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Mission and Vision Statement
Mission:
To advance, transmit and sustain knowledge and understanding, through the conduct of teaching, research, and scholarship at the highest international standards, for the benefit of the international and national communities and the state of Western Australia.
Vision:
In the 21st Century The University of Western Australia will be recognised as an internationally excellent, research-intensive university and a leading intellectual and creative resource to the communities it serves.
It will provide a broad and balanced coverage of disciplines in the arts, sciences, and the professions at internationally-recognised standards. It will be characterised by a strong research and postgraduate emphasis across the full range of its disciplines and it will be noted for concentrations of particular research excellence in selected areas of strength, opportunity and importance.
The University's research and postgraduate strength will be linked to and sustained by a high quality undergraduate programme in which teaching and learning takes place in an atmosphere of research and scholarship. The University will foster an international focus for all its activities and standards as an integral part of its overriding commitment to excellence and high quality. It will be valued above all, for its enduring commitment to improving society through learning and discovery.
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The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia, the state's first university, opened in March 1913 with 184 students in three faculties : Arts, Engineering and Science. Today the university enrols over 14,000 students, in 8 faculties : Agriculture, Arts, Economics and Commerce, Education, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Law, Medicine and Dentistry, and Science.
The quality of the University's teaching and research in higher education has been recognised by the Committee for Quality Assurance which has given the University top ratings in the three quality assurance rounds conducted.
The University consistently attracts high calibre students with approximately 70% of the State's top 1000 school-leavers who seek admission to Western Australian universities, enrolling at UWA.
The University's success in research is indicated by its ability to win competitive research grants, to publish in international outlets, to attract and retain staff of high quality, and to attract graduate research students.
The 65 hectare Crawley campus is widely acclaimed for the beauty of its setting beside the Swan River and for its grounds and buildings, which are listed in the Register of the Australian National Estate. There are over 200 species of plants and trees whose exotic variety and rich profusion enhance the tranquillity and beauty of the grounds, and support over 55 species of birds.
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Interesting Facts
- UWA has proportionally the highest intake of school-leavers nationally. School-leavers represented 77% of its commencing undergraduate students in 1997, while the national average was 47%.
- School-leavers with TEE scores greater than 400 represent the top 7% of the State’s TEE candidates and each year approximately 70% of these top students who enter WA institutions enrol at UWA.
- The quality of the University’s undergraduate intakes is acknowledged in the 1999 Good Universities Guide to Australian Universities which stated "UWA has more young, bright full-timers than any other university in the country".
- UWA’s pass rates are among the highest nationally. UWA had the highest retention rate of all universities reported by DEETYA for 1996.
- UWA has the second highest proportion of higher degree research enrolments nationally in 1997; 11.4% of UWA’s enrolments were in higher degree research as compared with a national average of 5.3%. The University’s higher degree research enrolments have grown by 29% since 1993, and currently represent 11.5% of total enrolments in 1998, as compared with 10.0% in 1993.
- UWA recorded the third highest number (3.3) of higher degree by research completions per 10 academic staff FTE in 1996; significantly higher than the national average of 2.0
- UWA obtained 6.9% of total research funds and 7.2% of the National Competitive Grant funds allocated to Australian higher education institutions in 1996. These allocations were the nation’s highest on a per capita basis.
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Statistical Summary
| Student Enrolments 1998 |
14,100 |
| Student Load (EFTSU) 1998 |
12,053 |
| Commencing Students 1998 |
4,821 |
| Academic Staff (FTE) 1998 |
987 |
| Total Staff (FTE) 1998 |
2,379 |
| Course Completions 1997 |
3,262 |
| Weighted Research Quantum Publications 1997 |
1,313 |
| Operating Revenue 1997 ($’000) |
289,217 |
| Operating Expenses 1997 ($’000) |
268,135 |
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Student Enrolments (as at 31 March)
| |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Total Number of Enrolments |
14,100 |
14,114 |
13,653 |
| Total Student Load (EFTSU) |
12,053 |
12,154 |
11,807 |
| Commencing Enrolments |
4,821 |
4,832 |
4,821 |
| |
|
|
|
| Full-Time Enrolments (No.) |
10,829 |
10,976 |
10,664 |
| % Full-Time (of total) |
77% |
78% |
78% |
| |
|
|
|
| Postgraduate Enrolments (No.) |
2,945 |
2,910 |
2,727 |
| % Postgraduate (of total) |
21% |
21% |
20% |
| |
|
|
|
| Higher Degree Research Enrolments (No.) |
1,614 |
1,623 |
1,474 |
| % Higher Degree Research (of total) |
11% |
11% |
11% |
| |
|
|
|
| Fee-Paying Overseas Enrolments (No.) |
1,620 |
1,628 |
1,532 |
| % Fee-Paying Overseas (of total) |
11% |
12% |
11% |
| |
|
|
|
| Female Enrolments (No.) |
7,161 |
7,045 |
6,724 |
| % Female (of total) |
51% |
50% |
49% |
| |
|
|
|
| Total Operating Grant Load (EFTSU) |
10,443 |
10,483 |
10,256 |
| Commencing Operating Grant Load (EFTSU) |
3,624 |
3,597 |
3,606 |
| |
|
|
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| School Leavers (Op. Grant No.) |
2,120 |
2,140 |
2,137 |
| School Leavers % of UG Com. (Op. Grant No.) |
70% |
68% |
69% |
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Student Load (EFTSU) by Faculty and Course Type Group, 2001
| |
Higher
Degree-
Research |
Masters
Coursework |
Other
Postgraduate |
Undergraduate |
Total Load |
| Agriculture |
121.2 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
206.3 |
332.4 |
| Arts |
229.5 |
10.8 |
30.7 |
2,150.5 |
2,421.5 |
| Econ & Com, Educ & Law |
198.6 |
346.4 |
218.5 |
2,665.6 |
3,429.1 |
| Eng. & Math Sciences |
166.0 |
33.0 |
8.7 |
1,868.3 |
2,076.1 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
230.5 |
40.3 |
29.7 |
1,056.4 |
1,357.0 |
| Science |
295.6 |
42.3 |
54.0 |
2,028.0 |
2,419.8 |
| Other |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
| Total (a) |
1,241.4 |
473.8 |
346.6 |
9,991.1 |
12,052.9 |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Course Completions
| |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Higher Doctorate |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Doctorate |
147 |
144 |
113 |
| Master’s by Research |
65 |
69 |
75 |
| Master’s by Coursework |
227 |
198 |
199 |
| Higher Degree Qualifying |
16 |
27 |
32 |
| Graduate Diploma |
262 |
258 |
165 |
| Graduate Certificate |
28 |
13 |
7 |
| Graduate Entry Bachelor’s |
103 |
84 |
67 |
| Bachelor’s Honours |
670 |
632 |
519 |
| Bachelor’s Pass |
1,734 |
1,697 |
1,671 |
| Diploma |
8 |
- |
- |
| Total |
3,262 |
3,123 |
2,853 |
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Graduate Destinations
(as at 30 April 1997, bachelor degrees and undergraduate diplomas completed in 1996)
| Full-time study |
40% |
| Full-time work |
40% |
| Unemployed seeking full-time work |
4% |
| Part-time seeking full-time work |
5% |
| Working part-time or seeking part-time work only |
6% |
| Unavailable for full-time study or work |
5% |
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Staff (a)
(Full-time equivalence of staff, excluding casual staff as at 31 March)
| |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| |
FTE |
% |
FTE |
FTE |
| Academic |
|
|
|
|
| Teaching & Research |
705 |
30% |
703 |
693 |
| Research Only |
281 |
12% |
273 |
243 |
| Total |
987 |
41% |
976 |
935 |
| Non-Academic |
|
|
|
|
| Research Only |
220 |
9% |
241 |
239 |
| Other |
1,172 |
49% |
1,195 |
1,245 |
| Total |
1,392 |
59% |
1,437 |
1,485 |
| Total Staff |
2,379 |
100% |
2,413 |
2,420 |
| % Female Academic (of total Academic) |
30% |
27% |
27% |
| % Female Non-Academic (of total Non-Academic) |
56% |
56% |
56% |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Research Activity
Research Expenditure ($’000) (a)
| |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| By Funding Source |
|
|
|
| National Competitive Grants |
26,285 |
28,299 |
21,532 |
| State, Local & Commonwealth Government |
9,981 |
9,404 |
4,507 |
| Business Enterprise |
4,470 |
4,680 |
1,352 |
| Donations |
11,754 |
6,074 |
8,011 |
| General Funds (a) |
49,137 |
39,792 |
52,482 |
| Other |
580 |
2,339 |
1,791 |
| By Type of Expenditure |
|
|
|
| Staff |
56,812 |
50,482 |
47,911 |
| Equipment, Land & Buildings |
11,264 |
10,220 |
19,517 |
| Scholarships |
8,913 |
7,968 |
4,831 |
| Other Expenditure |
25,218 |
21,918 |
17,415 |
| By Faculty |
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
14,030 |
10,271 |
17,506 |
| Arts |
8,658 |
6,573 |
6,033 |
| Economics & Commerce, Education & Law |
7,955 |
7,674 |
6,788 |
| Engineering & Mathematical Sciences |
15,509 |
15,724 |
18,294 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
33,867 |
29,007 |
22,278 |
| Science |
22,188 |
21,339 |
18,771 |
| Total Research Expenditure |
102,207 |
90,589 |
89,674 |
(a) Estimated research component reported in the ABS Higher Education R&D Survey.
Research Publications (b)
| |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Books – Authored Research |
19 |
18 |
13 |
| Book Chapters |
108 |
115 |
104 |
| Articles in Scholarly Refereed Journals |
932 |
730 |
686 |
| Full Written Conference Paper – Refereed Proceedings |
175 |
176 |
189 |
| Weighted Total (c) |
1,313 |
1,112 |
1,042 |
(b) As reported in the DETYA Financial & Publications Research Data Collection
(c) Weighted using a ratio of 5:1:1:1
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Finance ($’000) (a)
| |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Operating Revenue |
|
|
|
| Commonwealth Government Grants |
124,884 |
128,985 |
118,866 |
| Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
29,541 |
20,883 |
21,167 |
| Other Research Grants & Contracts |
32,365 |
27,589 |
21,594 |
| Scholarships & Prizes |
189 |
105 |
29 |
| Donations & Bequests |
7,487 |
5,397 |
2,100 |
| Investment Income |
45,109 |
48,048 |
44,393 |
| Fees & Charges |
33,451 |
30,897 |
19,942 |
| Trading Income |
4,797 |
4,353 |
4,892 |
| Other |
20,394 |
19,307 |
30,844 |
| Total Operating Revenue |
298,217 |
285,564 |
263,827 |
| Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
| Academic Activities |
188,923 |
178,559 |
157,250 |
| Libraries |
11,890 |
13,450 |
10,459 |
| Other Academic Support Services |
6,286 |
6,403 |
6,958 |
| Student Services |
3,957 |
3,972 |
3,674 |
| Public Services |
11,374 |
12,061 |
12,236 |
| Admin. & Other General Institutional Services |
26,513 |
22,981 |
22,929 |
| Buildings & Grounds |
16,854 |
15,783 |
12,958 |
| Other |
2,338 |
1,056 |
2,796 |
| Total Operating Expenses |
268,135 |
254,265 |
229,260 |
| Assets |
|
|
|
| Current Assets |
75,499 |
65,656 |
50,249 |
| Non-Current Assets |
1,023,471 |
994,717 |
962,225 |
| Total Assets |
1,098,970 |
1,060,374 |
1,012,474 |
| Liabilities |
|
|
|
| Current Liabilities |
54,239 |
50,669 |
43,251 |
| Non-Current Liabilities |
20,692 |
19,771 |
25,254 |
| Total Liabilities |
74,931 |
70,440 |
68,505 |
| Net Assets |
1,024,039 |
989,933 |
943,969 |
(a) 1996 and 1997 figures from 1997 Annual Report; 1995 figures from 1996 Annual Report.
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Comparative Statistics
| |
Total
Enrolment
1997 (b) |
%
Postgrad.
1997 (c) |
%
Overseas
1997 (d) |
% Higher
Degree
Research
1997 (e) |
% Comm.
School
Leavers
1997 (f) |
($) Research
Income (g)
per Acad.
FTE 1996 (h) |
HD Research
Completed
per 10
Academic
FTE (h) 1996 |
| UWA |
13,089 |
17.1% |
11.3% |
11.4% |
77.5% |
$69,618 |
3.3 |
| ANU |
9,694 |
23.3% |
9.2% |
12.5% |
51.7% |
$21,317 (i)
| 3.1 |
| Sydney |
32,683 |
23.7% |
7.5% |
10.0% |
59.4% |
$35,492 |
2.4 |
| UNSW |
28,164 |
30.6% |
16.5% |
8.2% |
63.9% |
$58,248 |
2.9 |
| Melbourne |
32,605 |
26.5% |
7.3% |
9.5% |
72.0% |
$56,275 |
3.7 |
| Monash |
39,648 |
20.2% |
14.5% |
6.4% |
50.7% |
$32,765 |
2.8 |
| U Queensland |
27,698 |
21.2% |
5.9% |
10.5% |
68.0% |
$63,946 |
3.8 |
| Adelaide |
13,934 |
20.0% |
7.8% |
9.1% |
57.8% |
$63,919 |
3.2 |
| Curtin |
22,845 |
19.6% |
20.8% |
4.2% |
46.7% |
$16,619 |
1.4 |
| Edith Cowan |
19,529 |
15.9% |
7.5% |
2.8% |
31.7% |
$5,110 |
1.1 |
| Murdoch |
9,746 |
19.1% |
12.9% |
6.0% |
48.4% |
$31,004 |
2.4 |
| Australia |
658,827 |
20.9% |
9.6% |
5.3% |
47.1% |
$29,349 |
2.0 |
(a) For the Group of 8 leading Australian research universities and Western Australian universities
Source: DEETYA Selected Higher Education Statistics, unless otherwise indicated
(b) DEETYA total enrolment data exclude time-limit students and various other categories
(c) All postgraduate enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(d) Number of Overseas student enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(e) Number of Doctorate and Masters by research enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(f) Number of commencing undergrad school leaver enrolments as a % of commencing undergrad enrolments,
excluding cross-institutional enrolments
(g) Full-time equivalence of academic staff, with a level B or above appointment, excluding casual staff
(h) Source: DEETYA spreadsheet used to calculate the Research Quantum allocation (ALLOC98(Condensed).XLS)
(i) ANU Research Income excludes the Institute of Advanced Studies
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