Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Development) Professor David Morrison would like to congratulate Professor Chris Hutchison in his appointment as Director of Research and Development.

Professor Hutchison had been acting in the role as interim Director since last year and has now been appointed to the position after an extensive international recruitment process that saw a number of high-quality applications.

As Director of Research and Development, Professor Hutchison’s role is to work closely with the University's research strategy to develop an operational plan that translates into a series of practical and measurable outcomes. This involves working with the research community through his team to improve funding, ensuring that Murdoch has the best publication outputs and can turn its research into products and services.