Flinders University
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Template:Infobox University Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is located in Adelaide, South Australia and was established in 1966. The university was named after Australian navigator and explorer Matthew Flinders. Flinders occupies an attractive elevated site south of the CBD, with views over the Adelaide Plains and towards Gulf St. Vincent. A medium-sized institution, the main campus is located alongside Flinders Medical Centre which houses the medical school. Flinders University is a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia). Flinders University has two forms of on-campus accommodation for students - the Diedre Jordan Village and University Hall.
A relatively young institution, Flinders has established a reputation as a prestigious modern university, with a claimed devotion to innovation. It claims to offer a progressive, vibrant and stimulating environment in which to work or study and has a long-held reputation as the "students' university". For example, students can object to a subject's assessment procedure if they feel it is unreasonable, and their input will be considered. The rights of students are protected and represented by the Students' Association of Flinders University (SAFU), which publishes the students' newspaper, Empire Times. Postgraduate students are represented by the Flinders Postgraduate Student Association (PGSA), a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.
It has a high research profile and consistently ranks among Australia's top universities on a per capita basis for research spending and for the citation of work in professional journals. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration between disciplines.
The establishment of the Centre for Neuroscience has helped to increase the prestige of Flinders as an institution as well as provide a unified body for neuroscientific research. The Flinders University School of International Studies and Politics is also a nationally respected faculty. The University is set to become the South Australian partner of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.
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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
Faculty of Social Sciences
- 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
Affiliated teaching bodies
- Australian Science and Mathematics School
- Flinders Medical Centre
- Adelaide Central School of Art
- Helpmann Academy
Institutional Affiliations
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