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ECU researchers fight breast cancer online
Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) research team is working with the Breast Cancer Foundation of WA (BCFWA) to take the fight against breast cancer online. ECU's Professor Lelia Green, Ms Leesa Bonniface and Mrs Vanessa Bradshaw, who also works for BCFWA, have received $220,000 from the Australian Research ...
ECU researchers test life-saving breast cancer detection technology
Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers are working with the developers of a new breast imaging technology to determine if the system can provide a more accurate, user-friendly alternative to traditional scanning techniques. The Near Infrared Breast Scanner (NIBS) has been developed by a Chinese company ...
ECU announces headline entertainment for Open Day
Monday, 22 Jun 2009
Edith Cowan University's Joondalup Campus is set to rock on Sunday, 19 July when Children Collide performs live at the annual Open Day. Children Collide is a three-piece band that shot to fame in the 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 with their song ‘Farewell Rocketship'. Their debut album, The Long Now ...
Heart disease patients asked to share their story
Saturday, 13 Jun 2009
Western Australian heart disease patients are being urged to tell their stories as part of a research project designed to link people who have or have recovered from heart disease. Heartnet, an website designed by Edith Cowan University (ECU), funded by the Australian Research Council and supported ...
ECU students shake up the shops along Beaufort Street
Tuesday, 09 Jun 2009
Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) final-year interior and spatial design students have undertaken a unique project to give retail outlets along Beaufort Street in Mount Lawley a complete re-design and makeover. Nine students have been working with Beaufort Street clients including Headturners ...
ECU researchers uncover covert bullying in schools
Monday, 01 Jun 2009
An Australian study involving more than 20,000 students undertaken by ECU researchers has revealed that one in six high school students experience covert bullying on a regular basis. Covert bullying refers to subtle forms of aggression such as spreading rumours, sending hurtful text messages and personal ...
ECU students put theory into practice to boost new WA charity
Monday, 01 Jun 2009
Business students from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are using their knowledge to help one of Perth's newest charities, the Love Angels Foundation, expand its services. The Love Angels Foundation began as a unique way for Australian kids to help others in third-world countries, and learn the core values ...
ECU academic awarded $100,000 to bring international AIDS conference to Perth
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Dr Trevor Cullen, Head of Journalism at Edith Cowan University (ECU), has been awarded $100,000 to bring the 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific to Perth in 2013. The event will attract an estimated 3,500 delegates and inject more than $9.38 million into the State's economy. ...
ECU launches staff health and wellness program
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
During the month of May, Edith Cowan University (ECU) is launching an innovative new staff health and wellness program. The program, called Live Life Longer, was launched with Health and Wellness Expos at both the Joondalup and Mount Lawley campuses, giving staff an opportunity to learn more ...
ECU announces new Professorial Fellow in nursing research
Thursday, 30 Apr 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is pleased to announce that Professor Di Twigg, former Executive Director of Nursing Services of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for over 13 years, has been appointed as Professorial Fellow at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine. Professor Twigg ...
ECU continues to build upon success
Thursday, 09 Apr 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is building upon a strong year in 2008, with 2009 is shaping up to be another highly successful year for the University. From domestic and international student applications and enrolments, to an operating surplus, ECU is going from strength to strength. State-of-the ...
ECU student receives City of Joondalup Focusing on the Future Award
Tuesday, 07 Apr 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) student Christine Mahncke has been recognised by the City of Joondalup with the Focusing on the Future ECU Award. The Award program aims to assist young high school and university students in furthering their education, and is open to students from the Joondalup area ...
ECU offers affordable counselling and psychological services in Joondalup
Monday, 06 Apr 2009
Did you know that Edith Cowan University (ECU) offers affordable psychological services to the community through a teaching clinic located in Joondalup? The Psychological Services Centre provides counselling, psychotherapeutic services and psychological assessments to members of the community ...
ECU success at WA Screen Awards
Monday, 06 Apr 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) filmmaking students and graduates from WA Screen Academy, the Film and Video program and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) are still celebrating after winning five WA Screen Awards. The WA Screen Awards ceremony is the premier event for emerging ...
CHILD Australia, ECU and YMCA bring early childhood experts to WA
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009
Academics, educators and childcare professionals from across Australia will converge on Perth this week for the Western Australian Childcare and Early Childhood Education Conference. Organised by Edith Cowan University (ECU), Child Australia and YMCA Perth, the conference brings together experts in ...
ECU expands on-campus accommodation
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009
In response to increasing demand for student housing, Edith Cowan University (ECU) has contracted Campus Living Villages (CLV) to build and operate new student accommodation at the Mount Lawley Campus. The proposed 355-bed building includes a mix of one, three, four and five bedroom apartments ...
ECU researchers partner with Alzhyme Limited
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Perth-based pharmaceutical company Alzhyme Limited have joined forces to help advance the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This exciting new partnership will allow new research developments at ECU to move into commercialisation. The license and option ...
ECU researchers seek to improve literacy and leadership in needy schools
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009
Researchers at Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Institute for Educational Research and Development have been awarded $430,000 in funding from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to improve literacy outcomes in disadvantaged schools. Principals as Literacy Leaders is ...
ECU graduates have double reason to celebrate
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2009
Twins Natalie and Tracee MacMillan have proved that two heads are better than one. After four years of studying at Edith Cowan University (ECU) the sisters both graduated with a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Studies on Sunday, 8 March at the Perth Exhibition Convention Centre. ...
Help with homework is now just a click away
Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009
Primary and secondary school students in the northern suburbs can now benefit from online tutoring thanks to a partnership between Edith Cowan University, Tutoring Australia and the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo. Students from years 4 to 12 will have access to qualified tutors for individual help ...
ECU develops new addiction studies resources
Wednesday, 04 Mar 2009
Edith Cowan University researcher, Shelley Beatty has co-authored a valuable learning resource for students of addiction studies. Reducing Drug-Related Harm examines the evidence about the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug–related problems. The book was written with input ...
ECU film-makers receive 20 nominations in the WA Screen Awards
Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009
Edith Cowan University filmmaking students and graduates from The WA Screen Academy, the Film and Video program and WAAPA are celebrating after receiving 20 nominations in the WA Screen Awards. The WA Screen Awards is the premier event for emerging filmmakers in WA, and will be held at the Octagon ...
ECU establishes links with four partner universities in China
Thursday, 26 Feb 2009
Vice-Chancellor Professor Kerry Cox has announced new partnerships between ECU and four universities in China. The new partnerships will advance educational, training and research activities including student and staff exchanges between Australia and China. At a ceremony held in Beijing on Tuesday, ...
ECU to conduct international review of cyber-safety
Thursday, 26 Feb 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is set to undertake a major review of Australian and international research on cyber-safety. Announced this week by Senator Stephen Conroy, Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, the project will be led by ECU's Professor Donna Cross, one ...
ECU motorsport students gear up for 2009 racing season
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009
ECU motorsports students are revving up for the start of the 2009 WA motor racing season. Second-year motorsports engineering student, Bryce Moore will drive the ECU Van Diemen Formula Ford in the WA Formula Ford Club Championships at Barbagallo Raceway. Bryce has a solid racing background having competed ...
Top Australian glass award goes to ECU graduate
Monday, 16 Feb 2009
ECU graduate and Bayswater resident, Denise Pepper has been awarded the Ausglass Vicki Torr Online Gallery Prize for her innovative glass sculptures. Denise’s work, aptly titled Control Briefs, is a series of women’s underwear cast in glass. Each piece is unique and made ...
Top TEE students recognised with ECU scholarships
Friday, 13 Feb 2009
The hard work has paid off for 14 of WA’s brightest TEE students who are about to commence their studies at Edith Cowan University (ECU). The students have been awarded ECU Excellence Scholarships, valued at $2,000 per semester of full-time study. Excellence Scholarships are offered ...
ECU IT and telecommunications research in the spotlight
Thursday, 29 Jan 2009
Three ECU research projects have been named as finalists in the 2008 Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAITTA). The WAITTA program showcases the best of WA's IT and telecommunications research developments, and ECU has been very successful this year, with more ...
ECU team awarded funding for cancer research
Thursday, 22 Jan 2009
Melanoma is the most common form of cancer in young Australians, and a team of researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) is undertaking new research to prevent secondary tumours caused by melanomas. The project, led by Associate Professor Melanie Ziman, has been funded through a $70,000 research ...
ECU awarded $930,000 to address teacher shortage
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008
Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers are set to address the key issue of teacher shortages in Western Australia. The University has received $930,000 to address teacher shortages in Western Australia through new Graduate Diploma programs by attracting potential students into Teacher Education courses ...