Flinders University

Parents and youth sport coaches need to have positive relationships to foster positive sporting experiences and enable young people to reach their sporting potential – but there’s currently no clear direction about the best way for them to…

Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians – the most endangered group of species on the planet. Two out of every five amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction, and this figure is rising. In a bid to help…

Australian rock-wallabies are ‘little Napoleons’ when it comes to compensating for small size, packing much more punch into their bite than larger relatives. Researchers from Flinders University made the discovery while investigating…

High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, electronics and data storage components. Now Flinders University researchers have discovered a light-responsive, inexpensive…

The South Australian Government has joined forces with SiSU Health, The Shane Warne Legacy, and Flinders University to provide free heart and diabetes checks at the upcoming AFL Gather Round from April 4 to April 7. The initiative…

Two Flinders University medical researchers have been successfully awarded over half a million dollars from Cancer Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council, ensuring vital assistance for their work into targeted…

A routine blood test that measures a patient’s inflammation levels could improve the early diagnosis and management of a wide range of debilitating autoimmune diseases. The Systemic Inflammation Index (SII) uses information from routine…

The largest and most complete study of bird evolution has been launched after an international team of scientists revisited the timing of evolutionary changes. Dr Jacqueline Nguyen and Professor Simon Ho at the Australia Museum gallery.…

A major milestone has been reached in the establishment of South Australia’s Social Workers Registration Scheme – the first in Australia. The board has been appointed to work with the Scheme’s Director, Professor Sarah Wendt to build and…

A study delving into the history of fire patterns in northern Australia’s tropical savannas has shown that frequent, low-intensity fires indicating seasonal Indigenous fire management became dominant in the Top End at least 11,000 years…