A common pursuit of higher education in areas ranging from interfaith dialogue to policing leadership and environmental sustainability will see closer ties between Australia’s Charles Sturt University and a leading Korean institution.

CSU sociologist Dr Angela Ragusa believes tree changers are moving to rural areas because they are stressed and they perceive a country life-style will be less stressful.

Two graduates from CSU's advertising degree have been honoured at the 2008 Media Federation of Australia Awards in October, demonstrating the value of links between leading Australian advertising agencies and CSU's School of Communication, said Head of the School, Associate Professor Rod McCulloch.

"Luckily we had a torch" is a comment made by a new mother and embraced by researchers from CSU to demonstrate the extraordinary circumstances in which some women living in rural and remote areas of Australia are forced to give birth.

An innovative new information technology course at CSU, which has been developed with a range of industry partners to keep pace with industry needs, will be officially launched at the CSU Bathurst Campus on Friday 7 November by the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development.

Families are a vital part of mining towns, according to research by Charles Sturt University into people involved in Australia’s booming mining industry.

Charles Sturt University's plans for a new dental clinic at Dubbo received a boost yesterday with the announcement by Mr John Della Bosca, MP, NSW Minister for Health, of a $4.1 million funding package for the project.

Australia has failed to deliver on its obligation under the international Ramsar Convention to protect its wetlands, according to a senior wetland ecologist and environmental scientist at CSU.

Two men whose connections with and commitment to CSU date back almost 60 years will be remembered in ceremonies at CSU in Wagga Wagga this week.