Well-deserved support for emerging artist

Congratulations to Dr Marina Deller (BCreatArts(CreatWriting)’18, BCreatArts(Hons)’19, PhD’23) who has been selected for the 2024 The Mill’s Writer in Residence program, in partnership with CityMag. This program supports emerging writers from a variety of disciplines and creates a broader audience for writing through leadership, mentorship and publication. Read more about the announcement here.

Finding common ground on space mining

Associate Professor Alice Gorman joined Astroforge founder José Acain to discuss space mining on a podcast as part of the Doha Debates series. Associate Professor Gorman, who says space mining isn’t focused on sustainability or moral responsibility, spoke with Acain, co-founder of asteroid mining company, who says space mining is necessary to sustain Earth’s supply issues. This is part of a series which invites guests with differing views to seek common ground between their disparate views. Listen to the podcast here.

Grad takes centre stage

Flinders graduate Joshua Barbo (BCreatArts(Screen)’22) has been selected as one of seven film makers to be featured at the 2023 SA Film Corp First Nations Short Film Program. SAFC’s First Nations Short Film Program is a skills development program for First Nations storytellers at all career levels, and has been designed to support the professional development of First Nations writers, directors and producers. Read more about the announcement here.