Meals on Wheels drowning in red tape
The burden of government compliance poses a threat to the long-term viability of Meals on Wheels services around the nation.
Flinders projects awarded ARC grants
Optimising patient flow in hospitals, promoting social inclusion for refugees and using computational modelling to test orthopaedic devices are among Flinders University-led projects to receive funding in the Australian Research Council’s latest Linkage grants.
Flinders joins new national science of learning centre
Flinders University will help establish a $16 million Science of Learning Research Centre to investigate the neuroscience of the human learning process.
Trust in government linked to services
The public’s degree of trust in the different tiers of government is associated with the extent of services available.
Serotonin, more than just the happy hormone
Despite its significance in the human body, researchers do not fully understand how serotonin is released into the bloodstream.
Good marks for Flinders research report card
Three quarters of Flinders University’s research has been ranked world-standard or better in the Federal Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment.
Flinders scores $3.3 million funding boost
Researchers from Flinders University will share a pool of $3.3 million, awarded this week as part of the Australian Research Council’s 2013 Discovery and Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) funding scheme.
Unmasking the ugly effects of discrimination
Despite laws, anti-racism campaigns and strategies for social inclusion, stigma and discrimination remain a major problem in Australian society, Flinders public health researcher Dr Anna Ziersch says.
Assessing impacts of volunteers abroad
An international project to measure the impacts of international development volunteering has won an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.