Research & Development Management

Research Institutes

Murdoch was created as a research university and since its establishment in 1975 it has earned and maintained a strong reputation for the excellence of its research work. The University has a demonstrated ability to work with commercial and public sector partners with a high proportion of our academic staff engaged in productive, income generating research.

The University has focused and established seven Research Institutes; recognising Murdoch's top researchers. These research Institutes reflect the University's strengths and multi-disciplinary skills with a focus on issues of international significance:

The Seven Research Institutes

Institute Membership Application Form

Expressions of Interest for Strategic Research Funding

Murdoch offers many research advantages including:

our research facilities are high quality state-of-the-art
we provide excellent support for our research students
quality benchmarking - Murdoch works closely with local, national and international institutions to ensure we maintain high standards.
consultancies and tenders ensure our first-class researchers make the greatest possible contribution to industry, the public sector and the community.
relationships with venture capital companies to improve commercialisation of our intellectual property
we have a cross disciplinary collaborative approach which lifts research training and development to an International level.

Prospective research students contact:
Research Degrees and Scholarships
Telephone: (+61 8) 9360 6506
Facsimile: (+61 8) 9360 6503
scholars@murdoch.edu.au
http://www.research.murdoch.edu.au/gradcentre/

For further enquiries about research contact:
Division of Research and Development
Telephone: (+61 8) 9360 6858
Facsimile: (+61 8) 9360 6686