A visiting professor of pre-hospital care at CSU, who still finds time to work shifts as an 'ambulance officer', says the similarities between the paramedic profession in Australia and Great Britain are greater than the differences.

A leading Australian paramedic researcher and lecturer has returned to CSU after his inaugural visit to the United Kingdom following his appointment as the Visiting Professor of Pre-Hospital Care at Coventry University.

In a strategic move expected to have significant positive impacts on long term health outcomes of communities in the central and far western regions, Vice-Chancellor and President Ian Goulter yesterday announced a $6 million expansion of the University’s health education programs at CSU in Orange.

A CSU health researcher does not believe the latest round of health reforms will address the difference in health services available to rural and metropolitan residents.

CSU will hold three graduation ceremonies in Albury from Thursday morning, 22 April, with 730 graduates eligible to receive their doctorates, degrees, diplomas and certificates.

The proposed NSW legislation to protect paramedics (ambulance officers) from assaults is an important and symbolic action by the State government but it should not be the only protective intervention, according to a visiting Fulbright Scholar at CSU.

CSU's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sue Thomas has been named as a new member of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Advisory Council.

A man who has played a critical role in normalising relations between the United States and Vietnam will be honoured by Charles Sturt University during three days of graduation ceremonies in Wagga Wagga.

Lax regulation of performance enhancing drugs by Australian state and federal governments and the governing bodies of professional sports has allowed the use of drugs and match-fixing to be swept under the carpet for many years, according to a CSU academic.