Sport - Universities Matter

Charles Darwin University

Scholarship fuels CDU student’s passion for science and sport

Charles Darwin University (CDU) student Amy Cook is using her passion for science and sport to make a difference in the Northern Territory (NT), thanks to support from the 2025 Carbine Club Sports Scholarship.

Macquarie University

Engineering students break two world records

The MQ Speed Team of student engineers designed a custom vehicle that broke two world land speed records in Nevada in September 2024.

Edith Cowan University

Sportsmanship is the winner for ECU at UniSport Nationals

For the fourth consecutive year, Edith Cowan University (ECU) has proudly claimed the prestigious UniSport Western Spirit Award for overall sportsmanship at the 2024 UniSport Nationals in Canberra.

Edith Cowan University

New publication queries evidence from studies of repetitive head impacts and CTE

A new publication by Dr Lauren Fortington from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth Australia questions the existing evidence in relation to a novel condition termed chronic traumatic encephalopathy neuropathological change (CTE-NC).

The University of Melbourne

BMX teaches a valuable lesson: Success requires hard work and failure

BMX bike riding goes beyond physical fitness; enhancing mental health, social connectedness and personal growth

RMIT University

Black Rhinos community sport program charges on

New research reveals the community basketball program aimed at supporting young African-Australians is improving community engagement and academic performance.

University of the Sunshine Coast

When life gives you a wheelchair, find a basketball court

It was just an ordinary day when 13-year-old schoolboy Steven Elliott started to feel sudden pain in his legs. He had just started high school. Sports-mad, with all the energy of a rugby-loving, adrenaline-seeking teenage boy.

Edith Cowan University

ECU Racing takes the win in the UK

Racers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have outperformed 55 other Universities from across Europe to take the top spot at Formula Student 2024, in the UK.

The University of Newcastle

Run like a girl

The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport

Southern Cross University

Coaching coup for SCU Gold Rats rugby

Beth Whaanga has created history as the first woman to coach a men's team in the Far North Coast rugby union, taking the reins of the Southern Cross University Gold Rats first-grade side.

Edith Cowan University

Key focus on women athletes' health and performance

Women athletes' health and performance are now a key topic among global scientific research, medical and sporting communities.

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.