University of Adelaide, UniSA merger proposal failed after uncertainty over name and leadership
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The University of South Australia and University of Adelaide have campuses alongside one another.
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Documents obtained by the ABC shed new light on secret but failed negotiations to merge South Australia s two largest universities, showing top officials disagreed over what to name the institution and how to choose its leaders.
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The University of Adelaide and UniSA refused to go into detail when their merger talks failed in 2018
Leadership and a name for the merged institution were key sticking points, documents show
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