New approach needed to save Australia’s non-perennial rivers
Non-perennial rivers, which stop flowing at some point each year, dominate surface water movement across Australia, yet monitoring the continued health of these vital waterways demands […]
Calls for better groundwater management
After Australia’s latest floodwaters subside, a study led by Flinders University has called for action on 18 challenges facing more sustainable use of vital groundwater, a […]
Better gauge of dry river flows
A new study identifies gaps in data on streams around the world, highlighting potential priorities for future installation of monitoring tools. The US-led international research – […]
Farmers help grow groundwater plans
Over-allocation of surface water for growing food crops is shifting agriculture and other industry to use groundwater – which is much more difficult to measure and […]
Celebrating trailblazers of science at Flinders
Three of Flinders University’s emerging stars of research – hydrogeologist Dr Margaret Shanafield, archaeologist Dr Ian Moffat and palaeontologist Dr Alice Clement – have been named […]
Tackling concerns about unconventional gas
Unconventional gas production, such as coal seam gas and shale gas, raises concerns including possible groundwater contamination. However just because something is possible does not mean […]
Fibre optics from the rooftops
Fibre optic cables installed to the Flinders at Tonsley roof and a University building in China are conducting a novel kind of experiment. It has nothing to do with NBN […]
Urban aquifer project links to Germany
The battle to recharge urban aquifers is the focus of a two-year international research collaboration between Flinders University and a leading German water ecology institute.
Measuring water flow in the endangered Coorong
Flinders University groundwater expert Dr Margaret Shanafield is digging deep to find out how much water should be released upstream to replenish the endangered Coorong Wetlands.