Student research earns Flinders praise

Fossil deposits in the Naracoorte Caves, parental involvement in junior football and Australia’s adoption of compulsory voting are among the winning research themes of Flinders University’s 2013 Best Student Research Paper Awards.

Elite female athletes’ health risk

Young female athletes representing South Australia in aesthetics sports such as gymnastics are putting their health at risk due to calcium and iron deficiencies, a Flinders University study has found.

Thin people get diabetes too

Pointing the finger at fat as the major or sole contributor to contracting type 2 diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is entirely self-induced, research at Flinders has found.

Inspiration to study comes on a bike

Flinders graduate Andrew Dallimore’s fundraising cycle ride from Adelaide to Melbourne will not only contribute to the welfare of animals overseas, but will also visit six rural schools along the way to spread the word about the benefits of continuing education.