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WE SEEK WISDOM TO SEEK IMPACT
A call to stand out and make a noise.
This is where you make your mark.
IT ALL STARTS HERE
UWA is a place where you learn to break barriers. To make noise. To make friction your fuel. To do more than just exist – to matter.
GLOBAL TOP 100 UNIVERSITY
We are the top-ranked university in Western Australia (QS World University Rankings), with 10 subjects ranked in the world’s top 50.
CHALLENGERS, CHANGERS
Join the change makers. UWA students, academics and alumni stand up and stand out. Be part of research impacting the world – in health, the environment and our culture.
Step forward
There are new friends to make. New questions to ask. And actions that take you towards your tomorrow. Here’s how to find and start your journey at UWA.
Study your way
Combine your favourite subjects and learn from today’s thought leaders. Plus get real-world experience with the option to do internships and work placements in every degree.
Your course, your way
Explore our wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and uncover where a UWA degree could take you.
Find your people
This is a place for belonging. Where the best stories start. Here, friendships flourish and support is always just a conversation away.
Be the difference
UWA academics don’t just study change, we lead it. And you can too. Learn from people who are the change; get inspired by their actions. Then be the change yourself.
Fighting against malaria
Research to eliminate one of the world’s deadliest diseases – malaria – will be accelerated thanks to a USD $4.7 million grant from the Gates Foundation for scientists at The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia (UWA).
Indigenous trailblazer awarded
Professor Pat Dudgeon AM, Australia’s first Aboriginal psychologist, has been awarded a prestigious national mental health prize in recognition of her outstanding leadership and lifelong contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health at both national and community levels.
Promoting fish diversity
New research has revealed the critical role of river-floodplain connectivity in sustaining fish species diversity on the floodplain of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Change the world
From breakthrough medical discoveries to sustainable energy solutions, our research moves from paper to purpose to planet.
Feel the connection to place
UWA sits on sacred land, a place of learning for Indigenous Australians for tens of thousands of years. It’s where kaatdijin (knowledge) began, alongside the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River) on Whadjuk Noongar Booja.