Digging up the dirt on SA palaeontology
Can you pick the difference between a thylacine’s thigh bone and flightless bird’s fibula?
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Flinders shows the way on futureproofing cities
A new research institute that aims to improve the lives of Australians in all cities and regions has been launched in Adelaide.
Flinders a big feature in Adelaide’s film festival
My Tehran for Sale, the debut feature film by Iranian poet and graduate of the Screen Studies course at Flinders, Granaz Moussouvi, will have its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival this month.
Shoe phone offers medical device potential
Maxwell Smart, the bumbling comic spy in the 1960s television series Get Smart, frequently used his ‘shoe phone’ to report his latest predicament to The Chief at CONTROL. Now a Flinders University computer scientist has combined the latest telecommunications components to produce the real thing.
Flinders leads $30 million groundwater research and training centre
Groundbreaking research that could help Australia avoid the costly mistakes of the past in relation to water management will be the focus of a new $30 million Centre for Groundwater Research and Training led by Flinders University.
Strong demand for Flinders courses – a boon for community and industry
Flinders University has had a significant growth in demand for its engineering and computer science courses in 2009. More than 5000 prospective students will be offered a place in undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Flinders, representing an overall increase in application numbers of around 5 per cent over last year.
Local knowledge for students of Chinese law
A group of 20 Flinders University students enrolled in the Legal Studies topic Introduction to China’s Laws and Legal System will be studying on location – they will travel to Shanghai in January to undertake the course as a two-week intensive.
New head for Health Sciences
Professor Michael Kidd has been appointed Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Flinders University for a five-year term.
Flinders to strengthen southern links with grant
Flinders University’s ambition to expand tertiary education, contribute to the skills required in a changing regional economy and engage with the community has been boosted with a $3.25 million grant from the Federal Government.