Research

Your support is creating a brighter future

Funding research is imperative in solving the problems we face and making a positive difference for future generations. New discoveries benefit our health, our planet and our legacy. Read how your support can change lives.

Fighting a growing threat

Supported by ECR Seed Funding, Dr Michael Roach embarked on a research study to identify hidden viruses we coexist with and understand their role in our body.

Preventing stillbirths

Dr Anya Arthurs has made a significant discovery that not only advances our understanding of stillbirths, but also offers hope for preventing them in the future.

Improving water quality to save lives

Associate Professor Harriet Whiley has led an Australia-first investigation into the prevalence of waterborne microbes in healthcare settings.

How memories are made

Dr Yee Lian Chew has made a crucial new discovery on how memories are made, through the support of an Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers grant.

Reducing chronic bladder pain

Dr Luke Grundy is working to reduce chronic bladder pain and harmful pain control thanks to Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers.

New program for eating disorders

Dr Ryan Balzan has developed a program to reduce the onset of eating disorders, with the support of Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers.

Exploring the vital sense of smell

Dr Alice Clement discovered sense of smell has been vital across 400 million years of evolution - thanks to a study supported by Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers.

Research that expands horizons

Dr Fiona Rillotta's research, supported by Impact Seed Funding, is expanding the horizons of Australians living with an intellectual disability.

New cancer screening programs

Our researchers are saving lives through early detection and preventative treatment for cancer.

Detection and intervention for mental health issues

Supporting our mental health by leveraging digital technology.

Advancing blood cancer research

Dr Vanessa Conn's research into the most common form of blood cancer in children was made possible by an Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers grant.

Digital tools for dementia care

Dr Lua Perimal-Lewis has created digital tools to support those impacted by dementia, thanks to Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers.

Coping with cancer

Dr Lisa Beatty has developed a research-based online resource to support those diagnosed with cancer.

Reducing bullying in schools

Developed by Flinders researchers, an innovative eight-week PEACE program is reducing the rate of bullying in schools.

Casting a light on autism

Inspired by his son, Flinders researcher Dr Paul Constable is working on links between autism and the eye’s response to light.

Whale Conservation

Impact Seed Funding recipient, Dr Catherine Attard, is fighting for the conversation of the world’s largest animal though her genomics research.

Gene therapy from Oxford to Flinders

The Michael Tallis Fund for Eye and Vision Research creates impact as researcher Dr Mark Hassall joins the Flinders team.

Passing the baton on sleepy lizard research

A new generation of researchers are continuing on with the important work of Professor Mike Bull’s sleep lizard study.

Improving mental health management and treatment

Through Impact Seed Funding for Early Career Researchers, Dr David Smith is developing effective treatment pathways for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Sleep health breakthroughs

Research at Flinders University's Sleep Health Institute has helped Anita get her life back to normal.

Living a life without limits

Hand and upper limb research at Flinders is enabling Julie to live a life without limits.

Advances in multiple myeloma research

The Lee Virgin Fund is supporting research to improve treatments, care and outcomes for those suffering from multiple myeloma.

Delivering powerful remote care for heart patients

Researchers from the Caring Futures Institute are investigating the impact of missed or delayed health checks during COVID-19.

Making PPE even safer for healthcare workers

The high incidence of illness in our healthcare workers creates significant anxiety and stress amongst those working to halt the pandemic.

Post-lockdown pastoral care for 11 to 16-year-olds

Researcher, Dr Grace Skrzypiec, is assessing the impact of the pandemic lockdown on pre-teens and teens.

Addressing the mental health crisis

Flinders’ Órama Institute is looking after our mental health and well-being, both in and out of social isolation.

Accelerating medical innovation

Multiple research projects are under way, examining every facet of COVID-19 to build our knowledge and understanding.

Unique discovery takes unexpected turns

Associate Professor Justin Chalker’s research led to the discovery of extraordinary sulphur-based polymers that can be recycled endlessly and also serve an array of environmentally significant needs.

Sit less, move more

Dr Claire Baldwin leads the design of new guidelines for solving a problem that has plagued healthcare professionals for more than 70 years—how to help the most at-risk people in hospital get moving for better post-care health outcomes.