AusAID students say “G’day” to Flinders
Flinders’ internationally renowned Introductory Academic Program (IAP) has a full house with the arrival of one of the University’s largest ever cohorts of AusAid-sponsored postgraduate students.
Teaching and learning
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.
Flinders celebrates its teachers
A team of two academics from the School of the Environment has been awarded the 2011 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
SMAF: a running start to Year 12 maths and science
Ninety senior secondary school students have had a taste of what lies ahead for them in the Science and Maths Academy at Flinders (SMAF) program.
Flinders way to paperless assignments
Flinders University is leading the development of a digital system to handle student assignments that will become an integral part of Moodle, a popular and successful learning management system used by universities worldwide.
Flinders mourns death of Geoff Anderson
Flinders University is mourning the death today of a highly respected academic and political commentator, Mr Geoff Anderson.
Flinders wins SA Tourism award
Flinders University Tourism won the Tourism Education and Training category in Friday’s 2011 South Australian Tourism Awards.
Disability staff educator wins national award
Dr Caroline Ellison from Flinders University’s Disability and Community Inclusion Unit has won a national award for her outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of developmental education.
Peers honour Professor Faith Trent
Emeritus Professor Faith Trent AM FACE, who retired as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law at the end of 2010, is the inaugural recipient of the Outstanding Service Award made by the Australasian Council of the Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH).