Challenges for free brekkie in schools
A pioneering free school breakfast program, KickStart for Kids, run largely by volunteers with corporate sponsors and donations is facing problems due to its success in […]
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Nurse education in pandemic spotlight
A national callout to 40,000 nurses, doctors, midwives and other health professionals to come out of retirement to help with the COVID-19 medical response, highlights the […]
New production plays out real dramas
A new play called Watchlist – by Flinders University drama lecturer Dr Alex Vickery-Howe – tells of a world turned upside down by climate change and […]
Making the most of home schooling
Learning at home during the pandemic is an ideal time for children’s natural interests to flourish, says Flinders University mindfulness and wellbeing researcher Dr Leigh Burrows. […]
Using technology to overcome isolation
Interactive technologies will play a key role in combating loneliness and isolation and maintaining general wellbeing during the coronavirus community lockdown. Loneliness and isolation will quietly […]
SARS shaped Singapore pandemic response
Singapore’s relative success in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis was built on its response to the SARS epidemic in 2003. Flinders University international relations academic Associate […]
Microbes may foster links with nature
Could exposure to microbes in soils, air and plants encourage people to spend more time in the great outdoors? It’s an important question posed by researchers […]
Rip it up risk for microplastics
Opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags and bottles, may contribute to the generation of small amounts of microplastics – small plastic particles less than 5 […]
CRC major boost for research at Flinders
Flinders University expertise will support a $29.5 million national consortium to support regional Australian communities facing mine closure. The Australian Government funding for the new Cooperative […]