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CSU to lead major early childhood initiative


Charles Sturt University has welcomed the announcement by the Rudd Government on Thursday 2 October that the University has been appointed to lead a national initiative to develop the Early Years Learning Framework as part of the Federal Government's agenda for early childhood education.

Final Garnaut Report offers climate change hope


The final report of 'The Garnaut Climate Change Review', released on Tuesday 30 September, offers a constructive way forward, according to a senior CSU academic.

Foundation lends special hand to education students


The philanthropic George Alexander Foundation has announced a $60 000 commitment to Charles Sturt University (CSU), providing scholarships for students from the CSU Faculty of Education so they can undertake professional placements in rural and remote schools throughout Australia.

New WATER chief at CSU


The establishment of a drought monitoring system in Australia using remote sensing tools is one project catching the attention of the new head of the International Centre of WATER for Food Security at CSU.

Call to foster reconciliation and social justice


Australian universities should play a central role in promoting reconciliation and social justice through education to meet the needs of Indigenous Australians, according to a CSU academic.

New course to help heal regional health woes


A new health degree to be introduced by Charles Sturt University in 2009 will help address some of the gaps in health services in inland Australia.

Study hard, study now for final exams


A CSU academic has urged students who will soon sit the NSW Higher School Certificate examinations, and their parents, that it is not too late to prepare.

Olympics provide lasting memories for CSU lecturer


CSU lecturer Dr Stephen Bird helped the Indonesian national team win medals at the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, shared a bus ride with Jamaican gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, met the entire US Olympic basketball team, and narrowly missed catching the football David Beckham kicked into the crowd at the closing ceremony.

CSU students in print for international media


Journalism students at CSU will produce a daily newspaper for the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association annual conference – PANPA '08 – on Queensland's Gold Coast from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 September.

An online approach to plants


When nature didn't match the academic sessions for students of botany and ecology at CSU, one academic looked for a solution and came up with an innovative teaching method.

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