Flinders Story 1966 Flinders University opens with 90 staff and 400 students. 1970 University Hall opens – South Australia’s first on-campus student accommodation. 1971 Flinders’ first Indigenous graduate – John Moriarty AM. 1973 Women’s Studies introduced – among Australia’s first. 1975 South Australia’s first tertiary
Nursing programs established. 1975 South Australia’s first Speech Pathology course introduced. 1976 Flinders Medical Centre opens – Australia’s first integrated university hospital. 1976
Flinders University Museum of Art established. 1990 Engineering discipline launched. 1990 Yunggorendi First Nations Centre established. 1991 Sturt campus joins Flinders. 1992 Flinders Law School opens with 60 students. 1995 Northern Territory Clinical School established. 1995 International Relations program commenced. 1997 Australia’s first Bachelor of Midwifery introduced. 1998 South Australia’s first and only Paramedicine program launched. 1999
Flinders Drama Centre opens. 1999
Centre for Remote Health opens in
Alice Springs. 2000 Nankai University partnership begins – Australia’s largest in China. 2000 Washington internship program established. 2004 Offshore Education program launched in Beijing with Capital Normal University. 2006 Mathematics alumnus Professor Terence Tao awarded the Fields Medal. 2007 Flinders Business School established. 2008
Medical Device Partnering Program launched. 2009 South Australia’s first Optometry program launched. 2010 Two Poche Centres for Indigenous Health established in Alice Springs and Adelaide. 2011 Northern Territory Medical Program introduced – with a strong Indigenous health focus. 2012 Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer opens. 2013 New Venture Institute founded – supporting 150+ startups. 2015 Flinders ranks among the top 2% of universities globally. 2015 Tonsley Innovation Campus opens. 2016 Student Hub and Plaza opens at Bedford Park. 2018 Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies established. 2020 Flinders train line opens, connecting Bedford Park campus to the city. 2020 First Indigenous Advisory Council and Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan delivered. 2021 100% renewable energy for electricity achieved. 2022 Centre for Social Impact launched. 2024 Flinders City Campus opens at Festival Plaza. 2024 World-first GOLD rating in STARS 3.0 for comprehensive sustainability efforts. 2024 Australia’s only university named in world’s top 50 creative media and entertainment arts schools. 2024 Rural Allied Health degrees launched. 2024 Health and Medical Research Building opens at Bedford Park. 2024 Australia’s first undergraduate Nuclear Engineering program. 2025 Flinders ranks #2 globally for Reduced Inequalities, #5 for Gender Equality, and #10 for Climate Action. 2025 Australia’s first menopause-friendly university. 2025 Named global top performer for Energy and Climate. 2025 South Australian Rural Medical Program launched. 2025 Flinders awarded fifth Athena Swan Cygnet Award for promoting gender equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 2025 Flinders HealthCARE Centre announced to deliver 10,000 additional health appointments to the community and 1,300 extra health graduates per year. 2025 Australia’s first Factory of the Future expands into a purpose built facility. 2026-
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