Indigenous students hoping to follow a career in science are being urged to sign up for a special course at Murdoch University.

Murdoch University hosted a meeting for local Indigenous professional women with the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency Dame Dr Patience Goodluck Jonathan, and key women members of her entourage. The group are in Perth for the CHOGM events.

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Murdoch University, have just published findings that re-interpret the history of our species.

The 2011 Wanju Boodjah program, which celebrates Nyungar culture and community, has been launched at Murdoch's Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre. The course is the only one of its kind in Western Australia.

Staff, students and supporters of the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre at Murdoch University gathered for a symbolic smoking ceremony at the centre.

The distressing history of Perth’s playground island of Rottnest will be illustrated in a new documentary being made by a Murdoch University researcher.

Murdoch University is launching a new course designed to encourage Indigenous people to follow careers in science. It is hoped the new program will increase Indigenous employment, particularly in the resources sector.

A new research team that will examine why the majority of health and social services have failed to bring about any significant improvement in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people.