News Articles for Murdoch University

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ben Younger, Tony Gallagher, Andrew Deeks, Brendan Harris, Sue McCarrey, and Rod Eddington.

A world-first Perth research project has made a breakthrough in understanding the pandemic's future ramifications.

Escalating financial management problems have done little to dint a broad recovery in the state's university sector.

Murdoch has improved its standing in a major global university ranking with UWA narrowly retaining a spot in the list's top 100.

Murdoch University has officially named its Building 360 development.

A corruption inquiry has made serious misconduct findings about a Murdoch University farm manager's activities.

Murdoch University has blamed the COVID pandemic for derailing its $250 million inner city campus proposal, which had been predicated on an increase in international students.

Staff cuts at the height of the pandemic are continuing to bite universities across Australia.

All four of WA's public universities have improved their places on Quacquarelli Symonds' latest ranking, one of three major global higher education lists of its sort.

After a decade spent in Europe, Andrew Deeks' homecoming heralds a period of renewal for WA's second-oldest university.

Companies have an opportunity to attract talent with improved parental leave policies.

King River Resources says salt roast test work with Murdoch University has delivered exceptional first-pass extraction results of up to 92 per cent vanadium concentrate using ore from its Speewah deposit in the Kimberley region of WA. The company is currently hammering away on a new green process flowsheet to produce high-purity vanadium pentoxide, vanadium electrolyte, titanium dioxide and metallic iron from the deposit.

GenusPlus Group managing director David Riches was named First Amongst Equals at the 2022 40under40 Awards, ahead of a diverse cohort of Western Australia's young business leaders.

Spinifex Brewing Co and Singaporean food and agri-tech company The GrowHub are among the tenants to have signed on to move into the Shire of Murray's food innovation precinct.

Infinity Lithium subsidiary Infinity GreenTech has inked a deal with Murdoch University that will see the duo form a partnership to commercially test work on a lithium chemical conversion process called ‘GreenTech RPK'. According to the company, a victory in the space could allow it to breathe new life into previously-unviable lithium deposits.

A collaboration among WA's leading research bodies will be created as part of a $25 million investment into growing agricultural research and development in the state.

Murdoch University's Hydrometallurgy Research Group has kicked off a research project that will look to develop a new roasting process for ASX-listed King River Resources' massive Speewah vanadium, titanium and iron deposit in WA's Kimberley region. Speewah boasts a cocktail of metals including high purity alumina that are part of the new energy and battery revolution.

The state's public universities have posted more than $400 million of surpluses between them in 2021, thanks largely to rising investment portfolios and short term government support.

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

Andrew Deeks, a former engineering professor and head of school at the University of Western Australia, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Murdoch University.

A device to predict kidney disease and a diagnostic imaging tool for cancer surgery are among the innovations awarded a share of $450,000 for commercialisation.

Jane den Hollander will step in as Murdoch University's interim vice chancellor next month as Romy Lawson assumes her new role with Flinders University.

Only nine research funding applications from the state's universities succeeded in the national round.

University students are looking for better value for money from their tertiary experience.

Romy Lawson is set to leave Murdoch University at the end of this year, just two months after she commenced as acting vice chancellor.

Phil Payne has announced his intention to step down as StudyPerth's chief executive in January.

WA's public universities have largely maintained their position in the latest QS World University Rankings, despite what has been a difficult period for the nation's higher education sector.

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

Murdoch University has appointed provost Romy Lawson to serve as interim vice-chancellor while it searches for a replacement for outgoing vice-chancellor Eeva Leinonen.