Occupational therapy student Ms Meghan Cottle knew her final placement would be challenging, but she was surprised at how much her professional confidence grew in the heat of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

A pre-dawn start, temperatures above 30 degrees, and snakes on the road didn't stop Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) runner Ms Elise Hull from completing a 30-kilometre run at Alice Springs on Sunday 15 September.

Improving the lot of people in a poor, remote village amid a rainforest important for conserving the biodiversity of Laos has been the subject of intensive study by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher.

Oral health students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) took a crash course in a few simple Khmer words before they began clinics for local school children in Cambodia last month.

It's been quite a year for Charles Sturt University (CSU) student Ms Madeline Jensen. She has spent 2012 completing a degree, volunteering in a Vietnamese orphanage for children with disabilities and applying for work as a medical radiation scientist.