Talk and tweets offer a window into political thinking
Voting along party lines obscures the opinions of individuals, so Professor Thad Kousser intends to use other indicators, including tweets, to find out what our politicians really think.
Research
Detecting human life with remote technology
Flinders students Laith Al-Shimaysawee and Ali Al-Dabbagh have developed ground-breaking new technology for detecting human life using remote cameras.
Light therapy hope for sleep troubled teens
Flinders University sleep researchers are taking research conducted in Adelaide schools to the next level by intensively studying individual sleep troubled teens.
Policy’s promise for fairer health outcomes
A new research centre to be launched at Flinders today is dedicated to achieving fairer health outcomes and improving the wellbeing of Australians.
Nit-picking parents ‘putting kids off sport’
Flinders University research has found that many parents are unwittingly driving their children to quit sport because of intense, post-match grillings.
A tale of Greek migration wins history prize
Yianni Cartledge’s essay tracing the Greek migrants from the island of Ikaria who came to South Australia has won him the Wakefield Companion to SA History Undergraduate Essay Prize.
Flinders research helps teens tackle the perils of perfectionism
Flinders University research carried out in four Adelaide schools is changing lives across Australia by providing “psychological immunization” to protect young people against the destructive effects of perfectionism.
PhD, 76, shows zest for life, and life-long learning
While most of his friends were contemplating their retirement years, Roderick Essery was embarking on a life-changing experience at Flinders University.
Timor-Leste’s population bubble – dividend or danger?
A Flinders demographer says that Timor-Leste’s population ‘bubble’ needs strategic investment to turn it into a social and economic dividend.