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”.
Research
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.
Less sleep may be answer to beating bedtime blues
Restricting the amount of time a child spends in bed could lower levels of sleep-related stress and anxiety.
The senses, brain food and paying attention
A world-leading expert in manipulating the human experience by playing with the senses, is joining forces with Flinders to find out how people influence our ability to pay attention to the world around us.
Usability key to research commercialisation
Anthony Francis, Managing Director of Flinders Partners, says academic merit is only one part of successful research.