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EDUCATION
Home > Latest News > Education A distinguished contribution to Forensic Psychology 27 Sep 2006
Professor Don Thomson from Charles Sturt University’s School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies is a Registered Psychologist and a Barrister-at-law. He was recently awarded the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Forensic Psychologists inaugural distinguished contributions award. He says the legal system is not loaded against the victim as often claimed. In fact, in trials where there are mulitple defendants, “research shows you are more likely to be convicted with other co-defenders than if you are tried by yourself”. Older employees could hold key to skills shortage: CSU researcher 26 Sep 2006
With the nation focussing on skills shortages in the workplace, Charles Sturt University researchers maintain that older employees could hold the key to meeting these shortages. CSU’s greater collaboration with Chile 25 Sep 2006
"South America has been neglected at large by Australia," says Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter. Australia and Chile in particular will build closer ties this week when the Chilean Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr Jose Luis Balmaceda, visits the Wagga Wagga Campus of CSU (Tuesday 26 September). CSU dedicates scholarships to the sciences 21 Sep 2006
In a bid to help overcome the critical lack of scientists and science teachers, especially in inland Australia, Charles Sturt University will offer lucrative targeted scholarships to encourage high-quality on-campus applicants to science-based fields. How safe are obstetric ultrasounds? 20 Sep 2006
"I am not saying they are not safe. None of the professional bodies ever say ultrasound is unsafe, but I would say, if there’s a medical reason to have an ultrasound, have it, but if it’s purely for curiosity, don’t." Ms Karen Pollard, lecturer with the School of Clinical Sciences at CSU's Wagga Wagga Campus, talking about the issues surrounding the use of routine or screening scans in pregnancy. Charles Sturt University mental health researchers head to Ontario 14 Sep 2006
A keynote address to mental health professionals in British Columbia on the risks facing children whose parents have a mental illness has marked the arrival of new Charles Sturt University staff to its teacher education program in Burlington, Ontario. High-tech link a boon for inland Australia 14 Sep 2006
Federal Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Julie Bishop will officially launch the new high-tech network linking Charles Sturt University and its regional communities to one of the world’s largest research platforms, this Thursday 14 September in Canberra. Improving educational outcomes for students 13 Sep 2006
Charles Sturt University has been recognised as a leader in workplace productivity receiving more than $3.1 million in competitive funding from the Federal Government’s Workplace Productivity Programme. Keeping health professionals in rural Australia 11 Sep 2006
Detailed examinations of how to train and retain allied health professionals in regional and remote areas of Australia are among topics to be discussed at an upcoming national conference in Albury, NSW. Islam and Christianity - can the two live in peace? 06 Sep 2006
Australia is ideally placed to lead the world in nurturing relationships between Christianity and Islam, according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) Professor of Theology, Reverend James Haire, who will deliver a public lecture in Orange on Saturday. |
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