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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 internationally as an 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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Significant Facts
- The University of Western Australia, the State’s first university, was established in 1911 and opened with 184 students in three faculties: Arts, Engineering and Science. Today the University enrols over 15,000 students, in 9 faculties: Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Economics and Commerce; Education; Engineering, Computing and Mathematics; Law; Life and Physical Sciences; Medicine and Dentistry; Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
- UWA consistently attracts high calibre students. In 2002, UWA enrolled 84% of the State’s top 5% of school-leavers and 73% of the top 10% of school leavers who enrolled at Western Australian universities.
- UWA has proportionally the highest intake of school-leavers nationally. School-leavers represented 73.5% of its local commencing undergraduate students in 2001, while the national average was 46.8%.
- In 2001, 11.9% of UWA’s enrolments were in higher degree by research compared with a national average of 5.3%. The University’s higher degree by research enrolments have increased over the past ten years by more than 43% The latest national figures show that in 2001, UWA had the second highest proportion of higher degree research enrolments nationally.
- UWA recorded 3.6 higher degree by research completions per 10 academic staff FTE in 2000; significantly higher than the national average of 2.5.
- The quality of the University’s teaching and research in higher education has been recognised by the Committee for Quality Assurance that gave UWA top ratings in each of the three quality assurance rounds.
- UWA obtained 7.3% of the National Competitive Grant funds and 6.7% of the total research funds allocated to Australian higher education institutions in 2000. On a per capita basis, these allocations were the nation's first and third highest allocations.
- 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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Statistical Summary
| Student Enrolments 2002 |
15,529 |
| Student Load (EFTSU) 2002 |
12,959 |
| Commencing Students 2002 |
5,608 |
| Postgraduate Enrolments 2002 |
3,558 |
| Higher Degree by Research Enrolments 2002 |
1,677 |
| Total Staff (FTE) 2002 |
2,559 |
| Academic Staff (FTE) 2002 |
1,066 |
| Course Completions 2001 |
3,698 |
| Research Income 2001 ($’000) |
72,486 |
| Weighted Research Publications 2001 |
1,294 |
| Operating Revenue 2001 ($’000) |
349,631 |
| Operating Expenses 2001 ($’000) |
331,164 |
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Student Enrolments (as at 31 March)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| Total Number of Enrolments |
15,529 |
15,166 |
14,687 |
| Total Student Load (EFTSU) |
12,959 |
12,846 |
12,390 |
| Commencing Enrolments |
5,608 |
5,813 |
5,227 |
| |
Full-Time Enrolments (No.) |
12,108 |
11,814 |
11,125 |
| % Full-Time (of total) |
78% |
78% |
76% |
| |
| Postgraduate Enrolments (No.) |
3,558 |
3,299 |
3,163 |
| % Postgraduate (of total) |
23% |
22% |
22% |
| |
| Higher Degree Research Enrolments (No.) |
1,677 |
1,661 |
1,684 |
| % Higher Degree Research (of total) |
11% |
11% |
11% |
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| Fee-Paying Overseas Enrolments (No.) |
2,348 |
2,020 |
1,779 |
| % Fee-Paying Overseas (of total) |
15% |
13% |
12% |
| |
| Fee-Paying Local Enrolments (No.) |
1,028 |
879 |
686 |
| % Fee-Paying Local (of total) |
7% |
6% |
5% |
| |
| Local Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (No.) |
12,093 |
12,197 |
12,096 |
| % Local Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (of total) |
78% |
80% |
82% |
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| Female Enrolments (No.) |
7,901 |
7,742 |
7,478 |
| % Female (of total) |
51% |
51% |
51% |
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Student Load (EFTSU) by Faculty and Course Type Group, 2002
| |
Higher
Degree-
Research |
Masters
Coursework |
Other
Post- graduate |
Under- graduate |
Total Load |
| Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts |
20.3 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
520.2 |
541.6 |
| Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences |
184.9 |
0.8 |
21.4 |
1,750.9 |
1,958.0 |
| Economics & Commmerce |
113.3 |
308.8 |
111.2 |
1,882.5 |
2,415.8 |
| Education |
107.8 |
78.3 |
155.8 |
36.7 |
378.6 |
| Engineering, Computing & Mathematics |
185.1 |
21.7 |
12.1 |
2,253.4 |
2,472.2 |
| Law |
13.3 |
18.0 |
17.5 |
839.9 |
888.6 |
| Life & Physical Science |
275.2 |
58.0 |
50.7 |
1,934.3 |
2,318.2 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
187.8 |
29.1 |
16.0 |
778.6 |
1,011.5 |
| Natural & Agricultural Science |
246.2 |
12.6 |
13.6 |
620.3 |
892.7 |
| Indigenous Studies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
45.9 |
51.7 |
| Other |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
| Total (a) |
1,333.8 |
527.2 |
405.1 |
10,692.7 |
12,958.9 |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Course Completions
| |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Higher Doctorate |
|
2 |
2 |
| Doctorate |
167 |
175 |
167 |
| Master’s by Research |
82 |
59 |
66 |
| Master’s by Coursework |
367 |
324 |
313 |
| Higher Degree Qualifying |
13 |
13 |
15 |
| Postgraduate Diploma |
245 |
257 |
262 |
| Graduate Certificate |
146 |
121 |
105 |
| Graduate Entry Bachelor’s |
132 |
91 |
90 |
| Bachelor’s Honours |
783 |
750 |
725 |
| Bachelor’s Pass |
1,750 |
1,686 |
1,754 |
| Diploma |
13 |
21 |
14 |
| Total |
3,698 |
3,499 |
3,513 |
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Graduate Destinations
(as at 30 April, for bachelor degrees and undergraduate diplomas completed in previous year)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Full-time study |
37% |
38% |
40% |
| Full-time work |
40% |
43% |
40% |
| Unemployed |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Part-time seeking full-time work |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Working part-time or seeking part-time work only |
11% |
5% |
6% |
| Unavailable for full-time study or work |
3% |
5% |
5% |
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Staff (a)
(Full-time equivalence of staff, excluding casual staff as at 31 March)
| |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| |
FTE |
% |
FTE |
FTE |
| Academic |
| Teaching & Research |
749 |
29% |
756 |
741 |
| Research Only |
317 |
12% |
292 |
303 |
| Total |
1,066 |
42% |
1,048 |
1,045 |
| Non-Academic |
| Research Only |
199 |
8% |
208 |
183 |
| Other |
1,295 |
50% |
1,191 |
1,175 |
| Total |
1,493 |
58% |
1,399 |
1,358 |
| Total Staff |
2,559 |
100% |
2,447 |
2,403 |
| % Female Academic (of total Academic) |
32% |
31% |
30% |
| % Female Non-Academic (of total Non-Academic) |
60% |
58% |
58% |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Research Activity
| Research Income ($’000) (a) |
National
Competitve
Grants |
Other
Public
Sector
Funding |
Industry
& Other
Funding |
Cooperative
Research
Centres |
Total |
| Architecture, Ldscpe & Vis Arts |
2001 |
-9 |
|
8 |
|
-1 |
| |
2000 |
80 |
3 |
1 |
|
84 |
| |
| Arts, Humanities & Social Sc |
2001 |
700 |
187 |
446 |
|
1,333 |
| |
2000 |
1,014 |
412 |
621 |
|
2,047 |
| |
| Economics & Commerce |
2001 |
483 |
15 |
78 |
|
576 |
| |
2000 |
535 |
146 |
304 |
|
985 |
| |
| Education |
2001 |
23 |
24 |
17 |
|
65 |
| |
2000 |
35 |
18 |
11 |
|
64 |
| |
| Engineering, Computing & Maths |
2001 |
3,962 |
2,377 |
4,191 |
512 |
11,043 |
| |
2000 |
5,264 |
3,237 |
1,818 |
|
10,319 |
| |
| Law |
2001 |
214 |
127 |
|
|
341 |
| |
2000 |
176 |
320 |
|
|
497 |
| |
| Life & Physical Sciences |
2001 |
7,281 |
2,094 |
1,666 |
219 |
11,260 |
| |
2000 |
4,707 |
1,799 |
421 |
|
6,899 |
| |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
2001 |
13,280 |
5,489 |
5,276 |
370 |
24,414 |
| |
2000 |
15,925 |
9,509 |
4,859 |
|
30,292 |
| |
| Natural & Agricultural Science |
2001 |
13,206 |
2,248 |
3,000 |
|
18,454 |
| |
2000 |
11,585 |
4,144 |
1,299 |
|
17,057 |
| |
| Grand Total (b) |
2001 |
39,610 |
14,368 |
17,407 |
1,101 |
72,486 |
| |
2000 |
39,322 |
19,590 |
10,183 |
|
69,096 |
(a) As reported in the DEST Financial & Publications Research Data Collection
(b) Grand Total includes research income not allocated to Faculties
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Research Publications (a)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Books – Authored Research |
20 |
22 |
16 |
| Book Chapters |
133 |
121 |
128 |
| Articles in Scholarly Refereed Journals |
919 |
988 |
1,023 |
| Full Written Conference Paper – Refereed Proceedings |
219 |
168 |
219 |
| Patents |
1 |
|
|
| Major Original Creative Works |
3 |
|
|
| Weighted Total (b) |
1,376 |
1,389 |
1,449 |
(a) As reported in the DETYA Financial & Publications Research Data Collection
(b) Weighted using a ratio of 5:1:1:1:2:1
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Finance ($’000) (a)
| |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Operating Revenue |
| Commonwealth Government Grants |
125,115 |
120,927 |
120,254 |
| Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
42,697 |
39,651 |
37,589 |
| Western Australian Government Grants |
29,454 |
24,827 |
9,002 |
| Other Research Grants & Contracts |
41,872 |
33,966 |
33,665 |
| Scholarships & Prizes (b) |
- |
- |
166 |
| Donations & Bequests (b) |
15,604 |
11,360 |
13,758 |
| Investment Income |
29,000 |
33,581 |
38,542 |
| Fees & Charges |
43,481 |
39,402 |
34,092 |
| Other |
22,408 |
30,852 |
20,265 |
| Total Operating Revenue |
349,631 |
334,566 |
307,333 |
| Operating Expenses |
| Academic Activities |
225,239 |
207,092 |
189,194 |
| Libraries |
13,829 |
13,673 |
14,342 |
| Other Academic Support Services |
4,272 |
3,323 |
2,545 |
| Student Services |
14,651 |
15,654 |
17,404 |
| Public Services |
14,250 |
15,927 |
11,379 |
| Admin. & Other General Institutional Services |
37,930 |
38,266 |
38,532 |
| Buildings & Grounds |
18,690 |
14,519 |
14,817 |
| Other |
2,303 |
2,063 |
1,743 |
| Total Operating Expenses |
331,164 |
310,517 |
289,956 |
| Assets |
| Current Assets |
52,850 |
43,580 |
45,514 |
| Non-Current Assets |
1,164,315 |
1,134,393 |
1,106,181 |
| Total Assets |
1,217,165 |
1,177,973 |
1,151,695 |
| Liabilities |
| Current Liabilities |
67,162 |
57,120 |
58,426 |
| Non-Current Liabilities |
17,284 |
20,225 |
20,589 |
| Total Liabilities |
84,446 |
77,345 |
79,015 |
| Net Assets |
1,132,719 |
1,100,628 |
1,072,680 |
(a) Figures from 1999 and 2001 Annual Reports
(b) From 2000 onwards Scholarships and Prizes have been included with Donations, Bequests and Other Grants.
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Comparative Statistics
| |
Total
Enrolment
2001 (b) |
%
Overseas
2001 (c) |
%
Postgrad.
2001 (d) |
% Higher
Degree
Research
2001 (e) |
% Comm.
School
Leavers
2001 (f) |
($) Research
Income (g)
per Acad.
FTE (h) 2000 |
HD Research
Completed
per 10
Academic
FTE (h) 2000 |
| UWA |
13,768 |
11.7% |
18.5% |
11.9% |
73.5% |
$83,080 |
3.6 |
| Sydney |
35,625 |
12.6% |
20.0% |
8.9% |
66.4% |
$62,461 |
3.6 |
| UNSW |
33,847 |
21.5% |
33.1% |
6.8% |
58.0% |
$73,278 |
2.8 |
| Melbourne |
34,382 |
16.1% |
26.8% |
9.8% |
71.0% |
$74,553 |
4.7 |
| Monash |
43,635 |
23.6% |
22.6% |
5.8% |
51.3% |
$44,511 |
2.8 |
| Queensland |
31,766 |
11.3% |
20.5% |
10.7% |
60.1% |
$83,320 |
4.2 |
| Adelaide |
13,603 |
10.9% |
19.1% |
8.9% |
64.9% |
$88,738 |
3.0 |
| ANU |
9,636 |
13.4% |
27.0% |
12.9% |
61.8% |
$54,488 |
6.2 |
| Curtin |
22,649 |
20.1% |
17.5% |
5.2% |
47.1% |
$25,004 |
1.8 |
| Edith Cowan |
19,092 |
12.1% |
15.1% |
3.7% |
28.4% |
$10,105 |
1.8 |
| Murdoch |
10,736 |
16.8% |
16.8% |
6.0% |
39.4% |
$42,611 |
2.0 |
| Australia |
726,418 |
15.5% |
21.4% |
5.3% |
46.8% |
$41,995 |
2.5 |
(a) For the Group of Eight leading Australian research universities and Western Australian universities
Source: DEST Selected Higher Education Statistics, unless otherwise indicated
(b) DEST total enrolment data exclude exchange students and various other categories
(c) Number of overseas student enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(d) All postgraduate enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(e) Number of Doctorate and Masters by research enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(f) Number of commencing undergraduate school leaver enrolments as a % of commencing undergraduate enrolments,
excluding cross-institutional enrolments and overseas students
(g) Source: DEST, unpublished summary of Higher Education Research Data Collection
(h) Full-time equivalence of academic staff, with a level B or above appointment, excluding casual staff
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Further
Information
For further information, please contact;
Robert McCormack,
University Statistician
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Telephone: (08) 6488 2816
Facsimile: (08) 6488 1075
Email: Robert.McCormack@uwa.edu.au
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