The phrase "astute students" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe students who are perceptive, clever, or insightful in their studies or understanding of a subject.
Example: "The astute students quickly grasped the complex concepts presented in the lecture."
Alternatives: "sharp students" or "perceptive students".
And they include some of the most astute students of psychology known anywhere.
Some astute students of corporate organization say business will increasingly rely on joint ventures and transitory projects.
Dynasty: A Cookbook Seasoned With Family Ties and Intrigue By KIM SEVERSON ASTUTE students of the "Joy of Cooking" know that the book comes with a big side dish of family and publishing politics.
Idelle Weber, an American pop artist who taught drawing and painting at Harvard and New York University, and also assisted teachers at the University of California, Los Angeles, says the joy of teaching is engaging with clever and astute students.
"In 2008, Putin's message was, 'We aren't like a Central Asian republic, we aren't going to build a personalistic regime, we will have institutions,"' Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and one of the most astute students of Russian power, told me.
"No one has shown me yet that they are ready to run with Marion in the latter half of the 100 meters," said Boldon, who trains with Miller under the sprint coach John Smith in Los Angeles and who is considered one of the more astute students of sprinting.
He's an astute student of government and a practitioner of power.
So it was interesting to discover that he is also an astute student of how government works.
An astute student of American history, he was a longtime member of a society of Civil War historians.
Despite themes of unapologetic dissolution, there's discipline here: Quinn is plainly an astute student of Beuys and Rauschenberg (and, he adds, Ryman and McCarthy).
He had a keen mind and boundless curiosity, traveled widely, loved good food and talk, followed sports avidly, and was an astute student of politics and the media.
