The kind of thinking that changes the world
It takes different kinds of thinking to make great discoveries. We’re proud to have staff and students who think differently to make collective discoveries – from helping in the global fight against HIV Aids to working with the local community right here in WA. Explore some insights from our freethinking Murdoch community, and find out how our freethinkers are working collaboratively to make a difference.
Sustaining reconciliation in Rwanda
We’ve been working in partnership with Rwandan genocide survivor groups and other agencies. Murdoch University is helping to help sustain reconciliation and reconstruction in Rwanda. Together, the teams involved have been building capacity for trauma counselling, documenting and recording the effects of the 1994 genocide and boosting social connectivity through new mobile technologies.
Thought clouds
Our Professor Tom Lyons made an interesting climatic discovery when he noticed blue sky over cleared farmland on one side of a fence and big clouds over native vegetation on the other. He concluded that native plants produce moisture that lifts and forms clouds. His belief - introduce more native plants to agriculture and you’ll get more clouds.
Bridging the tyranny of distance
How can we offer face-to-face counselling to people thousands of kilometres away? Our Murdoch Psychology team has come up with the answer. They’ve worked together to establish an on-campus remote video-connection with regional and rural communities to train colleagues and open Psych students’ minds.
What happens when great minds band together?
One of the biggest world breakthroughs in the fight against infectious diseases. Our Professor Simon Mallal and his team of scientists are developing personalised medicine that individually tests to see if a person will negatively react to the anti-HIV drug Abacavir. This breakthrough opens doors to medicine in other disease areas.
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