Research at Murdoch

In carrying out the University's mission, Murdoch aspires to be a world class university in which research is conducted to the highest international standards and addresses contemporary problems and issues of significance to the community.

Murdoch is one of the leading research universities in Australia with over 60 Centres & Institutes either at Murdoch, or in which Murdoch is a participant, or partner. Murdoch is an original member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group.

Murdoch conducts outstanding research across a wide range of fields including scientific, engineering, veterinary, humanities, social sciences, business and law, with particular expertise in:

• extractive metallurgy
• biomolecular control of disease
• agricultural and veterinary biotechnology
• environmental matters
• contemporary Asia
• social change and social equity
• veterinary, animal and fisheries research
• software engineering
• atomic and surface physics
• bioinformatics and biostatistics
• new digital communications technologies
• intellectual property law
• labour market research

For more detail, refer to Murdoch University's Research Capabilities . This information is provided by the Division of Research and Development .

Students interested in undertaking postgraduate studies at Murdoch should refer to the Future Students Web site, and for research degrees, to the information provided by the Graduate Centre for Prospective Students .