A brighter future is here

Learn how Murdoch University is building a brighter future through our research, equity, sustainability, scholarships, and global alumni community.

A community working together to make a brighter future a reality

Murdoch University embraces what’s brighter in everyone, then helps spread that brightness so our community can flourish. In a world that craves connections more than ever before, it needs a place and people that are making it brighter. And that place is here.

Five-star rating

For student to teacher ratio and social equity.

Good Universities Guide 2024

Best student building

Our newest building, Boola Katitjin was named best Academic Building in the world.

2023 Architecture Awards

A global community

Over 100,000 Murdoch University graduates have gone on to make their mark on the world.

A brighter future for the Swan River

Under the surface of the Swan River thousands of mussels are silently pumping water, to improve the quality and chemistry of this iconic waterway. The research was the first of its kind undertaken in Western Australia, paving the way for more informed estuary conservation efforts across the country. It's just one of the many ways Murdoch University is committed to building a brighter future.

A brighter future for the community

Located on the eastern side of Murdoch University’s Perth campus is a garden, where students, staff and the local community come together to grow and tend to a variety of produce, enjoying the fruits of their labor with regular dinners and social events, even selling some of the produce at the Murdoch University Thursday markets.

Ngala Kwop Biddi Brighter Futures Scholarship

Supporting students who have made a positive impact aligned with Murdoch University’s three strategic themes: Sustainability, First Nations; and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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A brighter future for all students

At Murdoch University, we believe there is a brightness in everyone, it just needs a place to be ignited, to be kindled and grow. This is why we introduced the Ngala Kwop Biddi Brighter Futures Scholarship, which looks beyond academic merit to those who are making a positive impact on their community. This scholarship helps those who are working to make the future brighter for everyone.

A brighter future for all

There is a brightness inside everyone, it just needs a place to be ignited. And that place is here. From our research, to our community and our students, Murdoch University is committed to igniting the brightness in everyone, to build a brighter future, together.

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