Student research earns Flinders praise

Fossil deposits in the Naracoorte Caves, parental involvement in junior football and Australia’s adoption of compulsory voting are among the winning research themes of Flinders University’s 2013 Best Student Research Paper Awards.

Lefties aren’t so gifted after all

Despite popular belief, left-handers are no more gifted than their right-handed counterparts, with Flinders research finding that some left-handed children actually have lower cognitive abilities.

How we judge the judges

If the public perceives large discrepancies between a judge’s values and their own, the legitimacy of judicial authority is likely to come into question.

Indonesian expert alumnus honoured

Flinders University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Pratikno, Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada and one of Indonesia’s leading experts on Indonesian politics.