Medical devices on the move
It is ironic that Ann Angel had to go overseas to find out that some of the best medical devices and health services expertise in the world existed in her own backyard – at Flinders University.
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Forum focuses on giant leaps from tiny steps
The miniaturised world of bugs that produce lifesaving drugs and implanted sensors that detect cancer cells will be the focus of a special forum this week.
Shared goals in Uni footy sponsorship
In an SANFL first, Flinders University has signed a new two-year sponsorship deal of the South Adelaide Football Club as one of the club’s seniors’ jumper support partners.
More beds not the answer to poor health
A focus on providing more hospital beds will neither improve the health of Australians nor reduce healthcare costs, according to a leading international health expert.
Flinders teaching enhanced with Federal funding
Flinders University’s teaching resources have been bolstered with $5.4 million in Federal Government funding for buildings, equipment and clinical placements.
Flying to St George’s aid
The evacuation of the entire population of the southern Queensland town of St George, under threat from floodwaters, was averted earlier this month thanks largely to the quick action of Flinders University’s Jorg Hacker and his colleagues.
Gaining an inside view of Washington
Flinders University’s internship program in Washington DC provides invaluable insights into the working of Congress and could produce another great social and political commentator, according to the new US Ambassador to Australia, Mr Jeff Bleich.
Fuelling international green research
Flinders University has signed ongoing research collaborations with two of the world’s most populous nations after senior scientists spent two months exploring how biofuels might offer their respective countries greater food and energy security.
New home for teaching and research in Alice Springs
The commitment by two Aboriginal men – W & E Rubuntja – to the advancement of Indigenous people has been recognised with the naming of a new research and education building in Alice Springs in their honour.