Australia’s leading universities have asked the government to boost medical degree placements to relieve workforce shortages in rural and regional areas. The Group of Eight (G08) released a paper calling for politicians to fund at least 1,000 domestic university placements ...
More »Being noticed, different, prepared and fearless. How far can we go? Opinion
The current period is one of many dilemmas for all universities. They are celebrating newly busy campuses again without knowing how long students and staff will stick to them. They all missed providing face to face social interactions, which are ...
More »HEDx podcast – Being fearless in the unnoticed middle order, episode 47
Professor Colin Stirling, vice chancellor of Flinders University in Adelaide, outlines the positioning of Flinders to Be Fearless in its focus on combining world-class research with student success through new physical infrastructure. In this podcast he responds to the renewed prospect of SA university ...
More »Flinders study says schools could do more to break cycle of disadvantage
Poverty and disadvantage put young Australians on the road to a less fulfilling life and schools could play a critical role in breaking the cycle, a new study led by Flinders University says. However, the study of more than 3500 ...
More »Flinders uni, Siemens will collaborate ‘to change lives and change the world’
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by tech giant Siemens and Flinders University to collaborate in critical areas such as energy efficiency, defence and food and beverage. The broad scope of the agreement, which has been called “critical to ...
More »Australian unis shine again in 2022 QS rankings of best universities for graduate employment
Global higher education experts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings, what the company calls “their annual deep dive into the relationship between university choice and graduate employment outcomes". QS states that the rankings “offer a ...
More »Flinders academics hope Canada’s effort to review wrongful convictions will encourage Australia ‘to take note’
Two legal academics from Flinders University say Canada’s ongoing push to create an independent body to review wrongful convictions highlights significant shortcomings in Australia’s legal system. Both lawyers and Adjunct Associate Professors from the university’s college of business, government and ...
More »Pandemic pressures affect affluent women the most: research
New research from Flinders University has found that during 2020 women from affluent backgrounds had higher levels of mental health complaints, compared to women of other social classes. The survey looked at 799 Australian women aged 45-64 years at two ...
More »Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent ‘global language’
As China's global influence continues to increase, an Australian academic says that Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent global language. In his new book, The Rise of Chinese as a Global Language: Prospects and Obstacles, Flinders University ...
More »‘Reimagine, renew and reset’: moving on from 2020 in higher education
It goes without saying that the disruptions to education in 2020 were profound and challenging on a number of levels. For the first time in their lives, many parents in affected jurisdictions had to monitor their children’s learning at home, ...
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