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Flinders University, or
The Flinders University of South Australia, is a
public university in
Adelaide, founded in 1966. It is named in honour of navigator and explorer
Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early nineteenth century.
The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a devotion to innovation. It is a member of
Innovative Research Universities Australia and ranks among the leading universities in
Australia. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-diciplinary approach to education and has respected faculties in medicine, law, the sciences and humanities. The university is ranked 10th in Australia and among the top 500 universities globally. It is also recognised for its history of radical
student activism that has led to a high level of student involvement in university procedures.
The main university campus is located in the suburb of
Bedford Park on an elevated site adjacent to the
Sturt Gorge, with views over the
Adelaide Plains and towards
Gulf St. Vincent. Two smaller campuses, Sturt and
Flinders Medical Centre, are situated alongside the main campus. The university doesn't have incorporated
residential colleges, but students accepted are housed in affiliated colleges and the university provides some on-campus accommodation for students in the
Deirdre Jordan Village and
University Hall.
History
Flinders University was opened by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on
March 25,
1966, as the Bedford Park campus of the
University of Adelaide.
Just 18 days earlier, however, the South Australian Parliament had passed legislation to create an independent institution and the State's second university officially came into being on July 1. There were 90 staff, four schools and just over 400 students. Professor Peter Karmel was the first Vice-Chancellor and Sir Mark Mitchell the first Chancellor. The campus land has been owned by the State or Federal Government since 1915.
The University takes its name from British navigator
Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in 1802. Its coat of arms includes a reproduction of Flinders' ship Investigator and an extract from his book A Voyage to Terra Australis.
A significant early initiative was the decision to build the Flinders Medical Centre on land adjacent to the campus and to base the university's Medical School within this new public hospital - the first such integration in Australia. FMC opened in 1976. In 1990, the biggest building project on campus since the mid-70s saw work commence on three new buildings - Law and Commerce; Engineering; and Information Science and Technology. In 1991, as part of a restructuring of higher education in South Australia, Flinders merged with the adjacent Sturt Campus of the former South Australian College of Advanced Education. In 1992 the present four-Faculty structure was adopted.
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Campuses
The university maintains a number of external teaching facilities in regional South Australia, south-west Victoria and the Northern Territory. International students make up 10% of the on-campus student population and a number of offshore programs are also offered, primarily in the
Asia-Pacific region.
Organisation
Flinders University offers more than 160 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as higher degree research supervision across all disciplines. Many courses use new information and communication technologies to supplement face-to-face teaching and provide flexible options.
Faculties
Institutes
Internal
Flinders University Drama Centre
Centre for Applied Philosophy
Centre for Development Studies
Centre for Neuroscience
Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English
Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Flinders Institute for Health and Medical Research
Flinders University Institute of International Education
National Institute of Labour Studies Inc
Flinders Centre for Coast and Catchment Environments
External
Australian Centre for Community Services Research
Centre for Ageing Studies
Centre for Groundwater Studies
Centre for Scandinavian Studies
Centre for Theology, Science and Culture
International Institute of Palliative and Supportive Studies
Lincoln Marine Science Centre
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
Research Centre for Injury Studies
South Australian Centre for Economic Studies
Cooperative Research Centres in which Flinders University is a participant
Aboriginal Health
Bioproducts
Sensor Signal and Information Processing
Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish
Affiliates
Australian Science and Mathematics School
Flinders Medical Centre
Adelaide Central School of Art
Adelaide College of Divinity
Helpmann Academy
Student life
Activism
On two occasions Flinders uni students have occupied the registry building in protest (External Link)
Housing
Media
Sports
Flinders University has many sports teams that compete in social and competitive competitions. Flinders fury is the Ultimate Frisbee club of Flinders University.
Flinders University also fields a baseball side in the Division 5 and Division 6 levels of the South Australian Baseball League.
Flinders University also fields four men's soccer teams in Saturday division 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B levels of the Flinders Soccer Club.
Distinguished alumni & persons
Noni Hazlehurst
Brendan Nelson
John Schumann, Michael Atkinson, Verity Truman, Chris Timms (founding members of Redgum)
Terence TaoFurther Information
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