Robot brings 3D to study of joints
A new robot developed by Flinders University engineers is poised to revolutionise the way we study the performance of normal and diseased joints and their artificial replacements by simulating joint motion.
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Plan for the future of rural Australia takes shape
A national rural summit at Flinders University has generated draft recommendations across six fields of activity with the aim of enhancing the viability, sustainability and productivity of rural communities.
Summit to map Australia’s rural future
More than 80 participants, including representatives from rural regions in every State, will attend a three-day national summit on the future of rural Australia at Flinders University from September 21 to 23.
Fresh input to theory on Legionnaires’ disease
Contrary to some scientific beliefs, Flinders University PhD candidate Michael Taylor has literally grown his own evidence to suggest the bacterium which causes the potentially-fatal Legionnaires’ disease is more than just a parasite.
Currow and Carati take to the track
They could be described as an odd couple but Professor David Currow and Professor Colin Carati have teamed up to take part in the Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide.
Ruby sets off a sparkling career
Brecht expert, pianist and long-time teacher of drama at Flinders, emeritus Professor Michael Morley has been honoured with the Premier’s Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2011 State awards for the performing arts, the Ruby Awards.
Asia’s new order still forming
The inexorable rise of China will be severely curtailed by its own “Achilles heels” and the parallel rise of India, according to a leading US specialist in international security affairs who spoke at Flinders this week.
Eureka Prize winner sheds light in dark places
Dr Phil Dinning of the Department of Human Physiology at Flinders has won a prestigious Eureka Prize for taking fibre-optics technology to a place it has never been before – the human gut.
Irreconcilable tension in Australia’s constitutional democracy
Australia’s constitution exacerbates political conflict rather than being a source of solutions and stability, according to a leading American academic who will join Flinders University as the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Political Science in January 2012.