You may have thought Wang Wang and Funi were safely accommodated in their luxury headquarters at the Adelaide Zoo, but it seems they may have gone for a walk - quite a long walk.

Flinders University welcomes the State Government’s announcement that the former Mitsubishi site will have a strong focus on sustainable and clean technologies, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Barber, said today.

Flinders palaeontologist Dr Gavin Prideaux and PhD student, Matthew McDowell, have just returned from a preliminary survey of Kangaroo Island's south-west with the beginnings of a potentially rich fossil bounty - courtesy of cavers, tourists and owls.

Flinders University's capacity to train experts and provide the research required to tackle major environmental issues has been enhanced with the creation of a new School of the Environment.