Welcome to the School of Physical Sciences

The School of Physical Sciences in the Faculty of Sciences brings together the internationally recognised contemporary disciplines of chemistry; earth science; and physics, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate education, training and research with both national relevance and global outreach and networks in the public and private sectors.

Combined with our Research Institutes and Centres, the School has over 350 staff, comprising of academic and professional staff, research staff, higher degree students, visitors and titleholders all located on the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace Campus.

Our School's teaching and research programs offer exciting and challenging steps to meet the demands of a world requiring an internationally respected scientific community standards. Our research breakthroughs are capturing international attention in the world’s best research journals.