Australian universities should play a central role in promoting reconciliation and social justice through education to meet the needs of Indigenous Australians, according to a CSU academic.

In a strategic move expected to have significant positive impacts on long term health outcomes of communities in the central and far western regions, Vice-Chancellor and President Ian Goulter yesterday announced a $6 million expansion of the University’s health education programs at CSU in Orange.

CSU Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ross Chambers, has praised current and former members of the University community who have been recognised in the Queen's Honours list for 2009.

A CSU academic has urged students who will soon sit the NSW Higher School Certificate examinations, and their parents, that it is not too late to prepare.

Australia, especially inland Australia, faces catastrophic shortages in information and communication technology professionals unless there are major changes in government policies and business models, says a leading CSU information technology academic.

Human resource management courses offered by the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Faculty of Business have been accredited by the National Accreditation Committee of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), the peak industry body.

An innovative CSU Indigenous mental health training course and six CSU inspirational academic staff are celebrating after gaining prestigious national awards in teaching excellence.

Charles Sturt University has submitted its response to the Bradley Review of Australian Higher Education, which urges the Commonwealth Government to support the establishment of a major 'University System' serving inland Australia, while ensuring Australia has a world class, viable university sector into the future.

A leading indicator of climate change - the total area of sea ice in the Arctic region - has been declining in recent years, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic.