The recent meetings of the world’s leading economic countries have attracted world leaders and their critics. A book edited by a Charles Sturt University academic and his British colleague attempts to address the motivations for protests against globalization – the growing gap between rich and poor countries as the world’s economy and trade becomes more integrated across national boundaries.

Charles Sturt University has been recognised as a leader in workplace productivity receiving more than $3.1 million in competitive funding from the Federal Government’s Workplace Productivity Programme.

Detailed examinations of how to train and retain allied health professionals in regional and remote areas of Australia are among topics to be discussed at an upcoming national conference in Albury, NSW.

A Federal Government survey released last week shows the Charles Sturt University radio news service received top ratings from audiences across Australia.

"This is such an important area, there hasn't been anything like it done in the world. There are no profiles of missing persons at all. Having a tool where there are strong indicators or markers for what's happened to the missing person is a first." Dr Shaunagh Foy from Charles Sturt University is talking about her ground breaking research into who goes missing and why. The NSW Police Force hope it will help solve missing persons cases more quickly.

In an increasingly competitive sector, researchers at Charles Sturt University have found a significant advantage for universities involved in distance education.

Our plans for ways of reshaping the University structure to achieve excellence in learning, teaching and research have been approved by the CSU Council at their last meeting in June.

Charles Sturt University is the lead Australian institution in a new project which will give undergraduate students the opportunity to study philosophy and ethics in Australia and Europe.

Plans for achieving excellence in learning, teaching and research at Charles Sturt University over the next five years have been given the green light.