Five academics at CSU have been announced as recipients of Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation awards for 2010.

There seems to be a certain attraction between successful Australian musical act, The Wiggles and Charles Sturt University (CSU), with several graduates working for the multi-million dollar group.

Agricultural productivity is slowing down as is agricultural research and Australian governments and agricultural industries should be concerned, according to an award winning agricultural economist and researcher with CSU.

Ten paramedic students from CSU in Bathurst will attend two paramedic conferences and visit three ambulance services in the United States during August to observe how their American counterparts undertake their vital roles in the provision of emergency medical services.

Speaking at CSU in Bathurst on Tuesday 3 August, the long-serving NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, urged the vigilant preservation of 'fragile' human rights over knee-jerk political responses to law and order issues, particularly at election time.

Terrorism and cross-border organised crime from South and Southeast Asia continue to impact upon Australia and drive significant strategic and tactical planning responses by domestic and international law enforcement and security agencies, according to a CSU lecturer.

A senior Telstra marketing director recently briefed CSU final year advertising students to develop a campaign to increase young people's use of the telecommunication company's mobile phone services.

A CSU sociology lecturer will receive a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council at a presentation ceremony in Canberra on Monday 9 August.

A CSU academic believes many mistakes seen when applying unproven products and methods on modern Australian farms could have been avoided by asking a simple question, "so how do you know that?".