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Mawson Lakes Open Day

17 August | 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Mawson Lakes campus

Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes SA 5095

Located in Adelaide's northern suburbs, Mawson Lakes campus is a hub for STEM and education degrees. Explore world-class teaching and research facilities including virtual learning environments and robotics laboratories. Meet your future teachers, chat to current students, attend program presentations and career panel discussions, get 1:1 application and pathways support, and get to know your future campus.

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What's on at Mawson Lakes?

Presentations and panel discussions

Join us for a series of informative presentations covering everything you need to know about studying at Adelaide University’s Mawson Lakes Campus. You can ask questions, hear from academics and current students, learn about careers in industry and understand what to expect in your first year.

You’ll learn about our degrees in:

Aviation
Engineering
Mathematics and Data Science
Science, Environment and Sustainability
Teaching and Education
Computer Science and Information Technology

We’re also running industry and student panels focused on Women in STEM and Careers in Space. Check out our planner to plan your day.

Information booths

Chat one-on-one with friendly staff at our information booths and get personalised advice on your study options. Explore degrees offered at Mawson Lakes and learn about entry pathways, scholarships and student support services.

Whether you are interested in studying at Mawson Lakes campus in the future, or you missed our North Terrace Open Day, we’ll provide you with all the information you need to make an educated decision about your future study with Adelaide University.

Campus tours

Get familiar with your surroundings and learn more about where you’ll study with our campus tours. These depart at regular intervals so you can jump on a tour anytime to explore the world class facilities and teaching spaces at Mawson Lakes.

Some study areas offer specific guided tours. Or, you can come to our Campus Tour Hub and join a tour with a Student Ambassador who will show you around their favourite places to study and hang out.

Activities

The information booths should be your first stop for study and application advice. But make sure you also leave plenty of time to explore the Mawson Lakes campus, and all the activities on offer. There’s a lot to see and do – from co-captaining a replica commercial aircraft to visiting the Adelaide Planetarium.

Check out the map to see what facilities are open to visit.

Open Day Mystery Box giveaway

We’ve hidden mystery boxes across our campuses for Open Days, and they’re packed with a range of prizes.

Follow @adelaideuni on Instagram for exclusive clues revealing where the boxes are hiding on each campus’ Open Day.

First to find it, gets to keep it – so it’s first in, best dressed.

Keep an eye on our Instagram for further instructions and sneak peeks at what’s inside the boxes.

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Mawson Lakes Open Day FAQs

Wondering how Open Day works? Start here for simple info to plan your day at Mawson Lakes.

Mawson Lakes campus has several carparks and entry points, but for the best Open Day experience, we recommend parking in the ML2 or ML3 carparks and entering the campus between the GP and A buildings into the GP Courtyard. This will bring you straight to the Adelaide University Welcome Tent, where you can collect your hot drink voucher and start exploring from the heart of the campus.

Degrees you can study at our Mawson Lakes Campus include:

If you're looking to study a degree taught at our Mawson Lakes campus, come along to Mawson Lakes Open Day to familiarise yourself with the campus, learn more about your degree and visit the dynamic industry-standard facilities you'll study in. You can watch career-focused presentations, connect with future teachers and get individual application support.

Adelaide University’s Mawson Lakes Campus is set alongside 114 hectares of wetlands within the world-class Mawson Lakes residential development. Just 12 kilometres and approximately 20 minutes' drive from the city centre, the campus is next to Technology Park, which is home to several global space, technology, and defence companies, many of which have partnered with the University.

Of course – it’s important to us that everyone can enjoy Open Day.

The University has a number of all gender, male and female wheelchair accessible toilets on each of its campuses. These will be marked on the accessibility maps available at the welcome booth on the day.

Most lecture theatres and teaching spaces provide facilities such as wheelchair spaces, and many have wheelchair access points at the front and rear of the room. Hearing loops are available on campus in some lecture theatres to assist people using hearing aids. 

Accessible parking bays are located throughout each of the campuses. In the event all parking bays are occupied, Disability Permit holders can park in any accessible parking bay or plain white lined area, provided their permit from the Department of Transport is clearly displayed. The permit is not valid in yellow lined parking bays such as 15-minute bays, loading zones, or reserved spaces.

If you require assistance for our campus tours in particular, please make this known on the day, or get in touch with our friendly Future Student Enquiries team ahead of time. 

Charlie & Co is the on-campus cafe, and all guests at the Mawson Lakes Open Day will be provided a free hot drink voucher redeemable on the day. Make sure you visit the Adelaide University welcome tent in the GP courtyard to get your voucher.

Zambrero is also available in the A Building. Both Zambreros and Charlie & Co offer quality, affordable food and beverage options on campus, which cater to a range of tastes and dietary needs. There are also student kitchen areas with access to microwaves and boiling water so you can bring your own food to heat and eat.

Free parking is available on all campus carparks across Sunday 17 August. These car parks have entrances off University Boulevard and University Boulevard North.

Mawson Lakes campus can be accessed by nearby bus routes. The Mawson Lakes train station is a 10-minute walk away. Visit Adelaide Metro to plan your trip.

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