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On the frontline of mental health care in NSW
SOCIETY  16 Oct 2008

On the frontline of mental health care in NSW

Mental health nurses in rural and remote NSW have expressed concern to CSU researchers that they fear their profession is dying.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthSociety and Community

Restoring endangered woodlands
SOCIETY  15 Oct 2008

Restoring endangered woodlands

Practical solutions to restore one of Australia’s most threatened ecosystems – the endangered white box grassy woodlands of south eastern Australia – is the aim of researchers from CSIRO and Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS)

Society and Community

Knocking down the mathematical divide in Australia
SOCIETY  15 Oct 2008

Knocking down the mathematical divide in Australia

Disadvantaged Indigenous and rural students living in remote Australian settlements will benefit from a three year research project led by Charles Sturt University and Griffith University that uses new thinking in mathematical education and increases access to current technology.

Charles Sturt UniversityTeaching and EducationIndigenousSociety and Community

Forestry still secure investment despite global instability
SOCIETY  14 Oct 2008

Forestry still secure investment despite global instability

Forestry has proven itself over many decades as a reliable alternative asset for investors seeking to minimise risk and maximise returns, says the head of a leading Australian forestry and forest products company.

Society and Community

Safe maternity services close to home
SOCIETY  16 Sep 2008

Safe maternity services close to home

It is a matter of urgency that the impact of maternity unit closures on Australian women living in rural and remote areas is addressed, according to CSU midwifery academic Dr Elaine Dietsch.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthSociety and Community

New course to help heal regional health woes
SOCIETY  15 Sep 2008

New course to help heal regional health woes

A new health degree to be introduced by Charles Sturt University in 2009 will help address some of the gaps in health services in inland Australia.

Charles Sturt UniversityTeaching and EducationHealthSociety and Community

Are we winning the 'war on terrorism'?
SOCIETY  10 Sep 2008

Are we winning the 'war on terrorism'?

Seven years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, a CSU academic is posing the questions "what has changed" and "are we winning against terrorism"?

InternationalSociety and Community

Olympics provide lasting memories for CSU lecturer
SOCIETY  5 Sep 2008

Olympics provide lasting memories for CSU lecturer

CSU lecturer Dr Stephen Bird helped the Indonesian national team win medals at the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, shared a bus ride with Jamaican gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, met the entire US Olympic basketball team, and narrowly missed catching the football David Beckham kicked into the crowd at the closing ceremony.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthInternationalSociety and Community

Hypertension lurking in regional Australia
SOCIETY  11 Aug 2008

Hypertension lurking in regional Australia

Residents in a major regional centre are failing to control high blood pressure and hypertension – a major cause of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, renal failure and peripheral vascular disease – according to a CSU study.

HealthSociety and Community

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