Indigenous scholarship tackles groundwater skills gap
Indigenous students have the opportunity to have their entire Flinders University tuition fees paid for through a new scholarship scheme in groundwater science.
Responding to the Middle East uprisings
The rest of the world’s response to the rolling wave of “people’s revolutions” across North Africa and the Middle East will be the focus of a public discussion at Flinders University on March 3.
The secrets of spending $800 billion
Flinders recently hosted President Obama’s “recovery tsar”, Mr G Edward DeSeve, for a working lunch on campus with academic staff and postgraduates from American Studies, the Business School and the National Institute of Labour Studies.
Towards zero waste to landfill at Flinders
Flinders University will reduce its waste going to landfill by 85 per cent under a new waste management program that will deliver significant environmental gains.
Rural school leaders left to muddle through
Preliminary results from a national survey conducted by Flinders show that almost half of Australia’s educational leaders in regional, rural and remote areas are, by their own admission, inexperienced and ill prepared for their roles.
High-achievers appointed to Flinders Council
The appointment of three prominent South Australians to Flinders University’s Council will bring high-level skills from both public and private sectors to the University’s governing body, according to the Chancellor, Mr Stephen Gerlach.
Largest ever intake of Indigenous medical students announced
The largest intake of Indigenous medical students ever to a single Australian course has been accepted into Flinders University’s new Northern Territory Medical Program.
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 honours Finnish chronic disease fighter
An internationally eminent researcher in the area of chronic disease prevention is to receive an honorary doctorate from Flinders University for his extensive research contributions to the University’s Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH).