Flinders engineers enable independent living
South Australia’s ageing population and people with disabilities are one step closer to living with greater independence.
Andy Love, SA science’s unsung hero
Flinders groundwater hydrologist Associate Professor Andy Love has been named the 2013 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science.
Morley and Brendel play two-hander
A long-running, episodic friendship led piano legend Alfred Brendel to approach Professor Michael Morley to edit the English version of his new book.
Cooling CBD hotspots could be a breeze
A 1C increase in daytime temperature can increase cooling electricity consumption in Adelaide’s CBD by 1.5 million kWh per year, a Flinders University-led study has found.
To-do list for sustainable future
Creating a zero-waste society through products and processes that are “benign by design” is essential to the future of humanity, Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston says.
Pathways to uni broadened by joint scheme
Federal grants will fund a joint university initiative that aims to boost participation in tertiary education by lower socio-economic status and Indigenous students in SA.
Flinders groundwater expert a finalist in Eureka awards
World-leading groundwater scientist, Flinders University professor Craig Simmons, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Flinders sponsors new doco award
Flinders has added sponsorship of a new $10,000 prize for documentary making to its record of education in screen and media and the outstanding achievements of its graduates in filmmaking.
Thin people get diabetes too
Pointing the finger at fat as the major or sole contributor to contracting type 2 diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is entirely self-induced, research at Flinders has found.