Analysing the Final Frontier 

Associate Professor Alice Gorman – Flinders University’s renowned Space Archaeologist, commonly known as Dr Space Junk – features in an article in The New York Times Magazine that discusses the human presence in space through the lens of space junk. You can connect to the article by clicking here.

Funds help continue preservation work

The Flinders University Palaeontology Research Group has been awarded $6,700 from the federally-funded Community Heritage Grant Program to undertake a preservation needs assessment of the Flinders University Vertebrate Collection (FUVC). The assessment will not only help to seek further funding for conservation of the FUVC, but also highlight the plight of Australia’s remaining university-based natural history collections. Many Australian universities had natural history collections in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but most have been lost, sold or remain only as legacy collections. “University-based collections are invaluable resources for researchers studying the natural world. However, unlike state-run museum collections, they are often unfunded and poorly maintained,” says Miss Lisa Nink, Collection Manager of FUVC.

Plugging into Adelaide’s best music makers

Flinders University stepped into the local music industry spotlight by being a category sponsor for the 2023 South Australian Music Awards, presented before a packed audience at the Woodville Town Hall on 8 November. Flinders sponsored the Best Studio Award, which went to Wundenberg’s Recording Studios, a two-studio complex on West Thebarton Rd that has become a favourite of Adelaide’s leading independent recording artists. It’s a timely connection between Flinders and the local music scene, following the launch of the new Bachelor of Creative Industries (Music) through the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.