Leading role in circular economy
The Australian Government is ramping up efforts to move to a more sustainable circular economy by 2030. With Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley, Flinders University […]
$1.2m of heroic help for youth mental health
In collaboration with Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Little Heroes Foundation, Flinders University has announced the creation of the Little Heroes Professor of Child and […]
Warning screens fail to deter Instagram users from seeing graphic content
The introduction of sensitive-content warning screens by Instagram is not effectively protecting vulnerable Internet users from the negative impact of graphic online imagery, according to new […]
Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
Genetic diversity is the raw material that enables populations to evolve in response to changes in the environment – essentially, the more diversity the better. Rapid […]
Size matters when ordering food online
What effect does verbal size descriptors have on portion size selections when people order their meals online? Quite a lot – and some cues can prompt […]
Alumni making their mark
Flinders University congratulates the outstanding graduates and staff who this year received Australia Day Honours, acknowledging the difference they have made to the community. The annual […]
Nature’s call to nanotech
Shark skin and dragonfly wings are two of nanotech researchers’ favourite things in new studies looking for solutions to maritime and medical mysteries. The microscopic makeup […]
Age over youth: Grandfather effect shapes politics
As millennial and post-millennial voters become the largest group of voters around the world, Flinders University experts warn that the ‘grandfather effect’ has seen politicians of […]
Big boost for STEM in schools
New federal funds will help Flinders University support hundreds of female Year 9 students in South Australia and the Northern Territory to build competitive skills in […]