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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!

Student finances.

Make your budget go further this session

When you’re studying, picking up extra shifts at work isn’t always the answer to improving your cash flow. It’s important to keep a balance between work, study and life. And you’ll need some ‘me time’ to relax or spend with family and friends too...

Day in the life of a placement student.

A day in the life of a placement student

My name is Nick and I’m in my final year of a Bachelor of Medication Radiation Science at CSU. I’m currently on clinical placement working with a private radiology company based in Canberra. There really is no such thing as a ‘typical’ day during...

My first session as an online student. Image: kaplanprofessional.com

My experience as a CSU online student

As you may have already guessed, I’m an online student at CSU! After graduating high school in 2013 I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to study. That was until I found a double degree in a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of...

Front view of female sport women having electrocardiogram pads attached on a treadmill.

A day in the life of an Exercise and Sport Science student

My name is Tom Neely and I study a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at CSU. I’m currently on my mid-year break, so I don’t usually get much uni work done! However during Session 1 I took some notes to give you an insight into what...

Claudia Macleay with her horse Cindy.

Do you own a horse? Take the survey!

CSU student Claudia Macleay wants to know what Australian horse owners are feeding their animals as part of research for her Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree! Claudia said, “Although there’s a large amount of research on what horses should be...

James Dyson Award 2017.

Design something that solves a problem & win!

Do you have a fresh design idea you want to share with the world? Enter in the James Dyson Award and you could win! The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design...

CSU tv production students at TV Land.

A day in the life of a television production student

My name is Dougal, and I’m in my 3rd year of a Bachelor of Stage and Screen (Television) at CSU. Each day at University is rather different for a tv production student (also known as a ‘proddie’), so there’s not necessarily a typical day in my life...

Students sitting outside campus accommodation

Join us for Foundation Day on 19 July

The countdown is on to Foundation Day! Foundation Day is your chance to wear your favourite red clothes, eat your favourite red foods, and celebrate all the things that make you proud to be a CSU student. This year we’re celebrating Foundation Day...

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