The tender process which saw consulting firm Deloitte awarded a contract to manage the South Australian university merger was “completely independent” of the two university councils, UniSA vice-chancellor David Lloyd said, after concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest.
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Critics of a Malinauskas Government-backed merger between the universities of Adelaide and South Australia have called for evidence of the benefits should it proceed, after both vice-chancellors told staff to expect an announcement on the controversial plan “outside of standard working hours” this weekend.