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Here’s hoping more women will soon join me as a leader in science
OPINION  10 Feb 2020

Here’s hoping more women will soon join me as a leader in science

The head of Charles Sturt University’s Faculty of Science hopes her experiences and the opportunities offered to girls and women by the University will one day be mirrored in all fields and applications of science.

Charles Sturt UniversityScience

Ecumenical service to mark the beginning of a new 2020 session of the Commonwealth Parliament
OPINION  7 Feb 2020

Ecumenical service to mark the beginning of a new 2020 session of the Commonwealth Parliament

The Lord’s Prayer has it all, by orientating us to the universe as a focus for our worship.

Charles Sturt UniversityReligion and EthicsSociety and Community

Sports rorts and political accountability: why Bridget McKenzie took so long to resign
OPINION  7 Feb 2020

Sports rorts and political accountability: why Bridget McKenzie took so long to resign

A political science academic from Charles Sturt University examines the role political calculation and the structure of Australia’s federal electoral system played in the Bridget McKenzie saga.

Charles Sturt University

Playtime for kids at home is important all year round, not just in the school holidays
OPINION  6 Feb 2020

Playtime for kids at home is important all year round, not just in the school holidays

Dr Brendon Hyndman, one of Australia’s leading educational researchers of school playground influences, discusses the importance of kids having opportunities to play both at school and home.

Teaching and Education

Our wetlands are valuable, but will they survive?
OPINION  31 Jan 2020

Our wetlands are valuable, but will they survive?

Adjunct Professor with the Institute for Land, Water and Society Max Finlayson urges Australians to take better care of our wetlands ahead of World Wetlands Day on Sunday 2 February.

Charles Sturt UniversityILWSScience

Universities must lead climate solutions ... and it starts at home: Vice-Chancellor
OPINION  30 Jan 2020

Universities must lead climate solutions ... and it starts at home: Vice-Chancellor

Charles Sturt University Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann (pictured) says universities have 'a crucial role to play ... in minimising our own footprint and leading our nation’s minds to develop solutions for a planet that is warming up'.

Charles Sturt UniversityResearchScienceSociety and Community

Drought, fire and now heavy rain – what this climate is doing to Australia’s waterways and fish
OPINION  21 Jan 2020

Drought, fire and now heavy rain – what this climate is doing to Australia’s waterways and fish

With heavy rain falling across many areas impacted by the bushfires, two fish experts warn the ash, charcoal and silt this rain will wash into the rivers can quickly deteriorate the water quality and have adverse impacts on aquatic life.

Animal and Veterinary scienceILWSScience

Everything can change on a new year's day
OPINION  20 Jan 2020

Everything can change on a new year's day

Professor David Watson shares how Australia’s latest series of summer bushfires have propelled the country into uncharted territory and proven to many that the world’s climate really is changing.

Animal and Veterinary scienceILWS

Accidental heroes: How wombats really save other animals during bushfires
OPINION  15 Jan 2020

Accidental heroes: How wombats really save other animals during bushfires

Dr Dale Nimmo sets the record straight on the tales that suggest during bushfires, wombats heroically usher other animals into their fire-proof burrows, and says although these tales are untrue, wombat burrows do protect other species in bushfires.

Animal and Veterinary scienceILWS

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