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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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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...

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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...

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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...

CSU Physio student Claire and her friend Elizabeth.

CSU student treks Great Wall of China for charity

Walking the Great Wall of China will soon be accomplished by Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) student Claire Smart and her friend Elizabeth Zoneff! The pair will trek one of the world’s greatest architectural feats to raise money for research...

CSU online student studying in a cafe.

A day in the life of an online student

Having previously studied on campus, the concept of studying online was daunting at first. Now I have my moments of reflection when I’m sitting at my desk, listening to my recorded lecture, in my pyjamas, with a hot milo. It’s then I realise that...

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Things to do in the mid-year break

With the mid-year break upon us, you might be stuck on things to do if you haven’t got anything yet planned. While it may seem like a relatively short break, there’s still plenty of activities you can fit in to get the most out of it: Travel If you...

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