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.
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Flinders mourns death of Geoff Anderson
Flinders University is mourning the death today of a highly respected academic and political commentator, Mr Geoff Anderson.
Flinders Hall food beats the rest
Imagination and a can-do attitude have paid big dividends for the caterer of Flinders University’s Hall of Residence, Scolarest, which has won the 2012 national Restaurant and Catering Award in the Industrial/Institutional Caterer category.
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.
Flinders wins SA Tourism award
Flinders University Tourism won the Tourism Education and Training category in Friday’s 2011 South Australian Tourism Awards.
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.
World War II heritage trail developer receives award
A Flinders archaeologist, Dr Jennifer McKinnon, has received an award from the Governor of Saipan for her work in developing an underwater heritage trail of Second World War relics on the Pacific island, which is now part of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
Chinese graduation acknowledges prominent alumni
Awards to two outstanding Chinese alumni were made ahead of Flinders University’s graduation ceremony for students of the joint programs taught with Nankai University, which was held in Tianjin, China, on October 29.