The great Australian dream of home ownership is slipping away leaving a major economic and social problem for future governments and the threat of a US-style collapse in home prices, according to a team of Flinders University researchers.
Ground-breaking research on how human cells communicate has earned Flinders University neuroscientist Dr Damien Keating a prestigious Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council.
Dr John Halsey has been appointed the foundation Sidney Myer Chair for Rural Education and Communities from an international field of candidates.
Scientists from the NT Museum and Flinders University have discovered the remains of a giant hippo-like animal near Alice Springs, a find that will shed new light on the Territory’s prehistoric past.
Intensive rehabilitation is a vital step towards recovery for people with an acquired brain injury (ABI), but it also takes them out of circulation – their normal social routines and contacts tend to fall by the wayside.
The rusting remnants of a Second World War battle will soon take on a new life, thanks to a project by Flinders maritime archaeology lecturer Ms Jennifer McKinnon.
Flinders University has moved to meet two future skills demands by offering a course in maritime electronics engineering next year.
Ground-breaking research in teasing out which genes are contributing to complex eye diseases has won Dr Kathryn Burdon a Young Tall Poppy Award for Science at the recent South Australian awards.
Researchers at Flinders University say that Indigenous community health services can be significantly improved by governments adopting a simpler model of funding.