Obesity trigger identified within the human gut
The key chemical for happiness and sadness, serotonin, is also a force in our body’s weight gain and calorie control, and scientists say more research could […]
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What to do with an unexpected arrival
Four in 1000 births in Australia are unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries – or Born Before Arrival (BBA) births. They occur when mothers intend to give birth at […]
Housing barriers are harming refugee health
Many new arrivals to Australia find securing a house difficult and have ongoing problems with their housing once they do, Flinders University researchers say. Housing issues […]
MOOC tackles tricky topics
Dying2Learn is proving a popular new resource to help lift the shroud of concern and social stigma about the inevitable subject of death and dying. Developed […]
New chapter of Indigenous history told through food
The undocumented colonial history of Indigenous food on Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland is about to unfold under a new, three-year study led by Flinders […]
Low ranking for student behaviour model
Behaviour management in schools is fundamentally flawed, says Dr David Armstrong, a Flinders University expert in education psychology and learning difficulties. In a recent paper, Dr […]
How to spark a chemical chain reaction
Tailor-made protein drugs in the fight against cancer and other diseases are a step closer, with the Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology at Flinders playing […]
Fulbright expert on nuclear energy
Nuclear waste disposal in Australia is on the radar of Allison Macfarlane, the new Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Applied Public Policy at Flinders University and Carnegie […]
Cool career paths for student passions
From software engineering to health nutrition and sport, Flinders University students are finding their entrepreneurial pathway with help from the University’s New Venture Institute. One example […]