Since its formation in 1991, the University of South Australia has pursued high aspirations with enthusiasm and success. UniSA’s vision is to be a leading contributor to Australia having the best higher education system in the world, supporting the world’s best educated and most innovative, cohesive and sustainable society. UniSA graduates have the knowledge, skills and qualities to contribute positively and creatively to the challenges of the future. The University’s programs are innovative and informed by research, and balance international perspectives with national priorities. UniSA consistently obtains graduate employment figures above the national average.UniSA generates research outputs of high quality, referenced to international benchmarks that lead to innovation, change and demonstrable improvements in the world around it. The national Excellence in Research Australia exercise identified over 80 per cent of UniSA’s research being assessed at the discipline level that was of a world-class standard - a striking testament given UniSA’s short history as a university. The areas in which UniSA was deemed to be at or above world class levels include:Chemical sciences, including physical chemistry, Engineering, including electrical and electronic, mechanical,materials, and civil engineering, and resources engineering and extractive metallurgy,Mathematical sciences, including applied and pure mathematics, Environmental sciences,Information computing sciences, including artificial intelligence and imageprocessing, distributed computing and information systems, Medical and healthsciences, including nursing, human movement and sports science, nutrition anddietetics, clinical sciences, pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, medicalphysiology, and public health and health services, Built environment anddesign, including urban and regional planning, Applied economics, business andmanagement, and marketing, Studies in human society, including social work,sociology, psychology and cognitive sciences, Studies in creative arts andwriting, including journalism and professional writing, and visual arts andcrafts, Language, communication and culture, including cultural studies andlinguistics, Education systems and curriculum and pedagogy.