Our Vision

The greatest challenge of our time is to find ways in which human talent and natural resources can be released to create a just and sustainable society. Through responding to this challenge in an innovative and entrepreneurial way, Murdoch University will be acknowledged nationally and internationally as a high quality, research-intensive University. It will embrace the concepts of sustainable development, global responsibility, and social justice in conducting high quality research; in advancing and championing learning; in engaging the community and in managing its operations.

Our Defining Themes

During the period of this strategic plan one of the major themes that will guide our thinking across all areas of operation.

Equity and Social Justice
We will provide equity of access to study and employment at the university for persons who have the ability to succeed; we will promote a better understanding of social justice issues wherever relevant in course offerings; and will conduct research into social justice issues of importance to our communities.

Our Values

The University community will abide by the general values of integrity, tolerance, and mutual respect in dealing with others, and in so doing the University itself will function as a good citizen in society. Murdoch University is differentiated from other research-led universities by the way that we pursue our mission. It lies in the emphasis that we place on diversity, on human values, and on sustainable solutions. These features taken together define the 'Murdoch ethos', and are encapsulated in our Vision and our Values.