2011 News
Student sets her sights on rural education
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10Final year education student Rachel Gibson has set her sights on making a difference in rural Australia after returning home from the 2011 National Rural Education Summit at Flinders University.
Mrs Mac's rewards rural ECU students
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10ECU students from across country WA received a boost this week in the form of a $1000 scholarship from WA owned company Mrs Mac's.
Photomedia graduate on the rise
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10Photomedia graduate and WA Professional Photographer of the Year James Simmons is making a name for himself in Western Australia.
Film students star in Gala Screening
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10Limousines, glamorous dresses, photographers and a packed auditorium. Hollywood? No. This was the scene at the screening of Boundaries, a collection of films from 2011 WA Screen Academy and WAAPA students.
Sleep, reading the key to more playtime for four year olds
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10Structured activities, rather than TV, are most likely to have an impact on the amount of time a child spends in play, new research has found.
ECU commemorates Pride Month
Friday, 07 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10ECU held flag-raising ceremonies at the Joondalup and Mount Lawley Campuses this week to symbolically launch National Pride Month, which takes place throughout October.
ECU backing soccer in WA
Friday, 07 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10ECU is continuing to support soccer in WA, with the University crowning four champion teams at the recent School Sports Western Australia Football Cup competition, which it sponsors.
ECU students star at the Australian University Games
Thursday, 06 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10Over 6,700 participants from across the country gathered on the Gold Coast recently to compete in the 2011 Australian University Games (AUG).
Celebrating staff and students, and anniversaries
Thursday, 06 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10ECU celebrated the exceptional achievements of staff and students this week at the Edith Cowan Anniversary Celebration Awards for 2011, held at the Joondalup Campus.
Innovator of the Year finalists
Thursday, 06 October 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 10ECU has made a strong showing in the 2011 WA Innovator of the Year Awards, with two research projects nominated in the “iiNet Encouragement award for innovation in superfast broadband applications” category.
ECU Village Mount Lawley officially opened
Friday, 30 September 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 09Minister for Defence, the Hon. Stephen Smith MP joined ECU Chancellor, the Hon. Dr Hendy Cowan and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox this week to officially open ECU’s new student accommodation.
ECU student a PR success story
Thursday, 29 September 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 09Postgraduate student Ros Lane is flying high after successfully winning the 2011 Emerging Practitioner of the Year Award at the recent Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) WA State Awards for Excellence.
Students win at Perth Fashion Festival
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 09Congratulations to ECU students Cherish Armstrong and Nicole Marrington, who were both announced as winners in the Student Runway competition, held as part of the 2011 Perth Fashion Festival.
Turning dreams into reality
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 09Four Indigenous students, including the granddaughter of Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence author Doris Pilkington Garima, have been presented with scholarships worth $5000 each at an event at ECU.
Social media users urged to get smart
Monday, 26 September 2011 News > Latest news > 2011 > 09ECU researchers are collecting publicly available, geotagged information from social networks to create a real-time map of where users live, work and socialise.