An unshakeable, unbreakable commitment to making a difference.
The need was urgent. COVID-19 triggered enormous demand for adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for people working at the medical ‘front line’. This challenge set Professor Karen Reynolds’ strategic research brain in motion.
President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Colin J Stirling
Flinders University researchers are tackling the big questions facing society with a scope that is truly breathtaking. New concepts are being examined and questioned, received wisdom is being reimagined or rethought, the past unearthed and the future confronted.
Flinders University is excited to be at the forefront of the world’s most advanced thinking. We are thrilled to be driving the growth of global knowledge and to be fostering new and better societies around the world.
President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Colin J Stirling
'Experiment and experiment bravely'
Professor Peter Karmel
Flinders University Founding Vice-Chancellor
The social factor: how social good delivers more than health.
What happens when an extremely ancient biological system comes face-to-face with a 21st-century lifestyle?
Learn morePeople with disability know what is needed to improve their own lives, yet many assumptions are made on their behalf
Learn moreFor many people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, confronting teleconferencing software such as Zoom
Learn moreClues that disclose a person’s future health may be found in utero.
Learn moreWhen her teenage children declared their support for increased aged care funding in Australia, Professor Julie Ratcliffe realised a significant shift was occurring.
Learn moreEffective health delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities requires two-way knowledge and mutual communication.
Learn moreRecognising the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people’s nutrition is a step we need to take to change the narrative.
Learn moreProtecting old-growth forests and creating hardwood timber boards from what would previously be considered waste are two benefits of a new process focused on recycling, reusing and repurposing a valuable resource.
Learn moreAustralia’s first large scale advanced manufacturing accelerator is being established at Tonsley, on a site that defined a previous golden era of automotive manufacturing in South Australia.
Learn moreCOVID-19 triggered enormous demand for adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for people working at the medical ‘front line’. This challenge set Professor Karen Reynolds’ strategic research brain in motion.
Learn moreThe world has moved too quickly in 2020. Bushfires. Relief appeals. COVID-19. 5G conspiracy theories. Black Lives Matter. Anti-lockdown protests. All these decisive moments have triggered surging social media interaction, and all demand clear answers as to why people react and respond.
A new plan represents a pivotal change in how mental health assistance is being sought and delivered in the era of COVID-19.
Learn moreBy the time the alarm bells ring, an eating disorder may already be well established. Seeking help early is essential for both individuals and families.
Learn moreProfessor Sarah Wendt doesn’t flinch when she asks tough questions of men who have instigated violence against women.
Learn moreNarungga woman Dr Natalie Harkin comes from a “three mission history” – that’s the number of times her family were uprooted and shunted from one state-run Aboriginal settlement to another.
Learn moreSuddenly, the boundaries of how we study Australian history dramatically changed with the discovery of Aboriginal stone tools located on the Pilbara seabed.
Learn moreThe days when the threat to our democracy came solely from tanks, ships and fighter aircraft have long gone. Digital technologies these days have the ability to destroy trust in our institutions without a physical shot being fired.
Learn moreDecades of work trying to understand the social structures and dynamics of organised crime is now providing invaluable insights into the terrorist networks that have come to dominate security concerns in the 21st Century.
Learn moreArtistic expression has never had limiting boundaries for Professor Garry Stewart.
Learn moreA 375-million-year-old fish fossil is casting new light on our own evolution, and on the complex history of the earliest vertebrates.
Learn moreBushfires, droughts, failing crops and rising sea levels – the litany of disasters arising from climate change are all too familiar.
Learn moreWaste can be valuable in ways that we don’t yet realise. It just takes a visionary to see it.
Learn moreOur engagement with business, industry, government and the community is central to our mission to improve lives and address the needs of society.
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