Meatworkers prone to violence, expert says
Meatworkers are more inclined to commit acts of violence, new research by Flinders University animal studies expert Dr Nik Taylor has found.
Sociology
Flinders honours its top professors
Flinders University has honoured a group of its most eminent professors with the inaugural award of the title of “Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor”.
Meat-free for the greater good
A Flinders University animal studies expert warns that the deeply ingrained meat-eating habits of modern Western society are having a “disastrous” effect on the environment.
Teenagers not taken in by raunchy imagery
School-age teenagers are widely exposed to sexualised and raunchy imagery, but are developing their own ways of dealing with it.
Cosmetic surgery for career boost
Cosmetic surgeons are receiving increasing requests from professionals looking to boost a flagging career.
Measuring musical modernism
There is the promise of a “musical re-enchantment” rising from the ashes of 20th century modernism, Dr Eduardo de la Fuente argues.
A world without animals?
Flinders University sociologist, Dr Nik Taylor, considers humans’ ambiguous relationship with other animals.
Five projects find new ways to learn
Three team and two individual staff projects that propose novel ways to engage students and improve learning have received Flinders University’s annual Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants of between $6000 and $12,000.
Avoiding another GFC
New forms of regulation that prevent a recurrence of the GFC but do not unnecessarily inhibit the market are required to deal with modern global capitalism, according to Professor Robert Holton, who is leading a three-day masterclass at Flinders University Victoria Square.