CSU Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Garry Marchant and Macquarie University Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakkie Pretorius have put pride on the line ahead of tonight's National Rugby Championship match.

CSU student, Mr Matthew Lincoln has represented young Australians at the United Nations (UN) Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the national Global Voices project.

Traditional city-country rivalry on the rugby field will take on a new twist with a friendly wager between the Vice-Chancellors of Charles Sturt University and the University of Sydney.

Saturday's National Rugby Championship match between the CSU NSW Country Eagles and the UC Vikings will have some extra spice with a friendly wager between the institutions.

CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann has expressed disappointment at the failure of the government to negotiate a fair higher education reform package through the Senate.

The investigation into the murder of twelve people at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will be a painstaking process according to a CSU counter-terrorism expert.

CSU Senior Lecturer Dr Stephen Bird will provide expert guidance to the Australian Taekwondo Team as it prepares for the Rio Olympics.

Two CSU graduates could soon grace screens worldwide if the advertisement they star in wins the Crash the Super Bowl competition.

CSU student Ms Laura Peel has won gold at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria.