Prize-winner on track for a future in water
Finding quicker ways to detect the parasitic protozoan Cryptosporidium in water has won the annual Hodgson Medal for Flinders biotechnology Honours student Anna Wilson.
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Flinders takes out State engineering prize
A team of first-year students from Flinders’ School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics has won the state final of the Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) Challenge.
A second life for old smartphones
Broken or unwanted smartphones will be given a new lease of life, thanks to the efforts of Flinders digital blacksmith Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen and his team.
Are meal replacements the best weight loss approach?
Meal replacements have been found to produce rapid weight loss results in scientific studies, but do they actually work in real life?
Does baby poo hold the key to preventing killer disease?
Flinders researchers in conjunction with the CSIRO are on the hunt for baby poo, which they hope may hold the key to treating one of the developing world’s most common childhood killers – acute diarrhoea.
New plans arise from SA-China marine biotech forum
Business leaders from China’s pharmaceutical and seafood companies, as well as institute directors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and top Chinese universities, converged on Adelaide last week for the inaugural SA-China Marine Biotechnology Forum.
Clean tech lab launches at Flinders
A $1.1 million Clean Technology Laboratory dedicated to developing products and processes in a cleaner, greener way, will officially open at Flinders University today (Tuesday, November 19).
Footy players or guinea pigs in human experiments?
AFL players are being treated “worse than guinea pigs” by clubs who are conducting performance-enhancing experiments without ethics approval, Flinders University’s Head of Social Health Sciences says.
Elite female athletes’ health risk
Young female athletes representing South Australia in aesthetics sports such as gymnastics are putting their health at risk due to calcium and iron deficiencies, a Flinders University study has found.