Edith Cowan University
ECU Alumni Wins STEM Educator of the Year
Edith Cowan University alumnus Stephen Warwick has been named the winner of the WA Premier's Science Awards 2024 in the STEM Educator of the Year (Schools) category.
Neha Attre
Edith Cowan University
ECU achieves world-recognised Athena Swan Silver Award for commitment to gender equality diversity and inclusion
ECU is officially one of only two institutions in the southern hemisphere to be awarded the prestigious SAGE Athena Swan Silver Award for efforts to break down cultural and structural barriers and improve gender diversity and inclusivity, for staff and students.
Edith Cowan University
University Department of Rural Health launches in the South West
Senator Louise Pratt has launched the University Department of Rural Health South West (UDRH SW) at ECU South West's Bunbury Campus. The UDRH SW is provides a major boost to rural and regional health education and training.
Edith Cowan University
ECU partners with Franklin Women
Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Nursing and Midwifery has become the first organisation in Western Australia to join Franklin Women, Australia's only professional community dedicated to supporting the careers of women working across the health and medical research ecosystem.
Edith Cowan University
Calls for more accurate testing to prevent antibiotic allergies in children
Research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for children with a suspected antibiotic allergy to be fully assessed by drug allergy services.
Edith Cowan University
Major new investment at ECU's Midwifery ward
Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Nursing and Midwifery will be introducing its highly successful "Ward for a Day" initiative to its Midwifery discipline in the second semester of 2024, following a $500,000 investment into new and updated equipment.
Charles Sturt University
Revolutionising aged care through collaborative research
The project uses sensor technology and predictive analytics for early detection of anomalies in activities of daily living for older adults.
Charles Sturt University
Research uncovers hidden parasite threat in Australian game meat
This study not only sheds light on a previously unrecognised risk but also underscores the value of rigorous research and vigilant food safety practices in protecting public health.
Macquarie University
Scientists condition crocodiles to avoid killer cane toads
Scientists from Macquarie University working with Bunuba Indigenous rangers and the DBCA in Western Australia have trialled a new way to protect freshwater crocodiles from eating deadly cane toads which are spreading across northern Australia.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Research reveals cyberbullying is pushing teenage girls towards cosmetic procedures
Adolescent females subjected to appearance-related cyberbullying are more likely to feel ashamed of their bodies, a desire to change their appearance and suffer eating disorder symptoms, according to new UniSC research.
Edith Cowan University
Carbon assurance likely to become mandatory
Carbon assurances within the corporate environment is likely to become mandatory in future, and companies that already have systems in place to track and account for carbon emissions would reap the benefits, research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.
The University of Melbourne
Brain implants to predict and prevent seizures
Carbon Cybernetics has designed an implantable device that can measure activity in individual brain cells. The company is developing the device to predict and prevent epileptic seizures.