New drug may be the breath of life in intensive care
A new drug to treat potentially fatal lung injuries caused by ventilators in hospital intensive care units is being developed by Flinders University researchers.
Research
Discounting the ‘leftie’ myth
Left-handed people consistently perform worse than right-handed people in measures of cognitive ability, or IQ, with the ‘level of disability’ equivalent to being prematurely born.
Flinders research to improve aged care, safety on the road and at work
Two major projects led by Flinders University researchers were awarded Australian Research Council Linkage Grant funding this week.
Australian women writers emerge from publishing shadow
Professor Susan Sheridan’s new book sheds light on a “lost generation” of Australian postwar women writers.
Laying insomnia to rest with Flinders advice
Sleep Well, Live Better is a book that aims to help up to two million Australians who have problems with getting to sleep or staying asleep through the night.
Prestigious award takes law professor to Kent
Professor Margaret Davies from Flinders Law School has been awarded a Visiting Professorship by the prestigious Leverhulme Trust.
Shopping simulator leads to better therapy
Flinders researchers have devised a virtual reality system that improves the assessment of stroke victims.
Flinders congratulates Dr Kirsten Benkendorff
Dr Kirsten Benkendorff has won the 2011 Dorothy Hill Award from the Australian Academy of Science for her cancer research with marine molluscs.
Spotting the real villains
As South Australia prepares to overhaul legislation regulating criminal identification parades, Flinders psychologist Professor Neil Brewer, an international expert on factors affecting eyewitness reliability, is backing a move to photographic, computer-based line-ups.