At Flinders, we believe research is an integral and defining element of a University. Flinders is home to a vibrant and constantly evolving research community. Our areas of research strength operate across a range of disciplines broadly housed under 5 themes.

The themes are:

•    Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
•    Culture, Policy and Society
•    Health and Human Behaviour
•    Molecular Science and Technology
•    Water and Environment

Many of the problems facing the world are best tackled by multidisciplinary teams and Flinders is well placed to provide expertise in these areas.

Under each theme, Flinders has a number of research clusters, institutes and centres, within which Academic staff explore a variety of issues, ideas and problems.

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences – Medical Device Research Institute , Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research , Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research

Culture, Policy and Society – Institute for Research in the Humanities , Psychology , Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity , National Institute for Labour Studies

Health and Human Behaviour – Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research , Centre for Cancer Prevention and Control , Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research , Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity , National Institute for Labour Studies

Molecular Science and Technology – Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology , Molecular Technologies research cluster

Water and Environment – Water and Environment research cluster , National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training , Lincoln Marine Science Centre

Research at Flinders is a dynamic environment. Listed above are just a sample of the centres and institutes at Flinders. For further information, see the Centres and Institutes page or explore research happening in schools and faculties through their web pages.

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