Flinders University

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Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is a public university in Adelaide. Founded in 1966 as a campus of the University of Adelaide, the university is the second oldest in South Australia, but smallest in student population. It is named in honour of navigator and explorer Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.

The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a claimed 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. It is also recognised for its history of radical student activism that has lead 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 does not have incorporated residential colleges, but students accepted are housed in church-run colleges and the university provides some on-campus accommodation for students in the Deirdre Jordan Village and University Hall.

Regional presence

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.

Courses

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.

Faculty listing

Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology

• School of Education
• School of Law
• School of Theology (with Adelaide College of Divinity)
• School of Humanities
• [Archaeology]
• Cultural Tourism, English as a Second Language, Legal Studies, Professional English
• *Cultural Tourism
• *English as a Second Language
• *Legal Studies
• *Professional English
• Drama
• English and Cultural Studies
• *Australian Studies
• *English
• Languages
• *French
• *Italian
• *Modern Greek
• *Spanish and Portuguese
• Philosophy
• Screen Studies

Faculty of Health Sciences

• School of Medicine
• Flinders University Rural Clinical School
• *Centre for Remote Health
• *Northern Territory Clinical School
• *Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health
• School of Nursing and Midwifery

Faculty of Science and Engineering

• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences
• School of Informatics and Engineering

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• [Department of American Studies]
• [Flinders Asia Centre]
• [School of Business Economics]
• [School of Commerce]
• [School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management]
• [Department of History]
• [School of Political and International Studies]
• [School of Psychology]
• [School of Social Administration and Social Work]
• [Department of Sociology]
• [Department of Women's Studies]
• [Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management]
• [National Institute of Labour Studies]

Research centres and institutes

Centres and institutes established within Flinders University

• 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

Centres and Institutes in which Flinders University is a participant with other organizations

• 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

Affiliated teaching bodies

• Flinders Medical Centre
• Adelaide Central School of Art
• Adelaide College of Divinity
• Helpmann Academy

Australian Science and Mathematics School (ASMS)

The ASMS is the Australian Science and Mathematics School. It is on the campus of Flinders University. The school is open for year 10, 11, and 12 students, and specialises in science and mathematics.

External links

• [Flinders University]
• [The Flinders University of South Australia Act 1966]
• [The Students' Association of Flinders University]
• [Flinders University Student Radio (FUSR)]

Affiliated teaching bodies

• [Australian Science and Mathematics School]
• [Flinders Medical Centre]
• [Adelaide Central School of Art]
• [Helpmann Academy]

Institutional affiliations

• [Australia New Zealand School of Government]
• [Innovative Research Universities Australia]

 

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