News & Events 2008

The Faculty's internal news bulletin - May 2008 edition - is available online.

A selection of news headlines relevant to Science & Engineering appear below.

May 2008
Lizards feel climate change

A team of Flinders University biologists under Professor Mike Bull has been studying the pygmy bluetongue and its larger cousin, the sleepy lizard, for almost three decades.

Professor Bull’s discoveries about the extraordinary life cycle and habits of the sleepy lizard, including its tendency to pair with a mate for life, earned the lizard a major role in David Attenborough’s reptile documentary series, Life in Cold Blood.

April 2008

SILC building progress

A new Science Innovation Learning Centre (SILC) is to be built on campus to further support science teaching at Flinders.

April 2008

Flinders takes smart thinking to Beijing during Olympics

Flinders University’s engineering ingenuity will be on show in Beijing during the Olympic Games when the most advanced version of The Thinking Head makes its international debut.

March 2008
Flinders plans new Engineering courses
Flinders University has positioned itself to make a major contribution to the most dynamic sectors of the State’s economy, with plans to offer five new Bachelor of Engineering courses in 2009.

February 2008

Using microbes to starve algal blooms

Vital research aiming to determine cost-effective and efficient treatment to reduce the incidence of toxic algal blooms in Adelaide’s Torrens Lake is happening 17 kilometres away from the site, at an experimental biological filtration facility at Flinders University.

February 2008
New backing for medical devices brings R&D and industry together
The development and production of high-tech medical devices in South Australia will enter a dynamic new phase with the establishment of a $3.3 million program, based at Flinders University.

Flinders will play a lead role in the Medical Devices Partnering Program, which will bring together university researchers with commercial backers, manufacturers and end-users of medical assistive technology.

January 2008
Engineers to design next generation subsea inspection system for petroleum industry
A new inspection vehicle to monitor the condition of subsea pipelines will be designed and developed by a Flinders University engineering team to meet the growing needs of the offshore petroleum sector.

With integrated sonar and video sensing, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) will not only assess the integrity of pipelines that lie up to 2.5 kilometres below sea level but will also evaluate the changing conditions of the sea-floor.

January 2008
Flinders looks to the future with a Summer Science School
Two hundred primary and secondary teachers from across Australia will broaden their teaching horizons and tap the latest scientific knowledge when Flinders University hosts the inaugural Australian Government Summer School on Science.

January 2008
Flinders Research Centre to boost interest in science
A new Flinders University research centre that aims to change public and student perceptions about science and boost the nation’s prospects of meeting future skills needs was officially opened by the Premier, Mr Mike Rann on 9 January.

The Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century (to be known as Science21) was founded to address declining enrolments in secondary and tertiary studies in the sciences.

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