SA speaks on death and organ donation
Almost three in every four South Australians believe they should have the final say – not their families – when it comes to organ donation.
Research
Tropical fruit’s role as skin cancer weapon
Flinders researcher rewarded for her exciting breakthrough on the potential anti-skin cancer properties of the tropical fruit, mangosteen.
Solution to spare embryos
An overwhelming majority of South Australians would rather see spare embryos used and not discarded, a Flinders University study has found.
Invest in research, says visiting Chief Scientist
Visiting Flinders yesterday, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, said that Australia needs to make a strong commitment to research investment if it “wants to stay in the game”.
Flinders finds clues to early Dutch postal system
Ancient maritime inscriptions dating back to the early 1600s have been found on the coast of Madagascar by Flinders University researchers.
Saving endangered scavengers
In sharp contrast to the seed-eating songbirds he studied for his PhD, Flinders graduate Toby Galligan is now on a mission to save birds that live off the bodies of the dead.
Sea lions fuel ocean life
Like whales, sea lions are contributing to marine ecosystems in the most fundamental way possible, research by a Flinders graduate has found.
Measuring vulnerability of seawater intrusion
Flinders University researchers have developed a method for predicting how much seawater will intrude into underground water storage systems.
Penguins enrol in biology
The $8 million Biology Discovery Centre under construction at Flinders is to have its own population of penguins.