Archive
The silent voices of drought
Monday, 6 Mar 2006A new report into the impacts of drought on young people’s access to education in rural and remote Australia has prompted an urgent call for a review of financial support to overcome the tyranny of distance at all levels of education.
CSU strengthens its national position
Thursday, 2 Mar 2006Charles Sturt University will solidify its position as a national institution for education for the professions following the unveiling of a new University Strategy.
A robust approach to frailty
Thursday, 23 Feb 2006Frailty is regarded as a knife-edge condition, like a waiter balancing an overloaded tray. As long as the tray stays balanced, it may be carried safely but if one plate falls off and the balance is upset, it is likely the plates will fall says Professor of Rural Pharmacy Patrick Ball from Charles Sturt University.
New staff join Charles Sturt University’s teaching program in Ontario
Wednesday, 1 Feb 2006More than 110 students have started the second semester of their Bachelor of Primary Education Studies with Charles Sturt University as new staff join the University’s teaching team in Burlington, Ontario.
Ecotourism students learn first hand in Fiji
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2006A group of Charles Sturt University students saw theory in practice as part of their studies late last year when they visited Fiji to assess eco-tourism businesses run on the islands.
Journalism award for CSU student
Monday, 9 Jan 2006The different perspectives held by young and old Australians on multiculturalism was the subject of an award winning story, Melting Pot Burns Low by Charles Sturt University communication student Yuko Narushima who was awarded the 2005 Student Journalism Award by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Council of Australia and SBS Television.
$30 million investment in national wine research collaboration
Monday, 19 Dec 2005Australia’s peak wine research and funding bodies will join in a leading $30 million dollar research collaboration called the NWGIC Winegrowing Futures Initiative.
New agreement for police recruit education in NSW
Wednesday, 14 Dec 2005Charles Sturt University has renewed its ties with Australia’s largest police force with the signing of a new contract to provide the NSW Police recruit education program.
Veterinary science at CSU to receive a funding boost
Wednesday, 14 Dec 2005Charles Sturt University has welcomed the announcement today of the Federal Government’s $4.4 million funding boost for the new Veterinary Science program.
A sweet end to weeds
Monday, 12 Dec 2005Sugar could be an innovative alternative to herbicides and curb one of agriculture’s costly scourges, annual weeds.