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Retaining foster carers
Thursday, 23 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05A set of resources developed by Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers aims to address one of the common causes of families withdrawing from foster caring.
Metadata: what is unseen
Thursday, 16 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05The massive increase in the use of mobile devices to access the internet has led to a massive increase in personal information being uploaded to the internet in the form of metadata, says Professor Craig Valli, Director of ECU's Security Research Institute.
New role for optic fibre
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have developed a new water quality sensor utilising fibre optic nano technology.
ECU looks to China
Thursday, 09 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05ECU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Kerry O. Cox has begun a three-week visit to south west China to explore further opportunities for student exchange, degree articulation and research collaboration.
Taking aim at feral cats
Thursday, 09 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05A partnership between ECU and conservation groups is hoping to put a collar on feral cat numbers in WA’s interior as more and more native species are put at risk by the cats.
Sports science improving health
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05The recent drugs in sport scandal has thrown the spotlight onto a few ‘rogue’ sports scientists who have brought the profession into disrepute
Parkinson’s test app shows long-term benefits
Thursday, 02 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05As a child, seeing a loved one battle Parkinson’s disease was one of the driving forces behind ECU student Jose Alvarado now helping to create an app as an easy way to track the progression of the disease.
ECU hosts global big data event
Thursday, 02 May 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 05ECU researchers had the opportunity to learn more about the impact ‘big data’ is having on research at a recent event held at the ECU@iVEC facility during international Big Data Week.
Submarine game recreates ANZAC legend
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04ECU researchers have developed a computer game inspired by the ANZAC’s first submarine which left Albany in 1914.
The Nathan Project
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04When Monique Garcia’s son Nathan was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 months, the Edith Cowan University Masters student did everything in her power to help her son fight the condition.
Social media a threat to fair trial
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04Does a social media pose a threat to Australia’s justice system? Head of School of Law and Justice Professor Anne Wallace believes it does.
Kinect the key to in-home monitoring
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04A student research project is using the built-in motion detection features of a popular games console to provide a low-cost, 24-hour home monitoring system for the sick, elderly or those who have a disability.
Do 457 visas give SMEs a stamp of approval?
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04Are migrant workers on 457 visas turning down the chance to work for resources industry giants for employment with smaller firms?
International scholarship success
Monday, 08 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04Congratulations to ECU exchange student Luise Mund, winner of the 2013 Gerald Frank Brown Scholarship, worth $2000.
New director for WA Screen Academy
Thursday, 04 April 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 04The WA Screen Academy is set to strengthen its ties with the eastern states film industry through the appointment of new Director, Franco Di Chiera.