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Our research

Our researchers have strong cross-disciplinary alliances and collaborate extensively with relevant domestic and international organisations to ensure that our research addresses real-world problems and has direct impact at an individual, community and global level.

The School of Medical and Health Science leads research at Edith Cowan University with over 100 researchers and academic staff working across a wide range of disciplines. Such research is conducted in partnership with, or as a result of funding from, a range of state, national and international organisations including the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), Healthway, health service providers and elite sporting organisations (i.e. Australian Institute of Sport, Western Australian Institute of Sport).

Research within the School ranges from laboratory-based biomarker discovery through to clinical and population health and applied exercise and sports science research. A particular focus of the School is to actively engage in collaborative research with relevant medical, health government and sport services providers leading to knowledge translation, application of findings and research with impact.

Strategic Research Institutes and Centres

ECU provides a strong research environment, allowing world-class research to create lasting impact for our communities. The School of Medical and Health Sciences is home to  the following strategic Institutes and Centres:

Exercise Medicine Research Institute

The Exercise Medicine Research Institute (EMRI) is a cross-disciplinary alliance of research centres and expertise, with extensive national and international linkages. EMRI has a number of ongoing research projects which have attracted funds from several external organisations.

Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute

The Institute is committed to reducing the burden of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases through nutrition research excellence, while supporting the next generation of research leaders in the field. Our research advances evidence for nutritional approaches to improve health across the lifespan and develops innovative technologies for translation and health promotion.

Centre for Precision Health

The Centre is a biomedical research centre driving cutting-edge multidisciplinary research to develop and apply precision health strategies that address key health priorities to optimise health and quality of life. Our researchers are focused on applying a precision health model across our three strategic research domains including Biomarker discovery, Disease mechanisms, and Health translation.

School-based research

Researchers within the School of Medical and Health Science have strong cross-disciplinary alliances and collaborate extensively with relevant domestic and international organisations to ensure that our research addresses real-world problems and has direct impact at an individual, community and global level.

More about School research areas

Higher Degree by Research

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters by Research students in the School of Medical and Health Sciences are part of a community of nearly 200 Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students conducting a broad range of research across multiple disciplines. They form strong partnerships with the community and industry, and gain expertise in their chosen field. HDR students regularly co-author papers, apply for funding opportunities with their supervisors; and play a central role in enhancing the School’s reputation for research excellence.

News & Events

Centre for Precision Health Research Showcase 2025

The Centre for Precision Health at ECU is proudly hosting a showcase event to celebrate the exciting research currently being undertaken by our staff and HDR students. It's a special highlight this year, marking five years of the Centre for Precision Health!

Join us in welcoming our Keynote speaker, Emeritus Professor Nigel Laing AO, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and UWA.

Friday 28 November 2025 (9am - 1pm in ECU Joondalup Building 21, Room 202)

CPH Seminar Series - Insights into the human motor system: Techniques to probe brain and motor neuron function, and their clinical implications

The Centre for Precision Health warmly welcomes two speakers from the Centre for Precision Health Neurophysiology Research Group to present their research, including Dry Kym Wansbrough and PhD student Jacopo Bascherini.

ECU's NeuroHub wins gold at Good Design Awards 2025

The Centre for Precision Health's (CPH's) NeuroHub health platform has won a gold award at Australia's leading awards for innovative design.

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