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Cyber security experts join forces with real estate agents

Monday, 21 November 2022

Professor Andrew Woodward – ABC Radio AM Cyber security experts join forces with real estate agents.

ECU cyber security expert goes global

Monday, 21 November 2022

Congratulations to Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland who has been awarded $5,000 to attend an international conference in his field, thanks to the Aspire Program and Business Events Perth.

Australian Signals Directorate ‘Women in Cyber’ program visits WA

Monday, 24 October 2022 Schools > Science > News > School of Science > 2022 > 10

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2022. As part of the celebrations and outreach, Women in Cyber Assistant Director, Paola Cerrato-D'Amico and her colleague Ash travelled to Perth and Geraldton in October to pilot a series of workshops highlighting cybersecurity and career opportunities for women, gender diverse, and minority groups.

Planetary Health Pacific Mobility Program

Thursday, 20 October 2022 Schools > Science > News > School of Science > 2022 > 10

Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime Planetary Health opportunity in Fiji!

How hair dye is helping conservation of WA’s sea lion population

Friday, 14 October 2022

Associate Professor Chandra Salgado Kent is leading an innovative project that uses human hair dye to tag and monitor sea lions in the Perth metropolitan area.

Study finds radiation risk at historic WA nuclear test site 70 years on

Friday, 14 October 2022

ECU PhD student Madison Williams-Hoffman has released the initial findings into her radiation research at the historic nuclear test site at the Montebello Islands

Perth university lecturer to lead new attack on cyber attackers

Friday, 14 October 2022

ECU Senior Lecturer Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed is leading a new charge to beat online attackers at their own game by developing a new ransomcoin dataset to track and identify hackers.

PeCan+CTF 22 WA vs SA vs Tas vs ACT (vs QLD)

Tuesday, 04 October 2022 Schools > Science > News > School of Science > 2022 > 10

This national Capture the Flag competition was developed out of Edith Cowan University’s School of Science for high school students’ years 10 and above. Its basic premise is to grow student cyber security culture.

ECU Professor wins at Women in Technology Awards

Friday, 30 September 2022

Professor Michelle Colgrave from the School of Science has been recognised for Excellence in Science at the 25th Annual Women in Technology Awards. Also the leader of CSIRO’s Future Protein Mission, Professor Colgrave was acknowledged for her research into the application of proteomics.

New Master of Horticultural Science course

Thursday, 15 September 2022 Schools > Science > News > School of Science > 2022 > 09

A new course available from the first semester of 2023 at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup.

New robot technology to deliver tactical advantage to the Australian Defence Force

Monday, 05 September 2022

The State Government has awarded Edith Cowan University (ECU) scientists a $150,000 grant to work alongside leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies to design technology that teaches defence force robots to read hand gestures.

Living soils in agriculture

Friday, 05 August 2022

Dr Anna Hopkins from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia gave an invited presentation for TERN’s webinar about agricultural ecosystems on 4 May 2022. She discussed the abundant life found in soils and how this is important for agriculture.

WA Agricultural Research Collaboration

Friday, 29 July 2022 Schools > Science > News > School of Science > 2022 > 07

The Collaboration aims to rebuild and reinvigorate WA's agricultural research and development capability to help future-proof the sector and position the State for more national research funding.

2022 Premier's Science Awards

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Congratulations to ECU finalists Dr Aaron Jenkins (Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year) and Dr Magdalena Wajrak and Nadia Bordas (Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year).

Asthmatics may soon breathe easier thanks to new breakthrough

Monday, 11 July 2022

An important research discovery could lead to more effective treatments for the world’s 262 million asthma sufferers.

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