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Flexibility needed to head off young school leavers
Friday, 30 Jan 2009A leading education academic at CSU has called for adjustments in the practice of teaching in NSW in order to keep more young people at school longer.
President of Timor-Leste to speak at CSU
Friday, 30 Jan 2009Members of the public are invited by the Chancellor of CSU, Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, to attend the Charles Sturt Oration at CSU Bathurst on Saturday 14 February, to be delivered by Nobel Prize Winner, His Excellency Dr José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
$1m in new scholarships for CSU dental students
Wednesday, 28 Jan 2009Students studying dentistry at CSU will be the beneficiaries of a significant new scholarship scheme announced today by the Foundation Head of the CSU School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor Ward Massey.
Offers increased for applicants to CSU courses
Thursday, 22 Jan 2009Charles Sturt University has significantly increased the number of offers to applicants for on campus undergraduate courses in 2009.
An investment in early childhood education
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008A strong desire to build a workforce of qualified early childhood educators for rural regional and Indigenous Australia, has motivated CSU to successfully secure more than $2 million in Commonwealth funding.
Telstra position not surprising: Internet researcher
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008A CSU researcher, who has found most Australian households think that wider availability of broadband will do little for their homes, is not surprised at Telstra’s position after it was removed from the tender process for rolling out broadband across Australia.
A higher education revolution for regional Australia
Friday, 12 Dec 2008Charles Sturt University and Southern Cross University are joining forces to undertake a feasibility study into establishing a new Commonwealth University.
CSU sound designer worked on Australia
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008A CSU lecturer worked as part of the team that created the sound track for director Baz Luhrmann's big budget epic motion picture Australia, starring Australian actors Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and David Wenham.
Farmers more optimistic than 'lifestyle' landholders
Tuesday, 9 Dec 2008A CSU study looking at how rural landholders are responding to climate change or variability has found landholders who are traditional farmers are more optimistic about their ability to respond to future market and climatic conditions than 'lifestyle' landholders.
Bushfires reveal budding talent of eucalypt
Friday, 5 Dec 2008Australian eucalypts have again shown how well adapted they are to dealing with bushfires, according to research from CSU and Charles Darwin University.