The case of World War One’s curious curios

A major collection of World War One mementos, kept for almost a century in the Museum of Victoria, is the subject of a new book ‘War Trophies or Curios?’, co-authored by Matthew Flinders Fellow in History Dr Christine Winter.

Economic recovery has a silver lining

South Australia is in prime position to capitalise on products and services for the $3 trillion baby boomer market, with Flinders University supporting the new strategy.

Managing drug risks at youth music festivals

Education and harm minimisation strategies including pill testing should be considered as a means of reducing the most risky behaviour of illicit drug use at large youth festivals, a Flinders expert says.

Marine biotech looks to new frontiers

Demand for marine bioresources such as algae, sea cucumber, squid, chitin and collagen are growing for use in health foods, functional products, drugs and industrial biomaterials, a Flinders symposium has heard.