Our women of the year
Congratulations to Flinders University staff and alumni identified among 40 finalists nominated for the 2024 South Australian Woman of the Year.
Leading medical oncologist and survivorship care expert at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Professor Bogda Koczwara AM was among the nominees.
She was recognised for establishing Flinders’ oncology department and pioneering survivorship programs, along with her exceptional leadership and impact in driving medical research.
Flinders University alumni included in the list were:
- Multi-award-winner mechanical engineer, postdoctoral researcher and casual Flinders academic Dr Dhani Dharmaprani (BEng(Biomed)(Hons) ’16, PhD(Med)’20).
- Mental health worker and advocate for young migrants Shingi Mapuvire (BHlthSc ’20, BNg(PreReg)’20).
- Wonnarua nurse practitioner, artist and author Lesley Salem AM (GradCertDiabetesMgmtEd ’16).
- Co-founder of DNA Security Solutions and founder of Lashes of Change Tania Jolley (BA ’93).
Read more about the South Australian Women of the Year finalists here.
Placing Jane Austen’s music in the international spotlight
Dr Gillian Dooley, Honorary Associate Professor in English Literature, is launching a new book this month – She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and Music. The book highlights how music occupied a central role in Austen’s life, and she made brilliant use of it in her books to illuminate characters’ personalities and highlight the contrasts between them. This insightful work not only uncovers the music closely associated with Austen, but also unravels her musical connections with family and friends, revealing the intricate ties between her fiction and the melodies she performed.
The book launch marks a busy time for Dr Dooley, as she was recently in Mauritius for an event commemorating Matthew Flinders and in England, where she was a guest on BBC 3 weekend program Music Matters, for which Dr Dooley introduced some of the discoveries she made when researching her book, while film critic Lillian Crawford also spoke on the program about the pastiche film scores that have accompanied adaptations of Austen’s novels over the past 30 years.
Currently, Dr Dooley is in India talking at a conference on English Literature, but the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is planning an event to acknowledge her book release, together with the launch of Associate Professor Eric Parisot’s new gothic novella book.
Helpmann Academy has announced its 2024 residency recipients for emerging South Australian creative artists – with two being Flinders graduates. Ellis Moseley (BCreatArts(VisArts)’20) has been selected for a Residency in Rome (valued at $30,000 – being the highest valued residency) and Bryce Kraehenbuehl (BCreatArts(Screen)’17) has been selected for special projects funding of $5,000 and will also be heading overseas for his residency. For more information about the Helpmann Academy residencies, visit this website.