Harnessing China’s people power for research
About 600 to 700 operations for oesophageal cancer are performed in Australia each year. In China, 1,200 cases are treated in just one hospital per annum.
Research
Award winning student reveals family inspiration
“My uncle had a stroke and lost his speech. I realise now, with the training I’ve received at Flinders, that I would have been able to help him.”
Aussies’ take on alcohol warning labels
Like a book cover, the purpose of a wine label is to attract the buyer’s attention and say something about the characters within the contents.
Scotland the Free?
Nearly 14,000 South Australians will be taking a keen interest on the events that take place on September 18 – the date of Scotland’s referendum on independence.
Conservation award for guardian of the Gulfs
Flinders oceanographer Jochen Kaempf has won the Conservation Council of South Australia’s Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection.
Flinders sleep experts try new tactic to fight fatigue
In a world-first, sleep experts from Flinders University are attempting to fight fatigue caused by insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) by treating the two conditions at the same time.
Intensifying ties with China
An agreement between China’s Central South University (CSU) and Flinders will intensify links between the institutions, and includes the setting up of research laboratories on each other’s campuses.
Flinders aims to SHAPE future of SA sport
Some of South Australia’s top sporting figures will make presentations at a symposium to launch Flinders University’s new Sport, Health and Physical Education Research (SHAPE) Centre today.
Flinders bolsters future health workforce
Flinders is developing the future health workforce at ViTA – a new state-of-the-art aged care, rehabilitation, teaching and research facility at the Repatriation General Hospital in Daw Park.