Budding researchers will be heartened by a $100, 000 injection by Charles Sturt University into funding for research into science, agriculture and information technology.

The productive partnership between Charles Sturt University and the Department of Education and Training to create HSC On-line, has been recognised with a bronze award in the Premier's Public Sector Awards for 1999.

Research into acid-producing soils along major rivers in northern NSW has illustrated the added threat posed by Mother Nature to fish stocks in the region, according to Dr Ben Wilson from Charles Sturt University.

Control of a major problem soil condition in the northern coastal rivers of NSW could soon be greatly improved by a new computer program being developed at Charles Sturt University.

The Charles Sturt University Cheese Factory is set to quadruple production with a deal that will see the farmhouse cheeses available in every Safeway supermarket throughout Victoria.

Bushfires 99: Flammable Australia is a national conference of bushfire experts, ranging from firefighters, national park managers and meteorologists to wildlife researchers, ecologists and social scientists.

One of Australia's most distinguished scholars will be recognised for his contribution to the public good - and in particular his generosity towards Charles Sturt University - when Professor Ralph Slatyer was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Applied Science.

When Professor Alistar Robertson painted his beard red, white and blue for charity last year, it said much about this extraordinary scientist who has stepped out of the mould of the traditional academic.

Charles Sturt University's reputation for successfully delivering education programs over the Internet is gaining national and international recognition with recent awards for on-line services provided by the University.