Research news
ECU receives top marks in ERA Rankings
Wednesday, 02 February 2011 Research > News > 2011 > 01The 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) National Report results were announced on Monday, 31 January, placing ECU among some of the best Universities in the world with regards to our research achievements in a number of disciplines within our academic programs.
ECU researcher to present new findings on cancer management and rehabilitation
Friday, 28 January 2011 Research > News > 2011 > 01Director of ECU’s Health and Wellness Institute, Associate Professor Daniel Galvão will present a new consensus statement on cancer management and rehabilitation at the upcoming Cancer Council Western Australia seminar, entitled, The Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle During and After Cancer.
ECU graduate researching breast cancer internationally
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 Research > News > 2011 > 01Sports Science Graduate, Ms Zoe Gibbs is making a difference in her Kenyan hometown through an international scholarship awarded by ECU.
ECU-led research project provides new insight into sexual assault victims
Thursday, 20 January 2011 Research > News > 2011 > 01Researchers from the Policing Just Outcomes (PJO) project, an initiative of Edith Cowan University and the Victoria police, have released their latest report based on the first ever state-wide online survey of rape and sexual assault victims in an Australian jurisdiction.
$23 million awarded for mental health research
Friday, 10 December 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 12ECU's Professor Ralph Martins and his team together with the McCusker Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Hall and Prior Aged Care, Oceanic Medical Imaging, Alzhyme and Lawley Pharmaceuticals WA are partners in a successful application by several Australian universities, research institutes and industry to the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Program of the Australian Government.
Honours student searching for participants to take part in small business research
Friday, 10 December 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 12Successful businessman and ECU Psychology Honours student, Mr Philip Roggio is working with the Joondalup Business Association (JBA) and Small Business Centre (SBC) North West Metro to research personal and business resilience in small businesses.
ECU researchers receive national grants
Thursday, 02 December 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 12Congratulations to ECU researchers Associate Professor Mel Ziman and Professor Ralph Martins, and their colleagues, who recently received grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to support their research teams in the fields of Melanoma and Alzheimer’s disease.
ECU-led robotics team receives international acclaim
Friday, 19 November 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 11The 2010 Multi Autonomous Ground-Robotic International Challenge (MAGIC), sponsored by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and US Department of Defence, officially came to an end on Friday, 12 November with the ECU-led MAGICian team receiving fourth place in the overall competition.
Researchers investigating the impact of metal exposure on children
Friday, 12 November 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 11Researchers from the School of Natural Sciences and the School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences are searching for participants to be part of a study that investigates the human exposure to metals in our daily diets, particularly the diets of children.
ECU welcomes postgraduate marine researchers
Friday, 05 November 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 11ECU was proud to host the 2010 Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) Young Career Researcher Symposium on Thursday, 3 November at the Joondalup Campus welcoming postgraduate marine scientists from WA’s four public universities.
ECU celebrates research success
Tuesday, 02 November 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 11Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Research and Advancement), Professor John Finlay-Jones celebrated the research achievements of staff at the Celebration of Research Success event, held at the Joondalup Campus on Monday, 1 November.
Help raise money for research into Parkinsons’ disease with Wild Target
Tuesday, 02 November 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 10ECU’s Parkinson’s Centre (ParkC) is hosting an exclusive Wild Target fundraising movie night this Thursday, 4 November 2010 at Grand Cinemas, Warwick.
Melanoma public lecture a great success
Friday, 22 October 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 10ECU’s Office of Research and Innovation welcomed over 70 members of the ECU community on Tuesday, 19 October for a public lecture entitled; Can you tell the difference between a mole and a melanoma.
ECU professor finalist in WA Innovator of the Year Awards
Thursday, 21 October 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 10Congratulations to the Head of the School of Computer and Security Science and Director of the secau - Security Research Centre, Professor Craig Valli, whose research team has been selected as finalists in the 2010 WA Innovator of the Year Awards.
ECU researcher receives prestigious policing award
Thursday, 21 October 2010 Research > News > 2010 > 10Congratulations to the Foundation Chair of Social Justice and Head of the Social Justice Research Centre, Professor Caroline Taylor, who was recently awarded the Australian Institute of Policing Excellence in Research on Improving Policing for Women Award, at the 2010 Excellence in Policing Awards.