360° virtual animation dive of Iceland shipwreck
October 16th marks exactly 360 years since the Dutch merchant ship Melckmeyt (Milkmaid) was wrecked off a remote Icelandic island during a clandestine trading mission. Since […]
Warm up at Springfest 2019
Flinders SpringFest is back at Bedford Park on Saturday 19 October, 2019 and kicks off from 10am so don’t miss out on a bunch of free […]
Methamphetamine contamination remains in homes for years
The Breaking Bad movie El Camino story line focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever- with a new study revealing methamphetamine contamination in houses is […]
Discovering designer drugs for diabetes
A potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes has multiple, positive effects on health and metabolism in mice, reports a study in Nature. The new drug […]
Child deaths in Africa could be prevented
Children under 5 years of age in Africa are much more likely to die than those in wealthy countries as a direct result of poor health […]
How Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
One third of the world’s population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite– which causes a common eye infection called ocular toxoplasmosis. Researchers have now shed light […]
Flinders launches car for World Solar Challenge
Four years of engineering brainpower and hundreds of hours spent building a practical solar car will be put to the test when the Flinders Automotive Solar […]
Powerful international student stories on show
Flinders international student Gizela Da Silva lived through the violent struggle for independence in Timor-Leste, and was forced to flee into the mountains to survive. “My […]
Reading patterns in Facebook threads
How can you best navigate a relatively new form of conversation, where the speaker’s eyes or facial expressions are never seen, and replies can come either […]