View source for Murdoch University

{{short description|Public university in Western Australia}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2013}}
{{use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{about|the school in Australia|the school in United Arab Emirates|Murdoch University Dubai}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Murdoch University
 | image                  = Murdoch University Crest.png<!--Official university crests belong here. If you doubt it, look at Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, etc. The 'logo' used more often belongs on the bottom, hence the 'Logo' label.-->
 | image_upright          = .7
 | caption                = [[Emblem|Shield]]
 | latin_name             = 
 | motto                  = {{langx|xwj|Ngala Kwop Biddi}}<ref name="Motto">{{Cite web |title=Succeed |url=https://www.murdochuniversitydubai.com/succeed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614225633/https://www.murdochuniversitydubai.com/succeed/ |archive-date=14 June 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University Dubai |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]}}</ref>
 | motto_lang             = XWJ
 | mottoeng               = "Building a brighter future, together"<ref name="Motto" />
 | established            = {{start date and age|df=yes|1973|7|25}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 January 2011 |title=Murdoch University |url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002278b.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217182040/https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002278b.htm |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |publisher=[[Swinburne University of Technology]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (State)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | free_label             = Named after
 | free                   = [[Walter Murdoch]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did Murdoch University get its name? |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/how-did-murdoch-university-get-its-name |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524134549/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/how-did-murdoch-university-get-its-name |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Innovative Research Universities]] (IRU)
 | endowment              = 
 | budget                 = {{AUD|466.94[[1,000,000|M]]|link=yes}} (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | visitor                = [[Governor of Western Australia]] (''[[ex officio]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2017 |title=Murdoch University Act 1973 |url=https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_37112.pdf/$FILE/Murdoch%20University%20Act%201973%20-%20[03-d0-01].pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612161040/https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_37112.pdf/$FILE/Murdoch%20University%20Act%201973%20-%20[03-d0-01].pdf |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=Western Australian Legislation (Parliamentary Counsel's Office) |publisher=[[Government of Western Australia]] ([[Department of Justice (Western Australia)|Department of Justice]]) |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = Gail McGowan<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=Murdoch University appoints first female Chancellor |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/murdoch-university-appoints-first-female-chancellor |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Murdoch University |language=en}}</ref>
 | vice_chancellor        = [[Andrew Deeks]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior leadership team |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/leadership-governance/senior-leadership-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241029154634/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/leadership-governance/senior-leadership-team |archive-date=29 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 1,284 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | administrative_staff   = 1,821 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | total_staff            = 3,105 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | students               = 24,051 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | undergrad              = 16,766 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | postgrad               = 7,305 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023">{{Cite web |date=13 March 2024 |title=Annual Report 2023 |url=https://mu-website-blob.azureedge.net/mu-website/mu-docs/librariesprovider3/annual-reports/2023-annual-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617015712/https://mu-website-blob.azureedge.net/mu-website/mu-docs/librariesprovider3/annual-reports/2023-annual-report.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | doctoral               = 
 | other                  = 
 | address                = 90 South Street
 | city                   = [[Murdoch, Western Australia|Murdoch]]
 | state                  = [[Western Australia]]
 | postalcode             = 6150
 | country                = [[Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact us |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/contact-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104161533/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/contact-us |archive-date=4 November 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]] and [[Verdant universities|parkland]]
 | campus_size            = {{cvt|277|ha|1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and tours |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/about-murdoch/our-locations/maps-and-tours |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241029154530/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/about-murdoch/our-locations/maps-and-tours |archive-date=29 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | accreditation          = [[Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency|TEQSA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murdoch University |url=https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/murdoch-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015121719/https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/murdoch-university |archive-date=15 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=[[Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | affiliations           = 
 | colours                = <span style="background:#E12744; border:1px; color:#fff; padding:2px 16px;">Amaranth Red</span><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dmitry |first=Koshevoy |title=Html Css Color HEX #E12744 |url=https://www.htmlcsscolor.com/hex/E12744 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227113025/https://www.htmlcsscolor.com/hex/E12744 |archive-date=27 December 2023 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Html Css Color |language=en}}</ref>
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist |[[UniSport]] |[[Australian Institute of Sport#Elite Athlete Education Network|EAEN]] }}
 | sports_nickname        = Vikings<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikings Sports Leadership Group |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/murdoch-active/events-and-programs/vikings-sports-leadership-group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217182053/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/murdoch-active/events-and-programs/vikings-sports-leadership-group |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]}}</ref>
 | mascot                 = Victor the Viking<ref>{{cite web |date=16 October 2012 |title=Murdoch students raise funds at games |url=http://media.murdoch.edu.au/murdoch-students-raise-funds-at-games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329032408/http://media.murdoch.edu.au/murdoch-students-raise-funds-at-games |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]] |quote=Murdoch mascot Victor the Viking and Emma Minear present a cheque to Graham Jaeschke from the Smith Family Foundation.}}</ref>
 | logo_size              = 200px
 | website                = {{official URL}}<!-- Use Wikidata -->
 | footnotes              = 
 | logo                   = File:Murdoch University extended logo.png
}}
'''Murdoch University''' is a public university in [[Perth]], Western Australia, and additional campuses in [[Singapore]] and [[Dubai]]. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its name is taken from [[Walter Murdoch]], the Founding Professor of English and former Chancellor of the [[University of Western Australia]]. The main campus is located in [[Murdoch, Western Australia|Murdoch]], a suburb of Perth.

The university is a [[verdant universities|verdant university]] and a member of the [[Innovative Research Universities]]. In 2018, Murdoch University was recognised as producing the most employable graduates of all Australian universities after three years of graduating from their courses.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)|date=2018|title=2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey - Longitudinal (GOSL): Medium-term graduate outcomes|url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/gos-reports/2018-gos-l/2018-gos-l-national-report-final.pdf?sfvrsn=742e33c_2|url-status=live|access-date=24 May 2021|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308064910/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/gos-reports/2018-gos-l/2018-gos-l-national-report-final.pdf?sfvrsn=742e33c_2}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Murdoch ranked top Australian university for employment outcomes|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/murdoch-ranked-top-australian-university-for-employment-outcomes|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524110735/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/murdoch-ranked-top-australian-university-for-employment-outcomes|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the university ranked third in overall student satisfaction amongst all public universities in Western Australia.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=2019 Student Experience Survey|url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/ses/ses-2019/2019-ses-national-report.pdf?sfvrsn=6486ec3c_10|access-date=19 June 2020|archive-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418184719/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/ses/ses-2019/2019-ses-national-report.pdf?sfvrsn=6486ec3c_10|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1962, the [[Government of Western Australia]] earmarked an area of land in [[Bull Creek, Western Australia|Bull Creek]] to be the site of a future, second, state university. Integral to the planning of the creation of Western Australia's second university was the planning for the School of Veterinary Science, which was to be the first professional faculty of the new university.<ref name="Murdoch History">{{cite web |url = http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/History-of-Murdoch/ |title=History of Murdoch |publisher=Murdoch University|access-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170331101047/http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/History-of-Murdoch/ |archive-date=31 March 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  It was decided that the new university would be named after Murdoch, a prominent local author, philosopher, and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia. When asked if he minded a new university in Western Australia being named in his honour, he was quoted as saying, "No, but it had better be a good one."<ref name="Murdoch History" />

Murdoch University was formally constituted on 25 July 1973. It was opened with an inauguration ceremony on 17 September 1974. This date was chosen as it was Murdoch's 100th birthday. The [[Governor-General of Australia]], [[John Kerr (governor-general)|John Kerr]], attended the ceremony as the guest of honour. Lectures began in 1975, with 510 students initially enrolled for undergraduate programs.<ref name="Murdoch History" />  At the time, the young university was notable for its admissions policy of taking into consideration eligibility factors other than the school leaving exam results of students. Other universities later came to adopt this more holistic perspective of student eligibility for entrance into university education.<ref name="Murdoch History" />

In late 2018, the university faced scandal subsequent to an enrolment surge of international students, many said to be "lacking English language and computing skills". In 2019, a ''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' investigation by the ABC found further deterioration of standards with allegations of foreign students being recruited as "cash cows".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/uni-academics-risk-jobs-to-speak-about-international-students/11082640|title = When large numbers of students started failing, alarm bells began ringing for academics|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date = 6 May 2019|access-date = 1 June 2019|archive-date = 1 June 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190601214622/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/uni-academics-risk-jobs-to-speak-about-international-students/11082640|url-status = live}}</ref>

In May 2021, the university unveiled a new brand, replacing the traditional [[banksia]] logo with a simplified "MU" logo intended to be "modern and future-focused",<ref>{{Cite web|title=A new brand for the future|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/a-new-brand-for-the-future|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524112624/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/a-new-brand-for-the-future|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as signifying the university's commitment to being a "progressive", "[[Freethought|free thinking]]" university.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Murdoch University Unveils New Brand Identity Via Wunderman Thompson|url=https://www.bandt.com.au/murdoch-university-unveils-new-brand-identity-via-wunderman-thompson/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=B&T|language=en-US|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524094105/https://www.bandt.com.au/murdoch-university-unveils-new-brand-identity-via-wunderman-thompson/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Campuses and buildings ==
Murdoch University has three Australian campuses: South Street Campus and Rockingham Campus in Perth, and Mandurah Campus.

=== South Street ===
The main campus is on [[South Street (Perth, Western Australia)|South Street]], Perth, in the suburb of Murdoch, near the [[Kwinana Freeway]] ({{coord|-32.066|115.835|type:edu_region:AU|name=Murdoch University, South Street campus|display=inline,title}}). South Street Campus is Australia's geographically largest campus at {{convert|2.27|km2|sqmi|2}},<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.Murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/Take-a-tour-of-South-Street/ |title=Take a tour of South Street |publisher=Murdoch University |access-date = 3 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019125734/http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/Take-a-tour-of-South-Street/ |archive-date=19 October 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> large enough to accommodate the [[veterinary medicine|veterinary]] school and its animal stocks—the only such school in Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.murdoch.edu.au/OpenYourMind/Course-hotspots/VetBiomedicalSciencesHotspot/ |title = Open your mind to a career in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences |publisher = Murdoch University |access-date = 3 January 2013 |archive-date = 21 August 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220821163535/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/study/open-day |url-status = live }}</ref> Most of the southern part of the university consists of paddocks of livestock, farms and renewable energy facilities.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

The master plan for the campus included an open quadrangle of grass and trees, known as ''Bush Court'', in the northern part of Murdoch campus, which rises to the highest altitude on campus.  The library and first academic buildings flanking this court were designed by {{thinspace|R.|J.}} Ferguson, who also designed several buildings on the [[University of Western Australia]] campus. According to the foundation ethos of Murdoch University, there were to be no imposing buildings like the University of Western Australia's grand, Mediterranean-style Winthrop Hall, with its imposing clock tower. Rather, the architecture adopts a low-slung form redolent of a homestead, with covered walkways suggesting a hybrid veranda or cloister around the bush court. In the smaller courtyards exotic gardens, including a Chinese garden of rocks and stones, contrast with the bush court.<ref>[[Hannah Lewi]] and Andrew Saniga, 2014'  'Planning for Expansion and Dissent: the a Modern Australian Campus, in edited proceedings, Expansion and Conflict, 13th International Docomomo Conference, Seoul Korea, September 2014.</ref> The planting and landscaping were the work of [[Marion Blackwell]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A garden in her name: Murdoch honours pioneering landscape architect |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/a-garden-in-her-name-murdoch-honours-pioneering-landscape-architect |website=Murdoch University |access-date=4 July 2025 }}</ref>

Features of the campus include the Joglo Rahayu (Peace Pavilion), a semi-enclosed pavilion near the Education and Humanities building. A monument to the ongoing association between Murdoch University and Indonesian academic institutions in Java, it acts as storage for the Western Australian [[Gamelan]] Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.Murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Arts/Venues-and-facilities/Pendopo/ |title=Pendopo |publisher=Murdoch University |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150406134028/http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Arts/Venues-and-facilities/Pendopo/ |archive-date=6 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The university recently established three "myMurdoch Advice" locations across campus, to assist with academic support, general advice about study, wellbeing and specialist advice for international students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=myMurdoch Advice|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/mymurdoch/support-advice/mymurdoch-advice|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174055/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/mymurdoch/support-advice/mymurdoch-advice|url-status=live}}</ref> A newly renovated Student Hub is located off Bush Court, including a variety of food chains and seating.<ref name=":3" /> The university also has a [[tavern]] and a restaurant named ''Sir Walter's''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Places to eat and drink|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/life-at-murdoch/perth-campus/facilities-services/places-to-eat-and-drink|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429070544/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/life-at-murdoch/perth-campus/facilities-services/places-to-eat-and-drink|url-status=live}}</ref> A range of food trucks are also available via the Pop-Up Ref on the east side of the campus.<ref name=":4" />

{{gallery
|align=center
|width=170
|height=120
|title=Images of South Street Campus
|mode=packed

|File:Chancellery Building.jpg
|Chancellery Building

|File:Bush Court and original campus buildings.jpg
|Bush Court and original campus buildings

|File:View of Bush Court from Broadwalk.jpg
|View of Bush Court from Broadwalk

|File:Murdoch Building 440 Bower Court 2014 iwelam.jpg
|Bower Court in the Social Sciences building

|File:Peace Pavilion.jpg
|Joglo Rahayu or Peace Pavilion

|File:Economics and commerce Building.jpg
|Economics and commerce Building

|File:Broadwalk, west.jpg
|Broadwalk, west
}}

=== Rockingham Campus ===
The '''Rockingham Campus''' is located {{convert|38|km|mi}} south of central Perth in the suburb of Rockingham ({{coord|-32.278|115.751|type:edu_region:AU|name=Murdoch University, Rockingham campus|display=inline}}). Opened in 1996, it is co-located with Rockingham Challenger Institute of Technology campus, and features an arts and commerce building. The campus ceased offering undergraduate classes at the end of 2014 due to not enough students attending the campus.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url = http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/murdoch-university-to-stop-teaching-at-rockingham-campus-20140808-101tgv.html |title=Murdoch University to stop teaching at Rockingham campus |date=8 August 2014 |last=Barnes |first=Candice |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170507161223/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/murdoch-university-to-stop-teaching-at-rockingham-campus-20140808-101tgv.html |archive-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/Campuses/Rockingham-campus/ |title=Rockingham campus |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160625020033/http://www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us/Our-profile/Campuses/Rockingham-campus/ |archive-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==== Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library ====
Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library, located at the Rockingham Campus, is a joint venture between the university, the [[City of Rockingham]] and Challenger Institute of Technology. Members of all of these groups have free access to library membership.

Membership entitles all patrons to access to Challenger Institute of Technology, university and public library resources at Rockingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklibrary.Murdoch.edu.au/about.html|title=ABOUT ROCKINGHAM REGIONAL CAMPUS COMMUNITY LIBRARY|access-date=12 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427041448/http://www.rocklibrary.murdoch.edu.au/about.html|archive-date=27 April 2007|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Mandurah Campus ===
The Mandurah Campus is located {{convert|64|km|mi}} south of central Perth in the suburb of [[Greenfields, Western Australia|Greenfields]], near the regional centre of [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] ({{coord|-32.516|115.756|type:edu_region:AU|name=Murdoch University, Mandurah campus|display=inline}}). Opened in 2004, it is home to the School of Health Professions' Bachelor of Nursing (formally Nursing and Midwifery). In Semester 2, 2015, this degree also became available for study at the South Street Campus. Murdoch University shares the campus with Challenger Institute and John Tonkin College (formerly Mandurah Senior College).{{cn|date=October 2023}}

=== Murdoch University Dubai ===
Murdoch University Dubai is a branch campus, established in 2008 in [[Dubai International Academic City]] to cater for the expanding Dubai media and financial sectors, and support Dubai's ambitions in providing an ongoing reserve of regional graduates connected to the demands of the region's booming industries.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

The campus in Dubai offers degree programs in Commerce, Information Technology and Media and postgraduate programs in Business, Human Resource Management and Education. The Degree programs are fully compatible with those offered in Perth and carry full Australian accreditation as well as being certified by the [[Knowledge and Human Development Authority]], Government of [[Dubai]].{{cn|date=October 2023}}

=== Murdoch University International Study Centre Singapore ===
The Murdoch University International Study Centre (MUISC) in [[Singapore]] was officially opened in June 2008 by Australian High Commissioner Mr Miles Kupa.

==Governance and structure==
=== Constituent schools ===
There are sixteen schools at Murdoch University:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore our Schools {{!}} Murdoch University |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/schools |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=MU - Home |language=en}}</ref>
{{Div col |colwidth=30em}}
* School of Agricultural Sciences
* School of Allied Health
* Murdoch Business School
* School of Education
* School of Engineering and Energy
* School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
* School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
* School of Indigenous Knowledges
* School of Information Technology
* School of Law and Criminology
* School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics
* School of Media and Communication
* School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences
* School of Nursing
* School of Psychology
* School of Veterinary Medicine
{{Div col end}}

== Academic profile ==
Murdoch University is a research-intensive institution and a member of [[Innovative Research Universities Australia]] (IRU Australia).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Universities |url=https://iru.edu.au/our-universities/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Innovative Research Universities |language=en}}</ref>

According to ''[[The Australian]]'', The Graduate Careers Council of Australia found that Murdoch journalism graduates rated satisfaction with their course at a level within the top five nationally.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20447561-7582,00.html | work=The Australian | first=Sally | last=Jackson | title=Stock Quotes | date=21 September 2006 | access-date=13 June 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070823192709/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20447561-7582,00.html | archive-date=23 August 2007 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Murdoch University is the founder of the ACICIS (Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies) Study Indonesia program, a non-profit consortium of Australian universities that was established in 1994 to coordinate semester-long study programs at partner universities in [[Yogyakarta (city)|Yogyakarta]] and [[Malang]] in Indonesia, for Australian university students.<ref name="ACICIS">{{cite web|url=http://www.acicis.Murdoch.edu.au/|title=ACICIS – Study Indonesia|access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404181309/http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/|archive-date=4 April 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[Theology]] programme at Murdoch was, until its controversial closure in 2021, the most integrated of any Australian public University and included a full complement of staff working on-site.

The university is one of the partners in the [[Raine Study|Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study]], one of the largest [[Cohort study|cohorts]] of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and early adulthood to be carried out anywhere in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://health.thewest.com.au/news/2147/long-may-kids-health-study-raine|title=Long may kids' health study Raine {{!}} Health+Medicine|work=health.thewest.com.au|language=en|access-date=19 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227121856/http://health.thewest.com.au/news/2147/long-may-kids-health-study-raine|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The ''Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC)'', led by Murdoch University, is a world-leading research institute in metabolic phenotyping, as well as the only facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/public-health/australian-national-phenome-centre-new-facility-could-find-autism-prevention-ng-b881047942z |title=Australian National Phenome Centre: new facility could find autism prevention |date=16 December 2018 |work=[[Perth Now]] |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108014948/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/public-health/australian-national-phenome-centre-new-facility-could-find-autism-prevention-ng-b881047942z |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Phenome-centre-to-connect-the-dots |title=Phenome Centre to Connect the Dots |date=21 February 2019 |work=[[Business News Western Australia]] |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228150109/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Phenome-centre-to-connect-the-dots |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/hub-for-unsung-heroes-ng-b881191661z |title=Inside WA's cutting-edge medical innovation hub |date=30 May 2019 |work=[[The West Australian]] |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531144509/https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/hub-for-unsung-heroes-ng-b881191661z |url-status=live }}</ref> The ANPC is led by Professor [[Jeremy K. Nicholson]], one of the most renowned academic in the areas of [[metabolomics]].<ref name="murdoch-news">{{cite web|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/phenome-centre-will-be-a-crystal-ball-into-the-health-of-wa-and-beyond/|title=Phenome centre will be a 'crystal ball' into the health of WA and beyond|publisher=Murdoch University|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031133046/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/phenome-centre-will-be-a-crystal-ball-into-the-health-of-wa-and-beyond/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="JKNtoPerth">{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/phenome-forefront-ng-b881180626z |title=How Perth lured one of the world's most respected medical minds |publisher=[[The West Australian]] |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531143313/https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/phenome-forefront-ng-b881180626z |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], researchers at Murdoch University were at the forefront of studying the long-term biochemistry and symptomatology of the coronavirus, including the discovery of distinct blood signatures of patients who contracted the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-13|title=Scientists find 'blood abnormalities' in recovered patients|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/long-covid-australian-scientists-find-blood-abnormalities-after-mild-cases/news-story/0665fa7e46b9370d9eb768eb38f04339|access-date=2021-05-24|website=NewsComAu|language=en|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524094104/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/long-covid-australian-scientists-find-blood-abnormalities-after-mild-cases/news-story/0665fa7e46b9370d9eb768eb38f04339|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Improving COVID-19 testing and long-term monitoring|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/researchers-develop-new-diagnostic-approaches-to-augment-covid-19-biosecurity-and-for-monitoring-long-term-effects-of-the-disease|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524182744/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/researchers-develop-new-diagnostic-approaches-to-augment-covid-19-biosecurity-and-for-monitoring-long-term-effects-of-the-disease|url-status=live}}</ref>

The university's work with conservation management has including the protection of [[dugong]]s through drone-tracking devices,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanthadavong |first1=Aimee |title=Murdoch University scientists develop grid-system drone technique to survey dugongs |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/murdoch-university-scientists-develop-grid-system-drone-technique-to-survey-dugongs/ |access-date=17 October 2021 |work=ZDNet |date=6 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017223029/https://www.zdnet.com/article/murdoch-university-scientists-develop-grid-system-drone-technique-to-survey-dugongs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the use of space technology to track movement patterns of vulnerable [[whale shark]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Using space tech to save whale sharks|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/using-nasa-tech-to-activate-citizen-scientists|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524204311/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/using-nasa-tech-to-activate-citizen-scientists|url-status=live}}</ref> Murdoch researchers also work to protect the endangered native [[black cockatoo]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Securing the future of black cockatoos {{!}} Harry Butler Institute|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/research/hbi/case-studies/securing-the-future-of-black-cockatoos|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214754/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/research/hbi/case-studies/securing-the-future-of-black-cockatoos|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murdoch was the subject of an ABC Four Corners report on selling of placements and the associated student visas to seemingly unqualified people including those who had been previously rejected for Australian visas.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm6lWJc8KmE | title=Cash Cows: Australian universities making billions out of international students &#124; Four Corners | website=[[YouTube]] | date=6 May 2019 }}</ref> Subsequently, the Department of Home Affairs increased Murdoch's risk rating.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thepienews.com/news/aus-murdoc-u-files-counter-claim-four-corners-appearance/ | title=Aus: Murdoch files counter-claim for Four Corners appearance | date=19 November 2019 }}</ref>

=== Asia Research Centre and Indo-Pacific Research Centre ===
The Asia Research Centre, founded in 1991, produced multi-disciplinary research in politics, political economy, modes of governance, social change, and policy making. Its distinctive contribution to the research debate is based on the proposition that these factors have their roots in broader processes of conflict and change in society that are connected to the advance of market economies.<ref name="wwwarc.Swinburne.edu.au">[http://wwwarc.Murdoch.edu.au/about.html Asia Research Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122153745/http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/about.html |date=22 January 2009 }}, Murdoch University</ref> The centre encompasses researchers from across Murdoch University. It also regularly engages in collaboration with researchers from other universities around the world.<ref name="wwwarc.Swinburne.edu.au" />

In 2022, Murdoch University launched the Indo-Pacific Research Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://murdoch.edu.au/research/iprc|title=Indo-Pacific Research Centre &#124; Murdoch University|website=Research - Indo-Pacific Research Centre}}</ref> as the successor of the Asia Research Centre. The new centre facilitates innovative and policy-relevant research on security, conflict, development, and the environment in the [[Indo-Pacific|Indo-Pacific region]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New research centre established to foster collaboration across the Indo-Pacific |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/new-research-centre-established-to-foster-collaboration-in-indo-pacific |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.murdoch.edu.au}}</ref> As of 2024, Prof Jacqueline Lo is the director of the Indo-Pacific Research Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacqueline Lo |url=https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/profile/jacqueline_lo/overview |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=researchportal.murdoch.edu.au}}</ref>

=== Academic reputation ===
{{Infobox Australian university ranking|QS_W==423|USNWR_W==510|ARWU_W=501–600|ARWU_W_year=2025|type=University|CWTS_W=841{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_W_year=2024|QS_W_year=2026|THE_W_year=2026|THE_W=401–500|USNWR_W_year=25/26|ARWU_N=25|ARWU_N_year=2025|CWTS_N=27{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_N_year=2024|ERA_N=25|ERA_N_year=2018|QS_N=24|QS_N_year=2026|THE_N=26–32|THE_N_year=2026|USNWR_N=27|USNWR_N_year=25/26|AFR_N==26|AFR_N_year=2025}}
In the 2024 ''Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities'', which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #367 (25th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Results |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |website=Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities |publisher=[[University of New South Wales]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>
; National publications
In the [[Australian Financial Review|''Australian Financial Review'' Best Universities Ranking]] 2025, the university was tied #26 amongst Australian universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Universities Ranking |url=https://www.afr.com/lists-and-awards/best-universities-ranking |website=[[Australian Financial Review]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>

; Global publications

In the 2026 ''[[Quacquarelli Symonds]]'' [[QS World University Rankings|World University Rankings]] (published 2025), the university attained a tied position of #423 (24th nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |website=[[QS World University Rankings]] |publisher=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|''Times Higher Education'' World University Rankings]] 2026 (published 2025), the university attained a tied position of #401-500 (tied 26-32nd nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |work=[[Times Higher Education]] |publisher=Inflexion |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2025 ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'', the university attained a position of #501–600 (25th nationally).<ref name="ARWU Rankings">{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings |website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] |publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy |language=en |publication-place=[[Shanghai]], [[China]]}}</ref>

In the 2025–2026 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Global Universities]], the university attained a tied position of #510 (27th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |language=en-US |publication-place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]}}</ref>

In the ''[[CWTS Leiden Ranking]]'' 2024,{{efn|The [[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] is based on P (top 10%).|name=a}} the university attained a position of #841 (27th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/list |website=[[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) |publisher=[[Leiden University]] |language=en |publication-place=[[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]]}}</ref>

=== Student outcomes ===
The Australian Government's QILT{{Efn|Abbreviation for Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.<ref name="About QILT" />}} conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.<ref name="About QILT" /> These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction<ref name="About QILT">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224528/https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.<ref name="Bridgestock 2024">{{Cite web |last=Bridgestock |first=Laura |date=19 April 2021 |title=World University Ranking Methodologies Compared |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 74.3%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224527/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 67.7% for undergraduates and 86.9% for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023">{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey: National Report |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220062418/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> The initial full-time salary was {{AUD|71,100}} for undergraduates and {{AUD|98,200}} for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023" />

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 77.4% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 79.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224530/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>

== Student life ==

=== Student demographics ===
Murdoch University has more than 23,000 registered students,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/about-us|title=About Us {{!}} Murdoch University|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=12 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312093102/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref> of which 37% are international students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/murdoch-university|title=Murdoch University|date=2019-09-09|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212164132/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/murdoch-university|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2008 H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Bin Murbarak Al Nahayan (Minister of Higher Education and Research) opened the Murdoch International Study Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Murdoch.edu.au/Future-students/International-students/Choosing-Murdoch/History-of-Murdoch/|title=History of Murdoch University|publisher=Murdoch University|access-date=12 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106041458/http://www.murdoch.edu.au/Future-students/International-students/Choosing-Murdoch/History-of-Murdoch/|archive-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{Main category|Murdoch University}}<!-- Please insert people in alphabetic order by surname, then by given name -->
{{div col |colwidth=20em}}
* [[Glenn Albrecht]] – sustainability expert and coined the term [[solastalgia]]
* [[Visam Ali]] – Maldivian politician
* [[Cora Baldock]] – Sociologist, and former President of the [[The Australian Sociological Association|Australian Sociological Association]]
* [[Adam Bandt]] – Australian politician, former leader of the [[Australian Greens]] 
* [[Sarah Bell]] {{En dash}} professor of engineering<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Eames|first1=Malcolm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7M0DwAAQBAJ&q=sarah+bell+murdoch+university&pg=PR15|title=Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World|last2=Dixon|first2=Tim|last3=Hunt|first3=Miriam|last4=Lannon|first4=Simon|date=2017-09-06|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-119-00722-7|language=en|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821163508/https://books.google.com/books?id=a7M0DwAAQBAJ&q=sarah+bell+murdoch+university&pg=PR15|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Reg Bolton (clown)|Reg Bolton]] – clown
* [[Terry Budge]] – Chancellor of the University 2006–2013
* [[Jeremy Callaghan]] – actor
* [[Wendy Carlin]] – professor of economics<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.murdoch.edu.au/alumni-profile-the-professor-of-common-sense|title=Alumni profile: The Professor of common sense|website=media.murdoch.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225025346/http://media.murdoch.edu.au/alumni-profile-the-professor-of-common-sense|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-02-25}}</ref>
* [[Craig Challen]] – technical diver and cave explorer, veterinary surgeon, and 2019 co-[[Australian of the Year]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/cave-dive-hero-and-murdoch-alumnus-recognised-as-co-australian-of-the-year|title=Cave dive hero and Murdoch alumnus recognised as co-Australian of the Year|website=www.murdoch.edu.au|access-date=2019-10-17|archive-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017060134/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/cave-dive-hero-and-murdoch-alumnus-recognised-as-co-australian-of-the-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Chen Siqing]] (in this Chinese name, the family name is Chen) – banker, chairman of the board of the [[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China]], former chairman the board of the [[Bank of China]]
* [[Leonard Collard]] – Author, Professor of Indigenous studies at [[University of Western Australia]]
* [[Roger Cook (politician)|Roger Cook]] – Premier of Western Australia
* [[Tracey Cross]] – Australian Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{cite news|title=Why every stroke counts for Cross|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Philip|last=Derriman|date=11 October 2000|page=40|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news001011_0126_5327|access-date=12 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Muredach Dynan]] – educationist and Pro Vice-Chancellor, [[Australian Catholic University]]
* [[James Edelman]] – justice of the [[High Court of Australia]] and former justice of the [[Supreme Court of Western Australia]] and [[Federal Court of Australia]]
* [[Alan Eggleston]] – Australian politician, former Senator for Western Australia, representing the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]
* [[Vivienne Elanta]] – environmental activist
* [[Margaret Friedel]] – Australian rangeland [[ecology]] and management researcher
* [[Brian Greig]] – Australian politician, former Senator for Western Australia representing the [[Australian Democrats]]
* [[Kevin Hewison]] – Asian Studies professor
* [[Frederic Jevons]] – biochemist and educator
* [[Michael Keenan (politician)|Michael Keenan]] – Australian politician, member for [[Division of Stirling|Stirling]], representing the Liberal Party
* [[Raeesah Khan]] – Singaporean activist and politician
* [[Bill Loader]] – Emeritus Professor of [[New Testament]]
* [[Scott Ludlam]] – Former Senator for Western Australia and federal co-leader of the [[Australian Greens]]
* [[Toby Miller]] – cultural and media studies scholar
* [[Hannah McGlade]] – academic, human rights advocate and lawyer
* [[Jeremy K. Nicholson]] – academic specialising in [[metabonomics]]
* [[Melissa Parke]] – Australian politician, member for Fremantle, representing the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]
* [[Brad Pettitt]] – Former Mayor of the [[City of Fremantle]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/personnel/dr-brad-pettitt-mayor|title=Dr Brad Pettitt – Mayor|website=[[Fremantle City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408041919/https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/personnel/dr-brad-pettitt-mayor|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Council|WA Legislative Council]], representing [[Greens Western Australia|the Greens (WA)]]
* [[Margaret Quirk]] – Australian politician in the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|WA Legislative Assembly]], representing the Labor Party
* [[Chandrika Ravi]] – Indian-Australian model, dancer and actress
* [[Kim Scott]] – author
* [[Sally Talbot]] – Australian politician, member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Council|WA Legislative Council]], representing [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)]]
* [[Jan Thomas (academic)|Jan Thomas]] – Vice-chancellor of [[Massey University]], New Zealand
* [[John Turner (Australian politician)|John Turner]] – Australian politician representing the [[National Party of Australia|Nationals]]
* [[Rajeev Kumar Varshney]] {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|FRS}} – academic, an internationally renowned agricultural scientist especialising in genomics, pre-breeding, seed system and capacity building
* [[Kon Vatskalis]] – Australian politician representing the Labor Party, current [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin|Lord Mayor of Darwin]]
* [[McKenzie Wark]] – writer and academic
* [[Giz Watson]] – Australian politician, former leader of the [[Greens Western Australia|Greens WA]]
* [[Royston Wee]] – (Management and Marketing)<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore's first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA|url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/singapore-first-ever-ufc-fighter-royston-wee-almost-032421648.html|publisher=Yahoo Sports Singapore|date=3 January 2014|first=Justin|last=Ong|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123946/https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/singapore-first-ever-ufc-fighter-royston-wee-almost-032421648.html|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> professional [[Mixed Martial Artist]] in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Royston Wee UFC Profile|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/royston-wee|publisher=Zuffa|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820104026/http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Royston-Wee|archive-date=20 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Barbara Wienecke]] – Antarctic researcher, seabird ecologist<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.antarctica.gov.au/magazine/2011-2015/issue-25-december-2013/science/penguin-barb|title=Penguin Barb|website=www.antarctica.gov.au|date=15 December 2013 |language=en-au|access-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306235027/http://www.antarctica.gov.au/magazine/2011-2015/issue-25-december-2013/science/penguin-barb|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Grant Woodhams]] – Australian politician representing the Nationals
* [[Alison Xamon]] – Australian politician in the Legislative Council, Parliamentary leader of the [[Greens Western Australia|Greens WA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/AllDocs/3C8231CE834903C7C8257562002729A1?opendocument|title=Hon. Alison Marie Xamon MLC|last=Parliament of Western Australia|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-date=16 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316113847/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/AllDocs/3C8231CE834903C7C8257562002729A1?opendocument|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Edmund Yeo]] – Malaysian filmmaker
* [[Glenn Yong]] – Singaporean actor & singer
* [[Basil Zempilas]] – Broadcaster and [[Lord Mayor of Perth]]<!-- Please insert people in alphabetic order by surname, then by given name -->
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of universities in Australia]]

== Footnotes ==
{{reflist|group=Note}}
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist |30em}}

== External links ==
*{{official website}}<!-- Use Wikidata -->
* [http://www.Murdochdubai.ac.ae/ Murdoch University Dubai]

{{-}}
{{subject bar |auto=y |portal1=Western Australia |portal2=Education }}
{{Australian universities}}
{{Open Universities Australia}}
{{Australian university groups}}
{{NUS}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Murdoch University| ]]
[[Category:Universities in Western Australia]]
[[Category:Education in Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Chiropractic schools in Australia]]
[[Category:Seminaries and theological colleges in Australia]]