The University of Western Australia is ranked the top university in Australia and in the top 50 universities in the world for Life and Agricultural Sciences and second in Australia for Chemistry (Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings, 2011).
The 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ratings awarded UWA 5 out of 5 in the broad areas of Earth Science, Biological Science, Psychology and Cognitive Science, and Agricultural and Veterinary Science, ranking us well above world average in these areas.
As one of Australia's Group of Eight research-intensive universities, UWA has an exceptionally strong research culture and is committed to the notion that intellectual capital is the global economy's most dynamic commodity.
Learn more about our research highlights and our facilities.
Research partnerships
UWA is one of only two Australian universities to belong to the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) which is a partnership of 16 research-led universities from Europe, North America, South East Asia and Australia. This alliance fosters and encourages collaboration between members, bringing together the experience, equipment and expertise necessary to tackle the big issues currently facing societies, governments, corporations and education.
People
The Faculties of Science combined have more than 4600 students and more than 800 staff members, including six Highly Cited Scientists, three Federation Fellows, six Premiers Fellows, four Australian Laureate Fellows and winners of numerous national and international prestigious science awards, such as WA Scientist of the Year 2011, Professor Richard Hobbs, a world leader in restoration ecology.
Faculty Professor Barry Marshall and Emeritus Professor Robin Warren were awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Science research within our schools
Each school and centre within the Faculties has a strong research focus, which informs and becomes a part of our teaching. Science research takes place within our nine schools:
- School of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
- School of Animal Biology
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- School of Earth and Environment
- School of Physics
- School of Plant Biology
- School of Psychology
- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health
- and in our numerous Research Centres and Institutes.
Study
The Faculties offers both research and postgraduate coursework courses by thesis or a combination of thesis and practice-based research.
