Paul calls in a winner on The New Inventors
Flinders lecturer and self-styled ‘digital blacksmith’, Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen, is the winner of this week’s episode of the ABC’s The New Inventors program.
Research
Female directors boost green reporting performance
Companies with women on their boards of directors have a better record of corporate transparency in the area of environmental disclosure, according to a study by researchers in the Flinders University Business School.
Reactor to reveal secrets of Indigenous art
Two researchers from Flinders School of Chemical and Physical Sciences have been named the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Inc (AINSE) Research Fellows for 2011.
Flinders has State’s top science educator
Flinders University’s Professor Joe Shapter has received the Tertiary Science Educator of the Year Award at the South Australian Science Excellence Awards, which were announced recently.
Shark and neurone research makes for tall poppies
Marine biologist Dr Charlie Huveneers tracks sharks, including great whites: neuroscientist Dr Damien Keating tracks the communications between cells in the brain. Both Flinders University researchers have been named as 2010 Young Tall Poppies of Science at the South Australian awards ceremony on Tuesday, August 10.
Mobiles making the world a better place
As part of National Science Week, Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen is holding a free public demonstration of how a new mobile phone system has the potential to transform the lives of the poorest people in the world.
Taking a multilingual approach to literacy
A new approach to language learning that aims to improve literacy outcomes across languages by integrating foreign languages into daily classroom activities is currently being trialled in 11 primary schools across South Australia.
Kangaroo evolution linked to climatic change
The evolution of kangaroos is intricately tied to Australia’s changing climate, according to new research.
Researching great white shark tourism
Scientists and South Australian cage-diving operators are collaborating in a world-first project to ensure the State’s eco-tourism activities take good care of Australia’s protected white sharks