The future of media in rural and regional Australia will come under the spotlight in a major one-day conference to be held at Charles Sturt University in September.

A national study into accredited industry training programs found that large organisations make solid returns from accessing these training resources.

Charles Sturt University has today accepted the immediate resignation of Mr James Montgomery. Allegations against Mr Montgomery were published in Sydney's Daily Telegraph on 3 August 2005.

A CSU journalism student has been announced as the 2013 recipient of the JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism, an initiative of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation.

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 .