Staff sceptical about SA university amalgamation plan

There are plans to merge the University of Adelaide with the University of South Australia. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The proposed merger of the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia has little support among staff, with most sceptical it will improve education or research.

A National Tertiary Education Union survey of 1100 staff across SA's three universities, including Flinders University, found only one in four backed the plan.