International student tops new awards
Elysia Low, a Malaysian student in her final year of Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders University, has been presented with the inaugural Governor’s International Student Award.
Nutrition and dietetics
Flinders researchers unlock key to iron-rich rice
On the back of a groundbreaking scientific discovery, researchers from Flinders University are pushing ahead with a plan to create super-rice that could potentially combat nutrient deficiencies in third-world countries.
Australian-Malaysian honour for Flinders student
Elysia Low Pei Chin, a Malaysian student in the Nutrition and Dietetics course at Flinders, has received a Merdeka Award from the Australia-Malaysia Business Council of South Australia (AMBCSA).
Flinders University backs Thunderbirds with sponsorship and research
Flinders University could help boost the performance of the Adelaide Thunderbirds with proposed new research pointing the way towards improved diet and nutrition under a new sponsorship agreement.
Flinders makes record course offers, with places still available
Flinders University is experiencing strong demand for its courses in 2011, resulting in increased offers this year, and there are still places available.
A new view on improving the health of South Australians
A one-stop source of information to promote physical activity, good nutrition and healthy weight will be officially launched today by Health Minister John Hill.
Flinders teams up with two of China’s best
Flinders University has established collaborative research and education centres with two of China’s top tier universities.
Flinders health agenda gets $5m injection
Flinders University’s capacity to deliver regional health education has been boosted with the announcement today of more than $5 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Rural Education Infrastructure Development Pool.
Saving people from themselves
The fundamental ‘disconnect’ between the public’s awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and putting it into practice was explored at a conference this month, to launch a new Flinders University healthy lifestyles research group.