Clever way to study bird brains
It’s difficult to know what birds ‘think’ when they fly, but scientists in Australia and Canada are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds’ […]
Hunting brain cancer cells
Understanding how cancer cells evolve from healthy brain cells and evade treatment could open up potential new drug therapies for glioblastomas, one of the most common […]
Key advance in brain research
Australian neurobiologists and material scientists have teamed up to innovate the petri-dish to be able to grow and age live brain cells from patients with neurological […]
Super-fast flying machines defy body logic
The size of a tiny insect brain bears no comparison to the super capacity of its killer instinct and flying skills and speed. Just like in […]
Children’s theatre adds a dash of life skills
A new production at Patch Theatre Company is incorporating Flinders University expertise in tips for children to roll with the punches and be the best they […]
National acclaim for our medical and health researchers
Two Flinders researchers have joined an elite group of Australian health and medical scientists at the annual National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence […]
Alumna aspires to Antarctic adventure
While studying at Flinders, Karen Hawke never dreamt she’d be joining an elite group of women scientists on a journey of discovery in the frozen reaches of Antarctica.
Flinders student off to Oxford
Budding neuroscientist Emma Lawrance has just won a prestigious Clarendon Scholarship to study at Oxford.