University of Western Australia [UWA]

The University of Western Australia UWA

The University of Western Australia acknowledges that it is situated on Noongar land, that the Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. A member of the Australian 'Group of Eight' research universities, it is also among Australia's leading research universities. The University's Vice Chancellor is Professor Alan Robson supported by a five member Executive.

Sitting on the banks of the Swan River, the UWA Crawley campus is the oldest in Western Australia and among the most picturesque in the nation with its grand sandstone and terracotta buildings sitting among elegant heritage-listed gardens.

Highest quality graduates

UWA has the highest quality undergraduates of any university in Australia. This is underpinned by the fact that the proportion of UWA graduates accepted into full-time employment within five months of completing their course is the highest of all Western Australian universities and among the highest in Australia.

Coupled with this success is our high-quality intake of students. Western Australia's top-achieving school leavers choose to study at UWA as do high-calibre undergraduate and postgraduate students from around Australia and the world, particularly South-East Asia.

World-class education

UWA is ranked second in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs. Our students benefit from the strong knowledge base and experience of teaching staff, many of whom have substantial international experience.

The University's strong foundation in research and teaching creates a scholarly environment which promotes the pursuit and rigorous critical interpretation of new information as well as the acquisition of knowledge.

Apart from regular delivery of information (lectures, tutorials, supervised research, field trips and student placements), the University also provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge on collaborative projects with business, industry, government and the wider community.

UWA students are also involved in more than 75 student exchange or study abroad programs in north America, Asia and Europe.

Teaching programs

The university offers comprehensive learning programs for undergraduates and postgraduates across nine faculties and the School of Indigenous Studies.

The faculties are:

• Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Business School
• Education
• Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
• Law
• Life and Physical Sciences
• Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
• Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

Our offshore teaching programs are attended by more than 700 students in Singapore, China (including Hong Kong) and the Philippines.

Research

UWA is one of Australia's leading research universities, ranked second for research in Australia (taking account of its size). Responsible for almost 70 per cent of the university-based research and development in Western Australia, UWA is committed to the achievement of the highest quality research and scholarship by international standards.

While research covers the full range of disciplines within the university, our specialist areas include:

• exploration, production and exploitation of minerals, oil and gas
• management of agricultural and natural ecosystems
• the humanities and social sciences
• health and bio-medicine
• genetic epidemiology
• indigenous issues
• information technology, telecommunications and computer science and
• international management and business studies.

The University's Graduate Research School has approximately 300 higher degree by research students completing their degrees, mostly PhDs.

International community

The University welcomes more than 4,500 international students to its academic programmes both onshore and overseas. Our Crawley campus is a multi-cultural and multi-faith community which includes students from 90 different countries.

The University also participates in a number of international scholarship programs, principally through AusAID, which manages the Australian Government's overseas aid program.

Contact us

Further Information

Staff

If you are looking for a staff member, please search for the person in the University Contact Directory.

Research

If you are looking for a researcher in a specific field, you can search in the research expertise database and in our staff research profiles.

If you are looking for information about funding, ethics etc., refer to our research support website.

Make a report

For reporting harassment, an incident, theft, or emergencies refer to our security website.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint to or about the University of Western Australia please refer to the University's complaint and grievance procedures.

General enquiries

Address

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Perth, Australia

Telephone

(+61 8) 6488 6000

Fax

(+61 8) 6488 1380

Email

general.enquiries@uwa.edu.au

News and media

News and media queries can be directed to Doug Durack Director, Public Affairs

Telephone

(+61 8) 6488 2806

Mobile

0419 946 294

Fax

(+61 8) 6488 1020