International recognition for Professor Shapter
Professor Joe Shapter, Dean of the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Flinders University has been recognised as an innovative science educator with an international award.
College of Science and Engineering
Science careers expo with CSIRO for Year 11s
Flinders and CSIRO are jointly running a careers-focused event for school students on the Flinders University campus on June 22 and 25.
Honours for staff and graduates
The Queen’s Birthday 2012 Honours List included a total of 11 graduates and current and former staff of Flinders University.
US groundwater gong for PhD student
Zijuan Deng is the only Australian in 2012 to win an award from the US-based National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation.
Advancing maths at Flinders
A dedicated Mathematical Sciences Laboratory has opened at Flinders University, focusing on advances in both modern applied and pure mathematics.
Mapping McLaren Vale
Where does McLaren Vale begin and the Willunga Basin end? The answer is not as obvious as you might think.
Invest in research, says visiting Chief Scientist
Visiting Flinders yesterday, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, said that Australia needs to make a strong commitment to research investment if it “wants to stay in the game”.
Saving endangered scavengers
In sharp contrast to the seed-eating songbirds he studied for his PhD, Flinders graduate Toby Galligan is now on a mission to save birds that live off the bodies of the dead.
Sea lions fuel ocean life
Like whales, sea lions are contributing to marine ecosystems in the most fundamental way possible, research by a Flinders graduate has found.