Without hesitation, Bob Meyenn gives a firm yes when asked if he would take up teaching if he had his time again.

Ben Ovenden is the son of a Riverina rice farmer in regional NSW and has experienced first hand the highs and lows of rice cropping. He has seen weeds strangle rice seedlings and has watched as tough weather conditions battered plant growth – all of this has fuelled Ben’s interest to identify what makes one rice seedling stronger and more resilient than the next.

Gold stars, assessments and job skills maybe viewed as essential ingredients of good practice in teaching and learning but a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic prefers terms like generating positive energy and increasing emotional capacity as integral to the teacher-student relationship.

An orphanage has become the centre of a strengthening mutual relationship between Charles Sturt University and children with disabilities in Vietnam.

Australia’s rural communities are well behind their metropolitan cousins in screening for complications from diabetes. A Charles Sturt University research group is developing cost-effective methods for bringing specialist diagnostic tools to rural and remote health clinics to address problems with the rapidly growing disease, particularly among older Australians.

Australia and New Zealand are cruising comfortably down the information superhighway, but their Pacific Island neighbours are being left behind, according to Charles Sturt University research.

The mysteries of the universe are being revealed in classrooms around the country through a new project from Charles Sturt University which allows school students to study and photograph planets, stars and even galaxies.

Debate is sweeping the corporate world on the nature of leadership and the qualities needed to best engender trust in an increasingly volatile business climate. A senior CSU researcher believes emotional intelligence is a key factor in providing effective management.

Technology developed by a Charles Sturt University researcher is helping the rice industry better understand crops and ensure higher yields with more efficient use of limited water resources.

As the Australian wine industry continues to mature new areas and geographic zones are being looked into for the production of wines grapes, Charles Sturt University research is showing how the rapidly growing wine industry can expand into other regions previously considered unsuitable for growing wine grapes.