The Rudd Labor government's proposed review of drought assistance to the farming sector in the face of climate change is appropriate, according to Professor Nick Klomp, the newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science at Charles Sturt University (CSU).

Funding of the Australian higher education sector over the last decade has been an ongoing issue for universities, according to Charles Sturt University's acting Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Professor Lyn Gorman.

A commitment to train a new generation of veterinary scientists for practice and research has led a number of internationally experienced clinical veterinary specialists to Charles Sturt University.

Deforestation and its affects on climate change will be a major topic for delegates at next week’s international meeting in Bali, Indonesia. A Charles Sturt University project has been assessing social and economic options to halt deforestation in Indonesia.

A long-term trial has demonstrated the potential yield and profit advantages that a genetically modified canola variety offers Australian grain growers, leading to a call to lift the current moratorium on growing GM canola commercially in Australia.

Exceeding the call of his profession is how the NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald described Professor Geoff Scollary as he awarded the CSU academic the prestigious Graham Gregory Trophy for 2007.

A strong advocate for Australian women, particularly those living and working in rural and remote areas, will take her voice for women’s rights and issues to the international stage in 2008.

As one of the worst droughts in a hundred years continues its grip on Australia, inland communities large and small face the prospect of another very hot, dry summer. The national university of inland Australia, Charles Sturt University has specialist researchers available for comment on drought issues such as its effects on agricultural production and water use, access to services and impacts on families, regional businesses and communities.

The Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Professor Ian Goulter, told Federal parliamentarians in Canberra yesterday that health, agriculture, equitable access and professional education are the University's priorities to support growth in Australia's inland communities.