Flinders University has won Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for a project to improve the measurement of brain signals via the scalp that will assist in the development of brain-controlled devices for very disabled people, as well as better diagnosis of neurological disease.
Staff of the University Health Service are celebrating the recent successful re-accreditation of the practice for a further three years, having met all of the stringent quality standards set down by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
A third-year Flinders University student will soon be heading into an Indonesian classroom as part of an innovative cultural exchange program.
The Federal Government should back the social and economic development of river towns with $5 billion that has already been allocated to water reform, according to Flinders University researcher, Professor Chris Miller.
Only days after Mary MacKillop was declared a saint, Professor Faith Trent AM, FACE from Flinders University has been awarded the prestigious Mary MacKillop Medal by the Australian College of Educators (ACE) SA Branch in recognition of her valuable contribution to education.
Flinders University is drawing on its wealth of hardworking and talented researchers in a quest to create research leaders for the future.
Another Labor leader is giving his collected personal papers to the Flinders University Library’s Special Collections, but the donor, former SA Premier John Bannon, cautions that a considerable amount of work remains to be done before the resource is ready for researchers.
Biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds, who designed her first mechanical device, a water pump, at the age of six, this month received Engineering Australia’s highest accolade by winning the 2010 Professional Engineer of the Year in South Australia.
Flinders University is looking forward to a significant engagement with the new $125 million Sustainable Industries Education Centre to be built on the former Mitsubishi site at Tonsley Park.