Study reveals summer bush walk danger
Hikers need to identify the warning signs of potentially life-threatening heat stress, with young men and tourists particularly at risk.
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Legal quagmire puts Prince Andrew between a rock and a hard place
The unfolding courtroom drama has many legal layers to it.
Study reveals summer bush walk danger
ECU wins Federal funding to help fight pancreatic cancer
Why do female athletes seem to get more injuries than men?
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ECU wins Federal funding to help fight pancreatic cancer
The Exercise Medicine Research Institute will test the effects of exercise for patients with cancer of the pancreas.
We can't wait to see you in 2022
A personal message from ECU Vice-Chancellor Professor Steve Chapman to international students.
Millions in funding to protect Western Australians online
The State Government will dedicate $1.2 million to the WA AustCyber Innovation Hub over the next four years.
ECU joins elite global cyber security group
ECU has been added to the ranks of a top international cyber security group to bolster efforts to tackle emerging cyber challenges.
The Write Stuff: National award for ECU literacy project
An ECU research project which has inspired Western Australian families to read with their children for nearly two decades has been recognised with a prestigious national research award.
ECU recognises top graduates from two decades of cyber security
ECU is celebrating two decades since the launch of its first cyber security courses by inducting 20 of its best and brightest graduates into the ECU Cyber Security Hall of Fame
ECU graduates again dominate WA Education Awards
ECU teacher education graduates have won five of the 13 awards for top teachers and schools at the 2021 WA Education Awards.
ECU acknowledged for world-leading prostate cancer research
Exercise Medicine Research Institute recognised at major industry event.
Research
Study reveals summer bush walk danger
Hikers need to identify the warning signs of potentially life-threatening heat stress, with young men and tourists particularly at risk.
The cute little helper keeping our native gardens and bushland healthy
New research shows just how important the quenda is to maintaining WA's plant life.
Virtual Reality could help make therapy easier
ECU research shows many people prefer to speak about their negative experiences with an avatar, rather than a person.
"I lost 27 gigs in three days”: new study reveals the impact of COVID-19 on performing artists
A new Edith Cowan University report has found 92 per cent of Western Australian performing artists experienced significant changes to their work during COVID-19, and more than half experienced depression.
3D printed meals could help us make better food choices
Researchers from Edith Cowan University are using innovative food technology to boost the fruit and vegetable intake of Australians, from primary school students to aged care residents.
Afghan refugees face discrimination, employment and social challenges in Australia
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that while many former Afghan refugees value the security and open democracy of their new home in Australia, they face significant challenges integrating into society.
Easing into retirement could help with skills shortages – but also benefit workers
Slowly moving into your post-work life can make your transition easier while keeping valued employees in the workforce.
Kids’ books missing the mark on gender equity - study
New research from Edith Cowan University has revealed children’s books are perpetuating outdated stereotypes of gender roles including boys playing sport, doing physical work and girls as passive onlookers.
Opinion
Legal quagmire puts Prince Andrew between a rock and a hard place
The unfolding courtroom drama has many legal layers to it.
Why do female athletes seem to get more injuries than men?
Round one of the 2022 AFLW season was marred by injury - but the reasons run deeper than anatomical differences between genders.
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Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic
We've had many supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit different.
Featured in | The Conversation
Learn how to make a sonobe unit in origami – and unlock a world of mathematical wonder
Folding a paper crane and solving algebra may not seem to have much in common - but there are many similarities.
Featured in | The Conversation
This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?
We all know the habits to avoid, yet so many of us do them anyway: using predictable words, never changing them, or writing them on sticky notes on our monitor.
What Billie Eilish's experience can teach us about teens and pornography
The pop star says exposure to adult content at a young age had a significant mental impact - so how can we protect our young people while still promoting a healthy relationship with sex?
Featured in | The Conversation
Are you a more holistic or analytic thinker? Take this quiz to find out
Left-brain or right-brain? Creative or critical? Analytic or holistic? ECU researchers have developed a short survey to measure individual differences in thinking style.
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Buying picture books as Christmas presents? These stories with diverse characters can help kids develop empathy
When children see characters and stories reflecting their background, they can develop a stronger sense of identity. Research also shows reading books with diverse characters and story-lines helps children develop a greater understanding and appreciation of people different to themselves. Dr Helen Adam has some suggestions of diverse picture books to buy kids this Christmas.
Campus & Community
Holiday opening hours 2021-2022
Opening hours for ECU services supporting future, current and graduating students will change over the Christmas-New Year break.
Being flexible the key to success
ECU’s Professor Joanne Dickson, a goal-motivation and mental health and wellbeing expert, said the path you decided on a year or more ago does not need to be the direction you decide to head today.
Media stars celebrated at ECU
The extraordinary efforts of researchers to share their expertise has been acknowledged at the 2021 ECU media awards
ECU staff set bar high in annual awards
More than 28 individuals and teams were honoured at ECU’s Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards held on Friday, 12 November at the Joondalup Campus.
Become a secondary school teacher in just 18 months
ECU is helping to answer the call for more qualified high school teachers with a new fast-track version of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) that can be completed in just 18 months, commencing Semester One, 2022.
ECU research talent on show
The breadth of ECU’s interdisciplinary research talent will be on show at the annual early and mid-career researcher network (EMCRN) showcase event.
Foods to feed your brain during exams
Focus on study can become all-consuming at exam time and nutrition might sometimes fall behind in the list of priorities. However, a healthy diet plays a vital role in achieving peak academic performance. ECU Nutrition expert Professor Amanda Devine has advice on how to choose the right foods to help fuel your brain and smash your study schedule.
Community support for those suicide leaves behind
A forum at Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) South West Campus aims to raise awareness of the impact of suicide, including the role that stigma plays in grief, and how people can better support the needs of those bereaved by suicide loss.
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