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18 unusual facts about Flinders University


David Cappo

In 2012, Cappo was appointed a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social and Policy Studies at Flinders University.

David Nunan

In November 2006 Nunan was awarded the Convocation medal for outstanding achievement and contribution internationally to the profession of Teaching English as a second language, from Flinders University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics.

Endang Turmudi

He continued his Master's degree in Flinders University of South Australia though the AIDAB Scholarship of the Government of Australia and graduated in 1991.

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Terence Tao (1975-), Fields Medalist, professor of mathematics at University of California Los Angeles

Fran Kelly

After completing her degree Kelly worked at Flinders University as an activities director, booking bands and organising entertainment for students.

Hannah Kent

Kent co-founded and served as deputy editor of Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings, and is completing her creative writing PhD at Flinders University.

Italian Spiderman

The project began as a trailer for a non-existent film, produced as a student film at Flinders University by director Dario Russo for his final year Screen Production project.

Julius Hodge

In 2011 it was revealed Hodge's recruitment had been paid for out of the $27 million Christopher Wayne Fuss had embezzled from Flinders University.

K. O. Arvidson

Arvidson lectured at Flinders University of South Australia from 1967 to 1970 and in 1971 moved to the University of the South Pacific to develop a degree programme in English and Commonwealth literature.

Mario Andreacchio

Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia, Andreacchio graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology (after originally going to University to study Experimental Physics), and then was selected to study at the Australian Film and Television School to train as a film director.

Neil Piller

Neil "George" Piller is a professor in the area of lymphology at the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Flinders University and Director of the Lymphoedema Assessment Unit, Flinders Surgical Oncology as well as member of the Flinders University microcirculatory and lymphological research group.

Possum Magic

Fox wrote her first draft for Possum Magic in 1978 during a course in children’s literature at Flinders University.

Rachael Leahcar

In 2011, Leahcar completed year 12 and successfully applied for Speech Pathology at Flinders University, but has since deferred this course to focus on a career in music.

Richard Tipping

Richard Kelly Tipping was born in Adelaide, Australia, and studied film, philosophy and literature at Flinders University.

Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō

In 1991 he received a Bachelor Degree with Honours in Political Science after three years of study at the Flinders University of South Australia.

Son Chhay

Born on 1 January 1956, Son Chhay graduated in 1984 from Flinders University in Australia with a Bachelor Degree in Mathematical Science.

Susan Close

Close earned a PhD in political science at Flinders University and worked as a public servant before entering parliament.

Wintjiya Napaltjarri

Wintjiya's work was included in a survey of the history of Papunya Tula painting hosted by Flinders University in the late 1990s.


Christopher Pearson

He received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Flinders University as well as a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Adelaide.

Institute for Plasma Research

The scientists of the Centre are working in close collaboration with national and international institutes like Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, Kyushu University, Japan, University of Bayreuth, Germany, Culham Laboratory, UK, and Flinders University, Australia, to name a few.

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

KSAU-HS has a number of licensing agreements to develop its academic programs with prestigious universities worldwide: University of Sydney (Australia); University of Liverpool (UK); South Alabama University (USA); Flinders University (Australia); Arkansas University (USA), Thomas Jefferson University (USA) University of Maryland (USA), Maastricht University (Netherlands), The University of Oklahoma (USA) and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (USA).

Neil Melville

Melville graduated from Adelaide's Flinders University with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama, and performed in a number of university productions, including, most notably, the world premiere of Jack Hibberd's The Les Darcy Show (1974).

Notre Dame Institute of Education

Deirdre Jordan rsm, Chancellor of the Flinders University, Australia, further progressed the work of change and teacher education.