All the latest news, research updates, expert insights and stories from Edith Cowan University.
Research from School of Nursing and Midwifery PhD candidate Jata Elliott has been used to develop new guidance by Australia’s peak body in perinatal mental health.
Australian girls and women are dropping out of organised sports at alarming rates, especially around the ages of 14–15. These teenagers today will be 20 or 21 when the Brisbane games begin.
Spanning 12 countries and 36 staff, ECU's IBO team came together for a five-day summit shaped by staff feedback – and designed to strengthen belonging, capability, and collaboration.
WAAPA has launched a first-of-its-kind postgraduate program in Creative Arts Entrepreneurship and Cultural Innovation, equipping the next generation of creatives to turn bold ideas into successful ventures.
A generous gift to honour the memory of a loving daughter, will have a lasting impact on thousands of students.
ECU researcher Dr Matthew Snelson has been selected as a 2026 Young Tall Poppy for Western Australia.
Twenty journalism students were given an inside view at the workings of Seven West Media.
For the first time, Western Australians are rolling up their sleeves to help find answers to two of the most misunderstood and debilitating illnesses in the country, and Edith Cowan University researchers say everyone can play an important role.
The HAT@ECU program is being expanded to regional centres across Western Australia with the support of the Australian Government Department of Education.
As the world searches for sources of low-emission energy, researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have uncovered a potential clean energy game-changer beneath Western Australia's red soil.
New study confirms important food resources are available to support the successful reintroduction of two threatened marsupials to a Western Australian World Heritage area.
Australian children are developing high blood pressure at alarming rates, with experts saying the condition could be setting kids up for heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease later in life.
Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental health.
The vegetables you put on your plate in your 20s could shape your health for the rest of your life - and a new study from Edith Cowan University suggests men and women may benefit from different veggies.
On June 22, Western Australian police became the nation's first law enforcement agency to use live facial recognition technology to find persons of interest.
Many Australians assume that when a child is refused bail, they're taken straight to a youth detention centre. In reality, many spend days – and sometimes weeks – in police custody before being transferred to youth detention.
New Music can be baffling, noisy, delicate, thrilling – and sometimes all at once. WAAPA Associate Professor Jonathan W Marshall offers a guide to opening your ears to Perth's most adventurous sounds.
This year's NAPLAN results are in. Reading scores have fallen again in Years 5, 7 and 9. First Nations, regional and disadvantaged students have fallen furthest behind. The commentary will almost certainly and rapidly circle back to the same place it always does.
You're probably familiar with the idea that in the world of big tech, "we" are the product. Our data is the currency being traded every time we navigate our social media feeds.
As early childhood researchers, we want to ensure early childhood education supports children's safety and wellbeing. Since the revelations from the ABC's Four Corners investigation of Australian childcare, we continue to hear of crimes against young children.
Thousands of prospective students, families and the wider community descended on ECU's City Campus for its first Open Day, marking a milestone event filled with exploration, connection and discovery.
Campus Environments gearing up for a more sustainable future with new EVs, as part of a shift to lower-emission transport at the Joondalup Campus.
Celebrating science and technology with Australia's biggest science festival.
ECU City Campus wins again, with the 2026 CIPS ANZ Excellence in Procurement & Supply Award, celebrating excellence in the procurement and supply field.
ECU PhD candidate, sessional lecturer, and award-winning documentary film director and editor, Shirin Barghnavard is serving on the jury of the prestigious 2026 Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards.
Researchers from ECU are sharing their seagrass monitoring skills with Indigenous Rangers.
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