Nit-picking parents ‘putting kids off sport’
Flinders University research has found that many parents are unwittingly driving their children to quit sport because of intense, post-match grillings.
Putting an Indigenous health curriculum front and centre
Having the Hard Conversations, a symposium hosted by Flinders on April 21 and 22, will discuss strategies for making an Indigenous curriculum central to health education.
A tale of Greek migration wins history prize
Yianni Cartledge’s essay tracing the Greek migrants from the island of Ikaria who came to South Australia has won him the Wakefield Companion to SA History Undergraduate Essay Prize.
Flinders research helps teens tackle the perils of perfectionism
Flinders University research carried out in four Adelaide schools is changing lives across Australia by providing “psychological immunization” to protect young people against the destructive effects of perfectionism.
First SA-trained optometrists graduate from Flinders
The first ever South Australian-trained optometrists graduated from Flinders University on April 10.
PhD, 76, shows zest for life, and life-long learning
While most of his friends were contemplating their retirement years, Roderick Essery was embarking on a life-changing experience at Flinders University.
Graduations honour SA’s top judge and US scientist
Ceremonies at Flinders will see 1680 students graduate and honorary doctorates presented to SA Chief Justice Chris Kourakis and US geoscientist Professor William L Fisher.
Timor-Leste’s population bubble – dividend or danger?
A Flinders demographer says that Timor-Leste’s population ‘bubble’ needs strategic investment to turn it into a social and economic dividend.
Art links prisoners with the outside world
Art by Prisoners – an annual exhibition of works by serving prisoners in SA gaols organised by Flinders PhD student Jeremy Ryder – has its own dedicated space for the first time.