Putting surfaces under scrutiny
From soap bubbles to catalytic converters, the nature of interactions on a surface are vital in huge range of structures and processes.
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Universities should speak out
Universities have a responsibility to stimulate public debate over serious policy issues and help fill the vacuum left by a media demanding instantaneous news and politicians fixated with ‘spin’, according to Mr Geoff Anderson.
Naval architecture course boon for SA
Flinders University is set to make a major contribution to the skills required by South Australia’s burgeoning defence and shipbuilding with the introduction of the State’s first undergraduate naval architecture degree.
Exploring foodie culture of yesteryear
Long before Poh’s Kitchen and Food Safari, migrants to South Australia brought and shared recipes, foodstuffs and ideas about cooking and eating.
Gold puts heat on leukaemia
Leukaemia cells have a golden assassin on their trail. Researchers at Flinders University are working on the development of a treatment for leukaemia that will use the light absorbing properties of gold to attack the cells of the blood-borne cancer.
Flinders courses make China’s ‘Top Ten’
Two Flinders University postgraduate courses taught in China have been chosen by the Chinese Ministry of Education as quality benchmarks in reviewing the hundreds of overseas-based courses offered in China.
Medical devices on the move
It is ironic that Ann Angel had to go overseas to find out that some of the best medical devices and health services expertise in the world existed in her own backyard – at Flinders University.
Forum focuses on giant leaps from tiny steps
The miniaturised world of bugs that produce lifesaving drugs and implanted sensors that detect cancer cells will be the focus of a special forum this week.
International Baccalaureate teaching graduates a world first
Two South Australian middle-school teachers are the first people in the world to graduate with Graduate Certificates in Education specific to the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) program.