Film urges refugee acceptance
Two Flinders students have come together with a view to changing the public perception of refugees – through film.
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Fuelling international green research
Flinders University has signed ongoing research collaborations with two of the world’s most populous nations after senior scientists spent two months exploring how biofuels might offer their respective countries greater food and energy security.
New home for teaching and research in Alice Springs
The commitment by two Aboriginal men – W & E Rubuntja – to the advancement of Indigenous people has been recognised with the naming of a new research and education building in Alice Springs in their honour.
New Centre enhances disaster health research
Health Minister John Hill opened the Flinders University Research Centre for Disaster Resilience and Health at a ceremony on Friday, 12 March.
Indigenous health boosted by $10m endowment
Flinders University’s ability to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health initiatives, including the training of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, has been lifted to a new level following a $10 million endowment from philanthropist Mr Greg Poche AO.
Flinders makes its mark with groundwater
The work of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), based at Flinders University, is putting Australian groundwater on the world map, according to a group of eminent, international water specialists.
Key role for social scientists
The vexed nature of big environmental issues like climate change and water security underscore the role that social scientists can play in the development of public policy, according to Professor Phyllis Tharenou.
TV crime a forensics two-edged sword
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.
Friendly bugs boost Australia’s grain output
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.