Four species of freshwater native fish brought to the brink of extinction by drought are being re-released into the lower Murray wetlands, and thanks to Flinders University research, they have an improved chance of survival.
To the untrained eye, the spreadsheet sitting on Luke Humphris’ desk appears to be a mishmash of meaningless numbers.
Flinders University Tourism won the Tourism Education and Training category in Friday’s 2011 South Australian Tourism Awards.
After jetting off to Sydney in September for PlayWriting Australia’s prestigious National Script Workshop, Flinders University playwright Phillip Kavanagh will return to the East Coast in 2012 to complete two playwriting courses run by the Griffin Theatre Company.
Dr Caroline Ellison from Flinders University’s Disability and Community Inclusion Unit has won a national award for her outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of developmental education.
Two Flinders University academics, psychologist Professor Marika Tiggemann and medical bioengineer Professor Karen Reynolds, have been elected as Fellows by their respective peak academic bodies, the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Kangaroo Island’s phases of connection and disconnection with the mainland make it of special interest to palaeontologists, and a Flinders University project that will track the resulting effects on the island’s fauna and flora has received funding from the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants.
A Flinders archaeologist, Dr Jennifer McKinnon, has received an award from the Governor of Saipan for her work in developing an underwater heritage trail of Second World War relics on the Pacific island, which is now part of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
Awards to two outstanding Chinese alumni were made ahead of Flinders University’s graduation ceremony for students of the joint programs taught with Nankai University, which was held in Tianjin, China, on October 29.