When Dr Judith Gullifer graduates from CSU in Bathurst tomorrow the award of a doctorate for her thesis about student plagiarism will have particular relevance for her work.

The Muslim chaplain of CSU, Dr Recep Dogan, has condemned the siege in Martin Place, Sydney, that ended in tragedy early today.

Eleven prizes will be presented to leading teacher education students at the CSU Faculty of Education graduation ceremony on Wednesday 17 December in Bathurst.

Amongst the 700 CSU graduates to take the stage in Albury this week will be one with four legs and a tail.

The Specialist Integrated Community Engagement program at CSU has won praise from the Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service and from a graduate who now works there.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) will honour former Prime Minister Mr John Howard OM AC during a graduation ceremony at Orange on Tuesday 16 December.

CSU counter-terrorism expert, Associate Professor Nick O'Brien is not surprised a siege in Martin Place appears to have links to the Islamic State movement.

Non-coercive interview techniques are more effective in securing meaningful information from terror suspects according to an international study by CSU researchers.

An overseas study program placing CSU allied health students in a Vietnamese orphanage for children with disabilities has been recognised at the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching.