A high priority for tertiary institutions in New Zealand, and globally, is for first year students to have a positive experience of higher education. However, a commonly reported issue is student reluctance to access learning support, even when needed (Hoyne & McNaught, 2013). Previous research addressed this issue with a large number of Arts students through introducing Targeted Learning Sessions in which teaching staff and learning support services combined to offer assistance in one place (Cameron, George & Henley, 2012). Our study replicates and develops their successful session with a smaller number of Medical Imaging students. The students reported appreciating timely help from a range of staff on content, structure and information discovery. Staff enjoyed greater interaction with students and the professional collaborative environment. Our findings also highlighted future practical improvements. This study extends previous research, increasing understanding and demonstrating the wider application of Targeted Learning Sessions in normalising helpseeking.

There tends to be a periodic lack of interest in the study of cerebral gliomata, though these neoplasms continue to inflict their havoc on the health and lives of far too many young and middle-aged people. This paper is therefore aimed at recalling attention to this important subject and reviewing certain facts and conclusions gained from our experience with a consecutive series of 700 patients with neoplasms of the brain, of which 466 were gliomata.

The UK's Warship Support Agency (WSA) works with hundreds of companies to support the Fleet. The information needed is often hosted and managed by these companies, with many of them in active competition with one another. As many business processes span organisations, the sharing of information across boundaries is crucial. To achieve this, change projects were initiated by individual business units, resulting in ‘Shared Data Environments’ between these business units and their partners. Although this approach promotes innovation and rapid progress, it can hinder information sharing across the wider enterprise. This paper sets out the approach adopted by the WSA and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (WSA's strategic e‐business partner) to develop a Technical Architecture for further information sharing across the enterprise. Key findings from the architecture study are also presented, which have relevance to many organisations seeking to integrate information systems across enterprise boundaries.