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Dr Richard Bright, Research Fellow in Nanomedicine, College of Medicine and Public Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Funding for diabetes research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Dr Richard Bright<\/a>, who has received a\u00a02026 Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project is called \u2018Outcomes with Ankle Fracture Fixation Devices in T2DM Patients\u2019<\/i>\u00a0and includes co-investigators,\u00a0Professor Krasimir Vasilev<\/a>,\u00a0Professor Ruurd Jaarsma<\/a> and Associate Professor Tania Crotti. Diabetes Australia funding aims to fast-track solutions that will help people living with or at risk of diabetes in their daily lives.<\/p>\n

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A new space research fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Flinders University trainee Jessie Hills, Professor Rodrigo Praino and ESPI Director Hermann Ludwig Moeller (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flinders’ Jeff Bleich Centre<\/a> is strengthening ties with the European Space Policy Institute<\/a> (ESPI) with the launch of a new research fellowship program this year.<\/p>\n

According to Professor Rodrigo Praino<\/a>, who leads the Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, South Australia will see the arrival of an ESPI expert in space policy, space law and space governance later this year. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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10 books in 10 months!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Emeritus Professor David Powers at the series launch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to Professor David Powers<\/a>, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science & Cognitive Science, who has released his novella series – Moonchild\/Klandor Rising. <\/span><\/p>\n

The writing project was a labour of love finishing off the series that his father had started. The series blends science fiction with coming-of-age drama, offering themes of prejudice and resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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