Bjørn Lomborg consensus centre could be set up at Flinders University

South Australian university says it has asked for information about the $4m in funding on offer, but no firm decision has been made

The federal government has held talks with Flinders University over the possibility of establishing a research centre headed by controversial academic Bjirn Lomborg.

Flinders University said it had asked the department of education for information about Lomborg's consensus centre but insisted it had not made a firm decision over whether it wanted to host the academic's work.