Western Australia University
The University of Western Australia (UWA) was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the Group of Eight, as well as the sandstone universities. UWA was established under and is governed by the University of Western Australia Act 1911. The Act provides for control and management by the university's Senate, and gives it the authority, amongst other things, to make statutes, regulations and by-laws, details of which are contained in the university Calendar. One of Australia's best and most prestigious universities, UWA is highly ranked internationally in various publications; the 2011 QS World University Rankings placed UWA at 73rd internationally. To date UWA has produced close to 100 Rhodes Scholars and a Nobel Prize winner. UWA recently joined the Matariki Network of Universities as the youngest member, the only one established during the 20th century.
History
Winthrop Hall
The original campus was located on Irwin Street in the centre of Perth, and consisted of several buildings situated between Hay Street and St Georges Terrace. Irwin Street was also known as "Tin Pan Alley" as many buildings featured a corrugated iron roof. These buildings served as the university campus until 1932, when the campus relocated to its present-day site in Crawley.
The founding Chancellor, Sir John Winthrop Hackett, died in 1916, and bequeathed property which, after being carefully managed for ten years, yielded £425,000 to the University. This allowed the construction of its magnificent main buildings on the present-day campus. Many buildings and landmarks within the University bear his name, including Winthrop Hall and Hackett Hall. In addition, his bequest funded many scholarships, because he did not wish eager students to be deterred from studying because they could not afford to do so.
A remnant of the original buildings survives to this day in the form of the "Irwin Street Building", so-called due to its former location. In the 1930s it was transported to the new campus and served a number of uses till its 1987 restoration, which saw the original architecture restored and the building moved across campus to James Oval. Recently, the building has served as the Senate meeting room and is currently in use as a cricket pavilion and storage space for the University Archives. The building has been heritage-listed by both the National Trust and the Australian Heritage Council.
Faculties
Irwin Street Building
The University consists of the nine Faculties of :
- Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
- Arts
- School of Music
- School of Humanities
- School of Social and Cultural Studies
- Business (Business School)
- Education
- Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
- School of Civil and Resource Engineering
- School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
- School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
- School of Environmental Systems Engineering
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering
- Law
- Life and Physical Sciences
- School of Anatomy and Human Biology
- School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
- School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health
- School of Physics
- School of Psychology
- Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology
- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- School of Population Health
- School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- School of Surgery
- School of Women's and Infants' Health
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- School of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- School of Animal Biology
- School of Earth and Environment
- School of Plant Biology
Courses
Undergraduate
* Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
* Accounting
* Agricultural Science
* Anatomy and Human Biology
* Anthropology and Sociology
* Applied Computing
* Archaeology
* Architecture
* Asian Studies
* Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
* Biomedical Science
* Botany
* Business Law
* Chemistry
* Chinese
* Classics and Ancient History
* Communication and Media Studies
* Computer Science
* Conservation Biology
* Economics (double major)
* Economics (single major)
* Engineering Science
* English and Cultural Studies
* Environmental Science
* Exercise and Health
* Finance
* French Studies
* Genetics
* Geography
* Geology
* German Studies
* History
* History of Art
* Human Geography and Planning
* Human Resource Management
* Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage
* Indonesian
* Integrated Design
* Italian Studies
* Japanese
* Landscape Architecture
* Law and Society
* Linguistics
* Management
* Marine Science
* Marketing
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Medieval and Early Modern Studies
* Microbiology and Immunology
* Music Studies
* Natural Resource Management
* Neuropsychology and Cognitive Science
* Neuroscience
* Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
* Pharmacology
* Philosophy
* Physics
* Physiology
* Political Science and International Relations
* Population Health
* Quantitative Methods
* Science Communication
* Social and Applied Psychology
* Specialist Music Studies
* Sport Science
* Work and Employment Relations
* Zoology
Postgraduate
Initial Professional Qualifications
* Master of Architecture
* Master of Clinical Audiology
* Master of Landscape Architecture
* Master of Pharmacy - Coursework
* Master of Professional Accounting - Coursework
* Master of Professional Engineering
* Master of Social Work
* Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) - Coursework
* Master of Teaching (Music)
* Master of Teaching (Primary) - Coursework
* Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Coursework
* Doctor of Dental Medicine
* Doctor of Medicine
* Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
* Juris Doctor
Graduate Certificates
* Graduate Certificate in Population Health Studies
* Graduate Certificate in Adult Sleep Science
* Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Science
* Graduate Certificate in Biological Science
* Graduate Certificate in Child Protection Practice
* Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology
* Graduate Certificate in Criminal Investigation
* Graduate Certificate in Educational and Developmental Psychology
* Graduate Certificate in Engineering
* Graduate Certificate in Environmental Science
* Graduate Certificate in Forensic Science
* Graduate Certificate in Geoscience
* Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
* Graduate Certificate in Hydrogeology
* Graduate Certificate in Integrated Human Studies
* Graduate Certificate in International Relations
* Graduate Certificate in Manual Therapy
* Graduate Certificate in Maritime Technology
* Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice
* Graduate Certificate in Music Practitioner Studies
* Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Respiratory Science
* Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Rheumatology
* Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Sleep Science
* Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
* Graduate Certificate in Public Health
* Graduate Certificate in Rural and Remote Medicine
* Graduate Certificate in Science Communication
* Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
* Graduate Certificate in Social Work
* Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching
* Graduate Certificate in Urban Design
* Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
Graduate Diplomas
* Graduate Diploma in Science - Life and Physical Science
* Graduate Diploma in Advanced Social Work
* Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Science
* Graduate Diploma in Anatomical Sciences
* Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)
* Graduate Diploma in Biological Arts
* Graduate Diploma in Biological Science
* Graduate Diploma in Business and Engineering Asset Management
* Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology
* Graduate Diploma in Commercial and Resources Law
* Graduate Diploma in Computer Science
* Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice
* Graduate Diploma in Curriculum Leadership
* Graduate Diploma in Dental Public & Primary Health
* Graduate Diploma in Dental Sleep Medicine
* Graduate Diploma in Dental Studies
* Graduate Diploma in Dentistry
* Graduate Diploma in Economics
* Graduate Diploma in Education
* Graduate Diploma in Educational Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
* Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership
* Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies
* Graduate Diploma in Educational and Developmental Psychology
* Graduate Diploma in Energy Law
* Graduate Diploma in Engineering
* Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science
* Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology
* Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science
* Graduate Diploma in Geoscience
* Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education
* Graduate Diploma in Human Biology
* Graduate Diploma in Hydrogeology
* Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases
* Graduate Diploma in Integrated Human Studies
* Graduate Diploma in International Relations
* Graduate Diploma in Law
* Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
* Graduate Diploma in Manual Therapy
* Graduate Diploma in Music Practitioner Studies
* Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation
* Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation (Paediatrics)
* Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas Engineering
* Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science
* Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care
* Graduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education
* Graduate Diploma in Psychology
* Graduate Diploma in Public Health
* Graduate Diploma in Public Health Practice
* Graduate Diploma in Science (Exercise Rehabilitation)
* Graduate Diploma in Science Communication
* Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science
* Graduate Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management
* Graduate Diploma in Taxation Studies
* Graduate Diploma in Urban Design
* Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning
* Graduate Diploma in Work Health and Safety
Masters by coursework
* Master of Agricultural Science: Animal Production
* Master of Biological Arts
* Master of Biological Science: Marine Biology
* Master of Environmental Science: Environmental Management
* Master of Science and Technology
* Executive Master of Business Administration
* Executive Master of Business Administration
* Executive Master of Public Administration - Coursework
* Master of Agricultural Science - Coursework
* Master of Agricultural Science: Agricultural Economics
* Master of Agricultural Science: Genetics and Breeding
* Master of Agricultural Science: Plant Production
* Master of Agricultural Science: Soil Science
* Master of Anatomical Sciences - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Architecture - Coursework
* Master of Biological Science - Coursework
* Master of Biological Science: Plant Conservation Biology
* Master of Biological Science: Zoology
* Master of Business Administration (Advanced) - Coursework
* Master of Business Administration - Coursework
* Master of Business Information Management - Coursework
* Master of Business Research
* Master of Business and Engineering Asset Management - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Civil Engineering - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Clinical Epidemiology - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Commerce (Advanced) - Coursework
* Master of Commerce - Coursework
* Master of Commercial and Resources Law
* Master of Computer Science
* Master of Criminal Justice - Coursework
* Master of Dental Public & Primary Health
* Master of Economics - Coursework
* Master of Education - Coursework
* Master of Education in Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation - Coursework
* Master of Educational Leadership - Coursework
* Master of Environmental Science - Coursework
* Master of Environmental Science: Land and Water Management
* Master of Environmental Science: Marine and Coastal Management
* Master of Food Science - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Forensic Science - Coursework
* Master of Geoscience - Coursework
* Master of Health Professional Education - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Human Biology - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations - Coursework
* Master of Hydrogeology - Coursework
* Master of Infectious Diseases - Coursework & Dissertation
* Master of Integrated Human Studies - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of International Journalism
* Master of International Relations
* Master of Laboratory Medicine
* Master of Laboratory Medicine - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Laws - Coursework
* Master of Logistic Engineering and Management
* Master of Manual Therapy (Coursework)
* Master of Marketing - Coursework
* Master of Medieval and Early Modern Studies - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Music Practitioner Studies - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Nursing Science - Coursework
* Master of Oil and Gas Engineering - Coursework
* Master of Podiatric Medicine - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced) - Coursework
* Master of Psychology - Coursework
* Master of Public Administration - Coursework
* Master of Public Health (Nursing)
* Master of Public Health - Coursework
* Master of Public Health Practice
* Master of Science (Ore Deposit Geology)
* Master of Science Communication - Coursework and Dissertation
* Master of Science Communication and Education - Coursework
* Master of Taxation Studies - Coursework
* Master of Urban Design - Coursework
* Master of Urban and Regional Planning - Coursework
Masters by research
* Master of Aboriginal Health - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Advanced Social Work - Research
* Master of Architecture (Design) - Research
* Master of Architecture - Research
* Master of Arts - Research
* Master of Building Science - Research
* Master of Clinical Research - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Cognitive Science - Research
* Master of Commerce - Research
* Master of Criminal Justice - Research
* Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts - Research
* Master of Economics - Research
* Master of Education - Research
* Master of Education - Thesis & Coursework
* Master of Emergency Medicine - Research
* Master of Engineering - Research
* Master of Engineering Science - Research
* Master of Environmental Design - Research
* Master of Fine Arts - Research
* Master of Forensic Science - Research
* Master of Forensic Science - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Industrial Relations - Research
* Master of Japanese Studies - Research
* Master of Landscape Architecture - Research
* Master of Landscape Management - Research
* Master of Laws - Research
* Master of Medical Science - Research
* Master of Music - Research
* Master of Music Education - Research
* Master of Neurological Rehabilitation (Paediatrics) - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Neurological Rehabilitation - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Nursing Research - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Philosophy - Research
* Master of Public Health - Research
* Master of Regional Development - Research
* Master of Rural and Remote Medicine - Research
* Master of Rural and Remote Medicine - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Science - Research
* Master of Science - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Science - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Science - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Science Education - Research
* Master of Science in Agriculture - Research
* Master of Science in Dentistry - Research
* Master of Science in Horticulture - Research
* Master of Science in Natural Resource Management - Thesis & Cswk
* Master of Science in Natural Resources - Research
* Master of Science in Viticulture - Research
* Master of Special Education by Thesis & Coursework
* Master of Surgery - Thesis and Coursework
* Master of Urban Design - Thesis and Coursework
Doctors of Philosophy
* Doctor of Philosophy
* Doctor of Philosophy (Joint/Double Badged)
* Doctor of Philosophy (Joint/Double-Badged)
* Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Infectious Diseases - Research
* Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Psychology - Research
* Master of Clinical Audiology and Doctor of Philosophy
* Master of Forensic Science and Doctor of Philosophy
Professional Doctorates and Higher Doctorates
* Doctor of Architecture
* Doctor of Architecture (Design)
* Doctor of Arts
* Doctor of Business Administration
* Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
* Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy
* Doctor of Clinical Podiatry
* Doctor of Dental Science
* Doctor of Education
* Doctor of Engineering
* Doctor of Juridical Science
* Doctor of Laws
* Doctor of Letters
* Doctor of Medicine
* Doctor of Music
* Doctor of Musical Arts
* Doctor of Physiotherapy
* Doctor of Podiatry
* Doctor of Psychology
* Doctor of Science
* Doctor of Science in Agriculture
* Doctor of Social Work
* Doctor of Surgery
Campus
UWA is one of the largest landowners in Perth as a result of government and private bequests, and is constantly expanding its infrastructure. Recent developments include the $22 million University Club, opened in June 2005, and the UWA Watersports Complex, opened in August 2005. In addition, in September 2005 UWA opened its $64 million Molecular and Chemical Sciences building as part of a commitment to nurturing and developing high quality research and development. In May 2009, a $30 million Business School building opened, whilst the construction of a new $360 million medical research facility is due to begin in early 2009 and be completed by the end of 2011.
Attractions
Limestone arches are a prominent feature along the older undercover walkways
The 65-hectare Crawley campus is situated adjacent to the Swan River, and located 5 km from the Perth central business district. Many of the buildings are constructed from coastal limestone and Donnybrook sandstone, including the enormous and iconic Winthrop Hall with its Romanesque architecture. These buildings are dotted amongst expansive lawns and thickets of trees such as the Sunken Garden and the Tropical Grove. The beauty of the grounds and rich history of the campus make it a popular spot for weddings.
The Arts Faculty building encompasses the New Fortune Theatre. The venue is a replica of the original Elizabethan Fortune Theatre and the only replica of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Since 1995 the open air venue has hosted regular performances of Shakespeare's plays co-produced by the Graduate Dramatic Society and the University Dramatic Society. The venue is also home to a family of peafowl donated to the University by the Perth Zoo in 1975 after a gift by Sir Laurence Brodie-Hall.
The Berndt Museum of Anthropology, located on the ground floor of the Social Sciences Building, contains the finest collection of Aboriginal art in the world according to the Collections Australia Network (CAN). Its Asian and Melanesian collections are also of strong interest. Established in 1976 by Ronald and Catherine Berndt, it works in close collaboration with Aboriginal communities.
Libraries
University of Western Australia Library
Reid Library balcony
The University of Western Australia features seven main subject libraries on campus, including the architecturally recognised Reid Library building, the largest library on campus with four publicly accessible levels. Five of the libraries are located on campus, with the other two being located within walking distance.
Residential colleges
Several residential colleges are located close to the campus, including Currie Hall, St George's College, St Catherine's College, Trinity and St Thomas More College.
Offsite locations
UWA Centre Albany.
The University established a UWA Albany Centre in 1999 to meet rural education needs. In 2005, Curtin University of Technology joined UWA in Albany to provide additional course offerings to the local rural community. UWA Albany offers postgraduate coursework and research programmes through the Institute for Regional Development and the Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management. The UWA Rural Clinical School provides year-long rural placements for fifth-year medical students in Albany, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland, Karratha, Geraldton, Bunbury, Narrogin, Esperance, and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Additionally, the University is involved in the Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health in Geraldton.
The University has further facilities across Stirling Highway in Nedlands, linked by pedestrian underpasses beneath the highway, and paths in front of the residential colleges. Although not directly contiguous with the main Crawley site, the University does own almost every parcel of land between them and has long term plans to expand the two sites towards each other. The University also has facilities in Claremont, purchased in 2005 from Edith Cowan University. The University prefers to refer to these facilities as "UWA Claremont" and not as a campus. The University remains a single campus institution. UWA Claremont is approximately 5 km west of the main Crawley campus. Further west still, the University also has staff in central Claremont.
Overseas, the University has strategic partnerships with institutions in Malaysia and Singapore, where students study for The University of Western Australia qualifications, but does not operate these foreign institutions directly.
Students
UWA's student body is generally dominated by school-leavers from within Western Australia, mostly from the Perth metropolitan area. There are comparatively smaller numbers of older students. In recent years, numbers of full-fee paying foreign students, predominantly from Southeast Asia, have grown as a proportion of the student population. In 2008, the University had 3,958 international students, part of a total student body of over 19,000.
Internationalisation
The foyer of the multi-million dollar Chemical and Molecular Sciences building, featuring the "double helix" staircase
The University of Western Australia is strongly committed to internationalisation of all aspects of its activities. UWA has formal agreements with 44 international institutions, promoting staff and student exchanges, collaborative research and exchange of teaching materials and methods. The University also teaches several of its programmes offshore, in Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Trans-national programmes facilitate the development of UWA as a genuinely international university.
In May 2010 University joined the Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) together with Dartmouth College (USA), Durham University (UK), Queen’s University (Canada), University of Otago (New Zealand), University of Tubingen (Germany) and Uppsala University (Sweden).
Research strength and rankings
As a result of its strong research culture, the University recently attracted more competitive research funding - on a per capita basis of staff involved in research - than any other Australian university. Annually the University receives in excess of $71 million of external research income, expends over $117 million on research and graduates over 300 higher degree by research students, mostly doctorates.
The University has over 80 research centres, including the Crime Research Centre, the Centre for Forensic Science, the Centre for Water Research and the Centre for Oil and Gas Engineering.
A recently announced project is the Zadko Telescope. A local businessman, James Zadko, and his family contributed funds for the purchase of a robotically controlled 1-metre modified Ritchey-Chrétien telescope (F/4 equatorially mounted flat field). The telescope will be co-located with the UWA's Gravity Discovery Centre and Southern Cross Cosmos Centre 70 km north of Perth on Wallingup Plain near the town of Gingin. Its operation will be harmonised with detection of major supernova events by some of the European Union's satellites.
The University of Western Australia has also recently welcomed the State Government announcement of a $20 million international radio astronomy research centre on UWA's Perth campus. UWA is driving Australia's bid to be the site of the Square Kilometer Array, a very large internationally funded radio astronomy installation capable of seeing the early stages of the formation of galaxies, stars and planets.
The following publications ranked universities worldwide. The UWA ranked:
UWA is also highly ranked according to the Melbourne Institute Index ranking of Australian universities. UWA has been ranked as having the highest quality undergraduates of any university in Australia. UWA is ranked second in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs. UWA is one of Australia's leading research universities, ranked second for research in Australia (taking account of its size).
In 2009, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University has placed UWA as the joint best university in Australia (along with the University of Queensland) in the fields of clinical medicine and pharmacy. The ARWU has also ranked UWA as the second best university in Australia (behind the Australian National University) for life and agricultural sciences, coming in at 44th position in the world.
Student Guild
The Reflection Pool was largely built by the labour of student "volunteers"
The University of Western Australia Student Guild is the premier student representative body on campus and had a peak membership of more than 13,000 students, when membership was compulsory. It is affiliated with the National Union of Students. The vision of the UWA Student Guild is to be inclusive and representative of the student community and to provide relevant, high quality services to its members, whilst remaining environmentally and socially conscious.
The Guild provides a variety of services from catering to financial counselling. There are also over 80 clubs and societies funded by and affiliated with the Guild. The Guild publishes the student newspaper, the Pelican, as well as several other publications including the PROSH newspaper for charity annually.
University events
The highlight of the social year is considered, by some students at least, to be Prosh, an April day on which students dress up in costume and process through the streets of the city selling risqué satirical newspapers for various charities. Many social events have become infamous with venues outside of the campus grounds due to the hard partying students, exemplified by the lifetime bans enacted upon many student societies by venues such as AQWA and Scitech.
Uni Camp for Kids Inc. is the oldest registered charity in WA. It began in 1936, and has over the past 70 odd years provided underprivileged West Australian children with University student carers during week long camps in January, and day picnics throughout the year. Former Australian of the year Fiona Stanley, was a member, and a patron, speaking at the Club's black tie 70th anniversary in 2006.
The biennial Indian Rim Asian University Games were held from 28 November to 4 December 2005 at Challenge Stadium and UWA Sports Park, with more than 100 teams representing 23 universities from eight countries. Nine sports were contested at the week-long competition: badminton, cricket, field hockey, judo, taekwondo, soccer, volleyball, tennis and water polo. More than 35 countries from the Indian Ocean Rim and Asia were invited to attend the 2005 Games. Then UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson committed funds to assist university teams from tsunami-affected areas, as well as to promote women's sport in the region.
Sport
UWA Sports operates on campus with a recreation centre, a fitness centre, aquatic centre (Human Movement) as well as a watersports complex (on the Swan River) alongside a boat shed, a sports shop and physiotherapy. Off campus they operate the UWA Sports Park (MacGillivray Oval) containing athletics, baseball, cricket, football, hockey (grass & turf), rugby, soccer and ultimate frisbee fields. The UWA Tennis Centre is adjacent to Challenge Stadium & UWA Sports Park. UWA Shenton Recreation Park also contains a gym, indoor sports hall, tennis courts and a hockey turf.
Intervarsity competition
UWA competes in three inter-university competitions each year.
Tertiary Sports Western Australia (TSWA) is the Western Australian Inter-University competition. Competing teams represent the five WA universities, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and UWA. UWA has been the leader for the last 6 years, winning the event AUSwest title consecutively since 2000, and 11 times since the competition began in 1992.
UWA regularly competes in the annual Australian University Games. UWA won the 2010 Overall Title. The mens hockey team have won seven consecutive gold medals from 2004 to 2010. Nick lee was presented with the 'MVP' award after his fantastic performance during the 2010 Hockey win.
UWA also competes in the Australian University Championships which includes stand alone events for those sports that are not included in the AUG. They take place at different venues all over the country throughout the academic year
Notable alumni
List of University of Western Australia people
University of Western Australia alumni
Many notable UWA alumni have excelled in the professions, in politics and in government. Premiers of Western Australia have included graduates Alan Carpenter, Geoff Gallop, Richard Court and Carmen Lawrence. Former federal ministers include Kim Edward Beazley, his son, former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley, and Australia'a 23rd prime minister, Bob Hawke. The Chief Justice of the Australian High Court, Robert French is also a graduate of the UWA Law School. Scientific and medical alumni include Nobel prize laureate Barry Marshall, the Australian of the Year for 2003 Fiona Stanley and the Australian of the Year for 2005 Fiona Wood. The former CEO of Ansett Airlines and British Airways, Sir Rod Eddington, is a graduate of the UWA School of Engineering. Alumni with outstanding sporting achievements include former Kookaburras (hockey) captain and Hockeyroos coach Ric Charlesworth.
Press
UWA has had a publishing arm since 1935, when the University was the sole tertiary campus in Western Australia. It has now been renamed UWA Publishing
Presence in Second Life
UWA launched its Second Life project in mid-2009. (Second Life is a 3D online virtual world open to the public, free of charge.) By early 2010 it was the most active Second Life project of any Australian university. The UWA site spans three islands (projected to expand), featuring several models of historic buildings from the Crawley campus, a virtual lecture hall which is used to run real lectures, and a facility where the capabilities of Second Life are being explored for use in scientific visualisation research. During 2009-2010, UWA in Second Life is running a monthly art contest, attracting around 70 artists and many visitors from around the world - every month a new set of artworks are submitted and the community, together with a judging panel, select winners in a number of categories, who are then awarded cash prizes.
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