Flinders researchers have Eureka moment
Two Flinders researchers have been nominated for Australia’s premier scientific awards, the Eureka Prizes.
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Awards sing the praises of Flinders scientists
Quiet achievements by two Flinders University scientists have been thrown into high relief with the presentation of the Unsung Heroes of Science Awards for 2011.
Forum told of seaweed’s bioproduct potential
Commercial viability of high-value macroalgal (seaweed) bioproducts for human health is a step closer with a research collaboration between Flinders University biotechnologists and Australian Kelp Products.
New ponds take the waste out of wastewater
Research by Flinders University’s School of the Environment has shown that a shallow, high-rate pond system to treat wastewater will slash the loss to evaporation as well as boosting the rates of removal of bacterial and viral pathogens.
Flinders students at leading edge of nano field
Flinders University students will be the first in Australia to have the opportunity to undertake research at one of the world’s leading nanotechnology institutions under agreements signed with the National Institute of Materials Science in Japan.
Educators and communicators top up on science
Veteran science presenters and former Curiosity Show hosts Associate Professor Rob Morrison and Dr Dean Hutton rubbed shoulders with staff and students from Blackwood High at an Australian Science Communicators (ASC) activity at Flinders University.
ALTC Citations a ringing endorsement of teaching at Flinders
The excellence of Flinders University’s teaching has earned the nation’s highest accolade with nine individuals and teams being awarded Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
Flinders research to improve aged care, safety on the road and at work
Two major projects led by Flinders University researchers were awarded Australian Research Council Linkage Grant funding this week.
What makes for great university teaching?
When Professor Iain Hay, himself a winner of the Australian Prime Minister’s Award for University Teaching, decided to investigate what constitutes the best in university teaching, he went to the source.