2011 Media releases
ECU to establish mobile health service for northern suburbs
Monday, 12 September 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 09Edith Cowan University (ECU) has been allocated $496,936 in federal government funding to establish a Mobile Chronic Disease Management Service to serve a number of community sites from ECU’s Joondalup Campus.
New courses for 2012
Tuesday, 06 September 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 09Aeronautical technology, soccer and three oil and gas-related engineering degrees are just some of the innovative new courses to be offered by ECU for the first time in 2012.
New WAAPA scenery and prop facility a ticket to see the world
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08Elaborate headdresses, horror masks and life-size scenery backdrops are just some of the items that students from the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) are producing in their new $5 million Scenery and Props Construction Workshop on the Mount Lawley Campus.
ECU students win Google Challenge for second consecutive year
Monday, 22 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08Competing against 35,000 students globally, a team of four marketing, advertising and public relations students from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have won the 2011 Google Online Marketing Challenge for the Japan/Asia Pacific Region.
ECU researchers inspiring future generations
Thursday, 11 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) are committed to finding ethical, relevant solutions to real world problems and this week they will have the chance to showcase their work to inspire the next generation of researchers.
ECU’s Research Week, from 15 to 19 August, will bring together staff, students, current and future researchers to share their knowledge and ideas.
New Books at ECU
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08Three writers will launch new books at Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) Mount Lawley Campus on Wednesday, 3 August at 6.30pm. They are:
- The World Swimmers by prize-winning author Patrick West;
- A Show of Colours: Poems of the Yilgarn by internationally known poet and Mt Lawley resident Glen Phillips; and
- Footsteps Along the Mekong, a memoir and travel work by Adjunct Professor and Charles Darwin expert Patrick Armstrong.
Additionally, Glen Phillips will re-launch facsimile copies of Intersections, his first poetry collection, a hand-made lithographic collaboration with five artists back in 1973.
Perth’s newest art space opens its doors with an international exhibition
Tuesday, 02 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08A showcase of contemporary printmaking by more than 100 artists from seven universities around the world is the first exhibition in the new Spectrum Project Space at Edith Cowan University (ECU).
ECU celebrates 260 years worth of anniversaries
Monday, 01 August 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 08Edith Cowan University (ECU) is today beginning celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the birthday of its namesake Edith Dircksey Cowan, the 90th anniversary of her election to the Parliament of Western Australia, and the 20th anniversary of it becoming a university.
Degrees Brewery wins at International Beer Show
Thursday, 28 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) Degrees Brewery has been awarded a silver medal for their Belgian abbey ale, Degrees Dubbel, at the 2011 International Beer Challenge held in London recently.
Advanced and complex medical emergencies - simulation training begins in WA
Monday, 25 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07Twelve Emergency Department Consultant Physicians commenced the first Advanced and Complex Medical Emergencies Course at Edith Cowan University (ECU) today.
2011 Cyber Resilience Conference
Monday, 25 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07Internet banking security in Australia and the role of peer-to-peer networks in hiding terrorist cells are just two of the topics to be discussed by international cyber security experts at the International Cyber Resilience Conference, held in Perth next month.
Kick-start a career in soccer at ECU
Thursday, 21 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07The next Harry Kewell or Tim Cahill could come from Western Australia with Edith Cowan University (ECU) launching a new undergraduate course in football (soccer).
Start your learning journey with ECU Open Day
Friday, 15 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07If you’ve got questions about your future, ECU Open Day has the answers.
Start your learning journey with ECU Open Day
Friday, 15 July 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 07If you’ve got questions about your future, ECU Open Day has the answers.
$100,000 boost for Indigenous health research
Thursday, 23 June 2011 News > Media releases > 2011 > 06Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) research into Indigenous health has been strengthened by a $100,000 donation from not-for-profit organisation Bellberry Ltd. The donation will be officially presented at an event at the Mount Lawley Campus today, Friday, 24 June 2011.