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Experts and practitioners from across Southeast Asia and beyond with gather Wednesday 5 February to Friday 7 February 2025 at Borei Angkor Resort & Spa, Siem Reap, Cambodia for a two-day conference on sustainable fisheries, water management, and regional development. The conference will explore the theme “advancements in fish passage technologies, the impact of hydropower on ecosystems, and approaches to gender and social inclusion in natural resource management”.

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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: 19 February 2025
Time: 6-7pm
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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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

“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

Reducing frost toll on wheat in new research project

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

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

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

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

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

Spotlight on NSW International Agricultural Researchers

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

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

Women in STEMM return from Antarctic adventure intent on helping solve Earth's pressing problems

Where have all the mussels gone?

'Our footprint is there': Drawing a link between the waterbirds of Barmah-Millewa Forest and the sounds of life in Antarctica

The Crawford Fund Award, NSW: Professor Lee Baumgartner

ASVO Awards for Excellence winners revealed

Albury ecologist heading south on mission to solve "planetary problems"

Dairy beef study shows pathway for bobby calves

How Megafires Are Remaking the World

Catalyst: The Soundtrack of Australia — Eavesdropping on wetland birds

Acoustic restoration of ecosystems — how the sound of love helps animals return to old habitats

SAU Experiment On Growing Crops In Saline Land Gaining Success

Cat poo and swimming pools – how to avoid nasty parasite infections – National Science Week 10 to 18 August 2024