Flinders No.1 graduate
Professor Alan Easton has achieved significant academic firsts in his life, the first in his family to attend university and one of the first students to […]
College of Science and Engineering
Guardian of the big blue planet
In 1961, high above a small house in Hokkaido, Japan, Yuri Gagarin looked down from space and admired how beautiful Earth appeared. A few days later, […]
The power of water
Water holds Leila Nazimi in its thrall. Whether she’s swimming, patrolling as a surf lifesaver or conducting white shark research for her honours project, Ms Nazimi […]
Rise of the robot tsar
When Rod Brooks headed to the US after graduating from Flinders in 1977, there were just three mobile robots in existence. Now, the iRobot company he […]
Connecting and collaborating
With a high fail rate in first year maths, Sally Wheldrake knew her degree in computer science would have its challenges. With this in mind Sally […]
Man on a maths mission
Recreational mathematics sounds like a tautology to most of us, but after inspiring a generation of Bangladeshis to find a route to a better life through […]
Professor Terry Tao - The maestro of mathematics
People requiring an MRI scan of their lungs need to hold their breath while the scan is conducted, making scans life threatening for some patients. However, […]