agriculture
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.
New Australia-China centre to map entire wheat protein genome
January 9th, 2013
A new joint research centre at Murdoch University is aiming to improve international competitiveness for Australian grain growers by mapping the entire wheat protein genome.
Murdoch expands China research links
October 19th, 2012
Murdoch University is building its relationships with research institutions in China in order to develop its research strengths.
Heritage farm to become University teaching and research centre
July 2nd, 2012
Murdoch University has been given in-principle support by the National Trust to lease the heritage working farm at Whitby Falls.
Murdoch University paves the way for grain quality
June 15th, 2012
Murdoch University’s Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory (SSML) has won big for an innovative new multi-pesticide residue test.
PhD student scoops national prize for meat quality research
March 20th, 2012
A Murdoch University PhD student has won a national award for her research into improving meat quality in sheep.
Forum identifies research opportunities in mining sector
August 26th, 2011
Murdoch University is bringing together leading industry, academia and government experts within the mining sector for an intense research forum on 30 August.
Carbon soil study could be green money-spinner
April 6th, 2011
Scientists from Murdoch University are investigating whether changes to the soil in the Peel region of Western Australia will increase the amount of carbon that can be stored there.
Better beef from calm cattle?
March 10th, 2011
Murdoch University scientist Peter McGilchrist is embarking on a 12-month research project to determine whether calm cattle produce better beef after winning a science and innovation award.
New funds to develop drought resistant wheat
February 1st, 2011
Murdoch University has received more than $1million from the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) and BioPlatforms Australia to continue its research into developing drought-resistant wheat varieties.
