Governments must start encouraging women earlier into study and careers in computing science to address the growing shortages of skilled information technology professionals, says a senior education researcher at Charles Sturt University.

A Charles Sturt University researcher has met face to face with a former high ranking terrorist, a jihadist turned ‘supergrass’, whose intimate knowledge will provide valuable insight into the mind of the terrorist for senior policing students at CSU.

Graduates from across NSW and around Australia and overseas will gather in Albury for two days to celebrate their academic achievements during Charles Sturt University’s graduation ceremonies this week.

The implications of China’s membership to the World Trade Organisation for the health and well-being of its people will be scrutinised at an international conference to be held at CSU next week.

The lasting legacy of the late Pastor Cec Grant, OAM, also known as the Wiradjuri elder Wongamar, will be honoured with an annual lecture to be held in his memory at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture in Canberra.

Businesses in the Orana region of NSW are continuing to perform well despite recent interest rate rises, according to the results of the latest Reliance Credit Union Regional Business Survey released today, Monday 14 April, by Charles Sturt University’s Western Research Institute.

Interest rate increases and the slowing national economy are having an increasing impact on sales, however businesses in the Central West region of NSW remain resilient and continue to perform well, according to the Reliance Credit Union Regional Business Survey for the 2008 March quarter.

Researchers at Charles Sturt University have been surprised by the initial response to their invitation to small rural and remote Australian schools to participate in a study of strategies to attract and retain quality teachers.

A physiotherapist is treating two people with low back pain. One is a tall, older man and the other is a younger, shorter, over-weight woman. The physiotherapist is faced with a dilemma: "how do I treat these people?" A book edited by a Charles Sturt University academic helps health professionals in these decisions in the light of the current health system.