An Agreement which could see significant numbers of European students studying at Charles Sturt University (CSU) by 2012 has been signed with the European Study Centre in Bretten (ESCB), Germany.

"The current drought is creating a generation of forgotten people. Young people are losing touch with education access," said Professor Margaret Alston from Charles Sturt University.

Late last week, the Federal Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its report, Dementia in Australia: national data analysis and development, which shows the number of people with dementia is expected to increase to almost 465 000 by 2031. Although “there is a great fear out there about dementia, there are ways to improve the quality of life of patients with dementia,” according to Dr Elizabeth MacKinlay, director of The Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies at Charles Sturt University School of Theology.

Today's water conference in Canberra will discuss the handover of control of the Murray Darling system from the States to the Federal Government. Charles Sturt University has specialist commentators who are available for comment on water issues and the Federal Government initiative.

Professor Elaine Duffy says her interests in Indigenous women’s health, building partnerships with health care providers and the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas make her "a perfect fit" with Charles Sturt University.

Yesterday the Education, Science and Training Minister, Julie Bishop, announced the federal government will hold a National Music Workshop in August, in response to the National Review of School Music Education findings. Dr Christopher Klopper has taken on board the findings of the Review and in just a few months reinvigorated music teaching at the Charles Sturt University.

Fifty one matches will be played during the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup. How much of that match time will players spend standing, running, sprinting and jogging? Dr Rob Duffield, lecturer in the School of Human Movement at Charles Sturt University (CSU), knows the answer.

The Australian Minister for Education, Science and Training Julie Bishop last week released the National Music Workshop Report recommendations. Dr Christopher Klopper, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) music lecturer in the School of Teacher Education, says the recommendations are confirmation that CSU is moving in the right direction.

Iconic public companies in Australia such as Qantas and Coles Myer have become targets for private equity raiders. More used to headlines about private companies going public, what does this mean for the ‘man in the street’?