Edith Cowan University

History

The origins of Edith Cowan University date back to 1902 with the establishment of the Claremont Teachers College. Students could gain qualifications through studying at the College, which remained the only place one could do this until the 1950s when the Churchlands and Graylands colleges opened. The function of teacher education did not pass into the university sector until the 1980s. The former Claremont campus is on land between Goldsworthy, Princess and Bay Roads in the western Perth suburb of Claremont. It is a large two storey limestone building set in extensive grounds, with a distinctive square crenellated tower, and was entered in the Register of the National Estate in 1987.

Over time, other teacher training colleges were formed, including Graylands Teachers College (GTC) in 1955, the Western Australian Secondary Teachers College (WASTC) in 1967 that was renamed Nedlands College of Advanced Education (NCAE) on 1 January 1979, Mount Lawley Teachers College (MLTC) in 1970 and Churchlands Teachers College in 1972. The Graylands Teachers College in 1977 was recommended by the Commonwealth Government for closure at the end of 1979, to be merged into Churchlands, Mount Lawley and Claremont.

On 11 December 1981, the Claremont Teachers College, Nedlands College of Advanced Education, Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education and Churchlands College of Advanced Education amalgamated to form the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE, or colloquially wacky), with campuses in Churchlands, Claremont, Mount Lawley and Nedlands. A new Bunbury campus started taking in students in 1986, and a new Joondalup campus in 1987. During the 1980s, Western Australia's first nursing education program was also established.

The Claremont Teachers College's last Director was Thomas Ryan (1924–2002), who completed his teacher training at the College and graduated in 1947. He was appointed Vice-Principal of the College in 1972, a position he held until his appointment as Director of the College in 1980.[[File:Claremont Teachers College, December 2021 09.jpg|thumb|240x240px|The original Claremont campus was sold to the University of Western Australia in 2004.|alt=This is an image of the original Claremont campus which was sold to the University of Western Australia in 2004.]] In 1989, WACAE underwent an independent review led by the former University of Melbourne vice chancellor David Caro in the form of the Caro Committee, which included Roy Lourens who later became vice chancellor of Edith Cowan University. One of the earlier proposals in the late 1980s for the name of the institution was Perth University. WACAE was granted university status on 1 January 1991 and changed its name to Edith Cowan University after Edith Dircksey Cowan, the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament. , Edith Cowan University is the only Australian university named after a woman.

Cowan worked to raise funds for students to attend universities in other states, prior to a university being built in Western Australia, obtaining government support for her scheme. Her work in this area was acknowledged by naming Western Australia's oldest tertiary education institution and newest university after her, as well as her image being added to the 1995 and 2018 designs (the polymer designs) of the Australian $50 note. Cowan believed that education was the key to growth, change and improvement and her contribution to the development of Western Australian education was significant. She strove to achieve social justice and campaigned for the rights of women, children and families, for the poor, the poorly educated and the elderly. She promoted sex education in schools, migrant welfare, and the formation of infant health centres, and was instrumental in obtaining votes for women in Western Australia.

In 1991, the university purchased the house that Cowan, her husband and family had resided in for approximately 20 years. The house was reconstructed on the university's Joondalup campus with the assistance of the West Coast College of TAFE, and re-opened in 1997. Edith Cowan House, Building 20 on the university's Joondalup campus, currently plays host to the Peter Cowan Writers Centre.

The original Claremont building continued serving for 16 years as a campus of Edith Cowan University following that institution's formation in 1989. The campus was then acquired by the University of Western Australia and became home to the Confucius Institute, University of Western Australia Press and, until 2021, Taylors College.

In 2020, a $1.5-billion "Perth City Deal" between the federal government and state government of Western Australia proposed the relocation of the Mount Lawley campus to a site immediately west of Yagan Square, with the proposed new campus to be called "ECU City". On 17 December 2021, the city campus project was approved by DevelopmentWA. It was initially announced to open in 2025 at a cost of $695 million, but the cost later increased to $853 million. Construction on the site was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022; construction ultimately kicked off in February 2023 and ended in late 2025 for an intended 2026 commencement of classes. Consequently, the existing campus at Mount Lawley ceased classes in late 2025 and will be vacated by the end of 2027.

Organisation

Teaching schools

The university has eight teaching schools, each with their own school colours.

School of Business and Law

The School of Business and Law was established during 1975 in Churchlands as the School of Business Studies and originally offered majors in accounting and administrative studies before expanding to other fields and campuses. The inaugural Head of School was Dr Valentine M Pervan, who assumed the role in 1 July 1975, and courses started the following year with an initial enrolment of 224 students. The school provided the college's first courses in computing studies, which used PDP 11 and IBM 4331 computers. The school received a donation of one IBM System/82 from International Business Machines (IBM) in November 1982/1983, which was installed at the Mount Lawley campus. The school later became centralised at the newly built Joondalup campus but continued offering programs at other campuses.

The school provides education and research programs in various fields of commerce and law. These include double degree undergraduate programs with each other, engineering, psychology, criminology and various fields in the arts. The school is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (ACCSB), an accrediting body for business schools.

ECU [[File:Edith Cowan's House & Skinner Gallery, March 2022 05.jpg|alt=This is an image of Edith Cowan's old home in West Perth before it was transported to the university's Joondalup campus and is currently occupied by the Peter Cowan Writers Centre.|thumb|240x240px|Edith Cowan's home, which was transported to the Joondalup campus, forms the Peter Cowan Writers Centre.]]School of Arts and Humanities Broad disciplines: Communication, Arts, Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Criminology and Justice

School of Education

Broad disciplines: Teacher education for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary schools[[File:ECU Joondalup building 8-2 OIC.jpg|thumb|240x240px|The School of Education. Teaching is one of its oldest specialisations.|alt=This is an image of the School of Education. Teacher education is one of its oldest specialisations with history dating back to the Claremont Teachers College in 1902.]][[File:ECU Joondalup building 8-4 OIC.jpg|thumb|240x240px|A School of Education building|alt=This is an image of a School of Education building.]]School of Engineering

Broad disciplines: Full range of Engineering specialisations

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Broad disciplines: Exercise and Health Sciences, Medical Science, Biomedical Science, Speech Pathology and Paramedicine

School of Nursing and Midwifery

The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1985 on the Nedlands campus of the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE), before the institution was renamed to Edith Cowan University. A majority of the practical placements for the nursing program was based at the nearby Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. It expanded to the Bunbury campus in 1985 and fully moved to the Churchlands campus by October 1988 before becoming centralised at the newly built Joondalup campus. The ECU Churchlands campus continued graduating approximately 300 nursing students annually until December 2007, after which the campus was closed, but the Bunbury campus continued offering nursing and midwifery programs.

The inaugural Head of School is Margaret Baird, who served from September 1984 to December 1991, and was a former state president of the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) and member of the Nurses Board. As of 2022, the ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery has the largest nursing cohort in Western Australia with 2,422 students and the only one with a double-degree program in both nursing and midwifery. It also offers postgraduate entry, education and research programs in nursing as well as the state's only nurse practitioner study program.

School of Science

Broad disciplines: Biology and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Biochemistry, Computing and Security Sciences

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (or simply WAAPA) is notable for being the most comprehensive performing arts school in Australia by disciplines of study. It offers study and research programs in acting, screen performance, arts and cultural management, dance (classical ballet and contemporary dance), music (in various fields of instrumental and voice performance, composition and school teacher education), theatre (including directing and musical theatre), production (including production design, costume design, lighting, props and scenery, sound and stage management) and other fields of performing arts. It also offers a vocational program in Aboriginal performance and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research program with an integrated "performance, exhibition, event or an embodiment of some form".

The performing arts school showcases a large number of performances annually that are open to the public. This events are mostly held at WAAPA's own theatres and facilities in Mount Lawley. These include the 297-seat Geoff Gibbs Theatre proscenium, the 200-seat Richard Gill Auditorium, the 194-seat court style Roundhouse Theatre and a number of studios that can be converted to seat audiences. Performances and events are also held at various external venues such as the Rosemount Hotel, Government House Ballroom, Ellington Jazz Club, Luna Cinema, Subiaco Arts Centre, Studio Underground, Blue Room Theatre and the Albany Entertainment Centre.

The performing arts school, which has produced some of Australia's most prominent figures in the performing arts, is The ECU City campus, which is designed by Lyons and located west of Yagan Square, The campus on top of the underground Perth Busport opposite the Perth railway station.

As of 2019, the executive dean of the school is David Shirley. Prior to being assigned, he was the director of the Manchester School of Theatre and chair of the Federation of Drama Schools in the United Kingdom.[[File:ECU ML Building 8 Library entrance.jpg|alt=This is an image of the entrance to the Mount Lawley campus library.|thumb|240x240px|Entrance to the Mount Lawley campus library]]

Research centres

The university has a number of research centres within its areas of research strength: Health and Wellness; Education; Environment and Sustainability; Electronic Engineering and ICT; Social and Community; Business and Society; Communications and Creative Arts; and Security, Law and Justice. Several of these research centres are categorised as Major National Research Facilities and WA Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation.

Business and society

• Centre for Innovative Practice
• Marketing and Services Research Centre

Communications and creative arts

• Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications
• Dance Research Centre – Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Education

• Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies
• Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research
• Fogarty Learning Centre

Engineering and ICT

• Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
• Centre for Communications Engineering Research
• Electron Science Research Institute
• National Networked Tele-Test Facility for Integrated Systems
• The Western Australian Centres for Microscopy/Nanoscale Characterisation

Environment and sustainability

• Centre for Ecosystem Management
• Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research
• Natural Resources Modelling and Simulation Research Group
• The Western Australian Marine Science Institution

Health and wellness

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
• Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care
• Exercise and Sports Science Research Group
• Melanoma Research
• The Systems and Intervention Research Centre for Health
• Exercise Medicine Research Institute (EMRI)
• Western Australian Centre of Excellence for Comparative Genomics

Security, law and justice

• ECU Security Research Institute
• Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change

Vice-chancellors and chancellors

Clare Pollock commenced as vice-chancellor in September 2024. Previous vice-chancellors include Steve Chapman (2015–2024), Kerry Cox (2006–2014), Millicent Poole (1997–2005) and Roy Lourens (1991–1997).

Robert French was the inaugural chancellor (1991–1997). In August 2024, Gaye McMath was elected the sixth chancellor. Previous chancellors include Robert Nicholson (1997–2004), Hendy Cowan (2004–2018), Kerry Sanderson (2019–2021) and Denise Goldsworthy (2022–2024).[[File:ECU Joondalup building 4-4 OIC.jpg|alt=This is an image of a pathway surrounded by limestone buildings on the Joondalup campus.|thumb|240x240px|A pathway surrounded by limestone buildings on the Joondalup campus]]

Governing council

The University Council is the governing body of the organisation which controls and manages the operation, affairs, concerns and property of the university, in accordance with its Corporate Governance Statement.

The membership of the council is composed of people across various disciplines and groups as mandated under Part III, Sect. 9 of the Edith Cowan University Act 1984. Its membership includes persons appointed by the Governor of Western Australia, co-opted members, members of the academic and general staff of the university as elected by the members of these groups, and alumni and student guild representatives. With the exception of the Chancellor and students, members of council are elected for three-year terms, or in the case of a by-election for the balance of the current term. An elected member of the council may serve for up to three consecutive terms, after which they are subject to a twelve-month break before they may be reconsidered for council. Students elected to the University Council hold office for a term of one year from the date their election takes effect, and are not eligible for re-election more than once.[[File:ECU Joondalup building 7-2 OIC.jpg|alt=This is an image of entrances to various lecture theatres in Building 7.|thumb|240x240px|Lecture theatres along Building 7]]

Campuses

ECU currently has three campuses, consisting of two metropolitan campuses at Joondalup and in the Perth CBD (ECU City), and one at Bunbury, in Western Australia's South West region. Programs are also offered at regional centres throughout Western Australia. A fourth campus at Mount Lawley ceased classes in late 2025 and will be vacated by the end of 2027.

Current

The Joondalup Campus is the University's headquarters. Facilities on the campus includes a Health and Wellness Building, a multimillion-dollar sport and fitness centre, an award-winning library and student hub, an outdoor cinema screening Telethon Community Cinemas at the Joondalup Pines during the summer months and on-campus accommodation. The campus also forms part of the Joondalup Learning Precinct, which includes the West Coast College of TAFE to the north and the Western Australian Police Academy to the northeast. It is serviced by the Joondalup CAT and is close to the Mitchell Freeway.

ECU City is situated immediately west of Yagan Square, above the Perth Busport and near Perth railway station, located in the CBD. The campus will be in used in early 2026.[[File:Edith Cowan City Campus.jpg|thumb|Edith Cowan City Campus.]]The South West Campus is located in Bunbury, two hours drive south of Perth. The South West Campus (Bunbury) is the largest university campus outside the metropolitan area and is part of an educational precinct comprising South West Institute of Technology and the Bunbury Health Campus which includes St John of God Hospital and South West Area Health Services. The campus has modern facilities, small class sizes, a cafe, and a common room. In addition, a comprehensive range of courses and on-campus accommodation is available.

Many classes have recently been shifted to online to cater to overseas students.

Former

The Mount Lawley Campus formed part of the Mount Lawley education precinct with Mount Lawley Senior High School. Along with being the former home of WAAPA, Mount Lawley Campus also included a sport and fitness centre and on-campus accommodation. As a result of the opening of ECU City, teaching at the Mount Lawley campus concluded after semester 2, 2025. The site will then be vacated and handed back to the state government for redevelopment by late 2027. Mount Lawley Senior High School is planned to expand into the former WAAPA facilities at Mount Lawley,

The university formerly also had three campuses in Perth's western suburbsChurchlands, Claremont and Nedlands. These campuses were closed down with the Churchlands Campus becoming a residential estate in 2006, and the Nedlands and Claremont campuses being acquired by the University of Western Australia in 1990 and 2004 respectively. Previously, a Graylands campus was merged into Claremont, Churchlands and Mount Lawley in 1979 before the formation of WACAE.

Other facilities

In 2014 the university opened the ECU Health Centre on Dundebar Road in Wanneroo. The Centre includes the Wanneroo GP Super Clinic, ECU Psychological Services Centre, pharmacy, and allied health practitioners.

Academic profile

Study programs are offered at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in numerous subject areas, including a number of vocational education courses offered by the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. The university also offers a number of University Preparation Courses which prepare students for undergraduate study, including a summer program following WACE graduations, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program among other higher degrees by research. A number of courses offered are not available in other universities in Western Australia. This includes undergraduate paramedical studies, a double degree program in nursing and midwifery, various major subjects in secondary education and the performing arts, nurse practitioner and paramedic practitioner study programs, aeronautics and naval engineering.

The university also has a close working relationship with the University of Portsmouth, with whom it offers dual degree programs with integrated overseas study where students are enrolled in and graduate from both institutions. These include programs in biomedical science, environmental science, security studies, psychological sciences, media and communication studies, sports science and management. The university also has partnerships with several education institutions to conduct courses and programs offshore in countries such as China (including Hong Kong), Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The university also has student exchange partnerships with approximately 90 universities overseas, including the Utrecht Network, and a joint environmental studies program with the Tokyo City University.

Academic reputation

In the 2024 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #398 (27th nationally).

; National publications

In the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2025, the university was ranked #13 amongst Australian universities.

; Global publications

In the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (published 2025), the university attained a tied position of #487 (26th nationally).

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 (published 2025), the university attained a position of #351–400 (tied 23–25th nationally).

In the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university attained a position of #801–900 (tied 28–29th nationally).

In the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, the university attained a tied position of #457 (26th nationally).

In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024, the university attained a position of #1024 (25th nationally).

Student outcomes

The Australian Government's QILT conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment. These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 83.2%.

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 77.1% for undergraduates and 91.1% for postgraduates. The initial full-time salary was for undergraduates and for postgraduates.

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 81.7% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 83.1%.

Student life

Enrollment

ECU has more than 31,000 students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. More than 6,000 international students originating from more than 100 countries study with ECU each year. This includes the offshore delivery of a variety of courses in a number of countries, student and staff exchange programs with other universities, joint research activities, international consultancies and individual academic links.

Guilds and student associations

All students are represented by the ECU Student Guild. This includes postgraduate students, under the Postgraduate Studies Department, and International students under the International Students' Council.[[File:ECU Bunbury Building 3 kangaroos.jpg|alt=This is an image of a kangaroos standing on the university's regional Bunbury campus.|thumb|240x240px|Kangaroos on the university's regional Bunbury campus]] There are a range of academic groups and associations for undergraduate students of particular disciplines, including: Boomerang@ECU (Advertising); Dead Pilot's Society Superseded by Edith Cowan Aviators (ECA) as found on the social networking site Facebook; ECU Engineers (EEC); ECU Society of Psychology and Social Science (ECUSPSS); Sports Science @ ECU; Town Planning Student Association; ECU Nurses; Society Of Security Science (SOSS); NorthLaw Society (NLS); ECU Public Relations Chapter; Computer and Security Science Association (CASSA); ML Education (Primary Education); Early Childhood Collective and Arts Management Student Organisation (AMSO); Western Australian Student Paramedics (WASP) and more.

Along with the student associations, there are various social and sporting clubs that are affiliated with ECU Sport or the Guild. Some of these include: ECU Cars & Cruises, ECU Badminton Club, Tennis Club, ECU Liberal Club, Jack of Arts, Enactus, Buddhist Youth Club, ECU Parties and Events, Humans vs Zombies, Nerd Space, ECU Cheerleading Club, ECU Quidditch Club, The Sound, Touch Football, Mixed Netball, and more.

Notable people

Edith Cowan University has alumni notable in their field, and notable staff and faculty both past and present, including its constituent schools and former campuses.

Alumni

, Edith Cowan University has alumni notable in their field from six of its eight teaching schools. |File:Adam Voges.jpg |Adam VogesAustralian cricketer

|File:Tim Clifford Candidate Photo Cropped.jpg |Tim CliffordAustralian politician

|File:Penampang Sabah Musa-Aman-during-Kaamatan-2014-01.jpg |Musa AmanMalaysian politician

|File:Mayor Troy Pickard cropped.jpg|Troy PickardPolitician and businessman

|File:Anne Aly MP.jpg |Anne AlyAustralian politician

|File:Terry Mills in 2005 (cropped).jpg |Terry MillsAustralian politician

|File:020912 - Brad Scott - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (03).jpg |Brad ScottAustralian runner

|File:Kim Edward Beazley 1974 (cropped).jpg |Kim Beazley Sr.Australian politician

|File:JohnTonkin1964crop.jpg |John TonkinAustralian politician

|File:Des O'Neil 1965 (cropped).jpg |Des O'NeilAustralian politician

|File:H. C. Coombs.jpg |H. C. CoombsEconomist

|File:Portrait of J.K. Ewers taken in Sydney shortly after his marriage.jpg |John K. EwersAuthor and poet

|File:070700 - Noel Robins - 3a - 2000 Sydney media guide scan.jpg |Noel RobinsAustralian sailor

|File:Ralph Honner 005638.JPG |Ralph HonnerAustralian soldier

|File:2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-09 Bolton portrait (01).jpg |Nicole BoltonAustralian cricketer |File:Professor Address Mauakowa Malata at the University of Strathclyde (sq cropped).jpg|Address Mauakowa MalataMalawian nurse, midwife and educator}}

|File:Logan Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Hugh Jackman (38445328406) (rotated 2).jpg |Hugh JackmanAustralian actor

|File:Dominic Purcell by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped).jpg |Dominic PurcellAustralian actor

|File:Jeremy Fernandez 2018 01.jpg |Jeremy FernandezAustralian journalist

|File:Jai Courtney by Gage Skidmore.jpg |Jai CourtneyAustralian actor

|File:Jim Jeffries.jpg |Jim JefferiesComedian

|File:Three Dollars (2005 film) – Frances O'Connor, December 2004 (cropped).jpg |Frances O'ConnorActor and director

|File:Meg Mac.png |Meg MacSinger-songwriter

|File:Dacre Montgomery by Gage Skidmore.jpg |Dacre MontgomeryAustralian actor

|File:Chatting - Georgie Gardner - Ch9 Today Show, Bourke Street Mall - Flickr - avlxyz (cropped).jpg |Georgie GardnerJournalist

|File:Reason Rally DC 2012 (6871712316) (face cropped).jpg |Tim MinchinEntertainer

|File:Tammy MacIntosh 2013.jpg |Tammy MacintoshAustralian actor

|File:Eddie Perfect.jpg |Eddie PerfectSinger-songwriter

|File:Alasdair Kent, photograph by John Matthew Myers, 2018.JPG |Alasdair KentOperatic tenor

|File:Lucy Durack (8180801873).jpg |Lucy DurackActor and singer

|File:Lachlan Gillespie 2014.jpg |Lachlan GillespieEntertainer

|File:TimMaddren.jpg |Tim MaddrenEntertainer

|File:Nic Westaway (Man Of Steel red carpet movie premiere, Sydney).jpg |Nic WestawayActor and singer

|File:Official portrait of Deidre Brock crop 2.jpg |Diedre BrockScottish politician

|File:Gretel Scarlett (20057211792) (cropped).jpg |Gretel ScarlettAustralian actor

|File:Georgina Haig (8367443534).jpg |Georgina HaigAustralian actor

|File:Stella Donnelly 09 29 2018 -14 (46464911422).jpg |Stella DonnellySinger-songwriter

|File:Blak-lab-at-asia-topa-2020 (cropped).jpg |Mark Coles SmithActor and musician

|File:Gemma Pranita 19 March, 2011.jpg |Gemma PranitaAustralian actor

|File:Viva Bianca by Gage Skidmore.jpg |Viva BiancaAustralian actor

|File:XXXX15 - Adam Deans - 3b - 2016 Team processing.jpg |Adam DeansParalympian

|File:WilsonTucker Parliament.jpg|Wilson TuckerAustralian politician

|File:Calan Williams Austria 2022.jpg |Calan WilliamsRacing driver

Staff and faculty

, Edith Cowan University has staff and faculty, both past and present, notable in their field in two of its eight teaching schools, as well as Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors. |File:Robert French.jpg |Robert FrenchLawyer and judge

|File:Caroline Finch in 2018.jpg |Caroline FinchEpidemiologist

|File:Kerry Sanderson Governor of Western Australia crop.jpg |Kerry SandersonPublic servant

|File:Alexandre Da Costa.jpg |Alexandre Da CostaMusic conductor

|File:Dance scene, Peggy van Praagh, ca. 1918 (15933162131).jpg |Peggy van PraaghBallet educator

|File:Darren Yap, Headshot.jpg |Darren YapActor-director

|File:Steve Tallis Ripple Room Studio.jpg |Steve TallisSinger-songwriter

|File:De Mallet Burgess 2018 - photo. Grant Taylor.jpg |Thomas de Mallet BurgessOpera director

|File:Yitzhak Yedid.jpg |Yitzhak YedidClassical composer

|File:PETERTANFIELD.jpg |Peter TanfieldBritish violinist

|File:Ailsa Piper.jpg |Ailsa PiperWriter and director

|File:Mark Gasser 01.jpg |Mark GasserConcert pianist

|File:Geoffrey Lancaster.JPG |Geoffery LancasterMusic conductor

|File:Richard Gill 2011.jpg |Richard GillMusic conductor

|File:Dai bachtiar.jpg |Da'i BachtiarPolice-general

|File:Harry Recher.jpeg |Harry RecherOrnithologist

|File:GeoffSutcliffe LPAR2004 Montevideo.jpg |Geoff SutcliffeComputer scientist working in automated reasoning, a sub-field of artificial intelligence

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