NSW Premier Bob Carr’s announcement that Charles Sturt University would be awarded the first Professor of Rural Pharmacy in Australia is recognition of its success in meeting the acute acute shortage of pharmacists in regional and rural areas.

"I am honoured today to open Charles Sturt University’s new state-of-the art $2.5 million wine production facility." Dr Brendan Nelson

Charles Sturt University is playing a leading role in salinity research and education as a key participant in the new Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity.

The Federal Minister for Education, Dr Brendan Nelson has reaffirmed his commitment to the importance of regional universities in a speech to Charles Sturt University staff and researchers from the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre.

When Charles Sturt University’s Orientation Week starts on Monday 11 February, 2 500 new students will be discovering right away why CSU is a leader in online education.

Since taking on the role of Foundation Chancellor of Charles Sturt University in 1989, David Asimus has been a passionate advocate for the benefits it has brought to regional NSW.

The role of schools in rural NSW is attracting attention as part of a major new study that brings together rural communities and government agencies to find solutions to their shared challenges such as attracting and retaining quality teachers, professional and geographical isolation and loss of confidence in both the public and the rural sectors.

Charles Sturt University has maintained its leadership in providing flexible access to higher education for a wide variety of people, according to the 2003 edition of the Good Universities Guide.

Environmental education at Charles Sturt University will receive a major boost from the Rotary Club of Albury this month with the donation of $30 000 to be used over the next five years by the University.