Murdoch University staff say its chancellor should publicly outline a strategy for renewal after the federal higher education regulator put the institution on a short leash for failing to prove it could sufficiently manage deficiencies in quality and performance.

Murdoch University was given only a four-year reregistration period instead of the usual seven after the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency identified university governance as problematic in fully addressing issues around international student admissions and poor English-language standards.