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Dr Yuval Gurfinkel has received the 2025 Murdoch University Aspire Award from Business Events Perth as a result of his personalised medicine research that aims to develop genetic therapeutics for motor neurone disease.
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Neuroscientist from Murdoch University wins 2025 Aspire Award
Dr Yuval Gurfinkel has received the 2025 Murdoch University Aspire Award from Business Events Perth as a result of his personalised medicine research that aims to develop genetic therapeutics for motor neurone disease (MND).
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Dr Yuval Gurfinkel has received the 2025 Murdoch University Aspire Award from Business Events Perth as a result of his personalised medicine research that aims to develop genetic therapeutics for motor neurone disease.
➡️ Learn more about his research: https://loom.ly/r98t_hM
#AspireAwards2025
➡️ Learn more about his research: https://loom.ly/r98t_hM
#AspireAwards2025
What does real inclusion look like?
At Murdoch University, it’s welcoming young people with additional needs into our campus community – not just as visitors, but as valued contributors.
Learn more about a special partnership: https://loom.ly/YswjiwA
At Murdoch University, it’s welcoming young people with additional needs into our campus community – not just as visitors, but as valued contributors.
Learn more about a special partnership: https://loom.ly/YswjiwA
September 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
What does real inclusion look like?
At Murdoch University, it’s welcoming young people with additional needs into our campus community – not just as visitors, but as valued contributors.
Learn more about a special partnership: https://loom.ly/YswjiwA
At Murdoch University, it’s welcoming young people with additional needs into our campus community – not just as visitors, but as valued contributors.
Learn more about a special partnership: https://loom.ly/YswjiwA
A new study from Murdoch University has uncovered a link between perfectionism and chronic pain. The most prevalent pain conditions of study participants were back pain, migraine and arthritis.
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New research uncovers link between perfectionism and pain
A little self-compassion can go a long way when you have chronic pain, according to a new study out of Murdoch University.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A new study from Murdoch University has uncovered a link between perfectionism and chronic pain. The most prevalent pain conditions of study participants were back pain, migraine and arthritis.
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We're partnering with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nahdi Family to deliver the world’s most comprehensive genetic map of camels.
“This project is about connecting industry, science, culture and conservation in a meaningful way,” Professor Sulev Koks says.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/67xLIZU
“This project is about connecting industry, science, culture and conservation in a meaningful way,” Professor Sulev Koks says.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/67xLIZU
September 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We're partnering with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nahdi Family to deliver the world’s most comprehensive genetic map of camels.
“This project is about connecting industry, science, culture and conservation in a meaningful way,” Professor Sulev Koks says.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/67xLIZU
“This project is about connecting industry, science, culture and conservation in a meaningful way,” Professor Sulev Koks says.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/67xLIZU
When Rebound WA approached us for space to run their wheelchair sports programs, we threw the doors of the gym wide open.
Today, that partnership is doing what sport has always done – bring people together with benefits that go far beyond the court.
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Today, that partnership is doing what sport has always done – bring people together with benefits that go far beyond the court.
https://loom.ly/8MHLyuk
August 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
When Rebound WA approached us for space to run their wheelchair sports programs, we threw the doors of the gym wide open.
Today, that partnership is doing what sport has always done – bring people together with benefits that go far beyond the court.
https://loom.ly/8MHLyuk
Today, that partnership is doing what sport has always done – bring people together with benefits that go far beyond the court.
https://loom.ly/8MHLyuk
Murdoch University biotech startup Aquila Scientific has been awarded a $3 million Federal Government grant to develop world-first diagnostic tools to monitor and treat the most challenging diseases threatening livestock and livelihoods.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/cruazh4
Learn more: https://loom.ly/cruazh4
August 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Murdoch University biotech startup Aquila Scientific has been awarded a $3 million Federal Government grant to develop world-first diagnostic tools to monitor and treat the most challenging diseases threatening livestock and livelihoods.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/cruazh4
Learn more: https://loom.ly/cruazh4
A $100M gift from philanthropist Ted Powell will transform Murdoch Uni’s vet school. It’s the largest ever gift to a WA university.
More vets. More research. Better care for animals great and small.
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#MurdochUniversity #VetSchool
More vets. More research. Better care for animals great and small.
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#MurdochUniversity #VetSchool
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A $100M gift from philanthropist Ted Powell will transform Murdoch Uni’s vet school. It’s the largest ever gift to a WA university.
More vets. More research. Better care for animals great and small.
https://loom.ly/FKv9yaE
#MurdochUniversity #VetSchool
More vets. More research. Better care for animals great and small.
https://loom.ly/FKv9yaE
#MurdochUniversity #VetSchool
Nearly a quarter of remote Aboriginal communities in WA live with contaminated drinking water.
This week, our Ngangk Yira Institute for Change brought these homeland communities together to discuss their challenges and explore solutions.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/uDqNmvs
This week, our Ngangk Yira Institute for Change brought these homeland communities together to discuss their challenges and explore solutions.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/uDqNmvs
July 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Nearly a quarter of remote Aboriginal communities in WA live with contaminated drinking water.
This week, our Ngangk Yira Institute for Change brought these homeland communities together to discuss their challenges and explore solutions.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/uDqNmvs
This week, our Ngangk Yira Institute for Change brought these homeland communities together to discuss their challenges and explore solutions.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/uDqNmvs
Around 84% of Australia’s plastic waste ends up in landfill. Scientists at the Bioplastics Innovation Hub are looking to tackle this statistic using microbes unique to WA’s ecosystem. @csiropublishing.bsky.social #sustainability #bioplastics #climateaction
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Around 84% of Australia’s plastic waste ends up in landfill. Scientists at the Bioplastics Innovation Hub are looking to tackle this statistic using microbes unique to WA’s ecosystem. @csiropublishing.bsky.social #sustainability #bioplastics #climateaction
Congratulations to Murdoch's agricultural sciences students who have won overall placings at the 2025 Intercollegiate Meat Judging Conference and Competition in NSW.
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Murdoch carves out victory in meat judging competition
Students from Murdoch University have won overall placings at the 2025 Intercollegiate Meat Judging Conference and Competition.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Congratulations to Murdoch's agricultural sciences students who have won overall placings at the 2025 Intercollegiate Meat Judging Conference and Competition in NSW.
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Congratulations to Professor Hamid Laga from Murdoch University who has been awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship worth $1,276,884 to model how living things develop their shape. Benefits for computer vision, graphics, biology and health. www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
July 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Congratulations to Professor Hamid Laga from Murdoch University who has been awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship worth $1,276,884 to model how living things develop their shape. Benefits for computer vision, graphics, biology and health. www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
Bats get fat to survive hard times, but climate change is threatening their survival strategy. Hear from a Wildlife Ecology expert in The Conversation🦇
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Bats get fat to survive hard times. But climate change is threatening their survival strategy
Nicholas Wu, Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology in Murdoch University's School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences wrote the following article for The Conversation.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Bats get fat to survive hard times, but climate change is threatening their survival strategy. Hear from a Wildlife Ecology expert in The Conversation🦇
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Associate Professor Paola Magni was recently featured on The Feed SBS sharing her expertise about water cremation, and how it is changing the way we think about death. x.com/thefeedSBS
This Facility Cremates Bodies With Water (Not Fire) | Water Cremations
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June 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Associate Professor Paola Magni was recently featured on The Feed SBS sharing her expertise about water cremation, and how it is changing the way we think about death. x.com/thefeedSBS
New research shows severe Covid-19 in children may increase cardiovascular disease risk www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
Murdoch University and Harvard University study indicates severe forms of Covid-19 infection in children may increase cardiovascular disease risk
New research from Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Centre shows severe COVID-19 infections may cause lasting metabolic changes in children that could impact on heart health.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
New research shows severe Covid-19 in children may increase cardiovascular disease risk www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
The Nigerian Minister for Solid Minerals Dr Henry Dele Alake and a delegation of public officials visited our campus yesterday, ahead of a two-week program focused on capacity building and knowledge sharing across the mining industry.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Nigerian Minister for Solid Minerals Dr Henry Dele Alake and a delegation of public officials visited our campus yesterday, ahead of a two-week program focused on capacity building and knowledge sharing across the mining industry.
➡️ Read more: https://loom.ly/p09jetU
➡️ Read more: https://loom.ly/p09jetU
Dr Alannah Cooper PhD, RN, senior lecturer in Murdoch University's School of Nursing, has led a collaborative study about how we can best support mental health nurses. loom.ly/nE5dRm4
Peer support groups make a difference in nurse wellbeing
Regular peer group support sessions can improve the wellbeing of mental health nurses, according to new collaborative research out of Western Australia.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Dr Alannah Cooper PhD, RN, senior lecturer in Murdoch University's School of Nursing, has led a collaborative study about how we can best support mental health nurses. loom.ly/nE5dRm4
Did you know that Murdoch University is actually named after one of Australia's most influential writers in history? His name was Sir Walter Murdoch.
Who better to tell us about his legacy than his own great grandchildren - meet Jamie, Mary Ellen and Simon!
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Who better to tell us about his legacy than his own great grandchildren - meet Jamie, Mary Ellen and Simon!
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#50YearsOfMurdochUni
The influential legacy behind Murdoch University's name
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May 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Did you know that Murdoch University is actually named after one of Australia's most influential writers in history? His name was Sir Walter Murdoch.
Who better to tell us about his legacy than his own great grandchildren - meet Jamie, Mary Ellen and Simon!
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#50YearsOfMurdochUni
Who better to tell us about his legacy than his own great grandchildren - meet Jamie, Mary Ellen and Simon!
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#50YearsOfMurdochUni
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💉 Multiple doses of COVID-19 #vaccines do not cause significant metabolic changes, says @murdoch.edu.au
COVID-19 vaccinations are metabolically safe
COVID-19 vaccinations are metabolically safe New research from Murdoch University’s Australian National Phenome Centre confirms that multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccines do not cause significant…
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April 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
💉 Multiple doses of COVID-19 #vaccines do not cause significant metabolic changes, says @murdoch.edu.au
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🥜 @murdoch.edu.au say they have identified crucial structural variations that determine seed size and weight in peanuts, paving the way for the development of higher-yielding crop varieties
New pangenome analysis uncovers genetic key to larger peanut yields
New pangenome analysis uncovers genetic key to larger peanut yields Researchers from Australia and China have identified crucial structural variations that determine seed size and weight in peanuts,…
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April 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
🥜 @murdoch.edu.au say they have identified crucial structural variations that determine seed size and weight in peanuts, paving the way for the development of higher-yielding crop varieties
Murdoch Uni has unveiled its vision for the Harry Butler Science Centre, a new community meeting place where Western Australians can learn about the natural environment and their role in protecting it.
New community science centre bridges gap between nature and human development
Murdoch University has unveiled its vision for a new community meeting place where Western Australians can learn about the natural environment and their role in protecting it.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Murdoch Uni has unveiled its vision for the Harry Butler Science Centre, a new community meeting place where Western Australians can learn about the natural environment and their role in protecting it.
Many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats due to human activity, according to a new global study involving Murdoch researchers. Find out about this “dark diversity”. www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats due to human activity, according to a new global study involving Murdoch researchers. Find out about this “dark diversity”. www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...
An accessible, affordable diagnostic tool for heart disease risk? Yes please. This new method measures 25 markers in blood simultaneously in under 15 minutes using radio waves.
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Scientists test accessible, affordable diagnostic tool for heart disease risk via molecular blood screening
Scientists have successfully tested a rapid, reliable method for assessment of heart disease risk.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
An accessible, affordable diagnostic tool for heart disease risk? Yes please. This new method measures 25 markers in blood simultaneously in under 15 minutes using radio waves.
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Vet surgeons at The Animal Hospital At Murdoch University have saved the life of kelpie pup, Yoshi, after a freak accident left a sewing needle embedded in his heart.
Dr Tesheena Nash said the team hadn't seen a similar case before.
Read about the quick thinking that saved Yoshi: loom.ly/3PZ3o9o
Dr Tesheena Nash said the team hadn't seen a similar case before.
Read about the quick thinking that saved Yoshi: loom.ly/3PZ3o9o
March 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Vet surgeons at The Animal Hospital At Murdoch University have saved the life of kelpie pup, Yoshi, after a freak accident left a sewing needle embedded in his heart.
Dr Tesheena Nash said the team hadn't seen a similar case before.
Read about the quick thinking that saved Yoshi: loom.ly/3PZ3o9o
Dr Tesheena Nash said the team hadn't seen a similar case before.
Read about the quick thinking that saved Yoshi: loom.ly/3PZ3o9o
An international team of scientists has unveiled the first chromosome-scale genome of a wild barley species. The findings offer direct implications for more sustainable agriculture and significant yield improvements for Australian grain production.
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Breakthrough in Wild Barley Genomics paves the way for climate-resilient crops
An international team of scientists from Australia and China has unveiled the first chromosome-scale genome of a wild barley species.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
An international team of scientists has unveiled the first chromosome-scale genome of a wild barley species. The findings offer direct implications for more sustainable agriculture and significant yield improvements for Australian grain production.
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Words matter - especially in the public discourse around mental illness. Read Dr Samuel Teague's reflections on this challenging issue. #media #journalism #mentalhealth
🗞️ As the Australian Federal Election approaches, @murdoch.edu.au reflect on the importance of nuance in political discourse and media coverage surrounding mental illness
More nuanced storytelling in politics and media is a form of social care
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March 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Words matter - especially in the public discourse around mental illness. Read Dr Samuel Teague's reflections on this challenging issue. #media #journalism #mentalhealth