A novel take on an ancient crime
As a teenage exchange student in an isolated town in northern Iceland, Hannah Kent found the story of Agnes Magnusdottir, the last person executed in Iceland for murder, playing on her mind.
Research
Climate change did not cause giant kangaroo’s extinction
The long-running debate over what drove most of the world’s Ice Age megafauna to extinction has taken a dramatic turn with new research published in June in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
Combat climate change with a micro-movie
You can convey a lot about climate change in 90 seconds, and a Flinders University competition is asking students in South Australia and the Northern Territory to do just that.
Flinders appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Research
Eminent plant scientist Professor David Day has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Flinders University.
A learning Army is critical to a complex future
Flinders University is playing a leading role with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in helping the Australian Army develop the skills required to educate soldiers for increasingly diverse and complex operations.
Special math adds up for Masters students
Where is the best place for Master of Education students to learn how to support children having trouble with maths? In the classroom, of course.
Archaeology supporting Indigenous communities
Flinders University students have been working with Indigenous communities in Western Australia to uncover the archaeological history of important cultural sites with a view to developing plans for their management and conservation.
No simple solution to sustainable irrigation
Finding the most efficient and sustainable solution to irrigating crops is more complicated than most people think.
Murder mystery has a short story solution
The Appin murder mystery, the historical 18th century event at the centre of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Kidnapped, may have been solved 150 years ago by another great Scottish novelist.