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Charlie – Your Student Voice

Hi! Welcome to Charlie – Your Student Voice. Here you will find meaningful stories, common ground and an array of guidance or advice to support you at uni. Charlie is a space for students, by students which you're able to share simply by reading along or joining our community of student contributors. The Charlie Team are just a click away if you ever wish to reach out. Happy reading!

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Calling all budding multimedia journalists!

If you’re a natural story-teller, have excellent communication skills and love being involved in every aspect of a project, then we want you! CSU’s Division of Marketing and Communication is searching for students to help deliver an exciting project...

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Students settle into new campus

CSU students in Port Macquarie have a place all of their own now, after moving into the purpose-built campus on Major Innes Road after the mid-session break. After a couple of weeks to settle in and explore, Port Macquarie SRC Vice-President Danni...

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Learn more using your mobile

If you use or would like to use your phone, iPad or other device while you’re on work placement, this one’s for you. CSU’s Education For Practice Institute (EFPI) is working with a number of other universities on a research project all about...

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What foods can you eat to improve your memory?

Unless you’ve got a photographic memory, it’s pretty normal to forget things after hours of study. Perhaps it’s a concept you can’t quite wrap your head around, or maybe you need to create mnemonic devices to help you...

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Share your view on #CSUlife

What’s life really like at CSU? Can you sum up your study experience in 140 characters on Twitter, the perfectly framed Instagram pic, or a Facebook post? Here’s an opportunity for you! CSU’s Social Media team is launching the...

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A few good reasons to take a break in the park

There are few people who can work a solid eight hours a day without any breaks. It’s natural for your body to want a few minutes at a time to refresh and renew from the task at hand – breaks help revitalise your mind. If you study on...

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Apply now for student journalism awards

Student journalists – the Walkley Foundation wants YOU! The Walkley Foundation has lots of great opportunities for you to kick-start your career. Read on for news worth sharing (or keeping to yourself). 2016 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship...

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CSU student wins $5,000 scholarship

A passion for agriculture in northern Australia has led a CSU student from Derby to Wagga Wagga and to win a national scholarship. Veterinary science student Wave Camp is one of three young Australians this year awarded the Rural Bank Scholarship...

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From Uni Games to the green and gold

By Darcie Morrison It was only 12 months ago that I started playing rugby sevens and now I’m thrilled to find myself selected in the Australian team for the World University Championships. A little over a year ago, if you’d asked me, I...

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Study boosts women’s success in the workforce

It’s a very old-fashioned and conservative idea for women to be more the type to stay at home, look after the children and do the housework while the husbands or partners bring home the bacon. It’s becoming increasingly common for women...

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