Fourteen graduates from Malaysia's HELP Institute (Higher Education Learning Program) travelled to the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga this week to experience a graduation ceremony at Charles Sturt University.

Jasmina Bajraktarevic wanted to be an astrophysicist. She dreamt of life beyond the stars but was grounded by some of the darker aspects of life on earth.

Women in the church and the role of regional press are the subjects of the first two history doctoral theses at Charles Sturt University.

More than 5,700 first-year students are due to begin study at Charles Sturt University this year with orientation week activities beginning Monday 14 February.

The spread of commercial olive cultivation across Australia in the 1990s poses a major weed threat, if the spread of feral olives from former South Australian groves is any indication.

Postgraduate training for NSW police officers is on the increase, as nearly 200 officers accept awards in a range of specialist degrees from Charles Sturt University at a graduation ceremony in Sydney tomorrow.

Internationally recognised expert on Australian muttonbirds, Associate Professor Nick Klomp, has been following the recent mass deaths of the birds around the Australian coast with considerable interest.

Charles Sturt University's expertise in exporting education was recognised when it was announced as runner-up in the education category of the Premier's NSW Exporter of the Year Awards.

Charles Sturt University academic staff will receive salary increases in their next pay packet with the signing of the new Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement.