Television shows based on crime scene investigations may have increased community awareness of forensic science – but they have also given lawyers, jurors and the general public unrealistic expectations about the discipline.
The search for bugs that will improve the quality and quantity of Australia’s grain production in an environmentally friendly way is being led by Flinders University.
New research is showing that in terms of heavy metals, farmed tuna are healthier to eat than wild ones.
The fundamental ‘disconnect’ between the public’s awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and putting it into practice was explored at a conference this month, to launch a new Flinders University healthy lifestyles research group.
Nine Flinders academics with brilliant research records who completed their PhDs less than 10 years ago are the inaugural recipients of the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Early Career Researchers.
Flinders University has boosted South Australia’s environmental expertise and capacity with the appointment of Dr Andrew Millington as Dean of the University’s new School of the Environment.
Flinders has a strong presence among South Australia’s leading clean technology innovators at today’s CleverGreen™ Conference and Showcase, being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Flinders University’s moves to recover funds allegedly misappropriated by a staff member have yielded initial success with the SA Supreme Court ordering the return of $13.9 million to the University.
Felishia Abbott was so grateful for the support she received from the Flinders Cancer Clinic team during her battle with advanced ovarian cancer that she was determined “to give something back”.