Banishing bias in research metrics
h-index, g-index, i10 index, m-quotient, Journal Impact Factor, Altmetrics … it’s long been an intractable issue plaguing the research community — how to assess the relative […]
First COVID-19 vaccine trial starts in Adelaide
Human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed at Flinders have commenced in South Australia. The Phase 1 trial at the Royal Adelaide Hospital will test […]
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 […]
Co-offenders provide key to crime patterns
A large volume of criminal offending involves two or more individuals acting collaboratively – yet detailed analysis of co-offending is lacking to obtain more detailed and […]
Native bees’ exotic origins reveal cross-pollination
Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian countries, islands in the south-west Pacific or greater Oceania region, ecology researchers […]
High use of poorly financed aged care
Australia is a comparatively high user of residential aged care with a relatively low financial investment in the whole aged-care sector, OECD data shows. In a […]
Disability and domestic violence risk for women, children
More cohesive support services for women and children with disability who are at risk of domestic and family violence is needed to ensure families don’t slip […]
Pandemic exposes biodiversity-health nexus
Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only creating the global environmental and climate crisis, but also compromising human […]
VFD creates improved bacteria detector
The versatility of the Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD) continues to impress, with the innovative green chemistry device created at Flinders University having more than 100 applications […]