To-do list for sustainable future
Creating a zero-waste society through products and processes that are “benign by design” is essential to the future of humanity, Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston says.
Pathways to uni broadened by joint scheme
Federal grants will fund a joint university initiative that aims to boost participation in tertiary education by lower socio-economic status and Indigenous students in SA.
Flinders groundwater expert a finalist in Eureka awards
World-leading groundwater scientist, Flinders University professor Craig Simmons, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Flinders sponsors new doco award
Flinders has added sponsorship of a new $10,000 prize for documentary making to its record of education in screen and media and the outstanding achievements of its graduates in filmmaking.
Thin people get diabetes too
Pointing the finger at fat as the major or sole contributor to contracting type 2 diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is entirely self-induced, research at Flinders has found.
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.
NILS to evaluate DisabilityCare scheme
The National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) at Flinders is leading a team of researchers, academics and disability experts in evaluating the roll out of the new national disability insurance scheme.
Coping strategies for new nurses
Empowering graduate nurses with self-coping strategies to help them adjust to the workforce is the focus of a new Flinders University research project.