Book shows ‘sanitised, transglobal’ lives of the super-rich
“When I remark to people that some of my work as a human geographer involves exploring worlds of the super-rich, they look at me quizzically, apparently confused.”
Research
Housing a barrier to settlement
In Australia’s competitive private housing market, the chances of securing a property without references or a hefty bond are slim to none.
Social media puts body-conscious girls off sport
Teenage girls are shying away from sports in high school because social media is making them self-conscious about their bodies, Flinders University research shows.
Flinders centre SHAPEs future football stars
Young footballers from South Adelaide Football Club have been getting a taste of AFL Draft Camp this week, thanks to Flinders University’s SHAPE Research Centre.
Putting children first, when media sets its own rules
In an age when many parents won’t let their child post a letter because of “stranger danger”, it’s ironic that few pay attention while media organisations spend hours of one-on-one time with even their youngest offspring.
Flinders engineers lead the field
Flinders University’s biomedical engineering and assistive technologies cluster is enhancing its reputation for excellence in research, design and development.
Human-animal bonds in disasters
The recognition of the bond between people and pets is stronger than ever before, but what happens to the human-animal relationship when disaster strikes?
Flinders collaborates to improve home health care
Flinders University’s Medical Device Research Institute has just received a $500,000 grant from the State Government to help improve the State’s Hospital in the Home service.
Food for fish: research finds Tasmanian upwelling
New research at Flinders has identified an area of upwelling – a site where complex natural dynamics bring up deep-sea water and nutrients to the sea’s upper layers – on the west coast of Tasmania.