Tips and tricks - Flinders University

Preparing for Open Days 🎉

What do blood spatters and ice cream have in common? Or heart beats and basketball hoops? Find out by making sure you get the most of your Open Days experience. Read on for our tips and tricks.

What to pack

What to pack Getting to Open Days Food and drink Exploring our campuses Enjoying your day

What to pack 🎒

We suggest bringing:

A bag to carry all your bits and pieces (you can also get a tote bag at our welcome stand)
A water bottle (we have water refill stations on campus)
A snack (you can also buy food and drink on campus)
Comfortable walking shoes (especially at Bedford Park)
A campus map (you can also get one at our Bedford Park welcome stand)
Questions for our academics, student ambassadors, and staff

Getting to Open Days 📍

Before you attend Open Days, check how you're going to get to each location — whether it's by car, public transport, or by foot! Check out our 'getting there' page for information.
If you're coming to Bedford Park, we suggest coming through our welcome entry on Registry Road so you can grab a map and a tote bag.
At Bedford Park, Car Park 6 is the closest car park to our Registry Road welcome entry, but spaces are limited. Another option is Car Park 1 next to the Hub/Plaza.

How to get to each location

Food and drink 🥪

There's plenty of food and drink available to buy at Open Days — from sandwiches, sausage rolls and donuts at Bedford Park and Tonsley to the coffee cart at the City!
If you're getting food at Bedford Park, start queuing before lunch time — the lines are long between 12 and 1pm.
Bring a water bottle when you're walking around Bedford Park.
If you'd like a FREE sweet treat, visit Anchor Court at Bedford Park for a liquid nitrogen ice-cream, complete with toppings and sprinkles! (Limited supply).

Exploring our campuses 👟

If you're coming to Bedford Park, grab a map - we have a campus and walking map available to download or pick up on the day, plus lots of signage and helpful Flinders team members to guide you.
Join a campus tour! Our friendly student ambassadors will show you around our amazing campuses. Plus, we have a variety of other tours showcasing our Nursing and Midwifery simulation labs, the Drama Centre, our Biodiversity Centre, Flinders Living and more!
Wear shoes you can walk in! If you're trekking around the Bedford Park campus, there are lots of slopes, stairs and winding paths — so lace up your sneakers.

Enjoying your day 😎

Open Days is hands-on, goggles on, lab coats on. It's tours and information sessions, escape rooms, court rooms, liquid nitrogen and robot dogs. So, whether you're coming to Bedford park or Flinders City Campus, be sure to plan your day in advance.

Don't be shy — come talk to us! Whether it's at a booth, after an information session, or during a tour, our friendly staff and student ambassadors are happy to chat to you about studying at Flinders, career outcomes, how to apply for uni, and more.

There's a lot of information to retain, so don't forget to grab a subject guide that lists all the courses we have available at Flinders.

We’re here to help you every step of the way.

If you would like to talk to one of our friendly advisers about applying to university or to discuss your study options and pathways, please contact us.