Flinders appoints deputy vice-chancellor (academic)

Professor Andrew Parkin has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at Flinders University. Parkin has been acting in the role of DVC for 18 months. He has been at Flinders University since 1993, during which time he has held several positions including head of the School of Political and International Studies between 1993 and 1998 and again in 2002. He has been chair of the academic senate since 2005 and ex-officio member of the university council. Parkin is a national fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.