Flinders consolidates in ARWU subject rankings
In an increasingly competitive and disrupted research environment, Flinders University has maintained a solid footing in the 2022 ARWU Global Rankings of Academic Subjects. Of […]
Sizing up rodent mating evolution
A new study has found the distribution of females in 33 species of Australian rodents affects the evolution of testes size of males in these social […]
Sowing seeds for better food crops
With millions facing hunger around the world, Flinders University researchers are looking into novel properties of leading edible plants which could enhance future food crop production. […]
Finding Doreyi – James takes a bow, for a bee
Flinders University PhD graduate and Australian bee photographer James B Dorey has had a new bee species named after him. With 1668 known species of bee […]
Rare bee found after 100 years
A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been there all along – but is […]
Satellite tracking supports blue whale survival
Extensive satellite tracking has revealed important new knowledge about the little known pygmy blue whale population of Southern Australia. Marine scientists from Flinders University, Australian Marine […]
Endangered SA bird song draws the ‘chicks’
A new study into the Thick-billed Grasswren, a songbird found in parts of outback South Australia and NSW, reveals differences in song made by males from […]
Seeking a ‘great’ shark deterrent
Valuable insights into the performance of commercially available personal shark deterrents have been revealed in Flinders University research. The project, led by funding from by the […]
Throwing a lifeline to native fish stocks
The future of native fish species in Murray-Darling waterways will get a boost with assistance from Flinders University fish genomics experts. The Molecular Ecology Lab at Flinders University […]