Join Mariana Enriquez – Flinders’ 2026 Writer-in-Residence and “master of the macabre” (Sydney Morning Herald) – for an wide ranging Q&A about  her incredible life and career, from a childhood under the Argentine dictatorship to her bestselling horror fiction that has electrified the literary world and gathered profiles in outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian. Mariana will also be discussing her latest project, Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave, a travel memoir about the world’s most distinctive cemeteries, which was listed as a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2025.

Following the conversation with Lecturer in Creative Writing Alex Cothren, Mariana will take questions from the audience and will be available for book signings and further networking.

After touring the world, the Flinders residency is Mariana’s first visit to Adelaide, so we hope you can be part of this special event.

The event is free. Bookings required via EventBrite and subject to availability.

Join Mariana Enriquez—“the queen of Latin American literary horror” (The Saturday Paper)—for a special visual tour of the places that inspired her writing. From the haunted neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires that have terrorised contemporary horror lovers to the famous (and infamous) cemeteries explored in her essay collection Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave (Time Magazine Must-Read Book 2025), Enriquez will guide audiences through the real places behind her work. Accompanied by a projection of photographs hand-selected by Enriquez herself, this special event offers a rare glimpse into the landscapes that have shaped some of the most acclaimed gothic writing of the twenty-first century.

The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Sponsored by Flinders University and the Assemblage Centre for Creative Practice Research.

Cost: Free, register via EventBrite

Location: Hetzel Lecture Theatre

Date: Wednesday 19 August 2026.

Time: Entry at pm for 6:30pm start

What happens when we un-discipline art?

Join Associate Professor and curator Ali Gumillya Baker and Quandamooka artist Libby Harward, one half of The Blak Laundry, for a floor talk unpacking the ideas behind the exhibition Un-Discipline.

From a history of agitprop to Blak resilience, cultural sovereignty and artistic practice, they’ll challenge the colonial frameworks that have shaped how First Nations art and culture are categorised, understood and valued.

RSVP by 23 August

Curated with Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker Un-Discipline is a powerful exhibition of First Nations art that challenges colonial frameworks of knowledge, culture, and classification. Join a free FUMA floortalk offering deeper insight into key works and curatorial ideas behind the show.

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 13 August

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 27 August

12:15 – 12:45    Friday 4 September

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 10 September

Flinders University Museum of Art

Ground Floor Social Sciences North Building

Follow the link to select a date and reserve your place

Curated with Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker Un-Discipline is a powerful exhibition of First Nations art that challenges colonial frameworks of knowledge, culture, and classification. Join a free FUMA floortalk offering deeper insight into key works and curatorial ideas behind the show.

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 13 August

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 27 August

12:15 – 12:45    Friday 4 September

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 10 September

Flinders University Museum of Art

Ground Floor Social Sciences North Building

Follow the link to select a date and reserve your place

Curated with Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker Un-Discipline is a powerful exhibition of First Nations art that challenges colonial frameworks of knowledge, culture, and classification. Join a free FUMA floortalk offering deeper insight into key works and curatorial ideas behind the show.

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 13 August

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 27 August

12:15 – 12:45    Friday 4 September

12:15 – 12:45    Thursday 10 September

Flinders University Museum of Art

Ground Floor Social Sciences North Building

Follow the link to select a date and reserve your place

Green Industries SA, in collaboration with the South Australian Fashion Industry Association (SAFIA), is hosting Weave 2026 — a full-day event bringing together key players across SA’s textiles industry for a day of presentations, discussions and networking, all focused on progressing the state’s circular textiles economy.

What to expect:

• Important updates for the sector around the National Product Stewardship Scheme and South Australian policies
• Insights into circular textile activities happening across the state
• Networking opportunities with others working across the textiles sector

This event is relevant for anyone working in fashion, textiles, sustainability, circular economy, waste management, or related industries.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026

Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: The Ballroom, Playford Hotel, 120 North Terrace, Adelaide

Cost: Free

Catering: Morning tea and lunch provided

Registration: Essential — places are limited

Host: Green Industries SA

SDR2026 — Software Defined Radio Conference

The Software Defined Radio Conference 2026 brings together academia, industry, defence, and the amateur radio community to share the work driving the field forward. As RF and spectrum engineering re-emerge as central disciplines, SDR sits at the intersection of advanced research and grass-roots experimentation — a domain where the amateur radio community and the broader citizen science tradition continue to shape the tools, techniques, and open infrastructure that the wider ecosystem depends on.

Now in its second year, SDR2026 returns to Adelaide on 28 September – 2 October 2026, supported by the DST Group Chair of Electromagnetic Warfare, Professor Sam Drake. The five-day program spans hands-on workshops and technical talks, and concludes with a Classified Electromagnetic Warfare session.

📍 Festival Tower, North Terrace, Adelaide
📅 28 September – 2 October 2026
🎓 Hosted by Flinders University PEWTER (Programme in Electromagnetic Warfare Technology, Education and Research)

Registration: ~A$100/day, free for presenters

Key dates:

• 17 July – Tutorial proposals deadline
• 1 August – Talk submissions deadline
• 29 August – Acceptance notifications
• 28 September – Tutorial Day — hands-on workshops, 9:00am–3:00pm
• 29 Sep – 1 Oct Main Conference Programme
• 2 October – Defence Classified Day

Technical Programme

1 Tutorial Day · 3 Conference Sessions · 1 Defence Classified Day spanning the full scope of software defined radio applications.

For questions and more information, email sdrcon26@flinders.edu.au or visit https://sdr2026.org/ to register

SDR2026 — Software Defined Radio Conference

The Software Defined Radio Conference 2026 brings together academia, industry, defence, and the amateur radio community to share the work driving the field forward. As RF and spectrum engineering re-emerge as central disciplines, SDR sits at the intersection of advanced research and grass-roots experimentation — a domain where the amateur radio community and the broader citizen science tradition continue to shape the tools, techniques, and open infrastructure that the wider ecosystem depends on.

Now in its second year, SDR2026 returns to Adelaide on 28 September – 2 October 2026, supported by the DST Group Chair of Electromagnetic Warfare, Professor Sam Drake. The five-day program spans hands-on workshops and technical talks, and concludes with a Classified Electromagnetic Warfare session.

📍 Festival Tower, North Terrace, Adelaide
📅 28 September – 2 October 2026
🎓 Hosted by Flinders University PEWTER (Programme in Electromagnetic Warfare Technology, Education and Research)

Registration: ~A$100/day, free for presenters

Key dates:

• 17 July – Tutorial proposals deadline
• 1 August – Talk submissions deadline
• 29 August – Acceptance notifications
• 28 September – Tutorial Day — hands-on workshops, 9:00am–3:00pm
• 29 Sep – 1 Oct Main Conference Programme
• 2 October – Defence Classified Day

Technical Programme

1 Tutorial Day · 3 Conference Sessions · 1 Defence Classified Day spanning the full scope of software defined radio applications.

For questions and more information, email sdrcon26@flinders.edu.au or visit https://sdr2026.org/ to register

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

Regulating Sexual Violence Content across Screen and Online Media will bring together scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and industry stakeholders to address the urgent challenges posed by the circulation and consumption of illegal recorded sexual violence content, including image‑based sexual abuse (IBSA) material and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). As sexual violence content is increasingly produced, distributed, and encountered across both screen‑based and online platforms, regulatory institutions, digital platforms, and frontline agencies face escalating demands for effective, prevention‑focused responses.

This half-day workshop will provide a rare cross-sector space for examining how sexual violence content is governed in Australia and internationally, and how regulatory approaches might better account for platform dynamics, user behaviours, technological affordances, and the evolving nature of online sexual offending.

By integrating criminological, policy, legal, technological, and screen- and media-focused perspectives, the workshop will support evidence‑informed dialogue and help shape more effective responses to the proliferation of sexual violence content across screen and online environments. The event also aims to foster sustained collaboration between academics, government agencies, NGOs, digital platforms, and practitioners committed to addressing screen-based sexual violence and online harm.

Provisional schedule:

9am-9:30am                – Registration & coffee/tea

9:30am-10:15am       – Welcome & presentation of multi-stakeholder workshop findings

10:15am-11:30am    – Research Insights Session: Policy Implications for Regulating CSAM and IBSA

11:30am-11:45am    – Comfort break / morning tea

11:45am-1pm             – Cross‑Sector Roundtable on Trends, Challenges, and Regulatory Solutions

1pm-2pm                       – Lunch & networking

(optional) 6pm–‘Screening Sexual Violence: Representation, Regulation, Response’.

Places are limited and catering will be provided based on registration numbers. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible so that your place can be offered to another participant. Please advise of any dietary requirements at registration.

The workshop will be followed by a free evening screening of short films ‘Screening Sexual Violence: Representation, Regulation, Response’ at Mercury Cinema (13 Morphett St, Adelaide) from 6pm.

This event is a pre-conference workshop for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) 2026 conference. If you wish to also attend the main conference on 1-4 December 2026, please register here.

A list of speakers will be added closer to the event – please check back or keep an eye on the ANZSOC Conference 2026 website.

How can storytelling contribute to the prevention of sexual violence?

This special screening brings together a curated selection of narrative and documentary short films exploring sexual violence across screen and online environments, including image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), gender-based violence, and the social and cultural conditions that enable harm.

The films offer diverse perspectives on experiences of violence, survival, accountability, resistance, and prevention. Together, they invite audiences to consider how sexual violence is represented, understood, and challenged through screen media.

The short films are curated by – and will be introduced by – Claire Henry (Associate Professor in Screen, Flinders University) and Donna Peberdy (Professor of Gender, Sexuality, Screen and Culture, Southampton Solent University, UK).

Following the screening, audience members are invited to stay for a panel discussion with filmmakers, researchers, and frontline practitioners working in sexual violence prevention, survivor advocacy, and digital safety education. The discussion will explore the role of media, policy, regulation, education, and community action in responding to screen-based and online harms, while highlighting pathways towards prevention and social change.

This event is designed to foster thoughtful, informed, and respectful conversation about one of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary media and digital culture.

Content note: The films and discussion address themes of sexual violence, image-based abuse, gender-based violence, and related harms. No explicit abuse material will be shown. Audience members are encouraged to engage in ways that feel appropriate to their wellbeing, and support resources will be available.

A full list of films and panel speakers will be added closer to the event – please check back or keep an eye on the ANZSOC Conference 2026 website.

This event follows the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) pre-conference workshop on Regulating Sexual Violence Content across Screen and Online Media and is presented by Assemblage Centre for Creative Practice Research.

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.