SMAF: a running start to Year 12 maths and science
Ninety senior secondary school students have had a taste of what lies ahead for them in the Science and Maths Academy at Flinders (SMAF) program.
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National recognition for medical device collaboration
Flinders University’s Medical Device Partnering Program has been named Best Research and Development Collaboration in the prestigious annual Business/Higher Education Round Table Awards.
Flinders success in ARC grants
Flinders University researchers have achieved the University’s best result in the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards, winning $2.6 million for five research projects.
Flinders phone software goes global
A revolutionary software program which allows mobile phones to communicate when normal phone lines are down has earned Flinders University’s Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen a place in the finals of an international competition.
A genetic lift puts perch back in the swim
Four species of freshwater native fish brought to the brink of extinction by drought are being re-released into the lower Murray wetlands, and thanks to Flinders University research, they have an improved chance of survival.
Surgical skills with the click of a button
To the untrained eye, the spreadsheet sitting on Luke Humphris’ desk appears to be a mishmash of meaningless numbers.
Academy Fellowships for two Flinders academics
Two Flinders University academics, psychologist Professor Marika Tiggemann and medical bioengineer Professor Karen Reynolds, have been elected as Fellows by their respective peak academic bodies, the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Wide range of ARC projects for Flinders
Kangaroo Island’s phases of connection and disconnection with the mainland make it of special interest to palaeontologists, and a Flinders University project that will track the resulting effects on the island’s fauna and flora has received funding from the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants.
Lizard biologist scales the heights
Flinders University herpetologist Professor Michael Bull has been named as one of four finalists for the title of Scientist of the Year in the 2011 South Australian Science Excellence Awards.