careers… A new environment for personal transformation: what Australia has meant to me 12 Sep 2019 When developing an academic career, sticking in one’s homeland has its pros and cons. -- On your home turf there will usually be at least a few family members with…
research… 10 things I wish I knew before doing an Honours degree 19 Aug 2019 In 2018 I started my Honours degree in biodiversity and conservation at Flinders University. I had completed my Bachelor of Science in 2017, after being accepted in the Honours stream…
research Rising human populations drive environmental degradation in Africa 27 Jun 201925 Jun 2019 Almost a decade ago, I (co-) wrote a paper examining the socio-economic correlates of gross, national-scale indices of environmental performance among the world's nations. It turned out to be rather…
research First Australians arrived in large groups using complex technologies 18 Jun 2019 One of the most ancient peopling events of the great diaspora of anatomically modern humans out of Africa more than 50,000 years ago — human arrival in the great continent…
research Koala extinctions past, present, and future 12 Jun 201912 Jun 2019 Koalas are one of the most recognised symbols of Australian wildlife. But the tree-living marsupial koala is not doing well throughout much of its range in eastern Australia. Ranging as…
careers… Being empathetic for better interdisciplinarity 4 Jun 2019 Scientists appear to have mixed feelings when it comes to interdisciplinarity in science — the reaction spans from genuine enthusiasm right through to pure disdain. I myself have crossed many…
careers… 11 things academic research and surfing have in common 2 May 2019 The last time I went surfing the waves were very slow and between sets I had a lot of time to contemplate life. This was when it occurred to me…
careers… Skydive your PhD 23 Apr 201923 Apr 2019 Many students start a PhD by just continuing in the same subject and same institution from their Masters or Honours project. But this is not necessarily the best way…
workshop Network Analysis Workshop 6 Apr 2019 We are most fortunate that Dr Giovanni Strona of the EU Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, will be visiting Flinders University for most of April. As a recipient of…
publishing The push for open access 1 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 Academic articles from publicly funded research are frequently hidden behind paywalls. The research community spends a huge amount of money to access this research — more than AU$12.5 billion goes…
