Murdoch University was established in 1973 and is committed to the pursuit of excellence and has achieved an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research. Murdoch makes a difference – many of Murdoch’s research projects have resulted in benefits to society, including plant disease control, health communication, clean air, waste treatment and environmental technology. The university takes pride in the fact that it has some of the best qualified academic staff in Australia.
As one of Australia’s leading universities, Murdoch University is a progressive, dynamic and modern institution with an international reputation for quality teaching excellence, research and student satisfaction. Today, Murdoch is home to 16 academic schools, 2,000 staff and 18,000 students. Murdoch supports excellent staff, student relations and provides state-of-art facilities, excellent student services and a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In addition, Murdoch’s extensive networks of industry links are a strong foundation for generating quality research and consultancy. Murdoch University has one of the highest success rates for attracting industry linked Australian Research Council Discovery grants.
Strengths and Distinctions
Placed among the World Top 500 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2010
Listed in Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2006
One of the Australian universities listed in a ranking of the World's Top 500 Universities - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2005 - 2007
Highly Qualified Academic Staff - 72% of staff hold PhD qualifications compared with the Australian average 50%
