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.
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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.
Flinders buildings win design awards
Flinders University’s newest buildings featured prominently in Friday’s South Australian Architecture Awards presented by the Australian Institute of Architecture.
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.
Top disaster medicine role for Flinders dean
As populations grow along coastlines and the urban poor find homes in larger cities with inadequate infrastructure, the impact of natural disasters is likely to grow rather than subside, according to Professor Paul Arbon, the Dean of Nursing and Midwifery at Flinders University.
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.