UWA in Brief 2004

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• Mission and Vision Statement
• Significant Facts
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• Student Load
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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 16,000 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 2004 UWA enrolled 84% of the State’s top 5% of school-leavers and 76.5% 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 72.1% of its local commencing undergraduate students in 2003, whilst the national average was 43.8%.

• In 2003, 11.4% of UWA’s enrolments were in higher degree by research compared with a national average of 4.9%. The latest national figures show that in 2003, UWA had the second highest proportion of higher degree research enrolments nationally.

• UWA recorded 3.8 higher degree by research completions per 10 academic staff FTE in 2002; significantly higher than the national average of 2.7.

• The University’s postgraduate student enrolments have increased by almost 62% over the past ten years.

• UWA obtained 7.6% of the National Competitive Grant funds and 5.8% of the total research income funds allocated to Australian higher education institutions in 2002. On a per capita basis, these were the nation's second and fifth 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.

• In 2003 UWA was named the Employer of the Year in the higher education category of the Prime Minister's Employer of the Year Awards for the second succesive year.

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Statistical Summary

Student Enrolments 2004	16,659
Student Load (EFTSU) 2004	13,729
Commencing Students 2004	6,008
Postgraduate Enrolments 2004	4,129
Higher Degree by Research Enrolments 2004	1,752
Total Staff (FTE) 2004	2,758
Academic Staff (FTE) 2004	1,162
Course Completions 2003	4,162
Research Income 2003 ($’000)	89,306
Weighted Research Publications 2003	1,515
Operating Revenue 2003 ($’000)	422,345
Operating Expenses 2003 ($’000)	419,233

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Student Enrolments (as at 31 March)

	2004	2003	2002
Total Number of Enrolments	16,659	16,358	15,529
Total Student Load (EFTSU)	13,729	13,592	12,959
Commencing Enrolments	6,008	5,864	5,608
Full-Time Enrolments (No.)	12,099	12,073	12,108
Percentage Full-Time (of total)	73%	74%	78%
Postgraduate Enrolments (No.)	4,129	3,995	3,558
Percentage Postgraduate (of total)	25%	24%	23%
Higher Degree Research Enrolments (No.)	1,752	1,687	1,677
Percentage Higher Degree Research (of total)	11%	10%	11%
International Fee-Paying Enrolments (No.)	2,882	2,793	2,348
Percentage International Fee-Paying (of total)	17%	17%	15%
Domestic Fee-Paying Fee-Paying Enrolments (No.)	1,419	1,319	1,028
Percentage Domestic Fee-Paying (of total)	9%	8%	7%
Domestic Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (No.)	12,287	12,177	12,093
Percentage Local Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (of total)	74%	74%	78%
Female Enrolments (No.)	8,362	8,227	7,901
Percentage Female (of total)	50%	50%	51%

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Student Load (EFTSU) by Faculty and Course Type Group, 2004

	Higher Degree- Research	Masters Coursework	Other Post- graduate	Under- graduate	Total Load
Architect, Ldsc & Vis Arts	24.0	0.0	0.0	550.7	574.7
Arts, Humanities & Soc Sc.	174.4	2.3	22.7	1,769.8	1,969.3
Economics & Commmerce	100.8	492.1	118.1	2,033.2	2,744.8
Education	145.6	89.1	165.0	60.6	460.3
Engineering, Comp & Maths	196.6	38.3	22.3	2,092.0	2,349.2
Law	13.1	23.9	24.6	968.5	1,030.1
Life & Physical Sc	297.2	69.6	65.3	2,058.9	2,491.1
Medicine & Dentistry	219.9	57.8	18.9	880.8	1,177.4
Natural & Agricultural Sc	241.0	10.7	16.4	567.0	835.0
Indigenous Studies	0.0	0.0	12.9	51.2	64.1
Other	1.5	1.8	0.0	29.0	32.3
Total (a)	1,414.1	785.7	466.4	11,062.3	13,728.5

(a)   Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding

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Course Completions

	2003	2002	2001
Higher Doctorate	5	1
Doctorate	211	185	167
Master’s by Research	57	68	82
Master’s by Coursework	516	452	367
Higher Degree Qualifying	19	21	13
Graduate Diploma	313	306	245
Graduate Certificate	195	172	146
Graduate Entry Bachelor’s	128	115	132
Bachelor’s Honours	869	747	783
Bachelor’s Pass	1,834	1,872	1,750
Diploma	15	18	13
Total	4,162	3,957	3,698

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Graduate Destinations

(as at 30 April, for bachelor degrees and undergraduate diplomas completed in previous year)

	2003	2002	2001
Full-time study	45%	43%	37%
Full-time work	37%	35%	40%
Unemployed	5%	6%	4%
Part-time seeking full-time work	5%	5%	5%
Working part-time or seeking part-time work only	6%	4%	11%
Unavailable for full-time study or work	3%	7%	3%

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Staff

(Full-time equivalence of staff, excluding casual staff as at 31 March)

	2004		2003	2002
	FTE	%	FTE	FTE
Academic
Teaching & Research	811	29%	781	749
Research Only	351	13%	313	317
Total	1,162	42%	1,094	1,066
Non-Academic
Research Only	226	8%	217	199
Other	1,396	50%	1,334	1,295
Total	1,623	58%	1,551	1,493
Total Staff (a)	2,785		2,645	2,559
Percentage Female Academic (of total Academic)	34%		34%	32%
% Female Non-Academic (of total Non-Academic)	61%		61%	60%

(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	2003	126				126
	2002	93	2	2		96
Arts, Humanities & Social Sc	2003	1,124	229	250		1,603
	2002	883	63	458		1,404
Economics & Commerce	2003	762	568	92		1,422
	2002	495	400	139		1,034
Education	2003	111	124	257		492
	2002	61	66	33		161
Engineering, Computing & Maths	2003	4,128	3,092	3,403	1,160	11,783
	2002	3,614	2,071	4,235	762	10,682
Law	2003		386	20		406
	2002	178	374			552
Life & Physical Sciences	2003	7,148	1,608	2,282	10	11,048
	2002	6,770	1,466	2,339	219	10,794
Medicine & Dentistry	2003	20,476	8,389	6,625	301	35,791
	2002	16,054	7,882	8,398	394	32,728
Natural & Agricultural Science	2003	15,937	2,242	2,266	3,369	23,814
	2002	11,978	974	2,835	177	15,963
Total (b) (c)	2003	49,811	16,638	18,019	4,839	89,306
	2002	40,126	13,297	18,585	1,553	73,560

(a)   As reported in the DEST Higher Education Research Data Collection
(b)   Total includes research income not allocated to faculties
(c)   Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding

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Research Publications (a)

	2003	2002	2001
Books – Authored Research	17	25	20
Book Chapters	151	104	133
Articles in Scholarly Refereed Journals	1,054	952	919
Full Written Conference Paper – Refereed Proceedings	223	231	219
Patents			1
Major Original Creative Works			3
Weighted Total (b)	1,515	1,412	1,376

(a)   As reported in the DEST Financial & Publications Research Data Collection
(b)   Weighted using a ratio of 5:1:1:1:2:1

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Finance ($’000) (a)

	2003	2002	2001
Operating Revenue
Commonwealth Government Grants	138,620	131,536	125,115
Higher Education Contribution Scheme	45,357	44,087	42,697
PELS and BOTPLS	2,383	1,523
Western Australian Government Grants	28,298	23,400	29,454
Other Research Grants & Contracts	57,504	48,070	41,872
Donations, Bequests & Other Grants	20,636	23,476	15,604
Investment Revenue	38,099	13,327	29,000
Fees & Charges	54,051	48,578	43,481
Other Revenue From Ordinary Activities	37,397	27,835	22,408
Total Operating Revenue	422,345	361,832	349,631
Operating Expenses
Employee Benefits	239,887	211,490	197,683
Student Expenses	18,345	15,990	15,251
Materials and Supplies	20,193	19,893	15,915
Building and Grounds	15,345	19,614	13,584
Minor Works and Grounds			13,584
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses	29,619	19,093	19,825
Other Expenses from Ordinary Activities	95,844	78,841	68,906
Total Operating Expenses	419,233	364,921	331,164
Profit/(Loss) from Ordinary Activities	3,112	(3,089)	18,467
Outside Equity Interests in Profit/(Loss)	677	619	456
Net Profit/(Loss)	3,789	(2,470)	18,923
Assets
Current Assets	78,885	87,747	52,850
Non-Current Assets	1,171,531	1,133,435	1,164,315
Total Assets	1,250,416	1,221,182	1,217,165
Liabilities
Current Liabilities	70,262	62,040	57,125
Non-Current Liabilities	29,960	29,512	27,321
Total Liabilities	100,222	91,552	84,446
Net Assets	1,150,194	1,129,630	1,132,719

(a)   Figures from 2002 and 2003 Annual Reports


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Comparative Statistics

	Total Enrolment 2003 (a)	Percentage Overseas 2003 (b)	Percentage Postgraduate 2003 (c)	Percentage Higher Degree Research 2003 (d)	Percentage Commencing School Leavers 2003 (e)	Research Income (f) per Academic FTE 2002 (g) ($)	Higher Degree Research Completions per 10 Academic FTE 2002 (g)
UWA	16,546	17.1%	26.2%	11.4%	72.1%	88,121	3.8
Sydney	45,857	20.5%	29.2%	7.8%	64.1%	90,382	3.7
UNSW	42,002	24.2%	37.8%	6.6%	62.7%	79,180	3.1
Melbourne	40,759	21.6%	31.1%	9.8%	70.8%	95,136	5.0
Monash	53,610	29.8%	28.7%	5.7%	55.8%	57,037	3.5
Queensland	38,161	15.6%	25.9%	9.5%	57.5%	94,820	4.5
Adelaide	17,355	17.2%	24.7%	9.1%	67.9%	108,240	3.7
ANU	13,384	19.8%	33.8%	12.6%	20.4%	74,395	5.9
Curtin	35,656	38.2%	22.0%	4.5%	42.4%	30,307	1.8
Edith Cowan	24,110	17.5%	18.3%	2.8%	30.0%	12,324	1.6
Murdoch	12,724	15.6%	18.3%	6.1%	31.4%	62,991	2.7
Australia	929,952	22.6%	26.6%	4.9%	43.8%	50,570	2.7


Source: DEST Selected Higher Education Statistics, unless otherwise indicated
(a)   DEST total enrolment data exclude exchange students and various other categories
(b)   Number of overseas student enrolments as a percentage of total enrolments
(c)   All postgraduate enrolments as a percentage of total enrolments
(d)   Number of Doctorate and Masters by research enrolments as a percentage of total enrolments
(e)   Number of commencing undergraduate school leaver enrolments as a percentage of
       commencing undergraduate enrolments, excluding cross-institutional enrolments and overseas students
(f)   Source: DEST, unpublished summary of Higher Education Research Data Collection
(g)   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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