For 50 years, Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders University has been preparing graduates to improve health outcomes through evidence-based nutrition practice, innovation and community connection. Since the program’s establishment in the mid-1970s, Flinders has built a strong reputation for producing highly skilled, compassionate graduates who are ready to work across hospitals, community health, aged care, research, public health and industry settings.
Our programs combine strong scientific foundations with extensive real-world placement experiences and a focus on interprofessional learning. Partnerships with health networks, research institutes, councils and community organisations provide students with opportunities to work alongside industry throughout their studies.
We are proud of the many graduates who have gone on to lead and shape the profession across Australia and internationally. As we celebrate this milestone, we also look ahead to the future - continuing to evolve our programs to meet changing community needs, advance nutrition science and support healthier futures for all.
Dr Jolene Thomas
Academic Lead Nutrition and Dietetics
College of Health and Enablement
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Celebrating 50 years of Nutrition and Dietetics recognises the extraordinary contribution our staff, students, alumni and industry partners have made to advancing health and wellbeing through nutrition education, research and practice.
For five decades, Flinders University has remained committed to delivering innovative, industry-connected education that prepares graduates to respond to evolving healthcare and community needs. Through strong partnerships, practical learning experiences and impactful research, our Nutrition and Dietetics programs have helped shape generations of professionals who are improving lives locally, nationally and globally.
This milestone is an opportunity to honour the vision and dedication of those who established the discipline, while celebrating the achievements of our graduates and the exciting future ahead for nutrition and dietetics at Flinders.
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Professor Tracy Humphrey
Vice-President and Executive Dean
College of Health and Enablement
Discover the legacy of Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders University, beginning in 1976 with the introduction of the Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics.
From groundbreaking diplomas to today's advanced degrees, explore how Flinders has shaped nutrition and dietetics education and transformed it over five decades
Renowned as innovative and progressive, Flinders University knows bringing the brightest minds together with industry can change the world. That’s why we’ve invested in and built a new Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB) as the centrepiece of our exciting Flinders Village development.
The HMRB enables researchers, practitioners and industry partners to work together more closely than ever before, creating a hub of collaboration within southern Adelaide’s own biomedical research precinct.
Located adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital, it is the focal point of research informed by genuine patient need, positioned to make an immediate improvement to people’s health and wellbeing.
Building on more than 50 years of exceptional health and medical teaching, the HMRB is a once-in-a-generation initiative that will transform how we understand, diagnose and treat illness.
Interested in following in the footsteps of 50 years of Nutrition and Dietetics graduates? Talk to our friendly team about studying at Flinders, your course options and pathways into university.
The Alumni Relations team is committed to actively engaging our graduates in the life of the University through meaningful programs, benefits, services and communications.
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