With a vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates, Flinders University aspires to create a culture that supports students and staff to succeed, to foster research excellence that builds better communities, to inspire education that produces original thinkers, and to promote meaningful engagement that enhances our environment, economy and society. Established in 1966, Flinders now caters to more than 26,000 students and respectfully operates on the lands of 17 Aboriginal nations, with a footprint stretching from Adelaide and regional South Australia through Central Australia to the Top End.
Our work with ‘special assistance schools’ shows how we can retain and engage students if they are treated with more respect and given more choice in the senior years.
The ancestors of kangaroos once lived in the trees – but their evolutionary history is murky. Here’s everything we know so far.
Les Premières Nations d’Amérique du Nord connaissent depuis longtemps les bienfaits de la consommation de canneberges, notamment en ce qui concerne les problèmes de vessie.
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Une nouvelle étude montre que la consommation de produits à base de canneberge réduit le risque d’infections urinaires à répétition chez les femmes, les enfants et les personnes qui y sont plus sensibles en raison d’interventions médicales.
The merits of the dingo fence are hotly debated, and there have been calls to pull it down. We need a better understanding of how the mega-structure affects species that live along it.
Acoustic technology allows us to listen to the sounds produced by the creatures in forest soils. A new study shows it’s a reliable way to monitor the biodiversity and health of the soil and forest.
The view from the Arnhem Land escarpment over the floodplains that contain a hidden landscape.
Ian Moffat
A new review shows consuming cranberry products reduces the chance of repeat UTIs for women, children, and those who are more susceptible to them due to medical procedures.
Meski upaya baru-baru ini untuk mempertahankan praktik penyembuhan tradisional di Cina, pengobatan modern menggantikan pengobatan tradisional di sana.
Jean-François Chénier
Hanya ada satu obat dan kata sifat seperti tradisional dan “Barat” tidak relevan. Sebaliknya, ilmu kedokteran adalah tentang kemanjuran dan keamanan, dibuktikan melalui penelitian ilmiah.
There is a long history of tossing food at politicians and other controversial figures as a deliciously defiant symbol of objection to their politics and presence in public spaces.
Wellmania, staring Celeste Barber and inspired by Brigid Delaney’s book, asks: what does it mean to be well?
Relative of Chunia pledgei named Ektopodon serratus (top left), with Wakaleo oldfieldi.
Reconstruction of the early Miocene Kutjumarpu faunal assemblage by Peter Schouten
Vocational education and training is facing some big changes. The federal government is proposing a five-year National Skills Agreement with the states to start next year.