The West Australian government faces strong resistance to mergers from most of the state’s public universities, signalling a major battle ahead if a review now under way recommends joining one or more institutions. Murdoch University vice-chancellor Andrew Deeks said his ...

One of Perth's top public universities has appointed a female chancellor for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. Former director general of WA department of planning and public sector leader, Gail McGowan, will assume the position as Chancellor ...

Tenured academics feel exploited, trapped in their jobs and experience a sense of ‘survivor's guilt’ from seeing their colleagues being made redundant during COVID-19, a survey has shown. Researchers from Curtin University and Murdoch University spoke with 35 full-time academics ...

A major veterinary teaching hospital has been referred to workplace regulators after the union alleged "extreme" health and safety concerns for staff and animals. Staff at Murdoch University's Animal Hospital are experiencing thoughts of self-harm and have reported car accidents ...

Murdoch University has announced Professor Andrew J Deeks as its new Vice Chancellor, starting in April 2022. Deeks comes to Murdoch from University College Dublin, where he has served as president since 2014. He was the first Australian to lead ...

Australian of the Year Grace Tame has accused the Morrison government of undercutting its commitment to women’s safety for appointing a human rights commissioner who has spoken out about consent reforms. The government on Sunday announced Lorraine Finlay would be ...

An investigation into Perth’s Murdoch University by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has resulted in the institution having its operating licence renewed for only four years rather than the customary seven.  However, Times Higher Education (THE) has ...

Jennie Cox has always jumped on any chance to learn. At 81, she’s just completed a degree at Murdoch University and has already enrolled for a postgraduate course. A former nurse from Perth, Cox studied for a nursing degree as ...

Murdoch University has dropped a financial claim against employee and whistleblower Gerd Schroeder-Turk, filed after he spoke out about Murdoch’s admission standards for international students on the ABC’s Four Corners program. Schroeder-Turk was one of a number of academics who appeared on ...

A report tabled in parliament last week on the status of the teaching profession has been heavily criticised by teaching experts, with one calling it a “missed opportunity”. The report was prepared by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...