Staff, students and alumni of CSU are saddened to learn of the death of Professor John Carroll, the Professor of Communication at the School of Communication and Creative Industries in Bathurst.

Some recommendations in the report of the Independent Media Inquiry into the Australian media have found support from two CSU journalism academics, particularly regarding regional media.

CSU journalism academics believe the prank call by 2DayFM radio presenters in Australia that resulted in the death of a nurse in the UK highlights the serious ethical implications of such calls and the impacts the media can have on individuals.

Following the death of Australian art critic and author, Mr Robert Hughes, in New York this week, a CSU academic says his eloquent non-fiction contribution to art and letters will live on.

Professor Don Thomson from Charles Sturt University’s School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies is a Registered Psychologist and a Barrister-at-law. He was recently awarded the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Forensic Psychologists inaugural distinguished contributions award. He says the legal system is not loaded against the victim as often claimed. In fact, in trials where there are mulitple defendants, “research shows you are more likely to be convicted with other co-defenders than if you are tried by yourself”.

Faculty of Science first year students are already getting to know CSU better, despite the fact that classes won’t begin until next month.

A CSU counter-terrorism expert believes that the brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich in South East London was a terrorist attack, possibly suicide, rather than a robbery or a domestic incident.

CSU and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are launching a collaborative project to introduce Indigenous students from rural and regional NSW to university education and careers associated with the ABC.

Industry-standard presentations and recommendations were the hallmarks of pitches by CSU advertising students in the finals of the International Advertising Association 2013 'Big Idea' competition in Sydney on Monday 11 November.