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CSU helps map out sustainable future for mining
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Research underway at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange is using native wetland plants to help map out a sustainable future for Australian mining.
Industry relevance keeps CSU postgraduate IT enrolments strong
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Despite downward trends at other universities, domestic student interest and enrolments in postgraduate information technology courses at CSU are strong and make it the market leader.
Students experience social work in action
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Contributing to grassroots community development in impoverished countries has been a career highlight for Dr Karen Bell who recently co-led a group of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Social Work students to rural India.
CSU helps nurses re-enter workforce
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU provides options for the many nurses, particularly in regional and rural communities, who need to do additional study to allow them to re-enter the nursing workforce after a 10-year absence.
Paradise Rediscovered - myth and history re-examined
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A new book by a CSU academic argues that Europe's first farmers were ruled by an elite aristocracy who passed themselves off as 'gods', and may have commanded secret knowledge that included ambrosia which extended their life spans.
Question Australia's role in global food security: CSU expert
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU professor has cautioned that accepting without question what he has described as "some pervasive beliefs about rural Australia related to farming and land management" could lead to poor planning of Australia’s agricultural future.
Walkley Award for CSU graduate
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU theatre/media graduate has won a prestigious Walkley Young Journalist of the Year Award for her online reporting of the recovery of the Grantham community in south-east Queensland following the devastating floods that swept through the town in January 2011.
Carbon tax good first step: CSU economist
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The new Carbon Tax is a good first step in addressing Australia's high carbon emissions, "but we really need to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 for the carbon price to be an effective pollution deterrent," said senior CSU economist, Professor Kevin Parton.
University exercise and sports leaders' forum in Bathurst
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU in Bathurst will host a forum for university exercise and sports Heads of Schools in Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 December.
Climate change appointment for CSU professor
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A senior CSU academic has been appointed to a national board to advise the federal government on climate change policy in Australia.