Agents of change in dementia care
Flinders University is leading a national program to assist people living with dementia and their carers around Australia. The new Australian Government-funded project, with a $770,517 […]
Not the Sopranos, but still a cultural divide
Organised crime networks such as mafia ‘clans’, with links to drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption in high places, are a threat to national security. University […]
Turning up the heat on hypothermia
Blood clots, infections, heart attacks and the spiralling financial costs associated with surgery-related hypothermia could be reduced thanks to a leap forward in the technology used […]
Tall Poppy helping people cope with cancer
Effective cancer care needs more than medical treatments and should incorporate evidence-based psycho-social interventions, says 2017 South Australian Tall Poppy of Science Dr Lisa Beatty. With […]
Save the Murray – and Broken Hill, say groundwater experts
Leading Australian hydrogeologists say the proposed $500 million pipeline from the Murray River to Broken Hill will deliver much more expensive water than closer, plentiful high-quality […]
Cult cinema still provocative in a Netflix era
Three Flinders film students have curated a season of movie classics for Adelaide film society Cinémathèque at the Mercury Cinema. Bridget McDonald, Gere Fuss and Kyle […]
Final farewell to Uncle Stevie Goldsmith
A ceremonial fire pit near the Yunggorendi building is amongst plans to honour Kaurna elder Stephen Gadlabardi Warritya Goldsmith, who has died suddenly, aged 60. Steve […]
Cooking up new ways to clean up our planet
In a win-win for a cleaner planet, scientists have devised a way to use waste cooking oil and sulphur to extract the neurotoxin mercury from the […]
Inaugural leader of College of Nursing and Health Sciences appointed
Flinders University is pleased to welcome Professor Alison Kitson as inaugural Vice-President and Executive Dean in its new College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Professor Kitson […]