Phone-in targets rising adolescent violence
Violent physical and verbal attacks at the hands of adolescents are becoming an increasing problem for many Australian families, a Flinders University researcher has found.
Myer Family endows Flinders Chair in Rural Education
Flinders University gains $1 million grant from Myer Philanthropy’s 2009 Commemorative Grants Program.
Maths and science the winners in State award
The Australian Science and Mathematics School, located at Flinders University, has won the Education category of the 2008 South Australian of the Year Awards ceremony.
Making a modern nation – just add migrants
The remarkable and transformative story of Australian immigration over the course of the 20th century is the subject of a major new study by Flinders University historian Professor Eric Richards.
New research suggests Alzheimer’s can be beaten with grape seeds
We’ve all been spitting them out for years, but now grape seeds have been identified by Flinders University researchers as a potential treatment in preventing the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Ngarrindjeri history pre-dates pyramids
Evidence of life pre-dating the pyramids of Egypt will be used to shape an insight into the cultural life and society of the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia.
A town with two heart-beats
Some 8,000 South Australians can trace their heritage back to a single, picturesque, hilltop town in southern Italy.
Excellence in Indigenous education recognised
Flinders University’s Yunggorendi First Nations Centre for Higher Education and Research has received a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Award for “excellence and innovation in teaching, recruitment and support of Indigenous students to higher education”.
Engineering students successful again
Flinders engineering undergraduates have maintained a strong performance by the University in one of the leading competitions for engineering prowess taking out first and second places in 2008.