A new view on improving the health of South Australians
A one-stop source of information to promote physical activity, good nutrition and healthy weight will be officially launched today by Health Minister John Hill.
Research
Funding shines more light on laser research
The Shared Laser Facility run by Flinders University has been awarded $600,000 through the Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
Megafauna extinctions: humans and climate change responsible
The impacts of humans, through protracted hunting, were probably decisive in the extinction of Australian megafauna around 40,000 years ago, but climate change and fire activity probably fuelled the process.
Space education takes off with $1m funding boost
A space education program led by Flinders University that will allow 400 secondary students to determine a scientific issue and task an Airborne Research Australia aircraft to collect the data they need has been awarded almost $1 million through the Australian Space Research Program, announced by Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr.
Flinders engineer is top of her profession
Flinders University biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds has finessed her earlier State award by being named Australian Professional Engineer of the Year at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra on November 24.
Focus on eye health wins NHMRC recognition
Flinders University Professor Keryn Williams’ 25-year mission to decrease the burden of blindness has earned her a major National Heath and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellowship.
Flinders wins $8.44 million in NHMRC funding
Flinders University research projects into sleep apnea, superbug drug resistance and colorectal cancer are among 10 projects to receive $8.44 million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding announced today.
Service to eyes wins Fellowship
Dr Rod Watkins, Director of Strategic Development in the Department of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders, has been appointed a Fellow of the National Vision Research Institute.
Innovative educator wins valuable ALTC grant
Ms Karen Burke da Silva, lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a valuable Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant for a project aimed at aligning biology curricula at secondary and tertiary levels.