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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.
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.
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.
Student scholarship used to research Muscular Dystrophy
April 26th, 2013
Biomedical Science student Jez Supreme has been awarded an Honours scholarship to carry out research into the cause of Muscular Dystrophy.
Law students argue their way to the top
April 23rd, 2013
A team of five Murdoch law students is celebrating a top-eight finish in the world’s largest and most prestigious moot court competition.
New book explores Australia-Asia resource links
April 18th, 2013
2012 Boyer Prize winner Dr Jeffrey Wilson of Murdoch’s Asia Research Centre has published a new book unravelling the complexities of resource interdependence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Murdoch researchers name new fish species
April 16th, 2013
Researchers from Murdoch University and South Australian Museum have officially named Australia’s newest freshwater fish: the Little Pygmy Perch.
