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 […]
Renewed focus on predicting glaucoma risk
Confirmation of 40 new genetic markers takes forward the development of the first tests to assess a person’s risk of developing glaucoma, a leading cause of […]
Platypus protein in diabetes research
The discovery of a key metabolic hormone found in the venom and gut of the Australian platypus will be further explored to develop more effective type […]
Super sponge chemist soaks up latest accolades
Pioneering synthetic chemist Dr Justin Chalker’s focus on combating environmental disasters has seen him made a finalist for the 2018 prestigious Australian 2018 Eureka Prize for Outstanding […]
School’s out and Storm is coming
Flinders University graduate Storm Ashwood is set to take the horror-thriller film world by storm, literally, with the world premiere of his first feature film. The […]
Improved framework for care of children
A blueprint to secure better professional care of young children has been developed at Flinders University. The framework aims for a common inter-disciplinary language among everyone […]
Baby snake in amber a golden find
Newly discovered prehistoric fossils are painting a colourful picture of the biodiversity of the former supercontinent called Gondwana. Among these discoveries are a range of invertebrates, […]