Yoga and science helping sax players keep calm and carry on
A live performance at ECU is set to show how sports science and yoga can help prevent injury in saxophonists and keep them in peak mental and physical condition.
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In the latest QILT rankings, students have rated ECU as Australia's top public university for undergraduate teaching quality for the 7th year in a row. The university also topped the rankings for public universities in Australia for undergraduate overall experience, skills development and learning resources. View QILT results.
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ECU has been ranked in the top 50 for Gender Equality (24th), Good Health and Wellbeing (24th) and Quality Education (41st) in the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact rankings, showing how universities are working towards the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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Find out moreKids’ books missing the mark on gender
New research from Edith Cowan University has revealed childrens’ books are perpetuating outdated stereotypes of gender roles including boys playing sport, doing physical work and girls as passive onlookers.
Bird Song
New research from Edith Cowan University has created an engaging music project pairing native Western Australian birdsong with experimental instruments.
Prostate Cancer Exercise
New research from Edith Cowan University shows exercise causes muscles to secrete proteins that can suppress tumour growth and help fight cancerous cells.
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Sisters in study
Alongside more than 1,500 ECU students who crossed the graduation stage recently were Iluka sisters Hannah and Lucy Norris. They both graduated with a Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations. Incidentally, the sisters had no idea they’d applied for the same degree in 2019.
Discover your pathway to university
Chose life in high school? Didn’t study ATAR? Or worried you won’t get the ATAR score you hoped for? You’re not alone there. Thankfully, you don’t need an ATAR to gain entry to university. Just ask ECU Psychology & Addiction Studies Honours graduate Dana Pringle.
Study finds radiation risk at historic WA nuclear test site 70 years on
More than half a century since Britain conducted the first nuclear tests in Australia, at the Montebello Islands in WA’s north, marine scientists have discovered there remains a radiation risk to marine life and tourists.
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ECU respects the Noongar people, the traditional custodians of the land on which our campuses are built. We're also committed to developing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff.
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