University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has helped shape the careers of more than 100,000 graduates since becoming the State’s first university in 1911.
The University consistently attracts Australia’s highest-ranking school leavers, offering students a broad and balanced coverage of disciplines in the arts, sciences and major professions.
As a leading Australian research-intensive university, UWA and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. A member of the Australian 'Group of Eight' research universities, The University of Western Australia is host to five of the Australian Research Council’s prestigious Federation Fellows which support researchers of international renown to undertake and lead ground-breaking research in Australia.
The dual strengths of UWA’s research and research training also sets the University apart as one of Australia’s leading educational institutions. Responsible for almost 70 per cent of the university-based research and development in Western Australia, the University is ranked second for research in Australia, taking account of its size(1). The 2005 Nobel Prize for Medicine to UWA graduate and current researcher Professor Barry Marshall and colleague Emeritus Professor Robin Warren underscores the international excellence of research being conducted at The University of Western Australia.
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