Child protection on our doorstep
A special project with homeless children in Adelaide, supported by Flinders academic Dr Yvonne Parry, was given an award during this month’s National Child Protection Week. […]
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Caring for patients at death’s door
Numbers of people dying in hospital without family present could be reduced if current practices were changed, according to the findings of a Flinders University research […]
Synergy = Art + Science + Research
The unlikely alliance of artists, scientists and researchers is resulting in great ‘synergies’. As part of Flinders Health Research Week, a panel of eminent artists and […]
Hundreds of Flinders students New Colombo Plan winners
More than 200 Flinders University students will have the opportunity for life-changing experiences overseas thanks to another bumper year of funding success under the 2018 round […]
Bongs, booze and baby boomers
Western countries are sitting on a timebomb of health and social issues arising from drug and alcohol overuse among baby boomers – the generation that won’t […]
Agents of change in dementia care
Flinders University is leading a national program to assist people living with dementia and their carers around Australia. The new Australian Government-funded project, with a $770,517 […]
Tall Poppy helping people cope with cancer
Effective cancer care needs more than medical treatments and should incorporate evidence-based psycho-social interventions, says 2017 South Australian Tall Poppy of Science Dr Lisa Beatty. With […]
Inaugural leader of College of Nursing and Health Sciences appointed
Flinders University is pleased to welcome Professor Alison Kitson as inaugural Vice-President and Executive Dean in its new College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Professor Kitson […]
Medical simulations take doctor training to next level
A new clinical training facility worth more than $1 million has been launched at the Riverland General Hospital in Berri. The facility is run by Flinders […]