Wicked Problems x Social Enterprises

Some of the biggest challenges facing South Australians, from housing and cost of living to mental health and climate resilience, don’t have simple fixes. Join us for a panel discussion exploring how social enterprises approach these “wicked problems” and what their frameworks, models and ways of working can teach us about solving them.

Through a social enterprise lens, our speakers will unpack how purpose-driven ventures are creating practical, sustainable change right here in South Australia.

Date: Wednesday 18 November
Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: City Campus

More details to come. Stay tuned for speaker announcements.

2026 Megaw lecture

Sons and Sisters: the HERitage of Namatjira

Presented by Professor Lisa Slade
Hugh Ramsay Chair in Australian Art History

University of Melbourne

 To coincide with the launch of the revised, and expanded, publication The Heritage of Namatjira Professor Lisa Slade will reframe the legacy of this central desert art movement with a focus on the work of women artists. Spanning early mission-era production, the celebrated mid-century watercolours of Cordula Ebatarinja and the contemporary re-visions of Vanessa Inkamala, the lecture will examine the critical role of women artists in one of Australia’s greatest art movements. Lisa will draw upon the collections of the Art Gallery of South Australia, including selected works currently on display, and works from the Flinders University Museum of Art collection.

Saturday 21 November
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Ron Radford Auditorium

Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide.

Free event, limited places, registrations essential.

This event is for prospective students interested in an Honours Degree with the College of Health and Enablement

This information session will provide details about what the Honours program entails; you will meet the Honours Health Sciences Coordinator; and hear from current/past Honours students; and there will be plenty of time for you to ask questions.

As part of the Honours degree, you can complete a research project in a health discipline of your choice – such as disability, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, optometry, nutrition, exercise science and more – allowing you to shape your study around your passions.

An Honours degree enables you to develop advanced research skills, deepen your expertise, and work alongside experienced researchers on projects that make a real difference. You’ll contribute to meaningful research, build valuable professional connections, and gain the confidence to influence practice and drive positive change.

Scheduled Sessions:

• Tuesday 11 August
• Monday 23 November

For further information please contact che.honours@flinders.edu.au

Prefix
Howard Barker
World Premiere

“One of the UK’s greatest living playwrights”
The Times

A world premiere from one of Britain’s most influential and uncompromising contemporary dramatists brings together all three streams of the Bachelor of Performance – Acting, Directing and Theatre-Making – in a major new Drama Centre production.

In July the Drama Centre Honours cohort investigated Barker’s ground-breaking body of work with Wrestling with Catastrophe. Now the Third Year students ask what Barker is writing now, with their performance of Prefix: a strange, provocative and darkly comic new work in which desire, freedom and the terrifying abundance of choice collide.

As children, Truelove and Lapin are taught to fear “the sheer extent of choice that lies before us.” From there, Barker propels them into a lifetime of teachers and lovers, violence and desire, obedience and transgression – a world in which the forbidden exerts an irresistible pull, and every choice seems to open onto another.

Performances

December 2, 3 and 5 at 7:30pm
December 4 at 2:00pm

Matthew Flinders Theatre

Prefix
Howard Barker
World Premiere

“One of the UK’s greatest living playwrights”
The Times

A world premiere from one of Britain’s most influential and uncompromising contemporary dramatists brings together all three streams of the Bachelor of Performance – Acting, Directing and Theatre-Making – in a major new Drama Centre production.

In July the Drama Centre Honours cohort investigated Barker’s ground-breaking body of work with Wrestling with Catastrophe. Now the Third Year students ask what Barker is writing now, with their performance of Prefix: a strange, provocative and darkly comic new work in which desire, freedom and the terrifying abundance of choice collide.

As children, Truelove and Lapin are taught to fear “the sheer extent of choice that lies before us.” From there, Barker propels them into a lifetime of teachers and lovers, violence and desire, obedience and transgression – a world in which the forbidden exerts an irresistible pull, and every choice seems to open onto another.

Performances

December 2, 3 and 5 at 7:30pm
December 4 at 2:00pm

Matthew Flinders Theatre

Prefix
Howard Barker
World Premiere

“One of the UK’s greatest living playwrights”
The Times

A world premiere from one of Britain’s most influential and uncompromising contemporary dramatists brings together all three streams of the Bachelor of Performance – Acting, Directing and Theatre-Making – in a major new Drama Centre production.

In July the Drama Centre Honours cohort investigated Barker’s ground-breaking body of work with Wrestling with Catastrophe. Now the Third Year students ask what Barker is writing now, with their performance of Prefix: a strange, provocative and darkly comic new work in which desire, freedom and the terrifying abundance of choice collide.

As children, Truelove and Lapin are taught to fear “the sheer extent of choice that lies before us.” From there, Barker propels them into a lifetime of teachers and lovers, violence and desire, obedience and transgression – a world in which the forbidden exerts an irresistible pull, and every choice seems to open onto another.

Performances

December 2, 3 and 5 at 7:30pm
December 4 at 2:00pm

Matthew Flinders Theatre

Prefix
Howard Barker
World Premiere

“One of the UK’s greatest living playwrights”
The Times

A world premiere from one of Britain’s most influential and uncompromising contemporary dramatists brings together all three streams of the Bachelor of Performance – Acting, Directing and Theatre-Making – in a major new Drama Centre production.

In July the Drama Centre Honours cohort investigated Barker’s ground-breaking body of work with Wrestling with Catastrophe. Now the Third Year students ask what Barker is writing now, with their performance of Prefix: a strange, provocative and darkly comic new work in which desire, freedom and the terrifying abundance of choice collide.

As children, Truelove and Lapin are taught to fear “the sheer extent of choice that lies before us.” From there, Barker propels them into a lifetime of teachers and lovers, violence and desire, obedience and transgression – a world in which the forbidden exerts an irresistible pull, and every choice seems to open onto another.

Performances

December 2, 3 and 5 at 7:30pm
December 4 at 2:00pm

Matthew Flinders Theatre

Flinders University’s December Graduation Ceremonies are a celebration of academic achievement and an opportunity to recognise the dedication, perseverance, and success of our graduating students.

Held across a series of ceremonies, these events bring together graduates, their families, friends, supporters, staff, and distinguished guests to mark this significant milestone. Each ceremony features the formal conferral of awards, graduate processions, presentations by University representatives, and the presentation of graduates to the Chancellor.

Graduation is one of the University’s most important traditions, providing an opportunity for the Flinders community to come together and celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class as they prepare for the next chapter of their personal and professional journeys.

We look forward to welcoming graduates and guests to celebrate this special occasion with us.