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 June edition of the College of Business, Government and Law newsletter.

Our lead photo in the June newsletter shows the team that represented the College at our new-look awards night recently, where Tania Leiman did a mighty job in orchestrating conversations between our top students and industry benefactors, with the support of academic staff. Unfortunately, the photo does not include many of our professional staff who also made the evening a night to remember. In particular, Maria Romeo identified the need for a new approach to our awards night, proposed the framework for its operationalisation, and then promoted the evening so effectively that every student and industry sponsor who accepted an invitation turned up on the night. Congratulations Maria, Tania, and the entire team for an extraordinarily successful awards night.

Our lead stories in this newsletter are about our outreach through social media, school visits and community events for our courses in business, government, law, and criminology. A big thank you to everyone who turns up and makes these activities work. It is a critical contribution to our pending move to the City and Festival Plaza.

Finally, do not overlook our new research funding awards for this month. No, you are not seeing things. A single grant for the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute has eclipsed our total income for 2022, which in turn was roughly three times our total income for 2021. The tide of research scale and concentration is well and truly coming in!

Kind regards,
Michael

Michael Gilding
Vice-President and Executive Dean
 

Welcome to the BGL community

A warm welcome to familiar faces in new roles.

Dr Josh Holloway — Lecturer in Government (Teaching and Research)
Hongyi Liang — Lecturer in Government (Teaching Specialist)
 

Have you seen BGL content on Flinders' social media?

The best-performing social media posts for BGL in May were about our prizes and industry networking night; students who made the final of a National Business Simulation Competition; and reflections from a Law student who recently returned from a study trip to the UK. View the posts: 1, 2, 3.

Flinders University's organic social media presence - comprising profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - is followed by more than 250,000 users combined with the opportunity for thousands more to engage with high-performing content. 

Why make time for social media?

Social media content can help with student recruitment, personal branding, attraction and retention of team members, and for research funding opportunities. Content such as this also addresses what future students want. Flinders University market research from 2022 tells us that the top desired features from universities are: that students are well supported in their studies, that the university has an excellent academic reputation, that lecturers and teachers are experts in their fields, that the university prepares students for the future, and that students have high employment opportunities.

What is organic social media?

Organic social media is all of the free content - photos, videos, blog articles, and other posts - that we share with social media users on our feeds. It's the foundation of a successful digital marketing strategy, and a powerful way to establish our personality and voice, and build relationships with prospective students at scale.

But content needs to be engaging to perform well, and deliver value. If you're reading this, you may be aware of content that would great for Flinders' social media - and if so, we'd love to hear from you. Visit the link below to find out how you can help us make an impact on social media, and why doing so has the power to uplift all of our work.
 

Santos Power Cup Leadership Day

Criminology team Dr Andrew Groves, Associate Professor Marinella Marmo, and Dr Jeremy Ryder at the Santos Power Cup Leadership Day.

For two years now, Flinders University has been a proud supporter of Port Adelaide Football Club’s industry-leading Santos Aboriginal Power Cup program. As a result, over 500 Indigenous Year 10 – 12 students from across metro and regional South Australia were recently on our Bedford Park campus for a Leadership Day, including presentations from industry partners, a health and wellbeing workshop, and cultural activities.

The Criminology team has made incredible efforts in the outreach space, as we reported on last month in this piece on Criminology and Law outreach to schools.

Speaking of Law, the team is continuing their outreach activities with recent visits including talks from Professor Tania Leiman at Pembroke and Loreto. The Business team is busy, too, with a number of planned outreach activities on the horizon.
 

Outstanding outreach!

Well done to the Government team, who demonstrated exceptional efforts in their outreach activities this month. In the pictures above, Dr Jessica Genauer and Associate Professor Rob Manwaring spoke to students at Scotch College.
 

Here, Dr Luis da Vinha and Dr Jessica Genauer are speaking to high school students at St. Michael's College about the historical implications of the Cold War and the current war in Ukraine.
 

...And there's more! Associate Professor Rob Manwaring held a Voice to Parliament information session at St Michael's College.

The Government Outreach program looks as though it's gathering momentum, as the team has had interest from both Aberfoyle Park High School for an information session on the Voice to Parliament.
 

An awards night with a difference

We're so proud of our students who picked up a prize for Academic Excellence this year in Business, Law, Criminology and International Relations and Political Science!

We celebrated their achievements at an event on campus, connecting the 50+ students with the industry sponsors who supported their prizes.

It was a night of meaningful conversation, network-building, and plenty of laughs.
 

Iconic partnerships and immersive learning experiences

Did you catch our latest Datablitz session on BGL's iconic partnerships and immersive learning experiences? Presentations covered the Washington Internship Program, Flinders Legal Centre, our partnership with Port Adelaide Football Club and Sports Management educational offerings, and Executive Education.
 

Visit the new city campus pop-up showroom

The New City Campus Pop-Up Showroom launched in April with a fantastic turnout of 211 staff who visited the space in just 2.5 days!

The next Pop-Up Showroom day is scheduled for June 7 (today), no bookings required, just head to the Alere Function Centre. More information here.

Workshops commenced in May for Colleges to work through any pedagogical requirements and possible adjustments, to accommodate curriculum points of difference, for teaching in the New City Campus. For further information, please speak with the Dean (Education). The development of a New City Campus Support Model continues, and the role of Associate Director, City Campus Services has been filled, with the new incumbent, Sarah Scott commencing in June, 2023.

The Change Community continues to grow with a total of 134 members. If you would like to spread awareness and information and contribute to a positive New City Campus culture, you can register your interest to join the Change Community, here.

From Semester 2, bookable Prototype rooms will become available in Physical Sciences, The Prototype rooms will enable academic staff with early access to teaching equipment and technology that will be available in the New City Campus. More information to come.

Make sure to visit the staff webpage which is updated monthly with new information and look out for Professor Romy Lawson’s quarterly update in late June for exciting and new developments.

questions can go to: festivalplaza@flinders.edu.au

Research

Disrupting cycles of homelessness and recidivism for people with complex needs

The Centre for Social Impact and Flinders Criminology researchers – Professor Ian Goodwin-Smith, Associate Professor Selina Tually, Professor Svetlana Bogomolova, Professor Mark Halsey, Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes and Dr Simone Deegan – have joined forces to explicate avenues to disrupt and break cycles of homelessness and recidivism for people with complex needs.

Cognisant that traditional services responses are often punitive or siloed and ultimately ineffective, their first project is analyzing the potential benefits of employing “hubs” or “one stop shops” that integrate multiple services (eg housing, employment, addiction, legal services and the like) in a single location.

Site visits across Sydney, Darwin, Melbourne have been completed, alongside visits to relevant government agencies, including Corrections and Housing.
 

Visiting academic and industry leader

Dr. Louise Schaper, an internationally respected digital health academic and industry leader, kindly visited the College of Business, Government and Law (CBGL) on the 15th and 16th of May 2023. As the CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, Dr. Schaper is recognised as a transformational leader, impassioned by catalysing change and achieving tangible outcomes in the health sector.

During her visit, Dr. Schaper delivered a visionary guest lecture entitled "Nexus between health, data, and technology: the new normal in a digital world", and she actively participated in a VIP Panel Event on Opportunities and Future Directions for Digital Health Research in South Australia, with digital health research luminaries and industry leaders. Continuing her engagement, Dr. Schaper contributed to a highly enriching Master Class session on digital health the following day. 

Dr. Schaper's visit to CBGL was made possible through the facilitation of Mr. Mark Brommeyer, Senior Lecturer in Health Care Management, in concert with the recently launched Graduate Certificate in Digital Health Management.
 

Facilitating sustainable employment of people with intellectual disabilities in hospitality small and medium size enterprises

The project team (CI: Dr Ashok Manoharan, Co-Cis: Dr Claire Hutchinson, and Associate Professor Janice Jones) organized a roundtable event on 5 May 2023 to co-design a toolkit for Hospitality small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) to support the employment of people with intellectual disability. The event was attended by the industry’s peak bodies, disability employment providers, hospitality managers, and other stakeholders.

Listen back to our Lunch and Learn session on Research Now

With ResearchNow, a researcher can manage all aspects of their own research profile, from anywhere in the world. For example, a researcher can showcase their research by updating information in ResearchNow about their research outputs and publications, collaborations, and projects. It's a valuable resource - so Stacey Richardson, Senior Research Support Officer, presented an engaging session all about it.
 

Know an aspiring PhD student?

Encourage them to explore how they can study a Higher Degree by Research – whether that be a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Masters by Research – at Flinders, by attending this information session.

BGL will feature HDR Coordinator Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes and an all-star panel of current PhD students:

Gene Mercer – Industry PhD Student working with SA Health and SA Police to evaluate the health, crime and system impacts of the SA Police Drug Diversion Program.

Sahar Faghidno – Centre for Social Impact PhD Student who is exploring customer journeys, experiences and outcomes with different food relief models.

Vinicius Guedes Goncalves de Oliveira – Government and Law PhD Student who is examining the current state of Australia’s police and legal space framework in the context of the alliance with the US: how to preserve national aspirations and promote cyber defence policies.

Flinders at Tonsley and Online
20 June 2023 5-7pm (ACST)
Registration Link

*Based on notification emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 21 Mar to 12 Apr

This month, there were four publications in top-ranking journals from BGL staff.

Co-designing drug alerts for health and community workers for an emerging early warning system in Victoria, Australia
Brien, R., Volpe, I., Grigg, J., Lyons, T., Hughes, C., McKinnon, G., Tzanetis, S., Crawford, S., Eade, A., Lee, N.,  Barratt, M. J. (2023). Harm Reduction Journal, 20(1), [30].
Scimago: Top 10% (245/2502) in Medicine (miscellaneous)

Making sense of punishment: Transgressors' interpretation of punishment motives determines the effects of sanctions
de Vel-Palumbo, M., Twardawski, M.,  Gollwitzer, M. (2023). British Journal of Social Psychology, 1-23.
Scimago: Top 10% (17/299) in Social Psychology

Unlocking the black box of HPWPs-performance relationship in Vietnamese higher education context: the case of Ho Chi Minh City’s universities
Pham-Thai, N. T., Le, T. D., McMurray, A. J.,  Muenjohn, N. (2023). STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Scimago: Top 10% (49/1438) in Education

Unmasking State Harm: The Border as a Theatrical Space of Gendered Violence
Marmo, M. (2023). Violence Against Women, 29(8), 1541-1561. 
Scimago: Q1 (29/171) in Gender Studies

*Based on notification of contract emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 12 Apr to 15 May

Factory of the Future – accelerating the growth of advanced manufacturing
CIs: Spoehr, J. & Hordacre, A.
Funder: AusIndustry. 
Award amount: $10,000,000

Modelling Digital Ideological Extremism in Australia
CI: Dowling, M.
Funder: The University of Adelaide / Office of National Intelligence. 
Award amount: $172,283

Analysis of Viterra's economic contribution to South Australia
CI: Hordacre, A-L.
Funder: Viterra. 
Award amount: $16,650

Supporting dynamic multidimensional entrepreneurial resilience in Australia
CI: Zhu, R.
Funder: Australian Research Council. 
Award amount: $20,500

Innovations in Health and aged care promoting Arab-Australia knowledge transfer
CIs: Esmaeili, H., Balasubramanian, M., Brand, V., Abdel Shafei, A., Brommeyer, M. & Alothmany, R.
Funder: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 
Award amount: $52,100

Empowering next generation Women entrepreneurs, gender equality and social cohesion
CIs: Manoharan, A. & Jones, J.
Funder: Council for Australian-Arab Relations. 
Award amount: $40,000
 

Education 📚

The legal aspects of the Voice to Parliament referendum

Dr Rowan Nicholson recently spoke about the legal aspects of the Voice to Parliament, which Australians will soon be voting on in a referendum. He's recorded a short (13 minute) version for teaching or any other appropriate context.

Check it out at the link below.
 

Knowledge work and the role of higher education in an AI era

Bert Verhoeven and Vishal Rana have had another article about AI in education published on the prestigious London School of Economics Impact Blog. 

The piece contemplates the intricate interplay of knowledge work and the pivotal role of higher education in the era of AI. This consistent engagement with AI tools in the educational context reinforces our commitment to delivering a forward-thinking curriculum that will better equip our students for the future. 
 

Cybersecurity in FinTech and Financial Services

We recently welcomed Cristina Paetch (Director, Cybersecurity and Digital Trust) and Brooke Petersen (Senior Associate, Early Careers Talent Acquisition) from PwC Adelaide to speak to our Accounting students about FinTech-related careers (and other paths) to consider upon graduation. The event was organised by Dr Michelle Yeong.
 

A moving seminar with a 'juvenile lifer'

All of the students who attended Dr Simone Deegan's recent Criminology seminar with guest speaker Howard, a man who was convicted of murder as a juvenile, were glued to their seats.

The moving talk and question-and-answer session covered everything from Howard's time behind bars, to the nuances of the criminal justice system in Australia, and how time in prison does not necessarily lead to rehabilitation. Students also heard from John, the employer who gave Howard a second chance once he was outside the system.
 

Legal Design Skills of New Graduates

Rob Chalmers spoke alongside Amy Shao and Grace Borsellino at #LegalFestival about what Flinders University is doing to better prepare new Law graduates for the future of legal work: empowering them with legal innovation, design thinking and coding experiences, as well as skills to deal with technology regulation.
 

What's On 📅

Inviting vista or hostile landscape? The gig economy through the eyes of young Australians

The Australian Industrial Transformation Institute is pleased to host Dr Josh Healy (Newcastle) and Dr Andi Pekarek (Melbourne).

Young people are avid participants in the gig economy, as users and as workers. This dual involvement means that platform companies play a significant role in many young people’s lives, both in enabling their consumption and providing new opportunities for work.

In this paper, Dr Josh Healy and Dr Andi Pekarek present contemporary evidence of how young Australians engage with platforms and their views about gig work. They find that while young people have taken enthusiastically to platforms as users, they are pessimistic about important aspects of gig work. And discuss what this combination of support and suspicion portends for young people’s awareness and acceptance of platforms’ labour practices, which are central to the future of work.

The talk will be followed by a discussion with Prof. John Spoehr, Director of the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI). It is suitable for anyone interested in the gig economy and the future of work.

Drinks and nibbles provided. Tickets are free but places are limited, please RSVP.

Tuesday 20 June | 4pm | Level 1, Flinders University at VIctoria Square
 

Celebrating 10 Years of the Flinders Legal Centre

Flinders University’s College of Business, Government & Law is delighted to invite you to Flinders Legal Centre 10th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday 14 June from 5:45pm.

Join Flinders Legal Centre staff, alumni, supporters, and funders as we celebrate this milestone and reflect on the accomplishments of the Flinders Legal Centre over the past decade. Over 350 Flinders Law students have undertaken clinical legal education placements, enabling Flinders Legal Centre to provide at least $3.5 million worth of free legal services – a significant contribution to increasing access to justice in our community.

Drinks and nibbles provided. Tickets are free but places are limited, please RSVP.

Wednesday 14 June | 5.45pm | Flinders Legal Centre, 5 Laffer Drive, Bedford Park

Alumni

2023 Alumni Awards - open now!

The 2023 Flinders University Alumni Awards are slowly approaching, and nominations have recently opened.

Staff from the College of Business, Government and Law are encouraged to consider whether they work with, or know of, a Flinders graduate making a difference in their field, to the community or to the University.

The nomination process is simple to follow and can be found here.

Before submitting a nomination, please review the eligibility rules and guidelines to ensure you have selected the most suitable award category. We also recommend referring to our top tips for writing a winning nomination (attached), so you have the best chance of constructing a strong nomination.

Nominations close 5pm, Monday 26 June 2023.

We look forward to reviewing some great submissions from CBGL!
 

Your support empowers our community

When you support education and research at Flinders University, you play a powerful role in spurring the curiosity, courage and commitment in our students and researchers. You turn uncertainty into opportunity and empower our students and researchers to be bolder, reach further, and achieve more.

Join the University’s mission to change lives and change the world, donate today.
 

Important Dates 📅

View the calendar here.