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Provocations public lecture series

The Provocations Public Lecture series celebrates Charles Sturt research.

These lectures challenge orthodoxy through new thinking and revive policy ideas and political thought from the past.

Professor Jane Quinn

Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: Wagga Wagga campus - Riverina Playhouse
Cost: free

Professor Chris Blanchard

Date: 16 April 2025
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Albury-Wodonga campus
Cost: free

Professor Geoffrey Gurr

Date: 20 August 2025
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Dubbo Campus
Cost: free

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In the media

Sound recordings can lure wildlife to newly restored habitats

Using the Power of Sound to Tackle Australia’s Biodiversity Crisis

Tradie makes shock discovery in stagnant drain: 'They’re bloody everywhere'

The Golden Highway: Native fish movement in the lower Darling / Baaka

Mystery of a pink corella has scientists, residents baffled

Australia pledges over $10M to support Kingdom’s fisheries

Addressing Australia's Biodiversity Crisis

Australia Supports International Fish Passage Conference in Siem Reap

New report from Pakistan highlights potential of community-led approach in climate adaptation

Fears chemical spray drift is affecting trees, but proving it is complicated

Chirps and songs can be signs of an ecosystem’s health

Big weight gains recorded in Angus cattle in new ruminant probotic trial

Eating seafood? Researchers explore regional attitudes and consumption patterns

TGH Beef Feedlot Trial Results

Trailer full of fish exposes disturbing reality in Aussie waterways

Can sheep help manage feathertop Rhodes grass?

Environmental watering a win in Werai Forest wetland

Hazelnut industry poised for growth with research program launched

Gulpa Wetlands: Stories of Culture, Conservation and Collaboration

“Caught a mushy fish?” – anglers asked to help researchers track fish parasite infections

$2M research funding powering the future of hazelnut production in Australia

Cane toads spread from northern NSW as new front line to be surveyed

Methanol poisoning: How risky are our drinks and how can you protect yourself?

Charles Sturt researchers on 2024 World’s Top 2% Scientists list

Hazelnut growers use robotic dogs to scare birds and boost domestic production

Retailing at $100 per kilo there's huge potential for quandongs but not enough fruit to meet demand

Climate-smart sheep strategies to be studied by CSU researchers

$2.2 million Climate Smart grant awarded for sustainable sheep production

Hazelnut industry poised for growth as leading researchers crack on with the job

From Aesop to Estée Lauder, Australian sandalwood is coveted worldwide for its aroma. But experts say it’s at risk

VIDEO: New fishway to improve local livelihoods

Cambodia’s Third Fishway Opens to Benefit Up to 19,000 Families

Endangered froglet central to King Valley farmers' fight against solar farm

Reducing frost toll on wheat in new research project

FishTech visit boosts regional research collaborations

Organic probiotic success with lambs in feedlot trial

Life in a freshwater rock pool: Use of eDNA to survey gnamma biodiversity

Congratulations to 2024 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Shokoofeh Shamsi!

Biosecurity hub launched at CSU to ramp up nation’s biosecurity defences

Why do whales beach themselves? A vial of parasites in a Tasmanian museum may hold the answer

50-year-old discovery in Aussie museum sparks surprising whale theory

If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too

The possible connection between whale stranding and parasites

Parasites in Foods – National Science Week 10 – 19 August 2024

Understanding Fish as Parasite Hosts: The Knowledge Gap in Australia's Freshwater Fish

Geneticists aim to reduce frost’s toll on wheat

'Extreme solar event' that could pose devastating threat to human life could be round the corner, experts say

Don't throw out your cat's poo! Send it to CSU for research project instead

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years

Modern-day dingoes already established across Australia thousands of years ago, research finds

Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

Research into elusive rakali, or Australian water rat, prompts call for citizen scientists to log sightings

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years

Red-worm-of-trout fish parasite initially discovered in NSW now found in Queensland, Victoria

‘Filling a giant jigsaw’: How citizen science could boost dataflows

Saving our stockies

Australia showcases Mekong fish migration technology

A wombat burrow is the food court of nature – and so much more

Wombat burrows provide refuge from fires

Are wombats bushfire heroes?

New Study: Wombat burrows provide critical shelter for many species following wildfire

A kangaroo, a possum and a bushrat walk into a burrow: research finds wombat homes are the supermarkets of the forest

Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain

Charles Sturt University researcher informing policy to protect biodiversity

Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years

Investigating the water requirements of the endangered Australasian bittern

Higher diversity of turtle species observed at wetland sites which receive environmental water delivery

Spotlight on NSW International Agricultural Researchers

Agriculture - Food, fibre and a fight against climate change

Celebrating the Achievements of Women in STEM (agilent.com)

Capacity building in action supporting water resources management in Indonesia

Study shows northern quolls living near mine sites use more energy to find food during breeding season

Where do the fish go in an era of hydropower development in the Lower Mekong Basin?

Charles Sturt University academics suggest solutions to 'hairy panic' weed spread in NSW

Unlocking Waterways: Improving River Connectivity and Restoring Ecosystems

ASVO Wine Science and Technology Award 2023 – Professor Andrew Clark

Changing water cycle presents new risks to future of farming