“We feel the loss of Professor Flynn very keenly. He was . a giant amongst scholars. “His work was highly cited across a number of disciplines, his research made a real difference in the world, and his ideas had an immense reach – from high school classrooms to the frontiers of social science research. “He was an iconic figure around our campus and there will never be another like him.”
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Jim Flynn was profiled in several high profile international publications. Otago University head of psychology department Jamin Halberstadt said he had worked with Flynn for more than 20 years and described him as an “intellectual titan”.