Australia’s first indigenous pharmacy graduate is continuing her pioneering work by participating in the Pharmacy Academic at University Departments of Rural Health project to promote the profession in rural and remote communities.

State-of-the-art rural health facilities and a library and information technology centre have been announced as part of a $20 million proposal to significantly expand Charles Sturt University’s Thurgoona Campus.

Research into how Charles Sturt University students use the Internet has dispelled popular beliefs about what type of person goes online to study.

Claims that Charles Sturt University could lose more than 2 500 student places under proposed higher education reforms have been firmly rejected by CSU Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor David Battersby.

The NSW Government has expressed confidence in the spatial science program at Charles Sturt University through a $100 000 investment in student scholarships.

Students and teachers from Ajisai Nursing College in Japan are sampling Australian life in Dubbo as part of a partnership with Charles Sturt University.

Continuing strong demand for health industry careers has contributed to an eight per cent increase in first preferences to study full-time at Charles Sturt University in 2003.

Charles Sturt University Pro Vice-Chancellor (Public Affairs) Dr Peter Hodgson will preside over the awarding of almost $300 000 worth of scholarships to students of the University’s Bathurst Campus.

In assessing the impact of the higher education reforms on Charles Sturt University (CSU), the University will stand by its regional communities and equity groups, and the development of heartland Australia, said CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter.