Flinders revolutionising desal plants
A major problem facing desalination plants worldwide could soon be solved by nanotechnologists from Flinders University.
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Flinders’ SA Scientist of the Year
Flinders University’s world-leading gastrointestinal expert, Professor Graeme Young (pictured), has been named South Australia’s Scientist of the Year for 2013.
Flinders set to train China’s new GPs
Flinders University will set up a new general practice (GP) research and training centre in China, providing a platform for medical graduates to become China’s first wave of GPs.
Flinders student returns from exclusive PhD course
Flinders researcher Lisa Pogson gained “a wealth of knowledge” from a prestigious PhD short course taught by some of Australia and Europe’s best biological scientists.
Serval phone apps secure technology prize
The ability of Flinders research fellow Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen’s Serval software to maintain secure phone communications has won a US$10,000 award in the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention.
Flinders and Italy form united front on cyber bullying
An Italian cyber bullying expert is working with Flinders University researchers to explore the cross-cultural differences in parental monitoring over children’s internet activities.
African births to benefit from AusAID funding
The Discipline of Public Health has won $500,000 of AusAID funding to bring a group East African Fellows to a short course that will benefit child and maternal health.
Flinders researcher curates Iranian protest art
An online gallery of artworks created or circulated by protestors of Iran’s 2009 presidential election has been developed by Flinders University PhD candidate Amin Ansari.
Kidd heads family doctors world-wide
Professor Michael Kidd says he will pursue an “ambitious agenda” in working towards universal coverage of primary care during his presidency of the World Organisation of Family Doctors.