
Receivables written-off during the year as uncollectible
Unused amount reversed and debts collected

622
461
(391)
(112)

617
527
(398)
(124)

At 31 December

580

622

The creation and release of the provision for impaired receivables has been included in ‘Bad and doubtful debts
expense’ in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Amounts charged to the provision account are written-off
when there is no expectation of recovering additional cash.
The other amounts within receivables do not contain impaired assets and are not past due. Based on credit
history, it is expected that these amounts will be received when due.
(b) Foreign exchange and interest rate risk
The carrying amount of the Group's receivables are denominated in Australian Dollars.
(c) Fair value and credit risk
Due to the short-term nature of these receivables, their carrying amount is assumed to approximate their fairvalue.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201913.

Receivables (continued)

Accounting Policy
Trade debtors are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective
interest method, less provision for impairment. Trade debtors are due for settlement no more than 14 days from thedate that invoice was issued for domestic Australian debtors, and no more than 30 days for other debtors.
Student fees are recognised initially at fair value as at census date and are collectable at that point. Periodically thesereceivables are adjusted for any provision for impairment.
Collectability of receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis and the assessment of the provision for impaired
receivables included consideration of the expected credit losses in accordance with AASB 9 Financial Instruments.
Individual trade debtors and student fee receivables assessed for impairment, considering both historic and future
factors where possible including the age of the debt, the circumstances of the debtor, experience with similar debt
types and current economic circumstances. In addition, both trade debtors and student fee receivables are collectively
evaluated for impairment based upon past due status and historical collection experience. Debts which are known tobe uncollectible are written off. A provision for doubtful debts is established when there is objective evidence that the
University will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of receivables.
The other amounts within receivables do not contain impaired assets and are not past due. Based on credit history, it
is expected that these amounts will be received when due.
14. Investments accounted for using the equity method
The University has no material investments in associates or joint venture entities which would be accounted for in the
consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting.
15. Other financial assets
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Current
Accrued Income

3,695

6,161

3,695

6,161

Total current other financial assets

3,695

6,161

3,695

6,161

Non-current
Equity instruments designated at fairvalue through other comprehensive
incomeShares in subsidiaries

67,143-44,360-61,9507,262

39,282
7,142

Total non-current other financial
assets67,14344,36069,212

46,424

Total other financial assets

70,83850,521

72,90752,585

Note

31

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201915.

Other financial assets (continued)

Accounting Policy
Shares in subsidiaries
Investments in all wholly-owned subsidiaries are recorded at fair value. Where an estimate of fair value is not readily
available, the Net Assets of the subsidiary are used as a proxy for fair value.
Equity Instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income
The University invests in shares, fixed interest, property trusts and managed funds known as Investments. These
investments are classified as Equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income inaccordance with AASB 9 Financial Instruments.
These Investments are included in non-current assets unless management intends to dispose of the Investment within
12 months of the balance sheet date. Purchases and sales of Investments are recognised on trade date (the date on
which the University commits to purchase or sell the asset). Investments are initially recognised at fair value.
Investments are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from them have expired or have been transferred
and the University has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
Unrealised gain or loss arising from changes in the fair value of investments are recognised in other comprehensive
income under Gain / (Loss) on equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income.
Realised gain or loss arising from the sale of investments are recognised in other comprehensive income under Gain /(Loss) on equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income.
Only dividends are recognised in the income statement when the right of payment has been established unless when it
is part of a recovery of cost in which case it is recognised in other comprehensive income.
Since these investments are designated at fair value through other comprehensive income they are not subject toimpairment assessment.

16. Other non-financial assets
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Current
Prepayments
Other

20,58931

18,319115

20,55431

18,274115

Total other non-financial assets

20,62018,434

20,585

18,38930

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917. Property, plant and equipment
Plant and
Capital Works

University
At 1 January 2018
- CostSubtotal

Plant andequipment inin Progress

Land

Buildings

equipment

progress

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

LeaseholdLibrary

improvements Art collection
$'000

$'000

Subtotal

Right-of-use

collection

Infrastructure(owned)assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

272,319

1,135

25,352

98,080

2,524

7,784

36

6,964

1,844

416,038-

416,038- Valuation-

158,810

1,040,014

-

-

-

3,774

15,15987,5001,305,257-

1,305,257

Accumulated depreciationand impairment--(508,016)(63,330)-(6,084)-(9,520)(47,216)(634,166)-(634,166)

Net book amount

272,319

159,945557,350

34,750

2,524

1,700

3,810

12,60342,1281,087,129-

1,087,129

Year ended 31 December
2018
Opening net book amount

272,319

159,945557,350

34,750

2,524

1,700

3,810

12,60342,1281,087,129-

1,087,129

Additions45,894

120

955

7,318

2,220

-

-

2,479

-

58,986-58,986

Disposals

-

-

-

(356)

-

-

-

(182)

-

(538)

-

(538)

(313,612)-

307,885

6,965(2,531)

172

30

-

1,091

-

-

-

-

-

-

(697)

-

-

-

-

-

(697)

-

(697)

Amortisation / Depreciation
charge-(107)(24,854)(9,829)

-

(499)

-

(2,153)(1,802)(39,244)-(39,244)

Other changes, movements

(59)

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

(53)

-

(53)

Closing net book amount

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,151

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,583-

1,105,583

At 31 December 2018
- CostReclassifications
Impairment loss in income

4,542

1,255

334,192

105,845

2,219

7,956

66

9,337

2,936

468,348-468,348- Valuation-

158,810

1,040,014

-

-

-

3,774

13,45987,5001,303,557-

1,303,557

Accumulated amortisation /depreciation and impairment

-

(107)

(532,870)(67,694)-(6,583)-(10,049)(49,019)(666,322)-(666,322)

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,151

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,583-

1,105,583

Net book amount31

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)
Plant and
Capital Works

University
Year ended 31 December
2019
Opening net book amount

Subtotal

Plant andequipment inin Progress

Land

Buildings

equipment

progress

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

LeaseholdLibrary

improvements Art collection
$'000

$'000

Subtotal

Right-of-use

collection

Infrastructure(owned)assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,151

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,583-

1,105,583--

18,689

853

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,542

19,542

Additions

15,319

-

293

9,402

4,053

-

18

2,542

-

30,899728

31,627

Disposals

-

-

-

(163)

-

-

-

(203)

-

(366)

-

(366)

(18,684)-

10,755

2,839(2,122)

626

-

-

6,586

-

-

-

-

-

-

(167)

-

-

-

-

-

(167)

-

(167)

Adoption of AASB 16

Reclassifications
Impairment loss in income
Amortisation / Depreciation
charge-(53)(28,404)(10,470)

-

(508)

-

(2,148)(1,885)(40,089)(3,379)(43,468)

Revaluation-

24,346

12,616

-

-

-

(35)

-

(42)

36,885-36,885

Other changes, movements

(142)

-

-

-

(76)

-

-

-

-

(218)

-

(218)

Closing net book amount

1,035

184,251855,285

40,445

4,074

1,491

3,823

12,93846,076

1,132,527

16,891

1,149,418

At 31 December 2019
- Cost1,035-

18,982

112,343

4,074

8,606

-

11,836

100,035

236,641

20,270256,911- Valuation-

184,445

1,437,631

-

-

-

3,823

11,248-

1,637,147-

1,637,147

Accumulated amortisation /depreciation and impairment

-

(194)

(601,328)(71,898)-(7,115)-(10,146)(53,959)(741,261)(3,379)(744,640)

1,035

184,251855,285

40,445

4,074

1,491

3,823

12,93846,076

1,132,527

16,891

1,149,418

Net book amount32

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)
Plant and
Capital Works

Consolidated
At 1 January 2018
- CostPlant andequipment inin Progress

Land

Buildings

equipment

progress

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

LeaseholdLibrary

improvements Art collection
$'000

$'000

Subtotal

Subtotal Right-

collection

Infrastructure(owned)of-use assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

272,319

1,135

25,352

98,202

2,524

7,784

36

6,964

1,844

416,160-

416,160- Valuation-

158,810

1,040,014

-

-

-

3,774

15,15987,5001,305,257-

1,305,257

Accumulated amortisation /depreciation and impairment--(508,016)(63,431)-(6,084)-(9,520)(47,216)(634,267)-(634,267)

Net book amount

272,319

159,945557,350

34,771

2,524

1,700

3,810

12,60342,1281,087,150-

1,087,150

Year ended 31 December
2018
Opening net book amount

272,319

159,945557,350

34,771

2,524

1,700

3,810

12,60342,1281,087,150-

1,087,150

Additions45,894

120

955

7,326

2,220

-

-

2,479

-

58,994-58,994

Disposals

-

-

-

(356)

-

-

-

(182)

-

(538)

-

(538)

(313,612)-

307,885

6,965(2,531)

172

30

-

1,091

-

-

-

-

-

-

(697)

-

-

-

-

-

(697)

-

(697)

Reclassifications
Impairment loss in income
Amortisation / Depreciation
charge-(107)(24,854)(9,845)

-

(499)

-

(2,153)(1,802)(39,260)-(39,260)

(59)

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

(53)

-

(53)

Closing net book amount

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,164

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,596-

1,105,596

At 31 December 2018
- CostOther changes

4,542

1,255

334,192

105,976

2,219

7,956

66

9,337

2,936

468,479-

468,479- Valuation-

158,810

1,040,014

-

-

-

3,774

13,45987,5001,303,557-

1,303,557

Accumulated amortisation /depreciation and impairment

-

(107)

(532,870)(67,812)-(6,583)-(10,049)(49,019)(666,440)-(666,440)

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,164

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,596-

1,105,596

Net book amount33

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)
Plant and
Capital Works

Consolidated
Year ended 31 December
2019
Opening net book amount

Plant andequipment inin Progress

Land

Buildings

equipment

progress

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

LeaseholdLibrary

improvements Art collection
$'000

$'000

Subtotal

Subtotal Right-

collection

Infrastructure(owned)of-use assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

4,542

159,958

841,336

38,164

2,219

1,373

3,840

12,74741,417

1,105,596-

1,105,596--

18,689

853

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,542

19,542

Additions

15,319

-

293

9,437

4,053

-

18

2,542

-

30,934728

31,662

Disposals

-

-

-

(165)

-

-

-

(203)

-

(368)

-

(368)

(18,684)-

10,755

2,839(2,122)

626

-

-

6,586

-

-

-

Impairment loss in income

-

-

-

(167)

-

-

-

-

-

(167)

-

(167)

Amortisation / Depreciation
charge-(53)(28,404)(10,478)

-

(508)

-

(2,148)(1,885)(40,097)(3,379)(43,476)

Revaluation-

24,346

12,616

-

-

-

(35)

-

(42)

36,885-36,885

Other changes, movements

(142)

-

-

-

(76)

-

-

-

-

(218)

-

(218)

Closing net book amount

1,035

184,251855,285

40,483

4,074

1,491

3,823

12,93846,076

1,132,565

16,891

1,149,456

At 31 December 2019
- CostAdoption of AASB 16

Reclassifications

1,035

-

18,982

112,505

4,074

8,606

-

11,836

100,035

236,803

20,270257,073- Valuation-

184,445

1,437,631

-

-

-

3,823

11,248-

1,637,147-

1,637,147

Accumulated amortisation /depreciation and impairment

-

(194)

(601,328)(72,022)-(7,115)-(10,146)(53,959)(741,385)(3,379)(744,764)

1,035

184,251855,285

40,483

4,074

1,491

3,823

12,93846,076

1,132,565

16,891

1,149,456

Net book amount34

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)

Accounting Policy
Initial recognition and measurement
Assets with a useful life of more than 12 months and an acquisition cost of more than $10,000 are initially capitalised
at cost. Costs incurred on Plant and equipment which do not meet the capitalisation criteria are expensed as incurred.
Following initial recognition at cost Land, Buildings, Infrastructure and Art collection are carried at fair value.
Subsequent capital costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset as
appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group andthe cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance costs are charged to the Statement ofComprehensive Income during the financial period in which they are incurred.
All other property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less depreciation.
Revaluations
Independent valuations of Land, Buildings and Infrastructure are performed every three years to ensure that thecarrying amount does not differ materially from the asset's fair value at the balance date.
The Art collection is internally valued every three years by the Director: Samstag Museum of Art considering current
sales and auctions of works by the same artist and / or similar genre.
Revaluation surpluses have been credited to the asset revaluation reserve included in the equity section of thestatement of financial position. Revaluation increments and decrements are offset against one another within asset
classes, but not otherwise. Refer to Note 37(c) for information regarding revaluations.
Land
Land occupied by the University is either owned by the University or by the State Government. All land is recognisedon the basis that the University effectively controls the land occupied.
Land includes $66.17 million (2018: $50.00 million) of Crown Lands and $5.72 million (2018: $5.18 million) Land under
Finance Lease. The University has restrictions on the above land by application of the University of South Australia
Act, 1990 Section 6(3).
Impairment of assets
Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's carrying amountexceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell andvalue in use.

35

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)

Accounting Policy (continued)
Depreciation
Land, Art collection and Buildings under construction are not depreciated. Depreciation, where applicable, is calculated
on a straight-line basis to allocate the written down current cost of an asset over its estimated remaining useful life.
Assets class
Property:
Buildings
Infrastructure
Leasehold improvements
Library collection:
Books
Journals
Plant and equipment:
IT infrastructure
IT other
Motor vehicles
Other
Right-of-use assets:
Buildings
Plant and equipment

Useful Life
30 - 160 years
25 - 50 years
Lease term
10 years
10 years
5 years
3 years
5 years
10 years
1 - 9 years
1 - 5 years

The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting
period.

36

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)(a) Right-of-use assets
Information about leases where University of South Australia is a lessee is presented below:

Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Buildings
Adoption of AASB 16 (1 January 2019)
Additions of right-of-use assets
Depreciation charge

18,689293(2,644)-

18,689293(2,644)-

At 31 December 201916,338-16,338-Plant and Equipment
Adoption of AASB 16 (1 January 2019)
Additions of right-of-use assets
Depreciation charge

853
435
(735)

-

853
435
(735)

-

At 31 December 2019

553

-

553

-

16,891-

16,891-

Right-of-use assets

Total right-of-use assets
Accounting Policy
Policy applicable from 1 January 2019

Assessment of whether a contract is, or contains, a lease
At inception of a contract, the University assesses whether a contract is, or contains a lease. A contract is, or contains
a lease if the contract conveys a right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange forconsideration.
the University assesses whether:(a)

The contract involves the use of an identified asset. The asset may be explicitly or implicitly specified in thecontract.

(b)

The customer has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset
throughout the period of use.

(c)

The customer has the right to direct the use of the asset throughout the period of use - The customer isconsidered to have the right to direct the use of the asset only if either:i.

The customer has the right to direct how and for what purpose the identified asset is used throughout theperiod of use; orii.

The relevant decisions about how and for what purposes the asset is used is predetermined and thecustomer has the right to operate the asset, or the customer designed the asset in a way that
predetermines how and for what purpose the asset will be used throughout the period of use.

37

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201917.

Property, plant and equipment (continued)

Accounting Policy (continued)
Accounting for leases - University as lessee
In contracts where the University is a lessee, the University recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at thecommencement date of the lease, unless the short-term or low-value exemption is applied.
Right-of-use asset
A right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost comprising the initial measurement of the lease liability adjusted forany lease payments made before the commencement date (reduced by lease incentives received), plus initial direct
costs incurred in obtaining the lease and an estimate of costs to be incurred in dismantling and removing theunderlying asset, restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required by
the terms and conditions of the lease.
A right-of-use asset associated with land and buildings is subsequently measured at fair value. All other property, plantand equipment are measured as described in the accounting policy for property, plant and equipment in Note 17.
18. Intangible assets

University

Intangibles inprogress

Other
intangible
assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

At 1 January 2018
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment

3,600
-

12,091(10,309)15,691(10,309)

Net book amount

3,600

1,782

5,382

Year ended 31 December 2018
Opening net book amount
Additions
Reclassifications
Amortisation
Other changes, movements

3,600
1,870
(5,053)
(138)

1,782
5,053
(1,503)
(237)

5,382
1,870
(1,503)(375)

Closing net book amount

279

5,095

5,374

At 31 December 2018
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment279-

16,907(11,812)

17,186(11,812)Net book amount

279

5,095

5,374

Year ended 31 December 2019
Opening net book amount
Additions
Impairment losses
Reclassifications
Amortisation

279
35
(314)
-

5,095
(8)
314
(1,379)

5,374
35
(8)
(1,379)

Closing net book amount

-

4,022

4,022

At 31 December 2019
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment-

17,221(13,199)

17,221(13,199)

Net book amount

-

4,022

4,022

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201918.

Intangible assets (continued)

Consolidated

Intangibles inprogress

Other
intangible
assets

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

At 1 January 2018
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment

3,600
-

12,091(10,309)15,691(10,309)

Net book amount

3,600

1,782

5,382

Year ended 31 December 2018
Opening net book amount
Additions
Reclassifications
Amortisation
Other changes, movements

3,600
1,870
(5,053)
(138)

1,782
5,053
(1,503)
(237)

5,382
1,870
(1,503)(375)

Closing net book amount

279

5,095

5,374

At 31 December 2018
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment279-

16,907(11,812)

17,186(11,812)Net book amount

279

5,095

5,374

Year ended 31 December 2019
Opening net book amount
Additions
Impairment losses
Reclassifications
Amortisation

279
35
(314)
-

5,095
(8)
314
(1,379)

5,374
35
(8)
(1,379)

Closing net book amount

-

4,022

4,022

At 31 December 2019
Cost
Accumulated amortisation and impairment-

17,221(13,199)

17,221(13,199)

Net book amount

-

4,022

4,022

Accounting Policy
Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of obtaining new scientific or technical knowledge andunderstanding, is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as an expense when incurred.
With respect to internally generated Intangible assets, expenditure on development activities is capitalised if the
product or service is technically and commercially feasible and adequate resources are available to complete
development. The expenditure capitalised comprises all directly-attributable costs, including costs of materials,
services, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of overheads where the University has control over the expected
benefits. Other development expenditure is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as an expense as
incurred. Capitalised development expenditure is recognised at cost less accumulated amortisation.
Amortisation is calculated using the straight line method to allocate the cost over the period of the expected benefit,
which is currently between 4 and 7 years.
Intangibles in progress represent capitalised expenditure where the project was incomplete at balance date. The
expenditure is capitalised upon the completion of the project.
Intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for
impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201919. Payables
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

19,535
8,122
3,560

24,292
6,805-

19,796
8,111
3,560

24,614
6,805
-

3

1,504

3

1,504

Total current payables

31,22032,601

31,47032,923

Non-current
Total payables

31,22032,601

31,47032,923Note
Current
Trade creditors*
Accrued salaries
Provision for Restructuring
OS-HELP liability to AustralianGovernment

38(g)Accounting Policy* These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of financial year
which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. Accrued expenses
relate to expenses incurred not yet invoiced.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201920. Borrowings
The University does not hold any borrowings.
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Current
Lease liabilities

2,610

-

2,610

-

Total current borrowings

2,610

-

2,610

-

Non-Current
Lease liabilities

14,840-14,840-Total non-current borrowings

14,840-14,840-Total borrowings

17,450-17,450-Financing arrangements
Unrestricted access was available at reporting date to the following lines of credit:
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Total facilities
Credit card facility
Documentary letter of credit facility
Bank guarantee
Overseas bills purchased facility

3,000
200
5,100
1,000

3,000
200
5,100
1,000

3,000
200
5,100
1,000

3,000
200
5,100
1,000

Total credit standby arrangements

9,300

9,300

9,300

9,300

Used at balance date
Credit card facility
Documentary letter of credit facility
Bank guarantee
Overseas bills purchased facility

8
1,600
-

1
1,600
-

8
1,600
-

1
1,600
-

Total used at balance date

1,608

1,601

1,608

1,601

Unused at balance date
Credit card facility
Documentary letter of credit facility
Bank guarantee
Overseas bills purchased facility

2,992
200
3,500
1,000

2,999
200
3,500
1,000

2,992
200
3,500
1,000

2,999
200
3,500
1,000

Total unused at balance date

7,692

7,699

7,692

7,699

Credit standby arrangements

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201920.

Borrowings (continued)

Financing arrangements (continued)
Amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated

Interest on lease liabilities

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

730

-

730

-

730

-

730

-

Maturity analysis - undiscounted contractual cash flows
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

3,223
10,002
7,247

-

3,223
10,002
7,247-

20,472-

20,472-

17,450-17,450-Split Between:
Current

2,610

-

2,610

-

Non-current

14,840-14,840-Less than one year
One to five years
More than 5 years
Total undiscounted contractual
cash flows
Lease liabilities recognised in thestatement of financial position

Amounts recognised in statement of cash flows
Consolidated

Total cash outflow for leases

42

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

3,576

-

3,576

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201921. Provisions
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

19,1798,943
511

19,151
8,368
469

19,094
8,869
511

19,081
8,202
469

28,63327,98828,47427,752

9,187
41,272

9,615
35,8399,187
41,272

9,615
35,83950,45945,45450,45945,454

Total current provisions

79,09273,44278,93373,206

Non-current
Long service leave**
Workers' compensation liability

17,069770

14,879453

17,069770

14,879453

Total non-current provisions

17,83915,332

17,83915,332

Total provisions

96,931

88,774

96,772

88,538Current provisions expected to be settled within
12 months
Annual leave*
Long service leave**
Workers' compensation liability

Current provisions expected to be settled after
more than 12 months
Annual leave*
Long service leave**

Movements in the Workers' compensation liability are set out below:
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Carrying amount at start of year
Additional provisions recognised
Amounts used
Unused amounts reversed
Increase / (decrease) in discounted amount

922
725
(403)
37

931
291
(209)
(107)
16

922
725
(403)
37

931
291
(209)
(107)
16

Carrying amount at end of year

1,281

922

1,281

922

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201921.

Provisions (continued)

Accounting Policy*Annual leave
The annual leave liability is independently calculated each year in accordance with AASB 119 Employee Benefits. The
last update was performed at 31 December 2019 by Bruce Watson FIA, FIAA of Brett & Watson Pty Ltd.
The employees' entitlement to annual leave expected to be settled within twelve months of the end of the reporting
period have been calculated at the amounts expected to be paid when liabilities are settled. Where the employees'
entitlement to annual leave are not expected to be settled within 12 months of the end of the reporting period, theprovision has been discounted to present values.
Sick leave
No provision has been made for sick leave as all sick leave is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in futureyears by employees is estimated to be less than the annual entitlement of sick leave.
**Long service leave
The long service leave liability is independently actuarially estimated each year in accordance with AASB 119
Employee Benefits. The last update was performed at 31 December 2019 by Bruce Watson FIA, FIAA of Brett &Watson Pty Ltd.
The liability for long service leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and measured as the present
value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date.
Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods ofservice. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on national Government
bonds with terms to maturity that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows. The long service
leave liability includes associated on-costs.
Liabilities for employees' entitlements, which are expected to be settled after twelve months are discounted using
market yields at the reporting date on national Government bonds with terms to maturity that match, as closely as
possible, the estimated future cash outflows.
Workers' compensation
The University is responsible for payment of workers' compensation.
The provision for workers' compensation is independently actuarially estimated each year. The last update was
performed at 31 December 2019 by Brett & Watson Pty Ltd using Case Estimation Methodology. Under thismethodology, consideration is given to individual case estimates of all open claims plus an allowance for incurred but
not reported claims, re-opening of claims regarded as closed and unforeseen escalation of case estimates as more
information becomes available.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201922. Contract liabilities
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Current
Commonwealth and State Government
grantsIncome in Advance on incomplete projects
Student fees and charges in advance
Other

30,661
17,24019,7252,868-

30,661
17,24019,725
2,868-

Total current contract liabilities

70,494-70,494-

Accounting Policy
Commonwealth and State Government Grants represents Australian Government Grants received and represents
funding received but not spent as detailed in Note 1(g) accounting policy.
Income in advance on incomplete projects represents grants and contracts received from other sources and represents
the amounts received but not spent.
23. Other liabilities
Consolidated

Current
Funds held on behalf of external entities
Commonwealth and State Government
unspent financial assistance
Income in advance on incomplete projects
Student fees and charges in advance
Other
Total other liabilities

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

3,575

3,383

3,405

3,165

1,987
2,426
5,002

27,697
4,362
17,808
543

1,987
2,426
5,008

27,697
4,362
17,808549

12,99053,793

12,82653,581

Accounting Policy
Funds held on behalf of external entities are amounts held by the University on behalf of a number of external entities.
As at balance date, the funds held are included in cash and cash equivalents and a corresponding liability is included
in other liabilities above.
Commonwealth and State Government unspent financial assistance represents Australian Government Grants
received which the University regards as reciprocal and represents funding received but not spent.
Income in advance on incomplete projects represents reciprocal grants and contracts received from other sources andrepresents the amounts received but not spent.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201924. Reserves
Consolidated

Property, plant and equipment revaluation
surplusLand, Buildings and Infrastructure
Art collection

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

263,150
1,382

226,230
1,417

263,150
1,382

226,230
1,417

264,532

227,647

264,532

227,647

Equity instruments designated at fair value
through other comprehensive income

48,557

27,78348,557

27,783

Total reserves

313,089

255,430

313,089

255,430

The University has three reserves. The Land, Buildings and Infrastructure reserve records revaluations in Land,
Buildings and Infrastructure, the Art collection reserve records revaluations in the Art collection and the Equity
instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income records revaluations in investments.
25. Key management personnel disclosures(a) Names of responsible persons
The following persons were responsible persons of the University during the 2019 year. Council members
include University employees who may be ex-officio members or elected staff members.
2019 Council Members
Ms Pauline Carr, Chancellor
Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor and President
Hon John Hill, Deputy Chancellor
Mr Jim Hazel, Pro Chancellor
Mr Michael Abbott AO QC
Ms Nida Baig
Ms Grace Dixon
Mr Eric Granger
Ms Karen Hunt
Professor Caroline McMillen
Ms Mary Patetsos
Ms Miriam Silva
Mr Ian Smith
Associate Professor Deirdre Tedmanson
Professor Vicki Waye
Mr Jim Whalley46

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201925.

Key management personnel disclosures (continued)(a) Names of responsible persons (continued)
2019 University Senior Management
Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor and President
Mr Paul Beard
Professor Simon Beecham
Ms Jane BoothDr Laura-Anne Bull (until 31 January 2019)
Professor Joanne Cys
Professor Roger Eston (commenced 1 February 2019)
Professor Allan Evans
Professor Carol Grech (commenced 14 January 2019)
Professor Julie Mills (commenced 15 April 2019)
Professor Tanya Monro (until 8 March 2019)
Mr Nigel Relph (until 31 March 2019)
Professor Irene Watson
Professor Marie Wilson(b) Remuneration of key management personnel
Consolidated

Remuneration of Council members
Nil$1 to $9,999$10,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$70,000 to $79,999

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

NumberNumberNumberNumber

4
8
1
2
1

4
1
8
1
1
1
-

4
8
1
2
1

4
1
8
1
1
1
-

16

16

16

16

Remuneration received and receivable by Council members for their services as Council members was$298,685 (2018: $198,925). The total remuneration received and receivable by Council members in theirposition as Council members and as Directors of subsidiary companies was $298,685 (2018: $198,925).

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201925.

Key management personnel disclosures (continued)(b) Remuneration of key management personnel (continued)
Consolidated

Remuneration of executive officers$120,000 to $129,999$170,000 to $179,999$240,000 to $249,999$260,000 to $269,999$290,000 to $299,999$320,000 to $329,999$330,000 to $339,999$350,000 to $359,999$380,000 to $389,999$390,000 to $399,999$400,000 to $409,999$410,000 to $419,999$420,000 to $429,999$430,000 to $439,999$480,000 to $489,999$510,000 to $519,999$650,000 to $659,999$670,000 to $679,999$680,000 to $689,999$1,090,000 to $1,099,999$1,180,000 to $1,189,999

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

NumberNumberNumberNumber

1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
-

1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
-

14

12

14

12

Executive officers are defined as the Vice Chancellor and President and the University’s Senior Management
Group. The remuneration includes all normal salary, leave, allowances and other benefits paid during thereporting year. No executive received any remuneration from the University other than by way of salary andrelated benefits from a normal employment relationship.
(c) Executive officers' compensation
Consolidated

University

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment benefits
Other long-term benefits

5,621
453
161

5,216
633
-

5,621
453
161

5,216
633
-

Total executive officers' compensation

6,235

5,849

6,235

5,849

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201925.

Key management personnel disclosures (continued)(d) Related party transactions
From time to time key management personnel have interests or positions in entities with which the University
conducts business. In all cases transactions with these entities are undertaken during the ordinary course andunder normal trading terms. In 2018 $1.00 million was received by the University from the NeurosurgicalResearch Foundation Inc. (NRF) of which a Senior Management member was the President.

26. Remuneration of auditors
During the year, the following fees were paid for services provided by the auditor of the University, its related practices
and non-related audit firms:
Consolidated
University
2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Audit the Financial Statements
Fees paid to Auditor-General's Department
Fees paid to BDO Australia Ltd

282
14

276
18

282
-

276
-

Total paid for audit

296

294

282

276

Audit fees paid / payable to the Auditor-General’s Department relating to work performed under Section 19 of the
University of South Australia Act 1990 in 2019 were $0.28m (2018: $0.28m).
27. Contingencies
The University has no material contingent liabilities or assets.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

28. Commitments(a) Capital commitments
Capital expenditure contracted for at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities is as follows:
Consolidated
University
2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Property, plant and equipment:
Within one year

6,804

8,814

6,804

8,814

Total Property, plant and equipment
commitments

6,804

8,814

6,804

8,814

(b) Other expenditure commitments
Commitments for other expenditure in existence at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, arepayable as follows:
Consolidated
University

Within one year
Between one and five years
Later than five years
Total other expenditure commitments

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

15,346
19,749
950

8,975
4,706
425

18,444
19,749950

12,0287,804
425

36,045

14,10639,143

20,257

Other expenditure commitments includes material commitments arising contributions to Co-operative ResearchCentres (CRC), cleaning and security. The Consolidated other expenditure commitments eliminates $3.10
million of commitments between the University and its subsidiaries for Service Level Agreements (2018: $6.20
million).

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201929. Related Parties(a) Parent entities
The ultimate Australian parent entity within the Group is the University of South Australia.
(b) Subsidiaries
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 31.
(c) Key management personnel
Disclosures relating to directors and specified executives are set out in note 25.
(d) Transactions with related parties
The following transactions occurred during the reporting period with related parties:

Fees paid to subsidiaries for the provisionof services under agreement

51

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

3,050

2,860

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201930. Superannuation plans(a) Categories
The University contributes to a number of superannuation schemes, divided into the following categories:(i)

UniSuper plans open to membership:
UniSuper Defined Benefit Plan or Accumulation Super 2
Accumulation Super 1(ii)

State Government Schemes closed to future membership by University employees:
State Pension SchemeState Lump Sum Scheme(b) UniSuper Limited Superannuation Scheme
The employees' UniSuper plan is determined by the terms of employment and is managed by a corporate
trustee, UniSuper Limited. The plan is administered by UniSuper Management Pty Ltd.
The employer contribution rate for 2019 for employees in either the Defined Benefit Division (DBD) or
Accumulation Super 2 was 17% of salaries. For employees in Accumulation Super 1 the contribution rate was
9.5% for 2019.
The UniSuper DBD is a defined benefit plan under Superannuation Law but is considered to be a defined
contribution plan under Accounting Standards AASB 119. As set out under paragraph 28 of AASB 119, adefined contribution plan is a plan where the employer's legal or constructive obligation is limited to the amountit agrees to contribute to the funds and the actuarial risk and investment risk fall on the employee.
Clause 34 (b) of the Trust Deed states that the "Trustee must consider whether it is in the interests of theMembers of Division A and Division B as a whole to reduce the benefits payable under Division A and Division
B and, if it so considers that it should reduce benefits (which may include benefits in the course of payment), it
must do so on a fair and equitable basis and at a time or times it decides".
As at 30 June 2019 the assets of the DBD aggregate (i.e. entire multi-employer DBD plan) were estimated tobe:

$5,643 million above (2018: $3,785 million in excess) vested benefits, after allowing for various
reserves. The Vested Benefits Index based on funding assumption was 125.4%. The vested
benefits are benefits which are not conditional upon continued membership (or any factor otherthan leaving the service of the participating institution) and include the value of indexed pensions
being provided by the DBD.



$7,301 million above (2018: $5,477 million in excess) accrued benefits, after allowing for various
reserves. The Accrued Benefits Index based on best estimate assumptions was 135.5%. The
accrued benefits have been calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments tomembers and indexed pensioners which arise from membership of UniSuper up to the reporting
date.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201930.

Superannuation plans (continued)(b) UniSuper Limited Superannuation Scheme (continued)
The vested benefit and accrued benefit liabilities were determined by the Fund's actuary using the actuarial
demographic assumptions outlined in their report on the actuarial investigation of the DBD as at 30 June 2019.
The financial assumptions used were:
VestedAccruedBenefits
Benefits
4.8% p.a.
6.1% p.a.
Gross of tax investment return - DBD pensions
2.4% p.a.
2.4% p.a.
Gross of tax investment return - commercial rate indexed pensions
4.3% p.a.
5.5% p.a.
Net of tax investment return - non pensioner members
2.0% p.a.
2.0% p.a.
Consumer Price Index
2.75% p a
2.75% p a
Inflationary salary increases - For the next 3 years
3.0% p.a.
3.0% p.a.
Inflationary salary increases - Beyond 3 years
Assets have been included at their net market value, that is, after allowing for realisation costs.
(c) Super SA Superannuation planA number of present and past employees of the University and its predecessor institutions are members of theSouth Australian Superannuation Scheme. This scheme is administered by Super SA on behalf of the South
Australian Superannuation Board (the Board) which is responsible for managing this scheme. The Board wasestablished under section 5 of the Superannuation Act 1988. The funds are managed by the specialist
investment manager, Superannuation Funds Management Corporation of South Australia (Funds SA).
Under this scheme, benefits are paid as a continuing pension or lump sum to members eligible to claim theirentitlement. The Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme where member benefits are calculated as apercentage of final salary. Benefits are generally payable fortnightly and are indexed by Consumer Price Index(CPI). The Lump Sum Scheme is part accumulation and part defined benefit where member basic entitlements
represent a refund of the member's contributions with investment returns plus a defined multiple of final salary.
Under current arrangements, Super SA pays eligible members their benefit and is reimbursed by the University
for the shortfall in the employer's contribution. The Commonwealth Government fully funds the University on an
emerging cost basis for the costs and recovers the State's share of the cost directly from the State Government
under the Commonwealth - State Agreement. The Agreement provides that the employer component of thesuperannuation benefits payable to former employees of the University who were members of one of the main
State Schemes, be shared.
An actuarial assessment (the Assessment) of the University's superannuation liability with respect to future
benefits for current pensioners and employees was performed by Brett & Watson Pty. Ltd. as at 31 December
2019. The actuarial valuation was based on 30 June 2019 membership data which was projected to 31
December 2019 using the Projected Unit Credit Method. The University's present value of the defined benefit
obligations was assessed to be $480.86 million (2018: $459.82 million).
The University’s liability under the scheme has been partly funded by assets of $54.40 million (2018: $47.96
million) from 3% productivity employer contributions. This results in an unfunded liability of $426.46 million(2018: $411.86 million).

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201930.

Superannuation plans (continued)(c) Super SA Superannuation plan (continued)
The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation is 11.60 years (2018: 12.03 years). The
expected maturity analysis of undisclosed benefit obligations is as follows:
Less than 1 Between 1 Between 2 More than 5
and 2 years and 5 years
years
year
Defined Benefit obligation - 31 Dec 2019
Defined Benefit obligation - 31 Dec 2018$'000
30,17330,493$'000
29,37429,673$'000
85,85887,957

Total

$'000
429,814465,041$'000
575,219
613,164

The analysis of the plan assets and the expected rate of return at the balance sheet date is as follows:2019 (%)

2018 (%)

Active Market

No Active
MarketActive Market

Equity instruments
Property
Diversified Strategies GrowthDiversified Strategies Income
Inflation Linked Securities
Cash

51.3
2.8
0.0
13.4
0.0
1.5

0.0
14.4
16.6
0.0
0.0
0.0

53.6
2.4
0.7
14.4
0.7
0.9

0.0
13.9
13.2
0.0
0.2
0.0

Total

69.0

31.0

72.7

27.3

54

No Active
MarketUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201930.

Superannuation plans (continued)(d) Amounts recognised in the Statement of Financial Position
University
2019

2018

$'000

$'000

459,817146
10,670463,115207
12,53446,092(6,536)(29,329)

17,954(4,342)(29,652)

480,860

459,816

47,9591,166
5,256
29,352(29,329)

47,173
1,309(549)
29,678(29,652)

Fair value of Scheme assets at end of year

54,40447,959Net Liability
Defined Benefit Obligation
Less: Fair value of plan assets

480,860(54,404)

459,816(47,959)

Net Liability

426,456

411,857

Defined Benefit Provision
Current
Non-current

30,200396,256

30,493381,364

Total Defined Benefit Provision

426,456

411,857

Reconciliation of the present value of the defined benefit
obligation
Present value of defined benefit obligation at beginningof yearCurrent service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial (gain) / loss(b) Impact of changes in financial assumptions(c) Experience items
Benefits and expenses paid
Present value of defined benefits obligations at end of year
Reconciliation of the fair value of the defined benefit plan
assetsFair value of Scheme assets at start of year
Interest income
Actual return on assets less Interest income
Employer contributions
Benefits and expenses paid

The net unfunded amount of $426.46 million (2018: $411.90 million) has been recognised in the accounts of the
University as a liability and a corresponding receivable from the Commonwealth Government. The asset andliability have been classified as current and non-current according to cash flow projections of the Assessment.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201930.

Superannuation plans (continued)(d) Amounts recognised in the Statement of Financial Position (continued)
The Commonwealth Government has agreed to provide assistance under Section 20 of the Higher Education
Funding Act to meet the additional costs in respect of State Government emerging cost schemes, where costs
are in excess of funding provided for this purpose in the base operating grant.
Assumptions adopted by Brett & Watson Pty. Ltd in determining the University's liability were:Long term rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
2.5% per annum (2018 2.5%)


Salary increases

4.0% per annum (2018 4.0%)

Discount Rate

1.4% per annum (2018 2.4%)

These rates provide for a 1.5% real gap between long term CPI and salary increases.
The sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to changes in the significant assumptions is:

Significant Assumption
Discount ratePension increase rate
Mortality rate

Increase inassumption

Impact on
Defined Benefit
Obligation

Decrease inassumption

Impact on
Defined Benefit
Obligation

0.5%
0.5%
10.0%

Decrease by 5.0%
Increase by 5.6%
Decrease by 3.6%

0.5%
0.5%
10.0%

Increase by 5.4%
Decrease by 5.2%
Increase by 4.1%

Accounting Policy
Superannuation schemes exist to provide benefits to University employees and their dependants upon resignation,
retirement, disability or death. The University recognises an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income forcontributions paid to the funded schemes and on an emerging cost basis for the unfunded schemes.
Unfunded superannuation
An arrangement exists between the Australian Government and the South Australian State Government to share theunfunded liability of the University’s beneficiaries of the South Australian State Superannuation Scheme on an
emerging cost basis. This arrangement is evidenced by the State Grants (General Revenue) Amendment Act 1988,
Higher Education Funding Act 1988 and subsequent amending legislation. Accordingly, the unfunded liabilities havebeen recognised in the Statement of Financial Position as a liability with a corresponding asset. The recognition ofboth the asset and the liability consequently does not affect the year end net asset position of the University or the
University of South Australia. The net expense is nil as the defined benefit plans are fully funded.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201931. Subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries inaccordance with the accounting policy included in Note 17 Other financial assets:
Principal place
Principal Activitiesof business
Ownership interest
Name of Entity

University of South Australia
Foundation Incorporated
UniSA Ventures Pty Ltd
UniSA Health Pty Ltd

Dormant entity with no assets,
liabilities or equity
Commercialisation of research of the
University
Provision of clinical placements toundergraduate and postgraduate
students in allied health clinics

2019

2018

%

%

Australia

100

100

Australia

100

100

Australia

100

100

32. Investments in associates
The South Australian Broadband Research & Education Network (SABRENet) Ltd is an associate of the Group. While
the University has significant influence over SABRENet, its interest in SABRENet is limited to the use of SABRENet's
asset. That is, the University receives no return for its interest in SABRENet. The investment in this associate is notmaterial and therefore it is not incorporated in the financial statements.
Accounting Policy
Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control. If material, investments inassociates are accounted for in the parent entity financial statements using the cost method and in the consolidated
financial statements using the equity method of accounting, after initially being recognised at cost.
33. Interests in joint arrangements
Accounting Policy
Under AASB 11, interests in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on
the contractual rights and obligations each investor has, rather than the legal structure of the joint arrangement.
Joint operations
The University's interests in joint operations are Centre for Cancer Biology (Ownership Interest 2019:50% (2018:50%))
and Mawson Centre Building (Ownership Interest 2019:63% (2018:63%)).
Overall the University's interests in these joint operations are not considered to be material to the University's core
activities and therefore are not incorporated in the financial statements. If material, the share of assets, liabilities andexpenses of a joint operation are incorporated in the financial statements under the appropriate headings.
Joint ventures
The University's interests in joint ventures are eResearch SA (Ownership Interest 2019: nil (2018:33%)) and South
Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre Ltd (Ownership Interest 2019:20% (2018:20%)).
The University's interests in these joint ventures are not considered to be material to the University's core activities andtherefore are not incorporated in the financial statements. If material, interests in a joint venture are accounted for in
the consolidated financial statements using the equity method, after initially being recognised at cost by the University.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201934. Events occurring after the balance sheet dateSince 31 December 2019 the Australian Government has implemented travel restrictions and other measures tomanage the risks from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) which will impact student revenue.
The pandemic has also impacted investment markets and interest rates, which affect the measurement of a range of
the University's assets, including investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through othercomprehensive income and also actuarially assessed liabilities including superannuation, long service leave, andworkers' compensation provisions.
It is anticipated that, should these factors continue during 2020, they have the potential to significantly impact the
University's financial position and operating result for the 2020 year.
35. Reconciliation of operating results after income tax to net cash flows from operating activities
Consolidated
University

Operating result for the period
Add / (less) non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortisation
Non-cash donations
Net (gain) / loss on sale of property,
plant and equipment
Impairment of property, plant andequipment
Property, plant and equipment inprogress adjustments
Adoption of AASB 15 and 1058

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

21,536

19,504

21,12919,40644,855(62)

40,763(346)

44,847(62)

40,747
(346)

169

301

169

301

175

697

175

697

457
(25,222)

428
-

453
(25,222)428-

Changes in operating assets andliabilities:(Increase) / decrease in receivables(Increase) / decrease in other assets
Increase / (decrease) in payables andtax liabilities
Increase / (decrease) in provisions
Increase / (decrease) in other liabilities

2,220
246

1,303
(240)

2,629
270

1,401
(243)

(1,208)
8,157
29,6924,324
2,445(2,205)(1,424)
8,234
29,7404,206
2,407(2,157)

Net cash provided by / (used in)operating activities

81,01566,97480,93866,84758

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201936. Financial risk management
The University’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest
rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The University’s overall risk
management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse
effects on the financial performance of the University of South Australia.
The University uses different methods to measure different types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods include
informal sensitivity analyses and seeking professional advice to manage the market risk of its investments.
Risk management is co-ordinated by the University under policies approved by Council. The University identifies andevaluates financial risks in close co-operation with the University’s operating units.
(a) Market risk(i)

Foreign exchange risk
The University assesses the likely foreign exchange risk for offshore activities and enters into hedging
arrangements if appropriate.
As at 31 December 2019 the University held MYR 0 million (AUD 0 million) (2018: MYR0.14 million(AUD$0.05 million)) as the MYR currency account was closed.
As at 31 December 2019 the University held USD$4.91 million (AUD$7.01 million) (2018: USD$4.91
million (AUD$6.96 million)) as cash at bank and deposits at call.
The University assesses the likely foreign exchange risk for probable forecasted transactions in foreign
currencies for onshore activities and enters into hedging arrangements to mitigate foreign exchange risk
if appropriate.

(ii)

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market
interest rates.
Exposures arise predominantly from assets and liabilities bearing variable interest rates as such theGroup intends to hold fixed rate assets and liabilities to maturity.

(iii)

Risk associated with equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive
incomeInvestments comprise investments in listed and unlisted entities. The University has a prudent
investment strategy. It is acknowledged there may be short-term fluctuations in asset values from time totime; however historical trends for such a strategy indicate that, with reasonable probability, unrealised
losses will be recovered in the medium to long-term.
The nature of the University’s activities are generally low risk. Investments tend to be largely held in term
deposits with banking institutions and debtors are spread across a large number of customers. Due tothe nature and value of the financial instruments held by the University, sensitivity analysis has not been
provided.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201936.

Financial risk management (continued)(b) Credit risk
Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised if counterparties failed to perform as contracted.
The credit risk on financial assets excluding investments of the University which have been recognised in thestatement of financial position is the carrying amount net of any provisions for impaired receivables.
The University is not materially exposed to credit risk from any specific overseas country or individual customer.
(c) Liquidity risk
The University manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows to enable the University to meetfinancial commitments in a timely manner.
Non-Interest Bearing financial assets and financial liabilities include receivables, other financial assets andpayables. Cash and cash equivalents is an interest earning financial asset and due to mature in less than ayear.
37. Fair value measurement(a) Fair value measurements
The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities must be estimated for recognition and measurement orfor disclosure purposes.
Due to the short-term nature of the current receivables, their carrying value approximates their fair value andbased on credit history it is expected that the receivables that are neither past due nor impaired will be received
when due. Similarly, due to the short-term nature of current payables, the carrying value is assumed toapproximate fair value.
The Group measures and recognises the following assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis:
Equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income



Available-for-sale financial assets

Land and BuildingsInfrastructureArt collection(b) Fair value hierarchy
The University categorises assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a hierarchy based on the level of
inputs used in measurements.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset
or liability, either directly or indirectly
Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data
(unobservable inputs)

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201937.

Fair value measurement (continued)(b) Fair value hierarchy (continued)(i)

Recognised fair value measurements

Fair value measurements recognised in the statement of financial position are categorised into the following
levels at 31 December 2019.
Fair value measurements
2019
Note

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

67,143

20,21541,735

5,193

67,143

20,21541,735

5,193

184,251
838,947
46,076-

184,251
15,288-

823,659
46,076

3,823

-

-

3,823

1,073,097-

199,539

873,558

Recurring fair value
measurements at 31 Dec 2019
Financial assets
Equity instruments designatedat fair value through othercomprehensive income

15

Total financial assets
Non-financial assets
Land and buildings
Land
Buildings
Infrastructure
Non-financial assets
Art collection

17

17

Total non-financial assets

Note

2018

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Recurring fair value
measurements at 31 Dec 2018
Financial assets
Equity instruments designatedat fair value through othercomprehensive income

15

Total financial assets
Non-financial assets
Land and buildings
Land
Buildings
Infrastructure
Other non-financial assets
Art collection

44,36014,614

24,6685,078

44,36014,614

24,668

5,078

159,958
841,336
41,417-

159,958
11,000-830,336
41,417

3,840

-

-

3,840

1,046,551-

170,958

875,59317

17

Total non-financial assets

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for recurring fair value measurements during the year. Certain
buildings were transferred to Level 2 from Level 3 as a result of the 31 December 2019 revaluation
The University's policy is to recognise transfers into and transfers out of fair value hierarchy levels as at the endof the reporting period.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201937.

Fair value measurement (continued)(c) Valuation techniques used to derive Level 2 and Level 3 fair values
Assets or liabilities not traded in active markets
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation
techniques. These valuation techniques maximise the use of observable market data where it is available andrely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument
are observable, the instrument is included in Level 2. All other financial instruments that are not traded in an
active market are included in Level 3.
Land, Buildings and Infrastructure
The Group engages external, independent and qualified valuers to determine the fair value of the Group’s Land,
Buildings and Infrastructure at least every three years. As at 31 December 2019, the fair values of Land,
Buildings and Infrastructure have been determined by Opteon Pty Ltd. One of the University's buildings, partly
damaged by fire in 2016 and now vacant, has been written off as a result of Opteon Pty Ltd determination of thebuilding's fair value as at 31 December 2019.
Land fair value estimates were based on the highest and best use of the land, being the existing use as
University campuses and valued separately from any structures or improvements residing on it, but having
regard to any restrictions on its use. These assets are classified as Level 2.
Buildings fair value estimates were based on the highest and best use, being the existing use as University
campuses. The valuation technique for buildings adopted by Opteon Pty Ltd was to assess the written down
current cost for the buildings. New replacement costs on the basis of a modern equivalent were assessed andthen generally depreciated using the straight line method, having regard to the estimated useful and remaining
life for each structure. 11 properties were identified as having sufficient market based evidence to assess theirvalue and these are classified as Level 2. All other Buildings are classified as Level 3.
Art collection
The Art collection is revalued at least every three years using an internal valuation carried out by the Director:
Samstag Museum of Art considering current sales and auctions of works by the same artist and/or similar
genre. The collection was valued at 31 December 2019.

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201937.

Fair value measurement (continued)(d) Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 items for the periods ended 31 December 2019 and 2018.

Level 3 Fair Value
Measurement 2019
Opening balance
Additions
Disposals
Recognised in profit
or loss
Recognised in othercomprehensive
incomeClosing balance

Level 3 Fair Value
Measurement 2018
Opening balance
Additions
Recognised in profit
or loss
Recognised in othercomprehensive
incomeClosing balance(i)Unlisted
equitysecurities

Art
Buildings Infrastructure collection

Total

$'000
5,078
382
(15)
-

$'000
825,492
10,078(25,651)$'000
41,417
6,586(1,885)

$'000
3,840
18
-

$'000
875,827
17,064(15)(27,536)(252)

13,740(42)(35)

13,411

5,193

823,659

46,076

3,823

878,751

Unlisted
equitysecurities

Buildings

Infrastructure

Art
Collection

$'000
1,970
177
-

$'000
543,138
307,112(24,758)$'000
42,1281,091(1,802)

$'000
3,810
30
-

$'000
591,046
308,410(26,560)

2,931

-

-

-

2,931

5,078

825,492

41,417

3,840

875,827

Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 and changes in valuation techniques

Other than described above, there were no changes in valuation techniques during the year.

63

Total

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201937.

Fair value measurement (continued)(d) Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (continued)(ii) Valuation inputs and relationships to fair value
The following table summarises the quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in
Level 3 fair value measurements. See (c) above for the valuation techniques adopted.
Description

Fair value at
31 December
2019

Unobservable
inputsRange of inputs(probability
weighted average)

Relationship ofunobservable inputs tofair value

5,193 Market comparison
based on internal
assessment of net
asset values andpotential growth

Net asset position
and future earnings

Increase in net assets andincrease in future earnings
would result in higher fairvalues; decrease in net
assets and decrease in
future earnings would
result in lower fair values.

$'000
Unlisted equity
securities

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Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019
38. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance(a) Education - CGS and other Education grants
Promotion ofCommonwealth Grants
Higher Education
Excellence in Learning Disability Performance
SchemeParticipation Funding
and Teaching
Funding
Note
Financial assistance received in cash
during the reporting period (total cash
received from the Australian Government
for the program)Net accrual adjustments
Revenue for the period
Movement in deferred income
Surplus / (deficit) from the previous year
Total revenue including accrued
revenueLess expenses including accrued expenses

2

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

184,232(53)

180,486
3,466

5,269
-

5,329
154

65
65

139

96
-

92
-

184,179-

183,952
-

5,269
-

5,483
(154)
154

130
(65)
131

139
(139)
292

96
-

92
-

184,179(184,179)

183,952(183,952)

5,269(5,269)5,483(5,483)

196
(134)

292
(161)

96
(96)

92
(92)

-

-

-

-

62

131

-

-

Surplus / (deficit) for reporting period

65

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)(a) Education - CGS and other Education grants (continued)
Australian Maths &Science Partnership
Program
Note
Financial assistance received in cash
during the reporting period (total cash
received from the Australian Government
for the program)Net accrual adjustments
2

Revenue for the period
Movement in deferred income
Surplus / (deficit) from the previous year
Total revenue including accrued
revenueLess expenses including accrued expenses
Surplus / (deficit) for reporting period

66

Indigenous Student
Success Program

Total

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

-

(15)
269

1,592
(176)

1,779
-

191,254(164)

187,671
4,028

-

254
(269)
269

1,416
176
102

1,779
12

191,090
111
233

191,699
(562)
727

-

254
(254)

1,694
(1,518)

1,791(1,689)191,434(191,196)

191,864(191,631)

-

-

176

102

238

233

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)(b) Higher Education Loan Programs (excl OS-HELP)
HECS-HELP(AustralianGovernment
payments only)
Note

FEE-HELP

SA-HELP

Total

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Cash Payable / (Receivable) at the beginningof the year
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period

(477)

(701)

585

37

(116)

68

(8)

(596)

138,796

129,402

8,283

8,938

3,768

3,247

150,847

141,587

Cash available for the period

138,319

8,868

3,315

150,839

140,991

7,875

8,975
8,390

3,652

138,192

128,701
129,178

3,674

3,431

149,741

140,999

127

(477)

993

585

(22)

(116)

1,098

(8)

Revenue earned

2

Cash Payable / (Receivable) at the end of the
year

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)(c) Department of Education and Research
Research Training
Program
Note
Financial assistance received in cash
during the reporting period (total cash
received from the Australian Government
for the program)
2

Revenue for the period
Surplus / (deficit) from the previous year
Total revenue including accrued
revenueLess expenses including accrued expenses
Surplus / (deficit) for reporting period

Research Support
Program

Total

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

19,635

19,76516,00015,351

35,635

35,116

19,6352,094

19,7652,798

16,000-15,351
5

35,6352,094

35,116
2,803

21,729(19,740)

22,563(20,469)

16,000(16,000)

15,356(15,356)

37,729(35,740)

37,919(35,825)

1,989

2,094

-

-

1,989

2,094

The reported surpluses for Research Training Program (RTP) of $1.99 million for 2019 (2018: $2.09 million) are expected to be rolled over for future use by the University.

68

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)(d) Total Higher Education Provider Research Training Program expenditure
Total domestic Total overseas
students
students$'000
13,286
5,106
3

Research Training Program fees offsets
Research Training Program stipends
Research Training Program allowances

$'000
1,188
157

18,395

Total for all types of support

1,345(e) Other capital funding
Linkage Infrastructure,
Equipment andFacilities Scheme
NoteFinancial assistance received in cash
during the reporting period (total cash
received from the Australian Government
for the program)Net accrual adjustments
2

Revenue for the period
Movement in deferred income
Surplus / (deficit) from the previous year
Total revenue including accrued
revenueLess expenses including accrued expenses
Surplus / (deficit) for reporting period

69

Total

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

154

37

154

37

154
(39)
75

37
62
13

154
(39)
75

37
62
13

190
(154)

112
(37)

190
(154)

112
(37)

36

75

36

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.
(f)

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)

Australian Research Council Grants
Discovery

Note

Linkages

Networks and Centres

Special Research
Initiatives

Total

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Financial assistance received in cash during thereporting period (total cash received from theAustralian Government for the program)

3,783

3,708

680

981

-

-

178

-

4,641

Net accrual adjustments

(299)

860

833

1,022

430

217

(178)

-

786

2,099

3,484

4,568

1,513

2,003

430

217

-

-

5,427

6,788

Revenue for the period
Movement in deferred income
Surplus / (deficit) from the previous year

2

4,689

661

(815)

5

(544)

(106)

73

178

-

738

(1,286)

2,634

3,450

1,862

2,406

261

188

-

-

4,757

6,044

Total revenue including accrued revenue

6,779

7,203

3,380

3,865

585

478

178

-

10,922

11,546

Less expenses including accrued expenses(3,484)(4,569)(1,507)(2,003)

(430)

(217)

-

-

(5,421)(6,789)Surplus / (deficit) for reporting period

3,295

2,634

1,873

1,862

155

261

178

-

5,501

4,757

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 201938.

Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued)(g) OS-HELP
2019

2018

$'000

$'000

Cash received during the reporting period
Cash spent during the reporting period

897(2,398)2,264(1,940)Net cash received
Cash surplus / (deficit) from the previous period(1,501)
1,504

324
1,180

3

1,504

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

Cash received during the reporting period

28,246

26,601

Cash available
Cash surplus / (deficit) from the previous period

28,246
1,207

26,601
3,218

Cash available for current period
Contributions to specified defined benefit funds

29,453(30,333)

29,819(28,612)

(880)

1,207

Note

19

Cash surplus for the reporting period(h) Superannuation Supplementation

Cash surplus for the reporting period(i)Student services and amenities fee

Note
Unspent / (overspent) revenue from previous period
SA-HELP revenue earned
Student services fees direct from students

4

2019

2018

$'000
270
3,674
1,276

$'000
253
3,431
1,317

Total revenue expendable in period

5,220

5,001

Student services expenses during period(4,929)(4,731)291

270

Unspent student services revenue

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