Archive
Demand for CSU places rise
Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008Demand for an undergraduate place at CSU in 2009 has grown significantly according to figures released by the Universities Admissions Centre.
Funds to revitalise learning and teaching resources
Monday, 20 Oct 2008Teaching and student spaces at CSU will be revitalised from 2009 as it embarks on a major capital works program after the University secured federal Government funding for infrastructure improvements.
On the frontline of mental health care in NSW
Thursday, 16 Oct 2008Mental health nurses in rural and remote NSW have expressed concern to CSU researchers that they fear their profession is dying.
Restoring endangered woodlands
Wednesday, 15 Oct 2008Practical solutions to restore one of Australia’s most threatened ecosystems the endangered white box grassy woodlands of south eastern Australia is the aim of researchers from CSIRO and Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS)
Knocking down the mathematical divide in Australia
Wednesday, 15 Oct 2008Disadvantaged Indigenous and rural students living in remote Australian settlements will benefit from a three year research project led by Charles Sturt University and Griffith University that uses new thinking in mathematical education and increases access to current technology.
Forestry still secure investment despite global instability
Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008Forestry has proven itself over many decades as a reliable alternative asset for investors seeking to minimise risk and maximise returns, says the head of a leading Australian forestry and forest products company.
CSU partners Asian neighbours in emergency training
Monday, 29 Sep 2008Government agencies in Indonesia and Singapore are set to benefit from degree courses developed by Charles Sturt University in policing and emergency management.
Foundation lends special hand to education students
Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008The 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.
The secret life of olives
Friday, 19 Sep 2008They have been hailed by one of their guardians as CSU's best kept secret, but the low key presence of olives at CSU may be about to end.
New WATER chief at CSU
Thursday, 18 Sep 2008The 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.