Victoria University
You can be what you can see: Women as coaches & officials
Researchers found that representation of women in coaching and officiating roles in sport can challenge attitudes and positively influence children.
Neha Attre
Edith Cowan University
Blue carbon economy
In world-first research, an international team led by Edith Cowan University's Dr Oscar Serrano has accurately quantified the amount of greenhouse gases –or 'blue carbon' –being absorbed and emitted by Australian marine ecosystems.
Queensland University of Technology
Australian government approves release of QUT-developed GM Cavendish QCAV-4
The Australian Government has issued QUT a licence to commercially release QCAV-4, a genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana designed to help save the world’s Cavendish banana production.
Edith Cowan University
Alzheimer's breakthrough: genetic link to gut disorders confirmed
A world-first ECU study has confirmed the link between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and gut health, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.
Edith Cowan University
ECU research impacts win for grandparent carers
In a standout example, that proves the immense value that university applied research contributes to society, ECU research has been the catalyst for a six-million-dollar investment by the WA government to support an incredibly vulnerable group.
Edith Cowan University
Surge in music teachers holds new promise for musicians of the future
Enrolments in postgraduate music teacher education at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have doubled, propelled by the introduction of a one-year Graduate Diploma in Teaching course.
Edith Cowan University
ECU a good place for a safe space
'The Living Room' at ECU is a new safe and inclusive space for students to find support in a comfortable and easily accessible way that fits their needs while providing a sense of community belonging.
Edith Cowan University
Motion-capture a game-changer for biomechanics at ECU
ECU's biomechanics research will benefit from a ten-camera motion capture system to assist in examining movement and injury risks, as well as recovery.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Patient-paramedic trust can help free up emergency departments: study
The professionalism and compassion of paramedics attending emergency calls can reduce unnecessary presentations at hospital emergency departments, according to University of the Sunshine Coast research by a veteran ambulance officer.
Southern Cross University
That really shucks: Pesticide pollution threatens shellfish safety
Samples taken from the Richmond River estuary reveal 21 different pesticides, including a mix of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.
The University of Western Australia
Marine sponges reveal global warming has already exceeded 1.5 degrees
The findings raise the question of whether the global mean surface temperature has or will soon exceed the Paris Agreement, aimed at keeping warming to below 2 degrees.
The University of Sydney
Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer named Australians of the Year
Melanoma treatment pioneers awarded 2024 Australian of the Year