Dust storms, snakes, bats and long nights are all part of the lot of a bird researcher at Charles Sturt University.

'Treechangers' are not the mythical cash cows perpetuated by vested interests, but city dwellers looking for a less stressful life, according to a leading social researcher from CSU.

A world renowned agronomic researcher has exchanged her position in a leading US institution to establish ground-breaking studies into weed control in inland south east Australia, based at CSU.

Australia is prepared to change from its past stance of environmental vandal and regional Australia is being urged to embrace the opportunities arising from the move to low carbon emissions.

An investigation into the perceptions of child sexual abuse in regional Australia has revealed a worrying gap in the communities understanding of what actually constitutes child sexual abuse.

Providing real solutions to close the gap in health services between metropolitan and rural Australia has prompted three key researchers at CSU to devise a blueprint for rural health based on human rights.

Australian rural communities can expect major changes in the next ten years, with nearly half of rural properties expected to change hands, according to research from Charles Sturt University. So how will this affect the ways rural people and communities live, breathe and work together?

Giving Australian agricultural pests a hard time has been the lifelong goal of one Charles Sturt University researcher.

As Beijing prepares to host its “Green” Olympics in 2008, Charles Sturt University’s Professor of Farming Systems David Kemp is 500 kilometres away ensuring the Games are not covered in dust.

Lean on a saleyard fence or in a market anywhere in the world and you will hear farmers, graziers and fishers discussing the values of the latest ideas, methods and technology in their industry. But you rarely see scientists in these informal meeting places which are so important for information exchange among these groups.