Murdoch University

Specialist labs, glasshouses and an emergency management operational centre will be built at Murdoch University, courtesy of $320 million in state government funding.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell talks about Sheffield Property's merger with Cushman & Wakefield, and growing support for Perth to develop a mid-tier public transport strategy.

Murdoch’s vice-chancellor talks to Business News about the university’s recently overhauled 2030 strategy.

University mergers could be on the table as an independent review of the state’s higher education system is set to canvass prospective changes to the sector’s structure.

Western Australia’s state-of-the-art agrifood and beverage precinct, tipped to deliver up to $330 million into the economy, has officially opened.

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

The introduction of artificial intelligence has disrupted the WA education sector, with some in the industry intending to adapt, not fight.

Former director general of the Department of Planning Lands and Heritage Gail McGowan will be appointed Murdoch University’s new chancellor and the first woman in the role.

Profitability was down across all four of the state's public universities in 2022 as two institutions finished the year in the red.

At a minimum, a review of WA universities might lead to a reduction in the current duplication of course offerings.

Murdoch University will lend research expertise from its Harry Butler Institute to a local outfit seeking to commercialise a form of biofuel created from microalgae.

WA university tops the nation in survey of job-ready graduates.

Murdoch University's research into the long-term effects of Covid-19 has received $3.4 million from state government to study the disease’s ongoing impact, including cardiovascular threats.

Three Western Australian universities have gained ground in the world rankings for 2023.

Most of Australia’s universities have moved substantially higher on a major global ranking, with three into the top 20 but one dropping down the list after a change in criteria.

The auditor general has lifted the lid on financial reporting weaknesses and cyber security issues at WA’s tertiary institutions.

Local scientists have won significant funding from the US military because its veterans are more likely to suffer from a debilitating motor neurone disease they are researching.

Perron Institute postdoctoral researcher Oliver Li has won a grant valued at more than $500,000 to lead a research project developing effective treatment for motor neurone disease.

Murdoch University has outlined a plan to build a health-related mixed-use development on vacant land neighbouring Hesperia’s latest project near the Murdoch hospital precinct.

Murdoch University building Boola Katitjin, designed by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, received top prizes at the 2023 National Architecture Awards.

Structural fallout after COVID-19, subdued investment, and overseas competition are likely behind universities’ mixed performance in a recent world ranking.

A world-leading scan technology will propel WA to the forefront of equine health education.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss cutting-edge vet school technology in use in Western Australia.

Three WA universities are locking in plans to expand their facilities next year.

West Perth building materials firm ClearVue has heralded its first Australian product sale, which will involve the installation of power-generating windows on a new union building in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

An incident where a public hospital employee allegedly exploited loopholes to obtain more than $280,000 has led the Corruption and Crime Commission to call for possible prosecution.

A recent report has found a shortfall of up to $160 million in employee remuneration at some of the nation’s universities.

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.

WA grains breeder InterGrain will lead a new federal-funded oats research consortium designed to cement Australia’s position as a high quality and valued added oat producer.

A proposed cap on international student numbers has sparked confusion for education providers.

The partnership aims commercialise environmentally friendly concrete solutions in an industry responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions.

A bioplastics innovation hub aimed at placing Western Australia at the forefront of the national war on plastic has been unveiled at Murdoch University, in partnership with the CSIRO.

Western Australian universities have slipped or remain stagnant in their positions on the Times Higher Education's World Universities Rankings 2025.

The lack of a standardised definition and quality assurance have muddied the waters for these short courses.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Chris Paull, Jo Monery, David Andrew, Charmaine Lamprecht, Nicola Spicer, Meg O'Neill, Tanya Rybarczyk and Bep Uink.

The National Tertiary Education Union claimed the average vice-chancellor in an Australian university was paid more than $1 million in 2023.

The higher learning institutions have a medium to high-risk dependency on international students’ fees, an audit reveals.

MSWA has injected $2.4 million into MS Australia's latest grant to fund 35 new research initiatives across the country.