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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, Australian and Western Australian
communities.
Vision:
The University of Western Australia will be
recognised internationally for its excellence in teaching and
research and as a leading intellectual and creative resource to
the communities it serves.
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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 almost 17,000 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; and Natural
and Agricultural Sciences.
- Professor Barry Marshall, who runs a
molecular biology laboratory at UWA, and Dr Robin Warren
were awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine for their discovery of the bacterium
Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic
ulcer disease.
- UWA consistently attracts high calibre
students. In 2005 UWA enrolled 83.0% of the State’s
top 5% of school-leavers and 80.9% 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 75.0% of its local commencing undergraduate
students in 2004, while the national average was 44.3%.
- In 2004, 11.3% of UWA’s
enrolments were in higher degree by research compared
with a national average of 5.0%. The latest national
figures show that in 2004, UWA had the second highest
proportion of higher degree research enrolments
nationally.
- The University’s postgraduate
student enrolments have increased by 51.0% over the past
ten years.
- UWA obtained 7.8% of the National
Competitive Grant funds and 6.0% of the total research
income funds allocated to Australian higher education
institutions in 2003. On a per capita basis, these were
the nation's second and fourth 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.
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Statistical
Summary
| Student
Enrolments 2005 |
17,181 |
| Student Load
(EFTSL) 2005 |
14,028 |
| Commencing
Students 2005 |
6,186 |
| Postgraduate
Enrolments 2005 |
4,118 |
| Higher Degree
by Research Enrolments 2005 |
1,816 |
| Total Staff
(FTE) 2005 |
2,886 |
| Academic Staff
(FTE) 2005 |
1,202 |
| Course
Completions 2004 |
4,061 |
| Research Income
2004 ($’000) |
101,967 |
| Weighted
Research Publications 2004 |
1,583 |
| Operating
Revenue 2004 ($’000) |
474,605 |
| Operating Expenses 2004
($’000) |
435,716 |
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Student
Enrolments (as at 31 March)
| |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
| Total
Number of Enrolments |
17,181 |
16,659 |
16,358 |
| Total
Student Load (EFTSL) |
14,028 |
13,729 |
13,592 |
| Commencing
Enrolments |
6,186 |
6,008 |
5,864 |
| Percentage
Commencing |
36.0% |
36.1% |
35.8% |
| Full-Time
Enrolments (No.) |
12,378 |
12,099 |
12,073 |
| Percentage
Full-Time (of total) |
72.0% |
72.6% |
73.8% |
| Postgraduate
Enrolments (No.) |
4,118 |
4,129 |
3,995 |
| Percentage
Postgraduate (of total) |
24.0% |
24.8% |
24.4% |
| Higher
Degree Research Enrolments (No.) |
1,816 |
1,752 |
1,687 |
| Percentage
Higher Degree Research (of total) |
10.6% |
10.5% |
10.3% |
| International
Fee-Paying Enrolments (No.) |
3,076 |
2,882 |
2,793 |
| Percentage
International Fee-Paying (of total) |
17.9% |
17.3% |
17.1% |
| Domestic
Fee-Paying Fee-Paying Enrolments (No.) |
1,497 |
1,419 |
1,319 |
| Percentage
Domestic Fee-Paying (of total) |
8.7% |
8.5% |
8.0% |
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| Domestic
Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (No.) |
12,496 |
12,287 |
12,177 |
| Percentage
Local Non-Fee Paying Enrolments (of total) |
72.7% |
73.8% |
74.5% |
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| Female
Enrolments (No.) |
8,789 |
8,362 |
8,227 |
| Percentage
Female (of total) |
51.2% |
50.2% |
50.3% |
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|
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Student Load (EFTSL) by
Faculty and Course Type Group, 2005
| |
Higher
Degree-
Research
|
Masters
Coursework
|
Other
Post- graduate
|
Under-
graduate
|
Total
Load
|
| Architect, Ldsc & Vis
Arts |
20.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
539.9 |
562.9 |
| Arts, Humanities & Soc
Sc. |
190.3 |
6.5 |
32.6 |
1,893.1 |
2,122.6 |
| Economics & Commmerce |
93.9 |
451.8 |
69.9 |
2,157.7 |
2,773.3 |
| Education |
137.0 |
58.0 |
181.5 |
46.6 |
423.2 |
| Engineering, Comp &
Maths |
201.4 |
33.1 |
27.2 |
2,040.4 |
2,302.1 |
| Law |
14.5 |
23.0 |
15.8 |
1,053.1 |
1,106.4 |
| Life & Physical Sc |
299.0 |
67.8 |
61.9 |
2,176.1 |
2,604.8 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
213.0 |
66.7 |
19.7 |
935.8 |
1,235.3 |
| Natural & Agricultural
Sc |
231.3 |
12.7 |
9.8 |
540.4 |
794.1 |
| Indigenous Studies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.6 |
47.1 |
61.7 |
| Other |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
38.2 |
41.7 |
| Total (a) |
1,402.6 |
721.7 |
435.3 |
11,468.4 |
14,028.0 |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums
of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Course
Completions
| |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Higher
Doctorate |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| Doctorate |
231 |
211 |
185 |
| Master’s
by Research |
71 |
57 |
68 |
| Master’s
by Coursework |
474 |
516 |
452 |
| Higher
Degree Qualifying |
6 |
19 |
21 |
| Graduate
Diploma |
290 |
313 |
306 |
| Graduate
Certificate |
177 |
195 |
172 |
| Graduate
Entry Bachelor’s |
126 |
128 |
115 |
| Bachelor’s
Honours |
721 |
869 |
747 |
| Bachelor’s
Pass |
1,940 |
1,834 |
1,872 |
| Diploma |
23 |
15 |
18 |
| Total |
4,061 |
4,162 |
3,957 |
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Graduate
Destinations
(as at 30 April, for bachelor degrees and
undergraduate diplomas completed in previous year)
| |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Full-time study |
47%
| 45% |
43% |
| Full-time work |
39%
| 37% |
35% |
| Unemployed |
4%
| 5% |
6% |
| Part-time seeking full-time
work |
5%
| 5% |
5% |
| Working part-time or
seeking part-time work only |
4%
| 6% |
4% |
| Unavailable for full-time
study or work |
2%
| 3% |
7% |
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Staff
(Full-time equivalence of staff, excluding
casual staff as at 31 March)
| |
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
| FTE |
FTE |
% |
FTE |
FTE |
| Academic |
| Teaching & Research |
835 |
69.5% |
811 |
781 |
| Research Only |
365 |
30.4% |
351 |
313 |
| Other |
2 |
0.2% |
|
|
| Total |
1,202 |
41.6% |
1,162 |
1,094 |
| Non-Academic |
| Research Only |
202 |
12.0% |
226 |
217 |
| Other |
1,481 |
87.9% |
1,396 |
1,334 |
| Total |
1,684 |
58.4% |
1,623 |
1,551 |
| Total Staff (a) |
2,886 |
|
2,785
|
2,645 |
| Percentage Female
Academic (of total Academic) |
|
35.0% |
34%
|
34% |
| % Female Non-Academic (of total
Non-Academic) |
|
61.8% |
61%
|
61% |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums
of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Research
Activity
| Research Income ($’000) |
National
Competitve
Grants
|
Other
Public
Sector
Funding
|
Industry
& Other
Funding
|
Cooperative
Research
Centres
|
Total
|
| Architecture, Ldscpe &
Vis Arts |
2004 |
108 |
104 |
100 |
|
311 |
| |
2003 |
126 |
|
|
|
126 |
| |
| Arts, Humanities &
Social Sc |
2004 |
1,245 |
254 |
311 |
|
1,810 |
| |
2003 |
1,088 |
229 |
250 |
|
1,567 |
| |
| Economics & Commerce |
2004 |
770 |
530 |
116 |
|
1,416 |
| |
2003 |
762 |
568 |
92 |
|
1,422 |
| |
| Education |
2004 |
98 |
57 |
5 |
|
160 |
| |
2003 |
111 |
124 |
257 |
|
492 |
| |
| Engineering, Computing
& Maths |
2004 |
5,291 |
3,623 |
5,594 |
895 |
15,403 |
| |
2003 |
4,128 |
3,092 |
3,403 |
1,160 |
11,783 |
| |
| Law |
2004 |
|
560 |
|
|
560 |
| |
2003 |
|
386 |
20 |
|
406 |
| |
| Life & Physical
Sciences |
2004 |
8,060 |
1,578 |
1,963 |
219 |
11,820 |
| |
2003 |
7,148 |
1,608 |
2,282 |
10 |
11,048 |
| |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
2004 |
21,519 |
8,423 |
9,282 |
376 |
39,599 |
| |
2003 |
20,476 |
8,389 |
6,625 |
301 |
35,791 |
| |
| Natural & Agricultural
Science |
2004 |
14,718 |
2,223 |
2,618 |
5,452 |
25,012 |
| |
2003 |
15,937 |
2,242 |
2,266 |
3,369 |
23,814 |
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| Total (b) (c) |
2004 |
52,743 |
17,458 |
24,824 |
6,942 |
101,967 |
| |
2003 |
49,811 |
16,638 |
18,019 |
4,839 |
89,306 |
Source: DEST Higher Education Research Data Collection
(a) Total includes research income not allocated to faculties
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Research
Publications
| |
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
| Books – Authored
Research |
27 |
17 |
25
|
| Book Chapters |
116 |
151
|
104
|
| Articles in Scholarly
Refereed Journals |
1,069 |
1,054
|
952
|
| Full Written
Conference Paper – Refereed Proceedings |
262 |
223
|
231
|
| Weighted Total (a) |
1,583 |
1,515
|
1,412
|
(a) Weighted using a ratio of
5:1:1:1:2:1
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Finance
($’000)
| |
2004
|
2003
|
| Operating
Revenue |
| Commonwealth
Government Grants |
206,868 |
194,546 |
| Higher Education
Contribution Scheme |
48,114 |
45,357 |
| Commmonwealth Loan Programmes |
3,721 |
2,383 |
| Western Australian & Local
Government Financial Assistance |
29,317 |
29,291 |
| Other Research Grants
& Contracts |
20,749 |
15,338 |
| Investment Income |
69,415 |
39,683 |
| Fees & Charges |
53,520 |
49,430 |
| Salary & Other Recoveries |
16,253 |
20,634 |
| Other Revenue |
26,618 |
27,267 |
| Share of Net Result of Associates & Joint Ventures |
30 |
(928) |
| Total Operating
Revenue |
474,605 |
423,001 |
| Operating
Expenses |
| Employee Benefits |
258,301 |
239,887 |
| Student Expenses |
21,000 |
18,345 |
| Materials and
Supplies |
19,434 |
20,193 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation Expenses |
24,116 |
29,619 |
| Repairs & Maintenance |
11,247 |
11,071 |
| Grants to Affiliated Activities |
20,833 |
15,822 |
| Travel Expenses |
14,275 |
13,116 |
| Other Expenses |
66,510 |
72,312 |
| Total Operating
Expenses |
435,716 |
419,889 |
| Profit/(Loss) from
Ordinary Activities |
38,889 |
3,112 |
| Outside Equity
Interests in Profit/(Loss) |
424 |
677 |
| Net Profit/(Loss) |
39,313 |
3,789 |
| Assets |
| Current Assets |
63,482 |
78,885 |
| Non Current Assets |
1,254,385 |
1,171,531 |
| Total Assets |
1,317,867 |
1,250,416 |
| Liabilities |
| Current Liabilities |
79,405 |
70,262 |
| Non-Current
Liabilities |
29,654 |
29,960 |
| Total Liabilities |
109,059 |
100,222 |
| Net Assets |
1,208,808 |
1,150,194 |
Source: 2004 UWA Annual Report
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Comparative
Statistics
| |
Total
Enrolment
2004 (a)
|
Percentage
Overseas
2004 (b)
|
Percentage
Postgraduate
2004 (c)
|
Percentage
Higher Degree
Research
2004 (d)
|
Percentage
Commencing
School Leavers
2004 (e)
|
Research
Income (f) per
Academic FTE 2003 (g)
($)
|
Higher
Degree
Research
Completions per 10 Academic
FTE 2003 (g)
|
| UWA |
16,806
|
17.7% |
25.8% |
11.3% |
75.0% |
103,603
|
3.9
|
| Sydney |
46,250 |
21.2% |
30.3% |
8.0% |
60.9% |
92,380 |
3.9 |
| UNSW |
40,421 |
23.5% |
37.1% |
7.2% |
59.1% |
79,362 |
2.5 |
| Melbourne |
41,901 |
22.0% |
32.7% |
10.3% |
71.5% |
114,812 |
5.2 |
| Monash |
55,726 |
30.6% |
29.6% |
5.6% |
55.3% |
62,170 |
3.4 |
| Queensland |
38,139 |
16.7% |
27.0% |
9.7% |
59.3% |
103,802 |
5.0 |
| Adelaide |
18,292 |
20.5% |
26.8% |
9.5% |
66.7% |
117,562 |
4.0 |
| ANU |
14,476 |
21.3% |
36.8% |
13.8% |
55.4% |
98,212 |
5.9 |
| Curtin |
36,064 |
39.7% |
22.2% |
4.3% |
43.1% |
34,634 |
30 |
| Edith Cowan |
23,887 |
17.8% |
19.6% |
2.6% |
33.1% |
12,025 |
1.8 |
| Murdoch |
12,655 |
17.5% |
17.8% |
6.5% |
34.9% |
72,221 |
2.8 |
| Australia |
944,977 |
24.2% |
27.3% |
5.0% |
44.3% |
57,007 |
2.9 |
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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