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Adelaide Uni Debates Dropping Santos Building Name
20 Apr
Summary
- Adelaide University considers removing Santos's name from a building.
- The university's new vice-chancellor began reviewing the naming in January.
- Activists cite Santos's new gas projects as a reason to drop the name.
Adelaide University is currently reviewing whether to retain the Santos Petroleum Engineering building name, a decision spurred by student and conservationist protests. The university's vice-chancellor, Nicola Phillips, who began her tenure in January after the merger of UniSA and the University of Adelaide, confirmed that the consideration to drop the name was initiated when a previous sponsorship deal expired.
Phillips stated that the university is examining if the building's name aligns with its current values and reality. While emphasizing a positive ongoing relationship with Santos, the university is actively communicating with the company about the naming debate. The original $25 million sponsorship deal, inked in 1999, funded the School of Petroleum Engineering, which has since been integrated into the broader engineering department.
