A psychology theory known as the “bystander effect” might explain how an elderly man slumped dead in his car outside a busy Perth supermarket went unnoticed for four days. The man’s body was found in a four-wheel drive outside Herdsman ...
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It’s a question that’s likely to be on many people’s minds: can my employer make a COVID-19 vaccination a condition of my employment? For many, particularly anti-vaxxers, this question has become more urgent now, as the first Pfizer vaccinations were ...
More »Putting collaboration on the map: using interdisciplinary research to battle timely global issues
Perhaps no topic in recent history has garnered as much public and academic attention as COVID-19. News of this pandemic has saturated the international airwaves since it was first reported in late 2019. In its wake, life has ground to ...
More »Higher education’s response to Australia’s megafires 2020 – Part 2 – Firefighting in a new age
In part two of our series on issues arising from Australia's megafires this summer, Campus Review talks to firefighter and PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University, Greg Penney. With his unique mix of academia and hands-on knowledge, Penney explains how ...
More »New research reveals interesting details about the kindness of strangers
What makes someone help a stranger? Like me, a lot of people are likely to believe it’s an innate personality trait, a sense of altruism that runs through someone, something some individuals possess but others neither practice nor understand. But ...
More »Water vs electrolyte drink: Which is better for cramps?
A new study has revealed that drinking water can actually contribute to muscle cramps, as opposed to preventing them, as previously thought. The new research from Edith Cowan University’s School of Medical and Health Science proves that rather than being ...
More »Unis could ‘become irrelevant’: lessons for Australia from a UK VC
On Wednesday, Dancing Queen Theresa May urged her party to unite despite divergent views on Brexit. Glasweigan Professor Graham Galbraith has a similarly broad, communal message for Australian universities: think big, together. In Perth to deliver the 2018 Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Oration at Edith Cowan ...
More »Opinion: Why students should be treated as paying customers
Declaring that higher education is a commodity and students are customers is no way to win friends in the education sector. But it is a debate worth having – and one that is regularly fuelled by none other than the ...
More »Researchers find greens reduce risk of heart disease
Eating more greens could be the key to staving off heart disease, according to new research from Edith Cowan University. Researchers from ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences studied the diets of more than 1000 women, focusing on their ...
More »Bystanders not innocent in bullying
We are all part of the bullying problem in a workplace environment, new research shows. A study by Murdoch and Edith Cowan universities sheds light on the roles bystanders play in workplace bullying. To better understand how co-workers can impact ...
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