A group of academically gifted Kooringal High School students will visit CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 18 July to get a taste of how new knowledge is generated through research.

A small patch of dirt at CSU in Wagga Wagga that's designed to teach students about growing organic food is also home to state-of-the-art renewable energy production.

The fear of Friday 13 has been a superstition for centuries, says CSU psychology academic Dr Krissy Wilson who is a superstition expert.

Although regarded as destructive pests that kill trees and devalue habitats, the parasitic mistletoe has been found to have another side by CSU researchers.

A passion for agriculture and a desire to promote the industry has seen CSU students Ms Eliza Star and Ms Hannah Schulz awarded prestigious Horizon Scholarships.

A survey of groundwater users in the Namoi catchment in northern NSW by CSU researchers has found that more than 75 percent feel they are not able to adapt to further cuts in ground and surface water entitlements as suggested by the Murray Darling Basin Authority.

University students from Australia, the USA and Japan will put their meat judging skills to the test at a national competition at CSU in Wagga Wagga this week.

Animal behaviour and welfare experts from CSU are calling for greater education for pet owners and the mandatory de-sexing of animals sold through a pound or shelter in NSW.

Young academic Nick Klomp wasn’t sure how long he would stay when he first joined CSU in 1991. But that was over 20 years ago, and Nick has grown to lead one of the largest faculties in Australia.