Success stories

Our researchers are having a meaningful impact at local, national and global levels. These success stories highlight the breadth of our research and our ability to bring together experts from a range of disciplines to solve real-world problems.

The fight for farming in a changing climate

Soil researchers at Charles Sturt University and Can Tho University in southern Vietnam are working together to plot a more productive path forward for rice farmers and their farms in the Mekong River Delta.

Using data from drought to improve environmental water flows in wetlands

Professor Andrew Hall is leading an effort to improve the mapping of the Murray-Darling wetlands to inform water management planning and maximise the ecological benefits from limited environmental water flows.

Restoring life to saline soils: A sustainable path to boost crop yields and soil health

A new multi-phase study is exploring a promising, sustainable solution to soil salinity – using bio-fertiliser-based organic amendments to restore balance, improve nutrient uptake and reduce salt stress in crops.

Pioneering gender equity in the Australian wine industry

Charles Sturt researchers have codeveloped the Australian Wine Industry Gender Equity Toolkit, a Wine Australia and Australian Grape & Wine resource to support the practical advancement of gender equity and inclusivity practices across the Australian wine sector.

Gulbali Institute to lead regional node in $47 million national Weed Management Initiative

Charles Sturt University’s Gulbali Institute named one of four key nodes for the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s landmark $47 million Weed Management Initiative.

Charles Sturt research shapes community-based disaster preparedness strategies

Action research supports Resilient Villages project to build disaster resilience in vulnerable Blue Mountains communities.

Enhancing livestock nutrition and resilience through Napier grass management training in Bangladesh

Professor Cameron Clark delivered a training program at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute to improve Napier grass management.

The King, the Prime Minister and a fishway: Gulbali Institute project gains royal attention

The Gulbali Institute-led FishTech Cambodia project was presented to the King, the Prime Minister and other senior officials during the National Ploughing Ceremony in Cambodia.

Transforming global understanding of speech development: The Oxford Handbook launch

The Oxford Handbook of Speech Development in Languages of the World, edited by Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, represents a landmark contribution to inclusive, multilingual speech research.

Mapping fish migrations to revive our rivers

Researchers are tagging and acoustically tracking migrating fish in the Murray-Darling Basin to recover our native fish populations and revive our rivers.

$7.94 million to boost viticulture and horticulture drought resilience in face of climate change

Winemakers, apple and cherry producers in the Central West, southern NSW and Tasmania will be better prepared for future droughts after a funding grant of $7.94 million was awarded to Charles Sturt University for a new research project.

Unlocking the potential of dsRNA biopesticides: a call for global regulatory harmony

Research highlights the potential of dsRNA-based biopesticides for sustainable agriculture.

Nature to nurture the mind

Charles Sturt researchers are assessing how nature-based interventions may provide mental health benefits and could be structured to implement within existing mental health services.

Is democracy dying? The findings of the New Democratic Audit of Australia

Charles Sturt University launched an Audit of the current state of Australian democratic life in February 2025.

$7 million grant for groundbreaking osteoarthritis research utilising stem cell therapy

Charles Sturt academics participate in research to reduce the debilitating effects of knee osteoarthritis.

Future-proofing the Aussie grains industry

The Cool Soil Initiative at Charles Sturt is a paddock-to-product partnership.

The critically endangered Stocky Galaxias breeding program

Researchers at the Gulabali Institute, led by Dr Amina Price, have successfully bred the critically endangered Stocky Galaxias in captivity for the second consecutive year.

Two Charles Sturt research leaders acknowledged as among Australia's best

Two leading Charles Sturt University researchers have been named in an annual celebration of Australian research excellence across 250 disciplines.

ARC Linkage Grant on UAV's for Defence

AI and Cyber Futures Senior Research Fellow and Program Lead of Defence and Cybersecurity, Dr Fendy Santoso, has successfully secured federal government funding to enhance the resilience of cybersecurity measures for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems.

Eliminating schistosomiasis from Asia

Professor Allen Ross from the Rural Health Research Institute and colleagues have just published a ground-breaking NHMRC-funded trial that will help eliminate schistosomiasis in Asia.

Global grant from PepsiCo and AgMission secured to fast-track climate-smart agriculture

Our Cool Soil Initiative has secured close to $2.1 million AUD to spearhead research in sustainable agriculture and expand the Initiative into new regions and commodities.

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