Catherine Stone shares her journey
As Flinders University celebrates 30 years of teaching Environmental Health in 2024, we spoke to graduate Catherine Stone (BSc ’98, BNg(GradEntry) ’01, BEd(JP/P)(Hons) ’06, GradCertEd ’09, […]
Environment
From frontline to curriculum; learning from public health challenges
Since Flinders University first began teaching Environmental Health, public health risks facing our society have constantly evolved. And all aspects of the natural and built environment […]
Turning the tide on environmental management
Climate change and environmental professional, Munkhzul Chimid-Ochir (MEnvMgmt ’18) has championed ground-breaking initiatives in environment management and policy coordination in her home country of Mongolia for […]
Being resourceful with water management
Growing up in Mount Gambier, Ryan Judd (BSc (Hons) ’17) had little idea how importantly STEMM studies affected his region. However, having returned to his hometown […]
Biotechnology studies supported by the Flinders family
A cancer diagnosis just three months into her PhD at Flinders University wasn’t enough to stop Associate Professor Fitri Widiantini (MBiotechSt ’06, PhD ’12) from pursuing […]
Working in the wild with whales and dolphins
A childhood dream to study marine mammals has taken wildlife ecologist Dr Katharina J Peters (BSc(MarineBiol)(Hons) ’10, PhD(Biol) ’16) to remote locations around the world – […]
OPINION: Silver linings in a tourism grey area
Dr Lauren Meyer explains the issues in ensuring sustainable shark tourism. Cage-diving with white sharks is one of our most popular marine wildlife tourism activities, but […]
Understanding shark behaviour
As a child, Dr Lauren Meyer dreamed of being a sea turtle, now she studies sharks, bringing scientific clarity to the oft-maligned and widely misunderstood area […]
Crucial Aboriginal perspective in archaeology
In 2017 Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna man Dr Chris Wilson became the first Indigenous person in Australia to complete a PhD in Archaeology. Studying Aboriginal sites through […]