Pre-conference Workshop: Friday 19 September 2003Main Conference: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2003 Theme: Qualitative Research as Interpretive Practice.

The future of research into complex social and health issues is being threatened by the backlash of conservatism in government policy and funding arenas in developed countries, according to leading US international researcher Professor Yvonna Lincoln.

Australia’s first indigenous pharmacy graduate is continuing her pioneering work by participating in the Pharmacy Academic at University Departments of Rural Health project to promote the profession in rural and remote communities.

State-of-the-art rural health facilities and a library and information technology centre have been announced as part of a $20 million proposal to significantly expand Charles Sturt University’s Thurgoona Campus.

Dr Lynne Johnstone, lecturer in the School of Public Health at Charles Sturt University will share her expertise in this area with researchers in labour management at De Montford University in Leicester England, as a Visiting Research Fellow.

A human movement study aimed at improving the quality of life for older women is one of two Australian research projects short listed for the prestigious European College of Sport Science Young Investigator Award.

Do headaches and cramped, sore muscles plague you after long hours in front of a computer?

Initiatives developed by Charles Sturt University to increase the number of health professionals in Australian rural communities will be highlighted at an international conference in Scotland next week.

Students and teachers from Ajisai Nursing College in Japan are sampling Australian life in Dubbo as part of a partnership with Charles Sturt University.