Flipping the script on dementia language
Changing the way healthcare staff speak about people living with dementia can lead to significant improvements in care practices, culture, and human connection, new research has […]
How drought affects our city’s trees
South Australia has experienced record-breaking low rainfall and high temperatures in the past 6-12 months, placing considerable strain on native vegetation and streetscapes. A new study […]
Warning on immigration data handling
Around the world, artificial intelligence and Automated Decision-Making (ADM) tools are playing significant roles in handling immigration and homeland security data. Migration experts in Australia weighing […]
Weight-loss surgery in jeopardy
Bariatric surgery – widely recognised as the most effective, long-term, and safe treatment for severe obesity – is under threat in Australia, as skyrocketing indemnity insurance […]
Feelings of frailty can set in at 40
Loneliness, feeling older than your age and a negative attitude to ageing are all associated with early stages of frailty, even in people as young as […]
Fossil tracks revise march of early life on Earth
The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought – thanks to evidence discovered at […]
Parents urged to act on early warning signs of eating disorders
Flinders University research has identified the most common early warning signs of eating disorders in children, to provide a guide for parents and caregivers about when […]
Australians voice the nation’s most wicked problems
In a major new national study, Flinders University has revealed the top concerns troubling Australians today, with cost-of-living pressures, housing unaffordability, crime and safety, healthcare access, […]
New FUMA exhibition explores coastal narratives and ecologies
As South Australia’s beaches continue to be impacted by tiny but powerful algal forces, Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA) presents Crosscurrents, an evocative new exhibition […]