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Finding the right mix for people and Nature
Thursday 31 May 2018A team including a researcher from CSU has found that as Melbourne grows, it is better for many native bird populations to increase human numbers on existing urban land, rather than to continue the urban sprawl on Melbourne’s urban fringes.
Some do, some don’t: Women succeeding in ‘macho’ trades
Friday 4 May 2018A lack of skilled workers in traditionally male-dominated trades has become a major problem in regional NSW, and a team of CSU researchers is investigating how women can help address the problem.
Support for national inquiry to break care-to-prison pathway
Tuesday 10 Apr 2018There’s strong support from a CSU academic for a national review of the child protection laws and processes affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Rare perch found near Murray River
Tuesday 3 Apr 2018CSU researchers have found a population of rare Macquarie perch in an isolated creek flowing into the upper Murray River and are now working to conserve and grow the numbers of this threatened species.
Overseas study launches students’ minds
Wednesday 21 Mar 2018University students can be transformed with overseas study says a CSU academic who recently led a student tour into the urban and rural areas of Cambodia.
Help find an Australian icon in the pub
Thursday 15 Mar 2018Scouting pubs and clubs across south-eastern Australia might not seem a bad way to spend your study time, but for CSU researcher Mr Matt O’Connell, it is all in the name of science.
Finding refuges for endangered frogs
Friday 2 Mar 2018A CSU expert is aiming to identify environmental refuges for endangered frogs being decimated by a disease found worldwide, including southern Australia.
New calls for evidence on viral biocontrol, in Science
Friday 23 Feb 2018Virologists and ecologists, including a CSU expert, call for a demonstration of effectiveness and safety before the Australian Government releases a herpes virus to control exotic common carp.
Indian hawkers’ story reflects modern migrant dilemmas
Tuesday 20 Feb 2018A CSU researcher believes the story of Indian ‘hawkers’, who plied their trade across south-eastern Australia in the late 1800s, is reflected in the current dilemmas facing migrants in regional Australia.
CSU students win silver in global Spartans challenge
Wednesday 14 Feb 2018A CSU student team has reached the podium in competing in the 2017 international Internet of Things Spartans Challenge.