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Hands on health

Hands-on learning is an important part of a university student’s education, particularly when the skills they learn could one day save a life.

Cancer council grants for young researchers

ECU researchers are among the winners of this year’s Cancer Council Western Australia Research Grants.

Strengthening tomorrow's surfers today

Australian surfers are now benefitting from the sort of elite training programs that US professional athletes have used for years, thanks to input from ECU researchers.

All in the mind for Olympic trialists

Dr Craig Harms is busily preparing for the 2012 Australian Olympic swimming trials – even though he won’t be getting anywhere near the pool.

Wifi sensors to tackle bushfires

A network of inexpensive fire monitoring sensors positioned throughout bushland could be the latest early-warning system in the fight against fires.

Groundbreaking study on the internet habits of teenagers

Almost a quarter of teenagers are online for four or more hours a day on non-school-related work, a new study by ECU researchers has found.

International partnership stands the test of time

ECU researchers are collaborating with colleagues at Kobe University in Japan to better understand how the human body responds to exercise.

ECU researcher named in Australia Day honours

Professor Caroline Taylor has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her work with social welfare organisations.

Skin cancer protection at ECU

Melanoma researcher Professor Mel Ziman is engaging with local organisations to safeguard their workers against the harmful UV rays that cause melanoma.

Celebrating research success

A researcher who developed an iPad app to replace traditional paper-based marking of student work has been named the ECU Innovator of the Year for 2012.

New test for Alzheimer's

Mental health illness accounts for 25 per cent of the health burden in Australia.

The newly created Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health has been awarded $23 million from the federal government to develop diagnostics and early treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Schizophrenia and other related disorders.

Children our most precious resource

FBI agents, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and leading researchers have attended an international child protection conference at ECU.

Professor Donna Cross named WA Australian of the Year

Professor Donna Cross has been named the WA Australian of the Year 2012, in recognition of her work to improve the health and wellbeing of young people.

Research@ECU Child Health Promotion Research Centre

ECU’s Child Health Promotion Research Centre (CHPRC) is a multi-disciplinary research team led by Associate Professor Stacey Waters.

The work of the CHPRC is documented in this edition of ECU’s innovative series, Research@ECU.

Vibration therapy to help prostate cancer patients

Researchers have been awarded $55,000 to investigate how vibration therapy could help in the fight against prostate cancer.

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