Flinders student wins Endeavour Scholarship
Flinders student Jakob Braunack-Mayer has won a prestigious Endeavour Scholarship as part of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Undergraduate Awards.
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Flinders welcomes rail link proposal
Flinders University today welcomed the release of the State Government’s Darlington Transport Study and the recommendation that a rail link be extended to the University.
Flinders research wins $3.3 million from ARC
Flinders University has won Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for a project to improve the measurement of brain signals via the scalp that will assist in the development of brain-controlled devices for very disabled people, as well as better diagnosis of neurological disease.
Flinders Health Service gets tick of approval
Staff of the University Health Service are celebrating the recent successful re-accreditation of the practice for a further three years, having met all of the stringent quality standards set down by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Indonesian immersion beckons for Katrina
A third-year Flinders University student will soon be heading into an Indonesian classroom as part of an innovative cultural exchange program.
Federal Government should invest $5 billion in development of river towns
The Federal Government should back the social and economic development of river towns with $5 billion that has already been allocated to water reform, according to Flinders University researcher, Professor Chris Miller.
Mary MacKillop Medal presented to outstanding South Australian educator
Only days after Mary MacKillop was declared a saint, Professor Faith Trent AM, FACE from Flinders University has been awarded the prestigious Mary MacKillop Medal by the Australian College of Educators (ACE) SA Branch in recognition of her valuable contribution to education.
Research leaders in the making
Flinders University is drawing on its wealth of hardworking and talented researchers in a quest to create research leaders for the future.
Top spot in engineering the future
Biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds, who designed her first mechanical device, a water pump, at the age of six, this month received Engineering Australia’s highest accolade by winning the 2010 Professional Engineer of the Year in South Australia.