Why crims use guns
Professor Andrew Goldsmith is about to conduct an Australian-first study exploring how and why guns are used in criminal life to build a better picture of trends in Australia’s criminal gun use.
Flinders wins big in ARC announcement on campus
Grants worth almost $7 million have been awarded to Flinders in the Australian Research Council’s 2015 funding program – announced for the first time at Flinders University Victoria Square today.
Why don’t Aussies volunteer?
The reasons why Aussies volunteer, and the benefits they bring to society, are well known.
Social media puts body-conscious girls off sport
Teenage girls are shying away from sports in high school because social media is making them self-conscious about their bodies, Flinders University research shows.
Aussies’ take on alcohol warning labels
Like a book cover, the purpose of a wine label is to attract the buyer’s attention and say something about the characters within the contents.
Flinders researchers find new marker for glaucoma
A person’s chance of developing glaucoma – the leading cause of blindness worldwide – could now be easier to predict following the discovery of new disease-related genes by Flinders researchers.
Forensic DNA to crack down on poachers
A high resolution paternity test to help combat the illegal carpet python trade is being developed by Flinders University wildlife forensic DNA specialist Sherryn Ciavaglia.
Flinders sleep experts try new tactic to fight fatigue
In a world-first, sleep experts from Flinders University are attempting to fight fatigue caused by insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) by treating the two conditions at the same time.
Counting the value of SA’s culture
South Australia has an international reputation for its arts and culture, yet the broader impact of our bustling arts scene is often overshadowed by an emphasis on the bottom line.