Research into the corruption risks of information technology, human rights in the workplace and appropriate responses to terrorism are just a few of the areas that have gained the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) a significant international standing.

The international impacts of the United States debt crisis are likely to be serious given the size of the US economy and its accumulated debt level. Other countries, including Australia, would need to expand their economies in an effort to offset the consequences of the US economy's decline, according to CSU economics experts.

CSU experts are hailing the Murray Darling Basin Plan released on Thursday 22 November by federal Water Minister, The Hon Tony Burke, MP, as a significant step in water reform in the Basin, but not the end of the journey.

IT professionals worldwide have responded enthusiastically to Charles Sturt University's (CSU) decision to offer a free short-course in Windows Phone 8 development.

A hundred years ago, Sydneysiders were concerned about a lack of water, congestion in the CBD, the problems caused by public-private development and a severe skills shortage. Sound familiar? According to Dr Clive Beauchamp, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Social Sciences and Liberal Studies School, "in some ways, public expectations never seem to change".

Research underway at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange is using native wetland plants to help map out a sustainable future for Australian mining.

"My advice was to give two votes per farm, initiate time-limited leadership positions, and introduce gender awareness training for industry bodies. The most radical recommendation I gave was bodies that do not represent gender equity should not be given government funding. Now that is the one that will really shake them up." Professor Margaret Alston, Director of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Centre for Rural Social Research is talking about her recommendations to the Federal Government’s Inquiry into Women’s Representation on Rural and Regional Bodies of Influence.

Despite 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.

Australia’s most influential players in childcare will debate Childcare - whose responsibility? in Sydney on Wednesday 9 August. The event will explore ways of improving access to quality childcare, and features a panel of some of Australia's leading childcare providers, experts and commentators, including Fran Press, Charles Sturt University (CSU) senior childhood education lecturer.