A plant pathologist working on solutions to agricultural diseases in regional Australia has been named the individual winner of the 2001 CSU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a world leader in online education, according to the Federal Minister for Education, Dr David Kemp.

Charles Sturt University’s Bathurst Campus will host the first major scientific conference entirely devoted to the study of Australian birds when the inaugural Australian Ornithological Conference is held from 4 to 7 December.

A major review of research concerning the ubiquitous mistletoe by a Charles Sturt University ecologist has found it is not a destructive parasitic plant as believed by farmers and foresters worldwide, but is vital for maintaining ecosystems.

A clinical scientist from Charles Sturt University who is leading research on both sides of the world into sudden heart attack deaths has been appointed Honorary Professor of Medicine at one of China’s largest teaching hospitals.

An outstanding Charles Sturt University graduate who has already made a contribution to international cancer research is the winner of a new National Breast Cancer Foundation Scholarship.

Charles Sturt University researchers have been congratulated for their work into wildlife ecology on Montague Island in a recent report on research and management in the NSW south coast nature reserve.

Charles Sturt University has increased its share of industry-linked grants, with a number of projects aimed to benefit regional Australia following the announcement of Australian Research Council funding for 2002.

Innovative biotechnological research in agriculture will be the focus of a five-year partnership signed this week between Charles Sturt University and Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture.