Archive
'Why is it so?' Ask 'Mr Science'
Thursday, 17 Jan 2002'I wonder how that works?' Regional Australia's own 'Mr Science', Nick Klomp, has presented entertaining answers to this question to regional radio audiences for the past four years.
Nursing education from Japan to Dubbo
Monday, 14 Jan 2002Four Japanese nursing students from Dubbo’s sister city of Minokamo, are the envy of their peers, having spent the past nine months in Australia while they upgrade their qualifications through CSU.
TAFE and CSU do business together
Monday, 14 Jan 2002Students across Australia will benefit from a Charles Sturt University decision at the end of 2001 to widen study choices for its students in conjunction with TAFE institutes.
Local researcher muscling in on the effects of aging
Tuesday, 8 Jan 2002Weight training is most commonly associated with body builders or elite athletes, yet research by Charles Sturt University suggests that it may also be of benefit for older people.
Understanding complexity a winner for Federal research funding
Wednesday, 2 Jan 2002How do billions of nerve cells organise themselves into a living brain? How does the genetic code control the growth of developing embryos into complete human beings?
HSC Online achieves record results
Tuesday, 18 Dec 2001The new NSW HSC Online website has achieved record results for the 2001 school year, with more than four million page downloads for the year to the end of November.
CSU awarded $450 000 for research resources
Friday, 14 Dec 2001Successful applications from Charles Sturt University for the 2002 Research Infrastructure Block Grants were announced this week by CSU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Graduate Training), Professor Paul Burnett.
Farmers gain from work of top researcher
Friday, 14 Dec 2001A plant pathologist working on solutions to agricultural diseases in regional Australia has been named the individual winner of the 2001 CSU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence.
University consolidates courses for 2002
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2001The tough economic climate facing Australian universities has pushed Charles Sturt University to streamline a number of courses offered for 2002.
New scheme entices nurses to go bush
Monday, 10 Dec 2001A new Federal initiative is set to encourage more nurses to work in remote and rural Australia.