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The Workforce Gender Equality Agency has published gender pay gap data on more than 400 WA private sector companies, shedding a light on remuneration disparities.

Both a global hunt and homegrown talent have benefits and disadvantages when it comes to choosing university leadership.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Anni Browning, Annie Fogarty, Andrew Ross, Linda Wayman, Ian Horne, Georgina Richter, Steve Chapman, Diana Kubicki, Drew Mayhills, Jo Thomas and Jonathan Phillips.

Movement from private and public stakeholders at Perth City Link could turn the tide finally for the embattled precinct.

University mergers could be back on the table in WA as another state takes firm steps towards amalgamating two of its biggest institutions.

Reforming childcare and higher education policy shape as top priorities for Labor in its first term in government.

ECU has denied allegations of improper grading were unearthed amid a culture review that has led to the university's executive dean of education handing in his resignation.

DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University's city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.

It's unclear what benefit WA would receive from merging its universities into a single institution.

Research into green energy and local manufacturing is set for a boost with the opening of ECU's new engineering laboratories.

Edith Cowan University has released the first designs of its 11-storey city campus along William Street.

Recovering from COVID-19 is shaping up to be a long haul for WA's universities.

Local architect Silver Thomas Hanley will co-design ECU's new city campus, alongside national agency Lyons and UK-based studio Haworth Tompkins.

A prominent Australian academic and architectural consultant has questioned the wisdom of using city deals to relocate universities into CBDs.

South 32 chief executive Graham Kerr and WA's chief nursing and midwifery officer Robina Redknap took out the top prizes at ECU's distinguished alumni event overnight.

Edith Cowan University has opened expressions of interest for a lead architect and lead designer to work on its recently announced campus relocation.

With the question of when international students will return to Australia still up in the air, ECU is preparing for a return to normal.

Edith Cowan University has confirmed it will relocate to Perth's CBD by 2025.

WA's university sector is concerned with the lack of federal support for international students, warning that choices made now could cause years of damage to the country's economy and reputation.

More than half of Western Australia's major universities are below the national average on measures of employer satisfaction, according to the results of the latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey.

Edith Cowan University is aiming to capitalise on its existing cyber security expertise with the opening of a new $3 million security operations centre, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Two major arts companies have today announced new leadership, with the WA Symphony Orchestra appointing Mark Coughlan as chief executive and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts naming David Shirley as executive dean.

Multiplex has been awarded the construction contract for a $48 million science building at Edith Cowan University's Joondalup campus.

Edith Cowan University's longest-serving chancellor, Hendy Cowan, will retire from his position after 14 years in the role.

While many people talk about universities and business working together, the John Poynton chaired Sapien Cyber is doing it.

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SPECIAL REPORTS: WA universities are introducing programs to strengthen students' capabilities in growth areas such as big data and cyber security.

SPECIAL REPORT: To keep pace with the competition nationwide, WA's universities are finding ways to grow their market share in a challenging environment.

The federal government has today launched a cyber security research centre at Edith Cowan University, backed by $140 million in cash and in-kind funding from industry, government and research participants.

Edith Cowan University is the first beneficiary of the state government's much-touted innovation strategy, with $800,000 earmarked for a cyber security hub at Joondalup.

Edith Cowan University is one of two universities that will share in $1.9 million in federal funding to boost its cyber security program.

SPECIAL REPORT: The number of international students coming to Perth has grown strongly over the past four years, but WA is still underperforming, particularly in the university sector.

Education provider Navitas has entered into a joint venture agreement with Edith Cowan University for its pathway college, PIBT.

Perth universities have called for the completion of a clear and comprehensive strategy targeting international students before they would contribute more money to joint marketing of the city as a study destination.

Perth-based education provider Navitas has renewed a program agreement with Edith Cowan University, while extending another for six months while it wraps up contract negotiations with the university.

SPECIAL REPORT: The people who lead Western Australia's universities agree the sector faces enormous change, with emerging technology and potential new entrants among the biggest challenges.

SPECIAL REPORT: The opening last month of a WA-backed college in China, and the visit this week by a high-powered WA delegation to Indonesia, highlight the state's renewed focus on the multi-billion dollar international education market.

Asset income rather than revenue from students will underwrite the future of WA's public universities, but only if government policy catches up with the realities of higher education funding click through to see more on our universities feature.

Edith Cowan University has appointed Steve Chapman as its new vice-chancellor, to replace eight-year veteran Kerry Cox.