Flinders remains in the news
Three years after the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders were re-discovered by archaeologists beneath Euston train station in London, the famed explorer and navigator – who […]
Voyages très extraordinaires of French discovery
Early French voyages, led by commanders like Baudin, Bougainville, Lapérouse, D’Entrecasteaux, Freycinet, Duperrey and Dumont d’Urville, were the first to name, describe and beautifully illustrate many […]
Matthew Flinders, the great explorer, discovered at last
Flinders University – named in honour of Matthew Flinders – congratulates researchers for finally locating the remains of the intrepid navigator. Vice-Chancellor Colin Stirling says the […]
Dashing tales of Trim, a famous ‘seafurrer’
A tenacious black and white cat, born aboard a sailing ship with a young midshipman called Matthew Flinders, is the subject of a revised version of […]
Flinders campus struts its stuff for Victor visitors
Many of Victor Harbor Primary School’s Year 5, 6 and 7 students had their first, but probably not their last, look at a university campus this week.
Flinders University celebrates royal unveiling of Flinders statue
Direct descendants of the legendary explorer Matthew Flinders gathered at Flinders University Victoria Square on Saturday to celebrate the royal unveiling of a commemorative statute in London.
Phone app shows the way at Flinders Open Days
Flinders University has combined technology and history to create an innovative tool to guide students around this week’s Open Days.
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.