More than 5,700 first-year students are due to begin study at Charles Sturt University this year with orientation week activities beginning Monday 14 February.

Postgraduate training for NSW police officers is on the increase, as nearly 200 officers accept awards in a range of specialist degrees from Charles Sturt University at a graduation ceremony in Sydney tomorrow.

Charles Sturt University's expertise in exporting education was recognised when it was announced as runner-up in the education category of the Premier's NSW Exporter of the Year Awards.

Charles Sturt University academic staff will receive salary increases in their next pay packet with the signing of the new Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement.

Historically Australia has had an impressive record in assisting refugees but in more recent times refugees and asylum seekers have endured a rapidly changing profile in Australian society.

Regional businesses will have the opportunity to take advantage of specialised management and psychological expertise with the launch of Charles Sturt University's Organisational Services Unit in Bathurst tomorrow.

The first year it was a giant map of Australia, the next a huge wallaby. This year it will be the biggest effort yet - a 1.2 kilometre long goanna.

Dr Colleen McDonogh had a long and distinguished involvement with Charles Sturt University and its predecessor institutions in Bathurst.

The push to recruit more police officers to the NSW Police Service gives opportunities for a diverse range of people interested in a policing career, according to Charles Sturt University's Associate Professor Tracey Green.