To ease their way, a leading CSU academic has posted answers on YouTube to 14 questions posed via Twitter by prospective PhD candidates.

Better focused support for families with complex needs makes it much easier for children in the family to enjoy their early schooling, according to a research group that included educational researchers from CSU.

In response to recent political discussions regarding the study of foreign languages in schools, Charles Sturt University's School of Teacher Education lecturer, Ms Maria Bennet says, "to remain competitive, Australian schools need to move beyond a monolingual base and engage with languages other than English in order to prepare Australians to live, work and compete in a global society".

Eight computerised interactive whiteboards, cameras, microphones, and projectors, which simulate some present-day classrooms and those of the future, are features of the new Connected Learning Space at CSU in Bathurst.

A unique collaboration between varied institutions and community stakeholders Australia-wide has successfully enabled a new set of educational resources to be developed through the Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project (ECEWC Project).

The recently launched Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project (ECEWC) kits have already made a valuable contribution to the education of new teachers with more than 140 kits being distributed across Australia so far.

A CSU teacher education student is the 2012 recipient of a prestigious internship from a leading professional organisation.

School students in Australia, Europe and North America will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on Wednesday 6 June via the CSU Remote Telescope in Bathurst.

A leading Indigenous educator at CSU has been acknowledged for her services to education, particularly Indigenous education, in the Queen's Birthday Honours announced yesterday.