How football referees communicate their decisions to players on the field, and how players react to the referees, are being investigated by a Charles Sturt University academic for the Federation of International Football Associations, the peak world football organisation.

Harnessing the benefits of globalisation is more important now than ever before, according to the editors of a new book that examines 'globalisation' from diverse perspectives.

The humanitarian work in China of Australian Red Cross worker and CSU graduate Ms Kara Jenkinson has been recognised in the inaugural Australia China Alumni Awards 2009.

The decision by the newly elected Rudd Labor government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol effectively ends Australia’s international isolation on climate change and redefines the national agenda for social, economic and environmental challenges.

Mr Josh Wyper had never considered a career working in rural Australia before undertaking the CSU oral health degree. Now, recently graduated from CSU gaining a Distinction grade in his final year of study, Mr Wyper has secured a position as an oral health therapist in Dubbo in central west NSW.

Money laundering by organised crime is increasing worldwide, and from 2013 a new articulated course pathway offered by CSU, in partnership with an international US organisation, will provide specialist training to the banking industry, law enforcement, and financial regulators to fight this trend.

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 new book co-edited by CSU Adjunct Associate Professor Danny Hunter could help address some of the current problems of undernutrition in many parts of the developing world, as well as promoting healthier diets in developed countries where obesity is a problem.

A CSU expert in the public ethics surrounding climate change is concerned that governments worldwide will use geoengineering as a 'cheap option' for addressing global climate change.