Archive
Delving into the Australian psyche: public lecture
Thursday, 11 Nov 2010Social researcher, Mr Hugh Mackay will take his dialogue with the Australian society directly to regional NSW next week when he delivers CSU's 2010 William Merrylees Memorial Lecture.
Midwifery academics assist Kenyan women
Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010Two CSU academics preparing to take their midwifery skills to assist women and children in far western Kenya in December have been inundated with donations of hundreds of underpants, including from corporate Australia.
New CSU book explores educating 21st century workforce
Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010A new book, Education for Future Practice, co-edited by academics from CSU, examines how university educators prepare people to work in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century, and is directed to university educators, scholars, practitioners and policy makers.
CSU remembers radiology pioneer and medical leader
Tuesday, 9 Nov 2010The significant contribution Dr Margaret Sheldon OAM played in the development of CSU as a leading educator of health professionals for regional Australia is being remembered following her recent death at the age of 83 years.
New CSU business administration programs in Ontario
Friday, 5 Nov 2010Three new CSU business administration honours degrees are to be offered from its campus in Burlington. The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Human Resource Management, and Marketing will meet both the immediate and long-term needs of industry and business professionals, and add value and diversity to post-secondary education offerings in Ontario, Canada.
Many healthy paths to follow in regional NSW
Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010CSU researchers will present a number of projects related to improving the health of communities in regional and remote NSW to a conference of health professionals being held this week in Albury.
Improving child sexual assault trial outcomes
Monday, 1 Nov 2010A study led by a CSU academic, thought to be the first of its kind, suggests that the way in which prosecutors and judges use expert evidence and judicial directions can help to dispel juror misconceptions and enhance juror perceptions of the credibility of a child witness in child sexual assault cases.
Empirical legal research in Australia: career or dead-end?
Friday, 29 Oct 2010A CSU legal academic challenged early career legal scholars to broaden their horizons when she delivered a keynote address to a post-graduate law conference in Sydney today, Friday 29 October.
Little evidence for 'CSI effect' in trial outcomes
Friday, 29 Oct 2010Viewing television shows based on crime scene investigations is unlikely to negatively influence jurors and court case outcomes, according to researchers at CSU who say there is little evidence for the existence of so-called 'CSI effects' in court trials.
New novel explores How It Feels
Tuesday, 26 Oct 2010A new novel by Australian actor and playwright Mr Brendan Cowell draws in-part on the author's experiences as a student at CSU in the 1990s. His novel, How It Feels, tells the story of the development of a young man in modern-day Australia who comes from one of Sydney's southern beach-side suburbs to study at the University in Bathurst.