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ECU Professor of Exercise Medicine Rob Newton has been tapped as one of Australia's "Hottest 100" scientists.

ECU's Children's University is expanding in 2024, with regional students in the South West eligible to enrol. Designed for primary school children, specifically from disadvantaged backgrounds, its success has already seen 1000 students complete more than 64-thousand hours of extracurricular learning.

Edith Cowan University is honouring the late Russell Woolf by establishing a scholarship to amplify diverse voices within the media industry.

ECU has received its fifth SAGE Cygnet Award, the highest number available. The awards measure and validate efforts by institutions to reduce and remove barriers to gender equity, diversity, and inclusion.

A new KPMG survey has found cyber security has overtaken the skills shortage as the number one business concern of senior Australian executives. ECU's Dr Mohi Ahmed has called for schools to begin educating children even younger about the cyber security epidemic.

A research collaboration that includes Edith Cowan University has been awarded a grant under the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme.

Edith Cowan University has launched a new Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety to enhance work health and safety leadership capability and elevate the culture of safety and respect in the sector.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has inked a partnership deal with a global healthcare consultancy to establish a training and education programme for qualified Registered Nursing candidates.

ECU PhD student Dr Carlos Toro-Huamanchumo has been announced as a recipient of the Forrest Research Foundation Scholarship.

ECU researchers have been awarded three separate grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) as part of a national initiative to improve health for all Australians.

From Semester one 2024 ECU will offer one-year Graduate Diplomas for aspiring school teachers who have already completed a three-year undergraduate degree in another field. The new 'Grad Dips' will accelerate the number of teachers working in classrooms.

Researchers from Edith Cowan University hosted a symposium discussing teenager's perception on the impacts of adult sexual content on their understandings of love, sex, romance, attraction and consent.

ECU postdoctoral research fellow Dr Myles Murphy has been awarded a major grant to investigate if electrical brain stimulation could decrease pain for people living with hip osteoarthritis.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has solidified its status as a sector leader in gender equity, receiving a third SAGE Cygnet Award acknowledging the University's commitment to gender equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM).

Three ECU researchers have been granted funding of nearly $750 000 for their work in prostate cancer.

ECU Professor Laichang Zhang from the School of Engineering has made the annual Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate. Professor Zhang has been achieving high-impact research publications for the past 20 years.

Working to enhance mental awareness, respect, and safety in the mining sector.

ECU Photomedia coordinator Dr Duncan Barnes' photos of Coldplay have been published by nearly all of Australia's top media, with some images making it to Rolling Stone.

The Australian Financial Review has published its inaugural Best Universities Ranking, and ECU has made it into the highly coveted Top 10. ECU finished in sixth overall position in the AFR's list, the only Western Australian university to make the top 10.

If you've been thinking about a teaching career, the Federal Government may have made the decision a little easier.  New scholarships of up to $40,000 are open to eligible students enrolled in Bachelor of Education or Master of Teaching courses in 2024.

ECU has been named as the top leading research institute in the field of Drama & Theatre Arts, alongside Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow Dr Luke Hopper who topped the field as leading researcher.

ECU researchers as part of a large Western Australia Melanoma Initiative (WAMI) will implement a new and specialised immune cell therapy for cancer patients in WA, thanks to $3.5 million in research grants.

Precision health was the key theme at the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund open day held at ECU. The event was attended by Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson, who said health and medical research is the catalyst to help us live healthier and more productive lives.

ECU has hosted its largest-ever event for international education agents in Mauritius, cementing its position as the university partner of choice.

Associate Professor Josh Lewis has been awarded a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship allowing him to further research into abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), which is a build-up of calcium in the body's largest artery and is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.

Cyber Security Awareness Week is all about educating and informing people on ways to keep themselves, their loved ones, and businesses safe online, no matter who or where you are. It's all thanks to a collaboration between ECU and CyberWest Hub.

A new partnership between ECU, QL Space, and University of South Wales (UK) will focus on 'free space optics' to create more secure and efficient communication, and improved cybersecurity.

ECU researcher Dr Mary Kennedy has been awarded $225,000 over the next three years in a bid to make sure every cancer patient in WA receives a referral for exercise from their cancer care team during treatment.

ECU is honoured to have received a cheque for $1 million dollars from the Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust to go towards educating future engineers.

ECU is thrilled to announce that Asep Badruiamaludin was awarded the Premier's University Scholarship.

Now in its 35th year, the WA Export Awards have been held again to recognise local companies and educators who provide a platform to raise the profile of the State's export industries. ECU took out the top gong in the education and training category.

A team of academics from ECU's School of Business and Law have developed an innovative, evidence-based and practical toolkit to help organisations better assess their Diversity and Inclusion progress.

ECU has retained its covetable position as one of the top 400 universities in the world in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

ECU is pleased to announce that Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Dr Mohi Ahmed has been elected as a Fellow of Advance HE.

Leigh Sales AM, one of Australia's most respected journalists and recent recipient of an honorary doctorate from ECU spent an evening with staff, alumni, and media heavyweights to discuss the art of storytelling.

Teaching and research quality praised in Australian Financial Review's BOSS Business Schools list.

ECU has hosted a Voice to Parliament open forum event with leading Australian Aboriginal intellect and activist, Noel Pearson. A prominent Yes campaigner, Mr Pearson took questions from the audience, which included more than 100 ECU staff and students.

Pivotal position was created as part of a recently announced multi-million-dollar partnership with the State Government and will bring ECU, government and industry together to collaborate on mining sector research, education and engagement.

ECU and St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital are partnering to give the next generation of first responders vital firsthand experience.

In partnership with Minderoo Foundation, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) has announced two exciting long-term theatrical projects with world-class arts practitioners.

ECU has once again achieved incredible rankings in the latest Good Universities Guide across a range of disciplines showcasing the University's dedication to education and student experience.

ECU-sponsored event features keynote speakers revealing how individuals and organisations can work towards overcoming global challenges.

ECU has opened the doors to its new world-class campus in Colombo, Sri Lanka. For the first time Sri Lankan students can study Australian undergraduate programs in a range of disciplines, such as biomedical science, cyber security, and commerce.

Wear It Purple Day 2023 is Friday 25 August and was founded in response to high rates of LGBTIQA+ youth suicide due to experiences of discrimination and marginalisation. The movement strives to foster safe, supportive, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.

On Friday, 25 August 2023, ECU recognises Equal Pay Day, an initiative of the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency which continues to highlight gender pay discrepancies in Australia.

ECU has yet again achieved outstanding results in the Good Universities Guide across a range of categories that showcase the University's excellence and dedication to student experience.

The WA NeuroHub aims to bring important information to one place for people with lived experience of neurological conditions, health professionals, not-for-profit organisations, researchers and industry.

Nearly half of Australian adults have experienced a mental disorder during their lifetime, but we're projected to be 60 per cent short of the mental health nurses we need by 2030.

Australian Health Research Alliance has named Dr Simone Radavelli-Bagatini as one if its Women's Health Research, Translation and Impact Network’s EMCR Award winners for 2023.

A stellar academic career spanning decades has been acknowledged by the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

Starting in 2024, a new scholarship program will help students with social and/or financial disadvantage to reach their career goals.

Professor Steve Chapman CBE will be retiring from his position as Edith Cowan University's Vice-Chancellor on 31 July 2024.

Virtual reality giving nurses first-hand experience in de-escalating aggression — without the risk

ECU nursing student Amanda Edwards is competing in the 2023 FISU World Games in Chengdu, China.
Already an international champion, Amanda wants to bring home the 'University Olympics' title for ECU and Australia.

Edith Cowan University's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Associate Professor, Jonathan Paget, has won a national grant from the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.

Professor Amanda Devine is in the running for the Premier's Science Awards' most prestigious honour, for her extensive work in health and nutrition.

ECU has received its second Cygnet Award, part of the international Athena Swan accreditation program, for outstanding efforts to deliver gender-equal opportunities and outcomes, in particular for women in STEMM.

The School of Business and Law hosted more than 30 leaders as part of UK-based training provider Advance HE's Top Management Programme.

Partnership with St John WA will see next generation of paramedics able to help respond to major incidents in regional areas of the State.

Graduates from the course will now have dual qualifications enabling them to work as both an OHS Practitioner and an Environmental Health Officer.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is proud to continue NAIDOC Week 2023 celebrations with a Q&A and special screening of Fist of Fury Noongar Daa.

ECU is firmly placed in the top 100 young universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, this year moving up 11 places.

When thinking about this year's NAIDOC Week theme, 'For our Elders', we are reminded of the importance of Elders and how they have played and continue to play a critical role in our communities.

Students have ranked ECU as the number one public university in the country for undergraduate Overall Educational Experience, for the third year in a row.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) PhD graduate Dr Josh Kemp has won the Emerging Writer category at the 2023 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for his debut novel Banjawarn.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has welcomed official representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany to Joondalup's world-class engineering and computing labs to discuss research projects around cybersecurity, defence and green energy.

MicroToons is an engaging cartoon series about how the human body works, made by — and inclusive for — people with neurodiversity.

St John of God Bunbury and the Pay It Forward Foundation will each contribute $5000 towards Lishman Research Fellowships given to University Department of Rural Health South West students to undertake research projects.

A new Professorial Chair in Mining Work Health and Safety at the School of Business and Law will oversee significant research and education offerings to affect positive change in WA's mining industry.

Extensive research and expertise has formed the basis for a new report tabled in State parliament aiming to address concerns among children and young people affected by poverty.

ECU, the State Government and global technology giant IBM have joined forces again, this time in WA's South West where a forum has been held to connect entrepreneurs, digital software developers and tech innovators.

ECU and the Federal Government have announced the establishment of a new community health service development in Yanchep to address the critical need for comprehensive health services in the fast-growing region.

Australia's most highly awarded soprano has once again been recognised for her services to Opera, with Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Head of Classical Voice and Opera Studies Emma Matthews AM receiving a prestigious Order of Australia Award in the 2023 Kings Birthday Honours.

A captivating new three part documentary series about Ningaloo, features ECU PhD candidate Casper Avenant and his rigorous research into sea turtle populations in Western Australia.

Combining common immunotherapy treatment with a vaccine tailored to suit an individual's tumour genetics significantly improves survival and disease recurrence rates among people who'd had high-risk melanomas removed - and it could impact how we treat other forms of the disease.

Caitlyn Roberts' exceptional work while studying saw her accepted the honour at a gala ceremony in Brisbane.

Universities are more than the sum of global rankings, research metrics and league tables. At their best, our universities realise human potential. But meeting the challenges currently facing the sector does not require a merger of WA universities.

It's the latest accolade for the collaboration between ECU's Centre for Precision Health and School of Business and Law.

Helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have the best possible chance at recovery following stroke or traumatic brain injury has seen two ECU projects acknowledged.

Professor Edward Wray-Bliss will be the University's first Professor of Business Ethics and have a permanent seat on the School of Business and Law's Executive Committee.

New figures show full-time employment rate is higher than all other WA public universities.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) PhD candidate, Mr Paul Laurence Tunzi AM, is the recipient of a 2023 Order of Australia for his significant service to music as a pianoforte technician, and to the professional associations he has served.

ECU is further steering the charge to help produce Australia’s teachers of tomorrow with the launch of the Future Teachers Fund. Thanks to public support, it will provide a $5,000 Scholarship per student, to those who are most in need of financial support during their final year professional experience placement.

Around 130,000 people are seriously injured and around 200 killed at work in Australia each year — and some sectors, such as agriculture, have a lot of work to do to in order to improve the situation.

It was a long 4000-kilometre journey from Ballina to Joondalup for 12-year-old Reggie Tyler-Andersons and his family, but one that was worth every minute to fulfill a childhood dream.

The collaboration between the School of Business and Law and Centre for Precision Health was the only non-European winner at the gala event in Barcelona.

The first year of life is vital for a child's development, but also one of the most stressful periods for parents. Despite this, there is very little support when babies are 4-12 months old - which ECU is looking to address.

Be world ready to activate your future at Edith Cowan University's on-campus Open Days in 2023.

Three-year Medical Research Future Fund - Cardiovascular Health Mission grant will allow researchers to further investigate abdominal aortic calcification - a reliable marker for cardiovascular disease risk.

ECU's nutrition research is world-leading — and a recent workshop has shown how people can introduce what we've learned into their cooking at home.

International Women's Day 2023 marked with the theme ‘Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future’ serving as a worthy tribute to the University’s namesake, and female leadership all over the world.

The grants will help continue work ranging from printing food to investigating the 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of human health'.

Professor Cobie Rudd, an Edith Cowan University Professor and Senior Executive, has been inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame for her contribution to education and health, and her continued efforts rectifying gender inequities in the workplace.

Dozens of WA’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and State Government Ministers joined in Bunbury for the official launch of WA’s first creative tech innovation hub, to be known as the Creative Tech Village, which will be hosted by ECU.

Professor Lisa Whitehead has won the State's most prestigious nursing honour at the Department of Health's annual WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

Edith Cowan University School of Business and Law Alumna Snezhana Stacey (nee Torgasheva) has been recognised as the City of Joondalup's Citizen of the Year.

Dedicated teaching staff from Edith Cowan University have been nationally recognised for their outstanding contributions to student learning by Universities Australia’s Awards for Teaching Excellence.

The Centre for Precision Health's Shane Fernandez will spend four months at Indiana University to learn cutting edge tool to further his work investigating Alzheimer's Disease.

MS Australia has awarded Edith Cowan University (ECU) a grant to continue its research into how motor neuron behaviour contributes to muscle weakness in multiple sclerosis (MS), which will help fight against this increasingly common and debilitative disease.

Dr Charmaine Green, a Wajarri, Badimaya and Wilunyu woman of the Yamaji Nation, and a Research Fellow with the WA Centre for Rural Health in Geraldton, has become the first PhD to be awarded through Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research.

Main construction works have commenced on Edith Cowan University's newest campus – and the first comprehensive university to be situated within the Perth CBD.

ECU is partnering with Australia's first lithium manufacturer Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia to drive a greener, more sustainable future for lithium products. The collaboration is focussed on exploring ways to maximise the use of Australia's finite lithium resources, and potentially accelerate decarbonisation.

The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) today announced Associate Professor Cathy Henkel as the winner of the 2023 Stanley Hawes Award, a prestigious honour bestowed on a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector.

Professor John Olynyk was in Canberra to speak at the Parliamentary Friends of Haemochromatosis event and received special mention in a speech to the House of Representatives the following day.

Going through pregnancy, welcoming a child into the world and then learning to be their parent is an epic journey full of ups and downs. The good news is anyone who is expecting a child can have someone with a passion for pregnancy care in their corner.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has been awarded a $1.4million grant to deliver 25 scholarships at its South West campus, commencing in 2023.

ECU has appointed Professor Caroline Mansfield as Executive Dean of the School of Education. Professor Mansfield has an extensive career in both education and research, in the area of teacher resilience and wellbeing.

Bringing the marine environment to life on the big screen for the new movie blockbuster Blueback, was made possible with the help of ECU marine scientists and the world-class equipment used by staff and students. The film depicts the escalating global climate crisis and the state of the world's oceans.

It will see $225,000 go towards work which may soon change how we treat cancer patients.

The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has sought the expertise of Professor John Olynyk to update the medical world on all things haemochromatosis.

ECU's research institute was the headline act at the massive American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting, with a film showcasing CPH's ground breaking work shown to thousands of the industry's biggest names.

Dr Zulqarnain Gilani is one of a select group of academics to receive a Raine Priming Grant - but has also been singled out among the cohort for a prestigious individual acknowledgement.

Carbon reduction has a key role to play in moving towards a more sustainable future — so the School of Business and Law is ensuring workplaces are prepared for the shift and have the knowledge to contribute.

New Federal Government legislation gives nurse practitioners an extra incentive go bush — and further their studies.

Despite the prevalence of the age-related disease, there has been ambiguity regarding how sarcopenia should be defined.

The Australian newspaper's Research Awards 2023 has announced three ECU researchers are the nation's top leader in their research fields.

The National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation has awarded Dr Prashant Bharadwaj funding to develop a new way to diagnose and treat neurological conditions.

ECU Associate Dean of Computing and Security Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland has won Business Events Perth's 2022 Aspire Awards, which will see him travel to meet with other global cyber experts in Europe.

After a successful trial, every WA day care centre will have a series of fun kids books to help foster healthy habits in youngsters.

Professor Lisa Whitehead's decades of experience and has seen her chosen to lead the Australian College of Nursing's official peer-review publication.

Australia's leading tech awards has praised an interactive online game designed and created by ECU researchers, which aims to teach teens about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

The team will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, clinicians, and people who have lived with brain injuries to try ensure the multi million-dollar initiative meets the specific needs of First Nations Australians.

The breadth of ECU's interdisciplinary research talent will be on show at the annual early and mid-career researcher network (EMCRN) showcase event. The symposium is a rare opportunity to bring together researchers from diverse fields.

New project sees ECU's Centre for Workplace and Wellbeing meet with executives to determine how to best improve conditions in large companies.

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steve Chapman CBE announced he was delighted that the release of the new Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 has seen ECU jump to a new level in world rankings.

A new registry will allow those wanting to play a part in creating new therapies and medical breakthroughs to participate in studies relevant to them.

ECU Alumnus Mat Lewis will bring years of regional and international experience to the role overseeing regional WA's burgeoning creative enterprises.

ECU and IBM are creating opportunities for students to 'Earn As They Learn' by providing applied industry experience with IBM and their clients. The internship program focusses on current and emerging high demand skill areas key to WA's digital economy, including user experience designers, software engineers, data scientists, mobile application developers and project managers.

For a number of reasons, many people find it challenging to access the food they need to keep healthy — and a newly launched ECU initiative aims to tackle this issue throughout the state.

ECU continues to rise in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, with this year's ShanghaiRankings recognising the University for its teaching and learning excellence.

The 2021 Student Experience Survey National report released this week reaffirms ECU's position as the nation's leading public university for student experience.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) Professor Zora Singh has been elected a Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) at an awards ceremony held in Chicago, in the United States.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has forged a new partnership with not-for-profit organisation Bus Stop Films to deliver a one-year accessible film studies program for people living with intellectual disability.

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Classical Voice student Erin Strle has been awarded the inaugural Taryn Fiebig Award, thanks to the generous support of The Humanity Foundation.

The sustained leadership work of ECU, in ensuring gender equity, diversity and inclusion are front and centre on the agenda, has been recognised by a new national award and the first such award in Australia.

A scholarship initiative between Edith Cowan University (ECU) and G8 Education is set to help meet the growing demand for early childhood teachers, as another 34,000 jobs will need to be filled in the sector in the next five years.

A partnership with St John of God Bunbury Hospital will see students earn a wage while also helping to address the ongoing healthcare shortage.

Less than 6 per cent of business schools in the world are deemed worthy of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business' prestigious accreditation.

ECU and WA Country Health Service have signed a memorandum of understanding which will build a brighter future for health in our State.

The mining and resources sector will better protect its workers thanks to new national radiation exposure guidelines.

Associate Professor Flavio Macau was the only Australian academic invited to speak at the 2022 Supply Chain Ministerial forum held in the US.

ECU will partner in a new whole-of-sector science collaboration aimed at reinvigorating Western Australia's agricultural research and development capabilities.

A $400,000 grant will help develop a new nation-wide patient database for healthcare providers, which will benefit people living with haemochromatosis significantly.

ECU has helped the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale become the first local council in WA to create an action plan to protect and promote healthy food in the area.

The milestone accolade of Lifetime Honorary Fellow has been awarded to VC Professorial Research Fellow, David Broadhurst, Director of the Centre for Integrative Metabolomics & Computational Biology.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) Researcher Kazi Yasin Islam has won the Vice Chancellors' Award, in the Universities Australia pitch it clever competition for his idea to develop innovative wireless technology that can be used underwater.

The WA Creative Tech Innovation Hub (WACTIH) will be the recipient of $1.2 million in funding from the McGowan Government over the next 4 years.

An inspirational short film about a young athlete with cerebral palsy has earned a group of Edith Cowan University (ECU) students a prestigious BAFTA nomination.

The Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute's Dr Marc Sim was one of just four WA academics to be awarded the honour.

A new program will see nurses from overseas able to continue their careers in Australia, helping their transition to a new life and addressing the national healthcare shortage.

An educational app developed by an Edith Cowan University research team has proved equally effective in teaching high school students about Meningococcal Disease (MD) as classroom-led programs.

ECU has launched the Rylington Park Institute for Agricultural Training and Research in partnership with the Shire of Boyup Brook to solve real world agricultural challenges using innovative technological solutions.

Adding 30 minutes to a routine infant health check could provide lifelong benefits for Aboriginal children.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has appointed Professor Cobie Rudd to the new portfolio of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Regional Futures) and Managing Director of the South West Campus.