News from the College of Business, Government and Law

We acknowledge the traditional owners, both past and present, of the various locations Flinders University operates on, and recognise their continued relationship and responsibility to these lands and waters. We recognise that Flinders was established on the lands of the Kaurna nation, with the main Flinders campus located near Warriparinga.

Welcome to the April edition of the College of Business, Government and Law newsletter.

I have just returned from the United States, where I was part of a JBC-led delegation to the School of Data Science (SDS) at the University of Virginia, one of the top public universities in the USA. The visit built on a recently signed MoU directed towards a research partnership regarding the digital revolution and democratic resilience. As might be expected, a large part of our conversation focussed upon Artificial Intelligence, or as the SDS Director Phil Bourne (a Flinders alumnus) prefers to call it, Augmented Intelligence. Our April newsletter reports on our visit.

The April newsletter also reports on our redeveloped offerings in Accounting and a new internship program at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna. There is a common theme across these stories – building upon our Washington Internship Program and Port Adelaide Football Club partnership – around iconic partnerships and immersive learning experiences. In the wake of AI, it is safe to say that iconic partnerships and immersive learning experiences will become increasingly important as a driver of student choices and enrolments.

The newsletter also includes details of 4 PhD completions, 8 A/A* journal articles, and $564,289 of new research funding in the College. Congratulations to all our successful students and staff!

Kind regards,
Michael

Michael Gilding
Vice-President and Executive Dean
 

Welcome to the BGL community

A warm welcome to our new staff members joining the college.

Alex Stewart — Education Resources Coordinator for BGL and HASS
Arisa Stone — Enrolment Course Advisor
Lauren Richards — P&C Business Partner (pictured)
 

Accounting meets the future at Flinders

Dr Michelle Yeong, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, is walking the talk when it comes to industry engagement. Find out how she's leveraging connections with world-class companies to ensure that Flinders Accounting students stay ahead of the curve.
 

Vienna Space Internship Program

_{Left to right: Marco Aliberti (Associate Manager and Lead on International Engagement, European Space Policy Institute) and Associate Professor Rodrigo Praino (Flinders University).}

The Vienna Space Internship Program is an exciting new opportunity available to students in any undergraduate course, who have completed the elective space topic Outer Space Governance: Business, Policy, Law and Crime. The internship will take place at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) headquarters in Vienna, where they will explore space law and policy issues.

The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is an independent think-tank that provides independent analysis, research and advice on issues related to space, and provides expert input to European decision-makers and institutions. It also works in close collaboration with the European Space Agency and other stakeholders on research and policy projects.
 

An update on our city campus

Flinders' new city campus is a place where potential meets possibility, providing students and staff with a modern, state-of-the-art campus at the doorstep of key technology, business, sports, government, law, and art precincts. 

To learn more about how we are approaching our expansion, take a look at the video message above from the President & Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students), Professor Romy Lawson, and check out the new staff webpage Program Updates, which includes building and fit-out information, media and news, FAQs and how to get involved.

Staff are invited to join the Change Community to engage in the change and support activities during the transition (where appropriate), register your interest here. The inaugural Change Community meeting was held this week.

Plus, a Pop Up Showroom (no bookings required) will open later this month on 28 April. The showroom will be available each month in the Alere function rooms, Bedford Park. The showroom will provide you with a place to physically interact with mocked up spaces and example technology, and to find information and ask questions.
 

New partnership with UVA's School of Data Sciences

We've signed a new partnership with the University of Virginia to expand research and knowledge exchange in AI, data security and democracy

“Technology plays an essential role in the operation of modern society but when misused can present existential threats to the operation of modern democracies across the world,” says Professor Melissa de Zwart, Director of the Flinders University Jeff Bleich Centre for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security and Governance. “These risks must also be considered in the broader global security context and rapidly shifting global dynamics.” 

This new partnership between the Flinders University Jeff Bleich Centre, in the College of Business, Government and Law, and the University of Virginia’s School of Data Sciences commences in the wake of the recently announced AUKUS security pact and international technology acquisition program.  
 

Know a bright marketing student?

The Flinders Automotive Solar Car team is looking for marketing students for their race from Darwin to Adelaide

Applications are now open for students to have their hand in the next generation of sustainable vehicles and volunteer with the Flinders Automotive Solar Car Team! The team is building a solar car (a car powered by the sun) that will compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October 2023 – a race from Darwin to Adelaide.

The team will travel to Darwin for pre-event activities and then drive the car from Darwin to Adelaide. The team is looking for students from all areas who can be available to work as part of the race team. There are many opportunities to help, prior, during and post the event. We need marketing, media, sponsorship, mechanical engineering, videography, nutrition and medical students, as well as logistics, cooking and other vital support tasks.

Find out more by contacting fast@flinders.edu.au 🏎️

AIB-Oceania Annual Conference 2023

Flinders' College of Business, Government and Law is going to co-host the Academy of International Business AIB-Oceania’s annual conference with the University of Adelaide on 22-24 November 2023.

AIB is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business, and has 3370 members in 94 countries. Members include scholars from leading academic institutions, consultants and practitioners.

The conference will address topics concerned with international business, international marketing, international HRM, international relations and global business environment.

Proposals for Conference Tracks and Special Sessions can be forwarded to Dr. Sharif Rasel at sharif.rasel@flinders.edu.au. A call for papers will be circulated later.
 

Where to point students for support

Personalised support is a major drawcard for prospective university students, and it is a key strength of Flinders University. If a student reaches out to you for help with their studies, make sure to let them know about the support available to them in CBGL.

Student Learning Support Service
New, local drop-in service!
with Dr Lauren Butterworth, Academic & Language & Learning Specialist

This service offers help with academic writing, referencing, understanding and planning assignments and other skills.

11am-1pm Thursdays
Room SSS 260
No appointment necessary

1:1 Assignment Assistance
Online
with Dr Karen Austin

One on one help from a tutor, with a specific assignment, piece of writing, or other written work.

5pm-8pm Tuesdays
Online support via Collaborate
30 minute booked sessions - book via webpage and be sent a link

Contact melinda.pike@flinders.edu.au or lauren.butterworth@flinders.edu.au if you would like Dr Butterworth to introduce herself to your class online or face to face.
 

Want to be part of the BGL Twitter conversation?

If you haven’t got access to the BGL Twitter account and use this channel, send us your Twitter handle to get set up.

Tweeting on @FlindersBGL can be useful for thought leadership, peer to peer networking, funding opportunities and dissemination of research and lifting the profile of the Flinders University brand. It could be on articles, books or research papers, campus insights, industry speakers in class, or commentary on key issues.
 

Research

Save the Date: Protected Journal Writing Retreats

To maintain the successful momentum of the December 2022 Protected Writing Retreat, and to continue to provide research staff and HDR students with the time and space to develop and write journal papers for submission to high-quality or impactful journals, two 2023 writing retreats are offered.

The HDR Retreat dates are 13-14 July 2023, and the research staff retreat dates are 20-22 September 2023. The venue is the The Adelaide Hills Convention Centre.
 

A warm welcome to our HDR and Honours students ✨

On 23 March 2023 the 2023 CHASS and CBGL and CHASS Welcome Event was held for Higher Degree Research and Honours students. This event brought together HDRs, supervisors and college leadership across the colleges to welcome new PhD, Masters by Research, PhD pathway and Honours students.

The event paid special mention to our new Industry PhD Students who are working directly with industry and developing new and innovative solutions to complex problems confronting the space industry, afterschool childcare providers and SA Drug and Alcohol Services. The event also welcomed international HDR students from Brazil, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and more.

Most importantly, the event wished all new HDR and Honours students a bold and exciting journey of academic excellence ahead.
 

Congratulations to our latest PhD Drs! 

Congratulations on behalf of the the College of Business, Government and Law to four special HDRs for completing their PhD degrees! Congratulations to:

• Dr Mohammed Akhib for completing his PhD with AA examiner reports! Mohammed’s PhD was titled “Exploring the consumer perceived veracity of traditional media vs social media reports in an organisational crisis context” and he was supervised by Roberta Crouch and Ashok Manoharan
   
• Dr Patricia Rushton for completing her PhD titled “Sovereignty, Globalisation and Amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth): A case of hypersovereignty.” Patricia was supervised by Hossein Esmaeili and Rowan Nicholson
   
• Dr Paige Fletcher for completed her PhD titled “Australian feminist organisations’ relationship with the state: effective or ineffective?” Paige was supervised by Cassandra Star and Rob Manwaring
   
• Dr Luke Brownlow for completing his PhD titled “Boosting Adoption of Mobile Health Apps: An Exploration of New Human and Technology Drivers of Adoption”. Luke was supervised by Roberta Crouch and Naser Pourazad

We wish you the very best in your future endeavours.

From 10 February to 21 March 2023, there were 8 publications in top-ranking journals from BGL staff.

Does retirement (really) increase informal caregiving? Quasi-experimental evidence from Australia. Journal of Health Economics, 87, [102713].
Zhu, R., & Onur, I. (2023)
 Scimago: Top 10% (8/273) in Health Policy; ABDC Ranked: A*

Should business have ‘a sense of morality’? Company director views on corporate engagement with socio-political issues, Public Relations Review, 49(1), [102278].
Tutton, J., & Brand, V. (2023)
Scimago: Top 10% (18/458) in Communication

'We don't live in a harm reduction world, we live in a prohibition world': tensions arising in the design of drug alerts. Harm Reduction Journal, 20(1), [3].
Volpe, I., Brien, R., Grigg, J., Tzanetis, S., Crawford, S., Lyons, T., Lee, N., McKinnon, G., Hughes, C., Eade, A., & Barratt, M. J. (2023)
Scimago: Q1 (301/2489) in Medicine (miscellaneous)

Primary school mobile dental program in New South Wales, Australia: protocol for the evaluation of a state government oral health initiative. BMC Public Health, 23(1), [363].
Balasubramanian, M., Ghanbarzadegan, A., Sohn, W., Killedar, A., Sivaprakash, P., Holden, A., Norris, S., Wilson, A., Pogson, B., Liston, G., Chor, L., Yaacoub, A., Masoe, A., Clarke, K., Chen, R., Milat, A., & Schneider C, C. H. (2023)
Scimago: Q1 (87/585) in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

 Does financial inclusion improve sanitation access? Empirical evidence from low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Water Resources Development, DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2174360
Cavoli, T., Gopalan, S., Onur, I. & Xenarios, S. (2023)
Scimago: Q1 (44/273) in Development

Re-expatriation inclinations among skilled female self-initiated repatriates in Asia's rapidly emerging markets. International Journal of Manpower.
Ho, N. T. T., Seet, P. S., Jones, J., & Hoang, H. T. (2023).
ABDC ranked: A

Building health service management workforce capacity in the era of health informatics and digital health – A scoping review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, 169, [104909].
Brommeyer, M., Whittaker, M., Mackay, M., Ng, F., & Liang, Z. (2023)
ABDC ranked: A

The impact of security issues on government evaluation: evidence from the Arab World. Democratization. DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2177639
Kraitzman, A. & Genauer, J. (2023)
Scimago: Top 10% (47/756) in Geography, Planning and Development

*Based on notification of contract emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 10 Feb to 21 Mar

Centacare Catholic Country SA Research Agenda

CIs: Goodwin-Smith, I., Halsey, M., Hughes, C., Tually, S., Bogomolova, S. & Deegan, S.
Funder: Centacare Catholic Country SA. Award amount: $472,439

Food secure systems - Wellbeing SA

CIs: Bogomolova, S., Goodwin-Smith, I., Pettman, T., Coveney, J. & Jardine, B.
Funder: Wellbeing SA. Award amount: $80,000

External review Social Planning and Reconciliation functions, City of Adelaide

CIs: Tually, S. and McKinley, K
Funder: City of Adelaide. Award amount: $11,850

Education 📚

Unique Student Identifiers

As you likely know, it was determined that from 1 January 2023, all higher education students, including those who commenced prior to 2021, must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to:

• Be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) and Commonwealth financial assistance (HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, OS-HELP, SA-HELP)
• Graduate and receive their Award. This includes onshore international students and Higher Degree by Research students.

The consequence if students do not provide their USI by the census date for the topics they're enrolled in, is that they will be withdrawn from those topics.

The university is reaching out to these students (by phone call, email and SMS), however, contacting some is proving very difficult. Students will receive a FLO/Canvas sanction after several unsuccessful attempts.

Therefore, academic staff may be asked to make contact with their student/s in their lecture/workshop/tutorial if our attempts to contact have been unsuccessful.

Information on the USI can be found at: Australian Government USI, Flinders University student webpage, usi@flinders.edu.au or 8201 5511.

Preferred names

We'd like to share a friendly reminder on the importance of using students' preferred names - which is not always the same as their legal name.

If a student is known by a preferred name or nickname, they can request this to be recorded in the system for the purpose of forums and their Flinders email. They can request this change of preferred name by submitting a request via Ask Flinders.

Realism in a Time of International Change

Luis da Vinha, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, delivered a guest lecture titled “Realism in a Time of International Change” to the University of Twente’s [the Netherlands] Bachelor of Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences program.

Da Vinha discussed the contributions and challenges of realism as a theoretical framework to explaining contemporary international events and addressed how realism has changed as it engaged with other theories and approaches.
 

What's On 📅

FUMA Alumni & Friends Museum Tour - Some Like it Hot

Join fellow staff, graduates, industry partners and friends of Flinders for thought-provoking floor-talk by FUMA Director Fiona Salmon about The Adelaide Fringe award winning Some Like it Hot exhibition. Enjoy light refreshments as you hear about the artists' vision behind these works. 

FUMA is located on the ground floor of the Social Sciences North Building and is wheelchair accessible. Some Like it Hot runs until 16 June 2023.

Thursday 13 April | 5:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: Free
 

Information to Note 📝

As part of the construction work for the new Health and Medical Research Building, a temporary high voltage power shut down is required to some areas on campus in April. All efforts are underway to ensure minimum disruptions to campus. Traffic management will be in place for the University / Sturt Drive intersection traffic light outage.   

This work will involve two x 60 minute campus outages, anticipated for:
7am-8am Saturday 15 April 2023 and  
3pm-4pm Sunday 16 April 2023

Many buildings across campus will be affected during these periods, including Law & Commerce and Social Sciences South.

During that weekend, there may also be further power outages to buildings on the North and South ridge due to load shedding requirements.

Please note:

• The power outages will affect lifts across the North Ridge. Security will be able to assist with access around campus via alternative means.
• Please make people in your areas aware of the outage. Signage will be posted in the coming weeks.
• Please consider any booked events (such as functions, sports events, classes held by external parties etc) and contact the organisers to arrange alternatives or postponement.
• If relevant, please clarify with staff which power sources are and are not on a back-up generator (eg red vs white power switches).

Please get in touch via HMRB@flinders.edu.au or lodge a Service One request if you have any events or power sensitive equipment or research that is taking place in the affected areas during these periods.
 

Important Dates 📅

2 April – World Autism Awareness Day 💭
5 April – BGL Staff Easter Gathering 🐰
5 April – Laity Morrow Annual Lecture 💬
7 April – World Health Day 👩‍⚕️
12 April – Honours/GDRM Research Symposium 🔍​​​​​​​
26 April – BGL Professional Staff Morning Tea ☕ 🍰
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