Staff and students saved more than 2,790 lives through blood donations

In 2021 Charles Sturt staff made 930 blood donations across all six campuses.

Each year Charles Sturt staff and students participate in an intercampus blood donation challenge to encourage blood donations in conjunction with the Australian Red Cross’s Tertiary Blood Challenge.

In 2021, 930 blood donations were made by our community of staff and students, helping to save more than 2,790 lives.

The challenge creates a healthy competition between our six competing campuses, with Wagga Wagga retaining the title for the most donations in 2021.

In 2021, donations across all our campuses increased from 862 to 930, an impressive result considering that many staff and students were working and studying remotely.

Overall, Charles Sturt finished ninth out of 123 education organisations and groups, including 41 universities, across Australia.