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.

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.