Research Bites is your research news digest which aims to capture the diverse research happening in our faculty, collated from various media outlets. In this edition…
As the world prepares for two landmark events—the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (hashtag#FfD4) in Spain (30 June–3 July 2025) and the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha (4–6 November 2025)— the latest from this research team offers timely insights into the urgent need to reform global financing systems and accelerate social SDG implementation.
Read the latest publication: “Social Development Funding Desiderata: Key Issues, Financing Gaps and Options” by Alain Neher, Alfred Wong, Peter Adjei-Bamfo, PhD, Roman Meinhold, Prof. Justice Bawole & Manohar Pawar
Co-authors Assoc Prof Alain Neher, Dr Lucia Wuersch, Assoc Prof Alfred Wong, (School of Business), and Prof Marc K Peter (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland) explored how the adoption of digital technologies has influenced working from home (WFH) practices and the use of communication tools during disruptive times. Access “The association between technology group, working from home behaviour and preferred communication tools in disruptive times: A micro and small enterprise perspective” here.
Alain Neher and Lucia Wuersch pictured right with School of Business Head of School, Prof Jac Birt. Source: Jac Birt Linkedin post.
Solar energy technologies present Nepal with a significant opportunity for sustainable development. Despite being located in the global sunbelt, our understanding of Nepal’s solar resources is limited. To address this gap, Sunil Prasad Lohani, PhD and Prof Tim Anderson (Director | CSU Engineering) developed a model to separate hourly global solar irradiance into its direct and diffuse components specifically tailored for Nepal. Check it out in the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: https://lnkd.in/gStfS_mt
Read Dr Peter Adjei-Bamfo‘s (pictured on the right) | School of Business | latest research paper titled ‘Supply chain innovation: a framework of public procurement as a demand-side innovation driver’, which is published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. Co-authored by: Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Ferry Jie, PhD, FCILT, FCES, Kerry Brown, and Reza Kiani Mavi
This theory-based article offers a conceptual framework that explains how public procurement as a demand-side innovation driver influences the responsiveness of supply chains to government incremental and radical innovation needs. The paper is published open access. So feel free to read more here: https://lnkd.in/gaizMmej
House prices are decreasing and employment opportunities are increasing – there has never been a better time to live and study in regional areas. Read the insights from Lecturer in Economics with the Charles Sturt School of Business in Albury-Wodonga Dr Nicola Thomas, and Head of the Charles Sturt School of Business, based in Port Macquarie, Professor Jac Birt
An initiative co-led by experts at Charles Sturt University aims to provide farmers with the awareness and skills to minimise or prevent cyber intrusions or attacks on their farm business, including their digital farming operations.
Initiative coordinator Professor of Economics Mark Morrison in the Charles Sturt School of Business said that as the adoption of technologically-advanced and sustainable agriculture in Australia gathers pace, so too do the risks from malign cyber forces. Read more here.
Arising from her PhD research, Dr Chrissy Antonopoulos, School of Psychology, along with co-authors Dr Nicole Sugden and Prof Anthony Saliba, their paper “Implicit Bias Towards People with Disability in Australia: Relationship with Personal Values” has been published in the Australian Journal of Psychology.
The paper built on the collection of the first Australian data on implicit bias towards people with disability. Read more here.
Dr Peter Adjei-Bamfo, Lecturer in Management | School of Business, along with co-authors Kwaku Alex Gyan, and Peter Galvin recently published their research on FinTech results.
This research investigate whether FinTech results in counter productive outcomes for incumbent firms who are risk averse and often prioritise efficiency in their existing operational processes. Their paper presents insight from the Australian financial services industry – currently labelled as FinTech nirvana.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/gN77yF5n
Read the latest from Dr Cliff Lewis‘ research. His research team’s study investigated differences in discrimination, belonging to the broader community, and psychological well-being among LGBTQ+ adults based on their place of residence, whether belonging moderated the relationship between discrimination and psychological well-being, and whether the moderating effect was conditional on place of residence. Access the article here.
To celebrate UN World Bee Day the Charles Sturt Bathurst Campus Environmental Working Group (CEWG) staged the hands-on event on campus with the support of the International Student Office, Student Connection, and Sustainability at Charles Sturt.
Event spokesperson Dr Felicity Small, Senior Lecturer in Marketing in the Charles Sturt School of Business in Bathurst, said this year’s theme, ‘Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all’, highlights the critical roles bees and other pollinators play in agrifood systems and the health of the planet’s ecosystems. Read more here.
Associate Professor in Computing Rafiqul Islam (pictured, left), a cybersecurity researcher and the leader of the Cybersecurity Research Group in the Charles Sturt School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering, delivered a keynote address at the TIME 2025 Workshop at the ACM Web Conference 2025 in Sydney. Read more about here.
