A broader footprint

A broader footprint

Flinders was established as a new kind of university for South Australia, deliberately embedded in the city’s growing southern suburbs, far away culturally and geographically from the long-established University of Adelaide.

In half a century, the University has outgrown its remit – and its Bedford Park footprint. Flinders is now a university with impact across the world and has consciously established new locations for teaching and research to expand its horizons.

Beyond the borders of Adelaide, Flinders has a range of rural health centres in Casuarina, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory; Warrnambool, Hamilton and Burwood in Victoria; as well as regional locations in South Australia such as Murray Bridge, Victor Harbor, Renmark and Mount Gambier. At Port Lincoln, the Lincoln Marine Science Centre has served as an important base for marine biology and aquaculture research and education, working closely with local industry.

The University also occupies space on five floors of 182 Victoria Square in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD, providing undergraduate and postgraduate classes on three levels, and hosting a swathe of meetings for staff and alumni in other areas.

Just a few minutes down the road from Bedford Park, the University has opened a six-storey science, technology and innovation hub at Tonsley, providing a new base for the School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics.

The 16,000 square metre building was recognised as the best building of its type by the Master Builders Association of Australia in 2015. Flinders at Tonsley accommodates 150 staff, 2,000 students and has adjacent pods, which provide researchers with 2,000 square metres of space for heavy engineering equipment.