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Thursday, January 23

Australia's bushfires could drive more than 700 animal species to extinction

The scale and speed of the current bushfire crisis has caught many people off-guard, including biodiversity scientists. People are scrambling to estimate the long-term effects. It is certain that many animal species will be pushed to the brink of extinction, but how many?

Fault lines appear in ‘liveable city’ urban plans

Two of Australia’s leading strategic urban plans could be used or expanded to do much more to promote better places to live for all residents, according to a new report.

Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before. They could do it again

The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Already, scientists are warning of catastrophic extinctions of animals and plants.

Plastics break down in the ocean to release chemicals and microplastics into the envrionment. Photo: Getty Images

Voyages to help solve plastic pollution

The oceans of the world are filling up with plastics and tiny pieces of degrading microplastics, so Flinders scientists are taking to the high seas to investigate its prevalence in Australian waters.

Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both

Earth is now firmly in the grips of its sixth “mass extinction event”, and it’s mainly our fault. But the modern era is definitely not the first time humans have been implicated in the extinction of a wide range of species.

ADT’s Garry Stewart joins Flinders Creative Arts

Creative arts innovation and education in South Australia will receive a big lift in 2020 with the appointment of Australian Dance Theatre Artistic Director Garry Stewart as Professor of Creative Arts at Flinders University.

Tonsley brings future of automation to SA business

Flinders is shoring up Australia’s future by helping businesses adopt next-generation manufacturing. Welcome to Industry 4.0: the fourth industrial revolution.

Academics bring together social work hot buttons

Growing up on a farm, Professor Sarah Wendt came to understand a thing or two about isolation. And when she became a social worker, those insights began to inform her work, especially around domestic violence.

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Unmaking of a murder: Legal campaigners continue to fight

Bill Condie / Flinders University Wednesday, November 13
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A world-first initiative for better health and social care systems

Bill Condie / Flinders University Monday, November 04
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Desert art on show at new Flinders gallery

Monday, October 28
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The changing face of global security

Laetitia Laubscher / Flinders University Tuesday, October 22
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Groundwater guidelines to stop taps running dry

Monday, October 14
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The discovery that changed how the world treats bowel cancer

Rosanne Barrett / Flinders University Wednesday, October 09

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The future of Health Care is Digital

Hannah James / Flinders University Monday, September 30
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Frailty can affect you at any age, research shows

Monday, September 23
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Donors fuel new generation of novel research

Tuesday, September 17
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New history of first contact tells two sides of our past

Monday, September 09

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Flinders international student Gizela Da Silva lived through the violent struggle for independence in Timor-Leste, and was forced to flee into the mountains to survive.
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