Unravelling the maze of health information available to consumers online will be discussed during the inaugural Australian public lecture in Canberra by the Professor of Information Studies at CSU, Lisa Given.

"There's nothing quite like a lion's roar, it just vibrates through your chest," says CSU student Ms Emma Dunston, who is preparing to travel to Africa as part of her Bachelor of Animal Science studies.

Already the market leader in domestic IT postgraduate course enrolments, Charles Sturt University (CSU) seeks to be the leading IT research university by 2017.

A human face to the broad field of information studies could well be Canadian Lisa Given, a new Professor at CSU.

Scientists at CSU in Wagga Wagga have identified an organism that can cause significant reproductive problems in cattle herds.

Public science experiments and free screenings from the national travelling science film festival, SCINEMA 2011 are all part of National Science Week celebrations at CSU.

Analysis of recent cyber security auditing involving 1 323 routers and 452 network switches, revealed only a small percentage were patched adequately and even less where configured in a secure manner.

It is hailed as one of the largest and only functioning root growth and soil water research facilities in the southern hemisphere.

CSU Chancellor, Lawrie Willett AO, today announced that Professor Andrew Vann will succeed Professor Ian Goulter as the new Vice-Chancellor and President of the University.