Earliest maritime routes mapped from the north
New insights into how people first arrived in Australia have identified the most likely routes travelled by Aboriginal people tens of thousands of years ago. The […]
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Paramedics need better care for accumulated stress
Paramedics are not receiving enough help to overcome psychological injuries caused by accumulated traumas they confront in their work – with Flinders University researchers identifying them […]
From cause to cure? Social media for wellbeing
Doctors could consider “social prescribing” to support mental wellbeing, suggest leading psychiatry researchers in Australia and the US. In a hyperconnected world at work and home, depression […]
Flinders Village to transform education, health in southern Adelaide
Flinders Village, a transformational $1.5 billion development at Flinders University’s Bedford Park campus, will create the biggest integrated health and education precinct in South Australia, adding […]
Lifting the lid on a hidden cancer
Bladder cancer is a painful and sometimes life-threatening condition that patients can find difficult to talk about, with many becoming homebound as they cope with debilitating […]
NT medical student awarded AMA Indigenous scholarship
A Flinders Darwin medical student with a long-term plan to work in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory is the recipient of the 2019 AMA […]
Older patients ‘need more vitamins’
Alarmingly low Vitamin C levels in older hospital patients has been described as a serious hurdle in recovery by Flinders University researchers. The study found large […]
Awards reward excellence in doctoral theses
Focusing on such critical issues as obesity, diabetes, and malnutrition affecting older hospitalised patients, a dozen outstanding Flinders University students have been awarded Vice-Chancellor’s Prizes for […]
New home for eating disorder services
World-leading eating disorders research led by Flinders University will operate in a new $7.1 million purpose-built building at the Repat health precinct at Daw Park. The […]