Junior doctor boost for country hospitals
More country-trained doctors will be on the job from next year, with the number of junior doctors trained in country SA hospitals to more than double […]
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Large bunch of bright Tall Poppies
Flinders University is a high achiever in this year’s Tall Poppy Science Awards. Flinders has scooped five of the 10 South Australian awards that recognise outstanding […]
Follow in the footsteps of megafauna
Australia’s giant ‘wombat’, the Diprotodon, is described as the world’s largest marsupial, weighing more than 2.5 tonnes at almost 3m long. Award-winning Flinders University science writer […]
Extraordinary women transforming Aboriginal health
Aboriginal women working and studying with Flinders University in the Northern Territory are transforming health services for communities across northern and central Australia. A new publication […]
Predatory lenders cash in on vulnerable
Payday lenders and charity collectors are cashing in on vulnerable outback communities with inadequate or limited knowledge about financial services. A report released this week by […]
Rural principals need help: study
Australia’s rural school principals are ill prepared for the complexities of their roles, with an urgent need for more professional development. Flinders University Doctor of Education […]
Mind-bending ideas for festival
How does our brain deal with technology and modern global challenges? Is it keeping pace with the speed of contemporary living and the ever-increasing influx of […]
Call for action on rising HIV rates
Rising HIV rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need urgent national attention, says Matthew Flinders Fellow Associate Professor James Ward. In a Perspective in […]
Tropical disease target of national alert
A life-threatening parasitic worm could be quietly infecting up to 60 percent of vulnerable Australians in remote northern communities. Flinders University researchers are warning it should […]