An academic with an extensive scientific background has been announced as the new head of the Faculty of Science at CSU.

Although they were born in different countries, two senior members of the CSU community have been recognised with top honours in the 2013 Australia Day honours list.

Nerves and excitement will be the order of the day at Australian schools next week as new kindergarten students start their journey through school.

Rural clinical schools designed to encourage medical students to take up rural practice have failed to increase the proportion of Australian medical graduates moving to work outside the major cities, according to CSU medical consultant Emeritus Professor John Dwyer.

The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, which will be subject to Senate committee hearings this week in the Federal Parliament, could seriously limit freedom of expression says a CSU constitutional law expert.

Unmanned aerial vehicles are often associated with the military but new research at CSU shows their increasing importance in civilian life.

CSU is holding its market position well following the release of main round UAC and VTAC offers today, Thursday 17 January, says Executive Director of Student Administration, Mr Geoff Honey.

CSU academics have collaborated with clinicians from Bathurst Base Hospital, surrounding health services and academics from Monash University to produce a child and family health nursing textbook for Australia and New Zealand.

Two Australian scientists have helped reveal the "evolutionary trick" which makes the diamondback moth one of the world's worst agricultural pests.