For all the seasonal sun, the mood on North Terrace is frosty, with University of Adelaide management taking to the pages of The Advertiser to explain they had no overweening ambition in merger discussions with the University of South Australia. Chancellor Kevin Scarce and VC Peter Rathjen, state representations that “we were seeking a takeover and that we wanted our leadership to dominate” are not true. They go on to make the case for a “truly great and well-run, merged university.” Watch out Flinders U.