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Decriminalising drugs good sense: CSU academic
SOCIETY  12 Sep 2012

Decriminalising drugs good sense: CSU academic

A CSU expert on the so-called ‘war on drugs’ believes recent calls in Australia to decriminalise some illicit drugs is just good sense.

HealthInternationalSociety and Community

Asylum backflip about political expediency: CSU experts
SOCIETY  15 Aug 2012

Asylum backflip about political expediency: CSU experts

The federal government accepting all 22 recommendations of the expert panel on asylum-seeker policy is a pragmatic political compromise that could have been reached some years ago, says a CSU political scientist.

Charles Sturt UniversityInternationalSociety and Community

Insight into equestrian relationship
SOCIETY  3 Aug 2012

Insight into equestrian relationship

For many, the only time we see elite equestrian events is during the Olympic Games but a CSU researcher takes great interest in the unique sporting relationship between horse and rider.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

No difference in development with childcare
SOCIETY  30 Jul 2012

No difference in development with childcare

Parents who have feared sending their babies to childcare too early can rest a little easier, according to a research project led by a CSU academic

Teaching and EducationSociety and Community

Computers may need patterns to think better
SOCIETY  30 Jul 2012

Computers may need patterns to think better

Patterns needed to help computers think better have been investigated by an international research group including a CSU expert, with the results reported in the latest issue of the international journal Nature Scientific Reports.

Society and Community

Inspiring the researchers of tomorrow
SOCIETY  17 Jul 2012

Inspiring the researchers of tomorrow

A group of academically gifted Kooringal High School students will visit CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 18 July to get a taste of how new knowledge is generated through research.

Charles Sturt UniversityTeaching and EducationSociety and Community

Student gardens powered by wind and sun
SOCIETY  12 Jul 2012

Student gardens powered by wind and sun

A small patch of dirt at CSU in Wagga Wagga that's designed to teach students about growing organic food is also home to state-of-the-art renewable energy production.

Charles Sturt UniversityTeaching and EducationSociety and Community

Friday 13 – an irrational fear
SOCIETY  11 Jul 2012

Friday 13 – an irrational fear

The fear of Friday 13 has been a superstition for centuries, says CSU psychology academic Dr Krissy Wilson who is a superstition expert.

Society and Community

Water and climate sceptics doubt authorities: CSU research
SOCIETY  9 Jul 2012

Water and climate sceptics doubt authorities: CSU research

A survey of groundwater users in the Namoi catchment in northern NSW by CSU researchers has found that more than 75 percent feel they are not able to adapt to further cuts in ground and surface water entitlements as suggested by the Murray Darling Basin Authority.

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