A look back to where it all began 💛 Since opening on 25 March 1966, Flinders has been home to big ideas, bold thinking and a one-of-a-kind community.
If you're on campus check out Flinders Through Time at the Bedford Park Library level 3.
More celebrations coming soon 📸 Flinders University Archives
New Flinders research shows in the moment emotions drive unhealthy snacking — especially for dieters. Negative moods like stress or sadness almost double the chance of reaching for chocolate or chips. 🍫
Read more here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4sSWDvO
World first global registry sheds new light on rare eye cancer. New findings led by Professor Justine Smith reveal how vitreoretinal lymphoma first appears - providing crucial clues that will help doctors diagnose this aggressive eye cancer earlier.
Read the full story here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4rLFlzO
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Researchers are calling for a radical shift in schooling to prioritise critical thinking - or risk leaving the next generation unprepared for AI, climate crises and digital manipulation.
👉 Read more here: https://bit.ly/4lxIZvB
We're proud to announce that we have received our 5th SAGE Cygnet Award, marking a significant milestone in our journey and long-term commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Each Cygnet reflects rigorous assessment and evidence of meaningful institutional progress 👉 https://bit.ly/4kyeQMh
Work hard, play hard? New Flinders University research shows long hours and shift work increase the risk of harmful drinking—but personal and social factors matter even more. Employers can help by supporting work–life balance and stress management.
Find out more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4jLUuib
Man sitting alone scrolling on phone
One in three Australians experience loneliness, and the festive period can make things worse.
Experts share 7 practical ways to boost connection, ease stress, and protect your mental health now, and into the future.
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/44vK2oq
Sleep expert and study authors, Professor Danny Eckert and Josh Fitton in the sleep lab, Flinders University
😴 Struggling to stay active? The secret might be in your sleep.
We all know sleep and exercise are essential for health - but new research shows most of us fail to achieve both.
📖 Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/48QDQbT
#SleepHealth #Wellbeing #Productivity #HealthResearch #FHMRI
An image of researcher Dr Lisa Furlong.
Many mobile apps claiming to support early reading skills in children fail to deliver actual educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly driven by aesthetics and functionality, a new Flinders analysis has found.
Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KkS7pc
Can robots help young children learn to read? New research led by Associate Professor Nathan Caruana, with colleagues in Switzerland and Australia, are assessing whether social robots can be helpful assistants or companions for primary school pupils. 🤖
Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/48sniqF
The Craig Ruddy Scholarship is creating opportunity and driving real change for Indigenous students in the Flinders NT Medical Program – while honouring Craig’s vision of improved health outcomes for remote communities.
Find out more here 🔗 https://bit.ly/3LojjDI
Introducing: They Say, We Say, our new campaign that celebrates thinking differently, challenging convention, and shaping what comes next.
They say great minds think alike, we say the greatest ones don’t 🤝
Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4i1eLzd
Kangaroo Island in SA is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story. But this lack of diversity means they might struggle to adapt to future threats like disease or climate change 🐨
Find out more 🔗 https://bit.ly/4n2kO7E
Flinders University researchers involved in the two winning 2025 Eureka Prize entries.
Forensic-Towards a Smart PCR Process team.
CitSci-Passport to Recovery team.
Flinders' world-class scientists have been awarded with 2025 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. The 'Towards a Smart PCR Process' team developed a DNA amplification system, and the Passport2Recovery citizen science project rolled out 12 research programs in one website and app.🔗 https://bit.ly/4mL59dl
Could your weekend habits be silently sabotaging your sleep? 👀
New research from FHMRI Sleep Health has identified an emerging sleep disorder that the authors have called ‘social apnea’.
Read more here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oORByW
A world first trial by FHMRI and @sahmri.bsky.social shows UV-C air purifiers cut respiratory infections by 12% in aged care homes.
Safe, cost-effective, and easy to install—GUV tech could transform infection control for vulnerable populations.
Read more here 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/07...
Thanks to new ARC Linkage grants, Flinders researchers have been awarded nearly $1.5m for projects protecting Doongmabulla Springs and improving school lunch nutrition across Australia. Find out more 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/06...
🔥New research from FHMRI Sleep Health reveals global warming could double sleep apnea burden by 2100. Breathing easy at night may become harder as temperatures rise—impacting health, wellbeing & economies worldwide. Find out more: news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/06...
#SleepHealth #ClimateCrisis #OSA
Flinders University was honoured to welcome the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull AC, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, to deliver the inaugural Jeff Bleich Centre Distinguished Lecture at the Adelaide Festival Centre! An insightful panel discussion with Ambassador Bleich and key Flinders experts followed.
Congratulations to Dr Matthew Wallen, Senior Research Fellow and an exercise physiologist who has just been named one of South Australia’s 40 Under 40 young leaders.
His work is all about how lifestyle interventions can benefit people living with cancer. Read more www.flinders.edu.au/research/art...
Today @jasonclaremp.bsky.social visited our Sturt Campus midwifery sim labs to share government support for future nurses, midwives, teachers & social workers. With @louisemiller-frost.bsky.social & VC Prof Colin Stirling, they met students who will benefit from prac payments & reduced student debt.
Flinders A/Prof Emma Kennedy AM has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List.
She part of a group of ten staff, alumni and associates of Flinders that have been recognised this year. Find out more 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/06...
For the second year in a row, Flinders University has been named Best Future Skills Provider at the Defence and National Security Workforce Awards 🏆 Find out more news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/05...
Five Flinders engineering graduates are now working in local government thanks to the City of Mitcham and City of Marion Joint Engineering Graduate Program! The graduates will rotate work roles between the two councils throughout the two-year graduate program 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/05...
Acting PM Richard Marles, @louisemiller-frost.bsky.social @mattburnellmp.bsky.social Claire Clutterham MP & SA Senators Marielle Smith & Karen Grogan visited students & the site of the $300m HealthCARE Centre with Chancellor John Hood, Senior Deputy VC Prof Romy Lawson & MPH VPED Prof Jonathan Craig
Flinders University fossil hunters have found startling evidence of the earliest four-legged life on Earth - and it might be around 40 million years older than previously thought...🌏
Find out more 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/05...
@nature.com @draliceclement.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social
Teenagers consider zero-alcohol beverages to be a type of alcoholic drink, leading Flinders University researchers to voice grave concerns about the impact of their exposure to zero-alcohol branding and advertising.
Read more here 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/03...
For World Psycho-Oncology Day today, we're showcasing the incredible work Flinders researchers and clinicians are doing to improve psycho-social care through research, free resources like findingmyway.org.au/ and clinical support.
Learn more here 🔗 ipos-society.org/WPOD
@ipospsychooncol.bsky.social
Aiming to assist with an often-overlooked side of motor neurone disease, a new project led by Dr Rebecca Francis is working with people living with MND, and their families, to understand and manage cognitive changes associated with the disease. Read more here 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/04...
Congratulations to Professor Lily Xiao and Associate Professor Michelle Bellon from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, who have been successful in the latest grant round from the Medical Research Future Fund. Read more here 🔗 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/03...
