Archive
A smoother path through higher education
Wednesday, 24 Mar 2010Smoothing the learning pathways from TAFE to University and reducing the 'culture shock' in moving between the two sectors are the aims of a new national research project being led by CSU academic, Dr Cathy Down.
Opening student eyes to the world
Monday, 15 Mar 2010Flying over the Himalayas in a private plane, scoring an extras role and credit in a Bollywood movie and working with disabled children in a Vietnamese orphanage are just some of the experiences that have opened the eyes and expanded the minds of CSU students.
New Basin plan "must get it right", say leading scientists
Thursday, 11 Mar 2010The forthcoming Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a once-in-a-life time opportunity to restore the ailing river system, say more than 30 of Australia’s leading freshwater scientists in a statement made on Thursday 11 March.
Vaccination in Australian pharmacies?
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010CSU has begun vaccination training with its pharmacy students in the strongly held belief Australia will follow an international trend to allow pharmacists to vaccinate.
Radical health reforms and CSU experts
Thursday, 4 Mar 2010The dramatic plan outlined on Wednesday 3 March for the funding of Australian health care has been described by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as a means to ensuring Australians continue to enjoy access to world class health care.
Putting humans back into computers
Wednesday, 3 Mar 2010A world where emails, online chatrooms and virtual environments are a part of daily life, and where public communication is increasingly dominated by machines, is now ready to be taken back by humans, says a social researcher from CSU.
National curricula must address variety: CSU expert
Tuesday, 2 Mar 2010The new national curricula for English, mathematics, science and history must deal with the huge variety of situations teachers find themselves in, says a senior CSU expert.
Mountain Ash after the bushfires
Thursday, 25 Feb 2010An iconic eucalypt tree growing in many areas burnt out in Victoria’s Black Saturday fires is better at re-sprouting after fire than first thought, says a senior botanist at CSU.
Don't leave pets behind in a disaster
Thursday, 25 Feb 2010Disaster emergency management research by a CSU postgraduate student in New Zealand has found that 99 per cent of pet owners identified pets as part of their family, and that in an emergency, 56 per cent of owners would refuse to evacuate without their pets.
Educator slams quickie teacher training
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010A CSU academic has condemned outright a proposal to extend a trial short course for new teachers from Victoria into Queensland.