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We have a history of discovery from turning human hair into graphite for lithium-ion batteries to eliminating the tropical parasitic disease schistosomiasis to saving the stocky galaxias fish from extinction.
Charles Sturt University dates back to 1895, with the establishment of the Bathurst Experiment Farm. Formed progressively through the merger of regional institutions in south-western and western New South Wales (NSW), the University was formally incorporated on 19 July 1989 under the Charles Sturt University Act 1989.
We are a world-class, research-driven university for the study and practice of rural health, cyber, food and water security, and regional well-being.
Our research and education programs are aligned with meeting the five challenges in regional New South Wales and building:
Charles Sturt’s commitment to delivering high-quality research for the regions is driven by our Yindyamarra values. As Distinguished Professor Stan Grant Jnr eloquently observes:
“Yindyamarra is more than a word, it is a way of being. A philosophy. It means to understand country, but it calls on us to find ourselves in our country. Country holds us, it contains us, it resonates within us. Country remembers us. What country gives to us, it asks of us. To understand country is to understand ourselves.”
Yindyamarra brings western knowledge and Indigenous wisdom together in a voyage of discovery. With Yindyamarra we embrace caring and stewardship for Country and being good ancestors to future generations.
As Stan puts it: “Together we can build a new future. Whatever future we have here, we have together. Whatever separates us we know we can only live on one land.”
