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Sit less for spinal health
May 23rd, 2013
Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Clinicians at Murdoch University Chiropractic Clinic warn that you could be increasing your risk of back and neck pain.
A meeting of the minds in Mandurah
May 21st, 2013
The Murdoch University Senate met in Mandurah last week to discuss the role Murdoch’s Peel campus will play in the future of the region.
City of Mandurah Mayor Paddi Creevey and CEO Mark Newman addressed the meeting, outlining some of the major challenges facing the Peel region.
PhD student to unlock mysteries of the brain
May 14th, 2013
A Murdoch University researcher is investigating how magnetic fields affect brain function in a bid to better understand how to treat depression and pain.
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Help at hand for those 'stuck' in grief
May 13th, 2013
Murdoch University researchers are embarking on a new study to assist those struggling to deal with the death of a loved one.
During the study, student investigators Larissa Morozow and Prue Cotter will compare two different counselling approaches to determine which offers the most relief. Participants will receive seven weeks of free counselling.
Agriculture and forestry at Murdoch among the world's best
May 9th, 2013
Murdoch University’s Agriculture and Forestry programs have been formally recognised as among the best in the world, according to the latest round of university rankings.
The QS World University Rankings By Subject compared over 8,300 programs across nearly 3,000 universities. Only 678 institutions globally made the list, with Murdoch University ranked in the top 200 for the Agriculture and Forestry discipline.
Student film to feature in prestigious festival
May 9th, 2013
Emerging filmmakers from Murdoch University’s Graduate Screen Program have hit the jackpot with their short film Eleven Thirty chosen to screen at the 2013 St Kilda Film Festival.
Indonesia the focus of latest Commission meeting
May 8th, 2013
The emergence of Indonesia as a significant economic player in the Asian region, and its connections with Western Australia, were the focus of the second meeting of the Murdoch Commission in Indonesia in April
Feeding habits of Ningaloo stingrays in the spotlight
May 6th, 2013
A new study has shed light on the diets and feeding habits of Ningaloo’s stingrays, information which has never been documented before.
“As meso-predators, stingrays are an important link between the top and bottom of the food chain,” said Dr Owen O’Shea, of Murdoch University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
“They are ‘engineers of the [...]
Research finds karate masters a cut above
May 1st, 2013
A new study has found that karate masters can anticipate how an opponent will strike even before that opponent has moved a muscle.
Gene silencing set to boost agricultural yields
April 30th, 2013
Researchers from Murdoch University have developed an environmentally friendly ‘gene silencing’ method to control Root Lesion Nematodes, plant pathogens known to reduce crop yields in major crops by 15 per cent or more.
New recommendations in bedsharing debate
April 29th, 2013
According to Associate Professor Catherine Fetherston, warnings against bedsharing are not well supported by evidence and do not meet the needs of mothers and babies.
New study to spice up depression treatment
April 29th, 2013
Murdoch University researchers are investigating whether the popular Indian spice turmeric could be used to help treat depression.
Research finds Australian dollar not safe haven in European Crisis
April 26th, 2013
A new study reveals that the Australian dollar was not viewed as a safe haven for investors during the European Sovereign Debt Crisis.
