Men tuning into Insta-spiration
New research confirms men and teens are affected by Instagram influencers who set global benchmarks for ideal body shape, fashion and even facial trends. While perhaps […]
What we now know about living in space
November 2 marks 20 years since the first residents arrived on the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiting habitat has been continuously occupied ever since. Twenty […]
PM’s Science Innovator Prize goes to … Flinders Chalker Lab
Highly acclaimed Flinders University Associate Professor Justin Chalker has won the Prize for New Innovators in the 2020 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. His discovery and […]
Rethink for treating severe eating disorders
Concerns over ineffective traditional treatments have prompted calls to better understand the complex processes underpinning Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SE-AN). SE-AN is a subgroup of […]
Eye-tracking tech helps aged-care assessment
Memory loss among older Australians is on the rise as the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement – but a new technique tested by Flinders University researchers […]
29,000 years of Aboriginal life on Murray
The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research led by Flinders University in collaboration with […]
Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf reveal ancient landscapes
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years when the current seabed was dry land. Aboriginal artefacts […]
Leading SA hydrogeologist joins Australian Research Council
Internationally renowned earth scientist, hydrogeologist and groundwater expert at Flinders University Professor Craig Simmons is joining the Australian Research Council as Executive Director, Maths, Physics, Chemistry […]
Vital conservation projects kick off
Australia’s environment is battling hotter, dryer and more extreme conditions – including bushfires – and scientists are being called in to help restore degraded landscapes and […]