ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
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At ECU we concentrate our research in areas of strength to deliver tangible outcomes.
There are several ways to get involved with research at ECU.
ECU has a lively research community that is committed to supporting research students.
Research Services provides comprehensive support services to researchers.
We value industry partnerships and offer access to world-class research across our nine ECU Strategic Research Institutes and Centres.
ECU links our stakeholders to our professional talent pool across a range of disciplines and research topics.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
ECU delivers training that can be tailored to industry needs.
Extra-curricular learning for childrenChildren's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
EventsCatch up with fellow graduates at one of our regular alumni events.
We love to see our graduates back at ECU helping current students achieve their dreams.
Tell us what you've been up to since you graduated or stay in the alumni loop.
Take advantage of a range of career development or other alumni benefits.
Professor Andrew Woodward
Professor Andrew Woodward is the Executive Dean of the School of Science, which includes the two major discipline groupings of Science, and Computing and Security. More specifically, this includes Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Ecology, Environmental Science, Information Technology, Information Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics.
Andrew studied Biological Science and Computer Science at the undergraduate level, going on to complete his PhD in plant biology. Andrew became a member of staff at ECU in 1999, and commenced as a full time academic in 2001, in what was the School of Computer and Information Science. In 2013, Andrew was appointed as the Head of School of the School of Computer and Security Science, and appointed as Dean of the School of Science, commencing January 2016. In his leadership roles at ECU, Andrew has a strong commitment to quality teaching, engaged research and a focus on expanding international partnerships.
Professor Woodward has taught a range of subjects including; Wireless networks, Digital forensics, Network security, Network technology, and Operating Systems. His research has been focused on cyber security for over a decade, focusing initially on wireless network security, expanding to digital forensics and then to cyber security policy and risk management. Concurrently, Andrew has consulted to industry and government on a range of cyber security related projects.
He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science (Hons), Doctor of Philosophy and the Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Teaching. Andrew is also a certified professional member of the Australian Computer Society (MACS- CP).
School Officer
Jacquie Irving
Telephone: (+61 8) 6304 6455
Email: j.irving@ecu.edu.au
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