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ECU working to improve healthcare outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Monday, 15 Mar 2010
With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living, on average, 17 years fewer than other Australians, it has never been more important to maximise the effectiveness of healthcare for Indigenous Australians. The ability of health professionals to work effectively with Indigenous people is crucial, and ...
ECU working with Prostate Cancer Foundation to improve men's access to health information and support
Monday, 15 Mar 2010
ECU researchers are working with health organisations across the nation to address the staggering statistic that men who live in very remote areas are likely to live 17 years less than their city-dwelling counterparts. Similarly, the average life span of men in remote areas can be four years fewer, ...
ECU recognised for helping women reach their potential
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one of only five WA organisations to be named an Employer of Choice for Women after receiving a citation in recognition of the University’s efforts to support and encourage female staff in the workplace. ECU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox said to receive this ...
ECU Small Business GO Program
Friday, 05 Mar 2010
Is your business surfing the e-commerce wave or are you stuck in the shallows while potential customers sail on by? If so, you are not alone, says Professor Beth Walker from Edith Cowan University (ECU), who is heading a state-wide program to get small businesses online and taking advantage of ...
WA Screen Academy commissioned by City of Perth
Monday, 01 Mar 2010
Edith Cowan University’s WA Screen Academy is leading the way in film after being commissioned by the City of Perth to produce a series of short films featuring none other than – The City of Perth.This is the fourth consecutive year the WA Screen Academy has been commissioned by the City ...
Peppermint Grove resident wins workshop scholarship
Monday, 01 Mar 2010
Edith Cowan University Photomedia graduate, Claire Martin has recently won a Magnum Photos Workshop Scholarship for her work submitted in FotoFreo 2010: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography. Forty-five applicants applied for the scholarship with Claire managing to secure one of the three scholarships ...
2010 Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture
Monday, 01 Mar 2010
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Edith Cowan University (ECU) will be hosting the annual Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture entitled, ‘Equality of opportunity for all: A personal perspective,’ on Monday, 8 March 2010.Delivered by ECU Professor Donna Cross, the Edith Cowan Memorial ...
Pregnant women required to assist in vital research
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
Edith Cowan University (ECU) Researcher, Dr Andrea Hinwood, is looking for 500 non-smoking pregnant women from Western Australia to participate in a study investigating whether environmental pollutants are significant enough to affect the health of unborn babies. Current research indicates that a number ...
ECU working with Clarkson schools to address literacy
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) Fogarty Learning Centre has launched a research project in partnership with the West Coast District Education Office and ten schools in the Clarkson area to support literacy for at-risk students. The project, funded by ECU, the West Coast District Education Office ...
ECU Photomedia students win workshop scholarship
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
Congratulations to Edith Cowan University (ECU) Photomedia graduate, Claire Martin and PhD student, Talhy Stotzer who recently won a Magnum Photos Workshop Scholarship for their work submitted in FotoFreo 2010: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography. Forty-five applicants applied for the scholarship ...
Applications now open for the Perth Airport Indigenous Scholarship
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students wishing to undertake studies at Edith Cowan University (ECU) can now apply for the inaugural Perth Airport Indigenous Scholarship. Two scholarships valued at $5,000 each are available in 2010, with selection based on prior academic success, as well as personal ...
Maida Vale resident receives ECU Excellence Scholarship
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010
Years of hard work have paid off for Maida Vale resident Janessa Kennington, who has won an Edith Cowan University (ECU) Excellence Scholarship. Janessa is one of 16 scholarship recipients who achieved a Tertiary Entrance Rank of 90 or higher, and nominated an ECU course as their first preference. Valued ...
ECU students realise their potential with the Catalyst Clemente Program
Monday, 08 Feb 2010
Congratulations to four students who have recently been awarded their University Certificate in Humanities and Arts for successfully completing Mission Australia’s Catalyst Clemente Program at Edith Cowan University (ECU). The Catalyst Clemente program, which was introduced in WA in 2008 ...
ECU is a holiday hit with science students
Monday, 25 Jan 2010
High school students from as far away as Geraldton have spent three days at Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Joondalup Campus recently to take part in the ECU Joondalup Science Experience. The Science Experience is held at the start of each year to give high school students entering Year 10 a taste of ...
ECU nursing graduate following in her mother's footsteps
Monday, 25 Jan 2010
Nursing graduate Stephanie Davis is off to an exciting start in her nursing career after graduating from ECU on Sunday, 31 January. Stephanie, aged 24, became interested in nursing when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 12. "While undergoing treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital ...
Rio Tinto Executive Director awarded ECU Honorary Doctorate
Monday, 18 Jan 2010
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has awarded Sam Walsh, Executive Director Iron Ore at Rio Tinto, the degree of Doctor of Commerce honoris causa at the graduation ceremony held on Sunday afternoon 17 January. The honorary doctorate was awarded in recognition of Dr Walsh's outstanding achievements as a business ...
Twins work together to realise childhood dreams
Monday, 18 Jan 2010
As children, twins Natalie and Nicole Vuleta always said they wanted to be lawyers when they grew up, and unlike most of their peers, they stuck to their word. Natalie and Nicole both crossed the stage at the Edith Cowan University (ECU) graduation ceremony held on Sunday, 17 January to graduate with ...
ECU scriptwriter wins internship on Neighbours
Thursday, 17 Dec 2009
ECU graduate Ceinwen Langley has won a place in the AWG FREMANTLEMEDIA Scriptwriter Training Initiative. The coveted internship provides the opportunity for two writers to join the Neighbours writing team for six weeks as trainee storyliners, to learn what it takes to write for Australia's favourite ...
Report Highlights Major Considerations in Australian Government Plans for Mandatory Internet Filtering
Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009
Federal Government plans for mandatory internet filtering may see a wide range of material disappearing from Australian computer screens. Untangling The Net: The Scope of Content Caught By Mandatory Internet Filtering reviews the Australian Government's plans for a mandatory internet filter. It ...
Kingston-ECU partnership to continue in 2010
Thursday, 19 Nov 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Kingston Primary School have indicated that their innovative internship program will continue in 2010. The confirmation by the Department of Education, of $300,000 in funding for 10 intern places in 2010 has been praised by Kingston Primary School Principal Alan Kidd ...
Have your say about Black Diamond and Stockton Lakes
Thursday, 19 Nov 2009
A group of researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are visiting Collie this week to talk to residents about the potential health impacts associated with recreational use of pit lakes. Pit lakes are a product of open cut mining and are becoming more common around Australia and are often used for ...
Orion pledges support for ECU’s future engineers
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009
High-achieving engineering students from ECU have received scholarships from the Orion Group to help cover the costs associated with study. Valued at $2,000 per year, the Orion scholarships, based on high academic achievement, were presented to one student from each of the four cohorts (first-year through ...
ECU takes out WA Media Award for third year running
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009
Nollamara resident and Edith Cowan University (ECU) Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Broadcasting student, Jamie Burnett, has won the prestigious Student Prize at the 2009 WA Media Awards. This is the third consecutive year that the award has gone to an ECU student. Jamie ...
ECU design students on show at IKEA
Friday, 06 Nov 2009
Students from Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Interior and Spatial Design course are holding the program's second ever exhibition at the IKEA Innaloo store. Earlier this year, third-year students undertook the challenge of designing a single chair inspired by an existing building or architectural structure ...
ECU researchers finalists in international challenge to develop military robots
Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009
Researchers from ECU, in collaboration with the University of WA, Flinders University and primary sponsor Thales Australia, have been announced as finalists in a multi-million dollar competition run by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the US Department of Defense ...
ECU celebrates 70 years of art with a new book
Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009
Art historian and critic, David Bromfield has written a new book about Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) extensive Art Collection. Waves – The ECU Art Collection is the brainchild of ECU’s Art Collection Curator, Connie Petrillo. The book represents a small sample of ECU ...
STEPS Professional Development recognised at Belmont Small Business Awards
Thursday, 22 Oct 2009
STEPS Professional Development, a niche educational publishing and training company wholly-owned by Edith Cowan University (ECU), has won the 2009 Export Award in the Belmont Small Business Awards announced earlier this month. The Belmont Small Business Awards celebrate the creativity, energy ...
National literacy and leadership project reaches an important milestone
Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009
A nation-wide research project involving Edith Cowan University (ECU) will reach an important milestone this month as principals in 60 Australian schools begin the implementation of interventions designed to improve literacy in their schools. Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) ...
ECU helping to find Australia’s next generation of sporting superstars
Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is working with the Australian Sporting Commission (ASC) to help cultivate and develop Western Australia’s up-and-coming talent, as part of a unique initiative by the National Talent Identification and Development (NTID) program. Athletes aged between 12 and ...
ECU Alumni preserve an important part of WA history
Friday, 02 Oct 2009
A dedicated group of graduates from Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) predecessor institutions have spent the last few weeks carefully documenting photographs and memorabilia that date back to the 1950s. Thirty years after the last students graduated from Graylands Teachers College, graduates ...