Edith Cowan University has numerous research centres, replacement Edith Cowan University degree. In the field of business and society, there are Centre for Innovative Practice, Markets, and Services Research Centre. In the field of Communications and Creative Arts, there is a Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education, and Communications. The field of law, justice includes the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice, and Social Change. In the field of child and family health, workforce and health services include the Centre for Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Services.

In the field of Environment and Sustainability, this university has an Ecosystem Management Centre, Marine Ecosystems Research Centre, Natural Resources Modelling and Simulation Research Group, and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution.

In the field of health and wellness, this university has 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 and Western Australian Centre of Excellence for Comparative Genomics. In the field of security, law, and justice, this university has ECU Security Research Institute, Sellenger Centre for Research in Law and Justice, and Social Change.