Solution to spare embryos
An overwhelming majority of South Australians would rather see spare embryos used and not discarded, a Flinders University study has found.
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Invest in research, says visiting Chief Scientist
Visiting Flinders yesterday, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, said that Australia needs to make a strong commitment to research investment if it “wants to stay in the game”.
Saving endangered scavengers
In sharp contrast to the seed-eating songbirds he studied for his PhD, Flinders graduate Toby Galligan is now on a mission to save birds that live off the bodies of the dead.
New plan to improve student mental health
A new Student Mental Health Action Plan is to be developed at Flinders University in response to last year’s National Summit on the Mental Health of Tertiary Students.
Tertiary Education Minister on campus
Visiting Flinders today, Senator Chris Evans, Federal Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, was briefed on initiatives for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and on expanding Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs.
Sea lions fuel ocean life
Like whales, sea lions are contributing to marine ecosystems in the most fundamental way possible, research by a Flinders graduate has found.
Measuring vulnerability of seawater intrusion
Flinders University researchers have developed a method for predicting how much seawater will intrude into underground water storage systems.
Penguins enrol in biology
The $8 million Biology Discovery Centre under construction at Flinders is to have its own population of penguins.
A long suit in Shorts
A grim and suspenseful portrait of war won the major award at the Shorts Film Festival for Flinders graduate Anthony Maras, and other Flinders graduates were among the winners.