Extensive research by Charles Sturt University academics into the deficiency of iodine in human diets has spread to the Pacific island country of Fiji.

Nearly 2 000 students will graduate from CSU in Bathurst at six morning and afternoon ceremonies on Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 May.

CSU is hopeful of strong support from the federal government in its Structural Adjustment Funding bid to establish four new Regional University Centres alongside existing TAFE facilities in Port Macquarie, Wangaratta, Griffith and Parkes.

A former graduate of Bathurst Teachers' College will contribute his latest book to a time capsule at CSU that contains historical information about the history of teacher education in Bathurst.

Australia’s first veterinary science course developed to meet the needs of rural practice will unveil its state-of-the-art teaching centre at an official opening by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Honorable Julie Bishop MP at Charles Sturt University's Wagga Wagga Campus this week.

The co-chair of CSU's Medical Program Development Community Consultative Committee, Mrs Audrey Hardman, OAM, expressed disappointment at the lack of action by the Federal Government in latest budget to support the development of a new medical school in rural NSW.

"Increasingly, people are accessing information from the internet as their first primary source. So instead of people going and buying newspapers, they log onto the internet. But how credible is this information?" asks Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dr Edward Spence, senior lecturer in moral philosophy and applied and professional ethics in the School of Communication.

A report tabled in the Federal Parliament that highlights the importance of teacher librarians and school libraries in education has won support at CSU.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) has maintained the highest possible five-star ranking for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries in the 2007 edition of the Good Universities Guide. The highest ranking of five-stars was also secured because of the large number of international enrolments at the University.