Mapping the navigator

Before setting out to Australia for a second time in 1801, Matthew Flinders boasted to Sir Joseph Banks that he would map its coastline so thoroughly that no-one would need to do it again.

Flinders appoints Mike Rann to key position

Flinders University students will have the opportunity to tap the vast political experience of former Premier Mike Rann following his appointment as a Professor in the School of Social and Policy Studies.

Flinders course offers rise again

Demand has again increased for Flinders undergraduate degree courses, and in response a total of 5025 offers (up from 4777 offers in 2011) has been made to date, with further places remaining available.

School a good place to work on wellbeing

Schooling is increasingly being viewed world-wide as an opportunity to promote students’ overall mental health and wellbeing; a new book edited by Flinders academics looks at the best ways to do it.

Five projects find new ways to learn

Three team and two individual staff projects that propose novel ways to engage students and improve learning have received Flinders University’s annual Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants of between $6000 and $12,000.