Murdoch University

www.murdoch.edu.au

 
Welcome to Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a research-led university with a reputation for world-class research in select areas of knowledge. Our researchers engage with significant social and scientific challenges of our time that include: climate change, food security and production, infectious diseases, mental health, politics and governance. Additionally, we have a reputation for excellence in teaching fuelled by our enthusiasm for research and the dissemination of new knowledge for the benefit of our communities both locally and abroad.

Named after prominent Australian academic and essayist Sir Walter Murdoch, we began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted our first students in 1975.

Murdoch University aims to create leaders, innovative thinkers and problem solvers who will make a difference, wherever they may work in whatever role they occupy. Currently we have more than 19,000 students and 1,400 staff working together to build the foundations for a better, more sustainable world where there is equity and social justice, sufficient food for all and where the processes that contribute to health and ill health are understood and controlled.

The University is led proudly by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard Higgott, and Deputy Vice Chancellors Professor Ann Capling (Academic), Professor David Morrison (Research), and Mr Jon Baldwin (Professional Services).

+ Meet our Senior Leadership Group      + Our Strategic Plan      + Sir Walter Murdoch

 
Our locations

Located just 14 minutes by train from the centre of the Western Australian state capital of Perth, and eight kilometres east of the port city of Fremantle, the flagship Murdoch University South Street campus is the largest university campus in Australia and the peaceful bushland setting makes it one of the most beautiful. Western Australia is famous for its long days of sunshine, beautiful blue skies and brilliant beaches, and Murdoch University is perfectly placed to take advantage of these natural features.

Murdoch University also has two satellite Western Australian campuses in the Cities of Rockingham and Mandurah, in addition to International Study Centres in Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai.

+ Our campuses      + About Western Australia

 
Research and Teaching

At Murdoch we place research at the centre of everything we do. It is as much a part of the student experience as it is at the heart of our hiring policies. Research is embedded in our teaching and forms the spine of our degree programs. Through this approach we 'future proof' the qualifications of our students and ensure that they have the skill base to adapt to an ever-changing world of opportunity. We are recognised as one of Australia's leading research institutions with over two thirds of our research effort being recognised as at world standard or better by independent assessors in the recent Australian Research Council Excellence in Research Assessment (ERA). Particular strengths exist in Medical & Health Sciences, Agriculture & Biotechnology, Physical Chemistry, Veterinary & Fisheries Science, Bioinformatics, Asian Politics & Governance and Digital & Printed Media.

The broad narrative for our research is that it is translational in nature and that it has impact in the communities and industries that we serve.

Murdoch University is also a member of the Innovative Research Universities group of Australia - a collective of young, vibrant research universities created in the 1970s.

+ Our research      + Innovative Research Universities (IRU)

 
Find an expert

Murdoch University has hundreds of experts in areas as diverse as health, marine science, politics, biotechnology, psychology and Asian affairs. Our scientists, researchers and academics are available for media interviews to provide specialist comment and news on the latest issues and projects.

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Study

Our students study in a broad range of over 200 majors and postgraduate courses across a range of disciplines, including Veterinary Science, Law, Teaching, Psychology, Business, Security Terrorism and Counter Terrorism, and Nursing. The South Street campus is also home to a fully operational engineering pilot plant, a multi-million dollar media arts centre, drama theatre, chiropractic and psychology clinics, a comprehensive veterinary hospital with Western Australia's only equine operating theatres, a farm and a world-class moot court. We also host the National Centre for Excellence in Desalination, which includes a fully functional desalination plant.

In 2013 we look forward to opening our newest school, the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs. The first of its kind in Western Australia, the school offers contemporary Masters degrees in International Affairs, Public Policy and Management and Development Studies, and Graduate Certificates in Public Policy and Management and Development Studies.

The programs provide a unique opportunity for students to develop skills and experience in their chosen discipline and launch their careers from this unique graduate school in Western Australia, with the support of academics and professionals from around the world.

+ Our schools

Murdoch University takes a flexible approach to learning, providing scholarships and a number of admission pathways, plus a range of internal and external study options to help our students fit study around their work and lifestyle commitments. The adaptable undergraduate degree structure means students can broaden their qualifications and their choice of careers by taking a double or even triple major.

Murdoch also embraces diversity - we are a university where over 2,000 overseas students from 90 countries have chosen to further their education.

+ Undergraduate degrees      + Postgraduate coursework

+ Higher degrees by Research      + International students

 
News

Please visit us regularly to keep up to date on Murdoch University news, to peruse our archives or to contact our media team.

+ Murdoch University news      + Contact the media team