Edith Cowan University
ECU researchers develop metric scale to attract marathon runners
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have developed a metric scale to assist tourism providers in tapping the growing marathon tourism market.
Research
Edith Cowan University
Female nurses face significant gender pay gap
Despite making up nearly 90% of the workforce in the healthcare industry, female nurses were still faced with a pay gap of between 4% to 13% when compared with their male counterparts.
Edith Cowan University
Distinguished lecture by ECU migration expert Professor Loretta Baldassar
Leading migration scholar ECU Professor Loretta Baldassar will present the Australian Anthropological Society’s 2024 Distinguished Lecture at the State Library of Western Australia.
Edith Cowan University
Metaverse and avatars the future of shopping
Within the next decade, Australia's retail sector could see a major overhaul, with companies taking up space in the metaverse to create brand awareness and to provide shoppers with a novel purchasing experience.
Edith Cowan University
Showcasing MARS Centre success
ECU's MARS Centre has hosted its first research showcase in Perth, presenting a range of projects to create a mentally healthy workplace, build a culture of safety and respect, and to prepare for workplace safety within the mining industry.
The University of Melbourne
On the Road to Gundag(AI): Ensuring rural communities benefit from the AI revolution
AI is already used throughout rural communities from precision agriculture to self-driving trucks. But we need to help regional small businesses benefit from AI while avoiding the harmful aspects
Charles Darwin University
CDU to expand allied health services in Darwin
Territorians will be able to access a greater variety of allied health services with the expansion of the Northern Territory’s first and only professionally supervised, student-delivered, multidisciplinary health centre.
University of Wollongong
Groundbreaking invention: producing the world’s cheapest green hydrogen | 2024 Shaping Australia Awards finalists
Green hydrogen will be essential for decarbonising ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors of the economy, responsible for 20 percent of the world’s emissions, and is expected to generate an estimated 10,000 new jobs and $26 billion annually in additional GDP annually by 2050.
University of New England
Farmers on the frontline of extreme weather events
Professor of Nursing Kim Usher and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology Dr Kylie Rice – both landholders themselves – are collaborating with Australian farming organisations to understand the wellbeing of primary producers.
Macquarie University
Hot Jupiter’s eccentric triangle of attraction could be a live case of ‘3 Body Problem’
An international astronomy team has analysed data from a newly-discovered massive planet on an extreme orbit to understand how ‘hot Jupiter’ planets form.
La Trobe University
Instant cancer detection on a glass slide | 2024 Shaping Australia Awards finalists
La Trobe University scientists have developed NanoMslide, a revolutionary medical imaging tool that can instantly detect cancer by manipulating the interaction of light with tissues at the nanoscale enabling faster, cheaper and more accurate detection of breast cancer.
The University of Queensland
Treating heart attack and stroke with drugs from spider venom | 2024 Shaping Australia Awards finalists
Heart attack and stroke are the biggest killers in Australia. Each year, over 55,000 Australians suffer a heart attack and 68,000 a stroke.