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 ...

Murdoch University is setting its sights on a vertical campus in Perth’s CBD. The university announced it was seeking expressions of interest for the development. Chief operating officer Darren McKee said the move would enhance Murdoch’s appeal to domestic and international students. ...

Preparing teachers for dealing with challenging students is one of the most important aspects of a teaching degree, but until now many courses took a more theoretical approach to the issue or relied on the exposure preservice teachers would receive ...

A Murdoch University staff member who would prefer not to be named for legal reasons says the ABC TV 4 Corners program on international students could have a negative impact on other Australian universities’ ability to recruit from growing student markets like ...

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has “condemned” Murdoch University for suing a whistle-blower who spoke out during the controversial ABC Four Corners ‘Cash Cows’ program on international students at Australian universities Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk, a senior maths and statistics ...

Fancy speaking with a stranger about your death or theirs over a couple of crumpets and some chai? Talking about the end of life isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s exactly why two academics decided to set up a ...

A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET and student engagement specialist, says this dichotomy has become unrealistic. "The reality is that society requires smart workers and citizens with ...

Scientists at Murdoch University have shown that it is impossible to reconstruct dinosaurs from ancient DNA, with the new findings revealing that genetic material can’t survive beyond 6.8 million years. The study has busted the myth in Steven Spielberg’s film ...

We are all part of the bullying problem in a workplace environment, new research shows. A study by Murdoch and Edith Cowan universities sheds light on the roles bystanders play in workplace bullying. To better understand how co-workers can impact ...