The future of vital services that support and enhance the student university experience is at the core of the current debate about compulsory student unionism.

Population shifts, loss of services and declining environmental health including water and land quality are fundamental challenges threatening to undermine the livelihoods and lifestyles of many Australian rural communities.

Creating the best possible learning experiences for students at Australian universities and other tertiary education providers will be scrutinised when academics and specialist staff are brought together at Charles Sturt University from Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 September.

Sixty young analytical chemists from around Australia are presenting their research to industry leaders and peers at a conference hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre in Wagga Wagga this week.

Two CSU lecturers have been named in the annual UniJobs Lecturer of the Year Award top 10 .

CSU provides options for the many nurses, particularly in regional and rural communities, who need to do additional study to allow them to re-enter the nursing workforce after a 10-year absence.

A CSU expert in the public ethics surrounding climate change is concerned that governments worldwide will use geoengineering as a 'cheap option' for addressing global climate change.

AusAID, the national aid agency of the Australian Government, has funded a CSU researcher to explore how best to identify and use cultural mathematical proficiencies to assist young students to transition to school mathematics in Papua New Guinea.

Senior representatives of CSU met with rural community stakeholders, representatives of the Coalition Opposition, and doctors in Cowra yesterday to lobby for the University's bid to establish a new rural medical school and present petition signatures.