2008 Media releases
Christ Church Grammar School takes out mediation grand final
Thursday, 03 September 2009 News > Media releases > 2008 > 09Students from Christ Church Grammar School have won the 2008 grand final of the Schools Conflict, Resolution and Mediation (SCRAM) competition hosted by Edith Cowan University earlier this month.
ECU awarded $930,000 to address teacher shortage
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 12Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers are set to address the key issue of teacher shortages in Western Australia.
WAAPA lecturer wins national award for excellence in indigenous education
Monday, 15 December 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 12On November 25 at a ceremony held at Parliament House in Canberra, Rick Brayford, the Coordinator for Aboriginal Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University, was awarded the Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education.
ECU journalism students receive national recognition
Wednesday, 10 December 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 12Edith Cowan University (ECU) journalism and broadcasting students have picked up major national tertiary awards at the 2008 OSSIE Awards for Journalism Students.
Excellence yes, but impact too
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Striving to be the best by being the biggest, or the fastest, or the most cunning, is an evolutionary trait well established in the gene pool of animals including humans. Altruism is not.
Calling all science students
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Edith Cowan University (ECU) is looking for high school students with a passion for science to take part in the annual Siemens Science Experience at the Joondalup Campus.
ECU student named WA Business Person of the Year
Thursday, 20 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Edith Cowan University (ECU) finance student Michael Salinas has been awarded the Young Achievement Australia (YAA) WA Business Person of the Year Award.
ECU student work on display at IKEA
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Students from Edith Cowan University's Interior and Spatial Design program are putting their best work on show at IKEA in Innaloo as part of an exciting ongoing collaboration with the store.
ECU to spend $9m on facility upgrades
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Edith Cowan University (ECU) has received more than $9 million from the Federal Government to upgrade and extend the facilities available to students.
ECU Researchers uncover intimate partner abuse
Tuesday, 04 November 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 11Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are working on a new study to investigate domestic abuse committed against men.
ECU Occupational Therapy students put theory into practice
Thursday, 30 October 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 10Students from Edith Cowan University's Occupational Therapy program have made a big impression during a practical placement at Westcare Industries.
ECU opens first collaborative security research centre in Australia
Friday, 17 October 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 10Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Security Research Centre was officially launched this month by the former Chief Scientist of WA, Professor Lyn Beazley.
Governor welcomes primary school students to Science for Kids Day at ECU
Monday, 13 October 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 10The Governor of Western Australia, His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC will visit Edith Cowan University (ECU) Mount Lawley on Saturday, 18 October to officially open the annual Science for Kids (S-Kids) Day.
ECU blitzes the competition in Ethical Hacking Challenge
Monday, 13 October 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 10Students from ECU's School of Computer and Information Science have beaten teams from other Western Australian universities to win the 2008 Ethical Hacking University Challenge, hosted by Ernst and Young on Friday, 3 October 2008.
Rural ECU students receive a helping hand from Mrs Mac’s
Thursday, 25 September 2008 News > Media releases > 2008 > 09Wokalup's Erica Mueller has been awarded a Mrs Mac's Rural Scholarship to assist with the cost of moving away from home to study at Edith Cowan University (ECU).