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DescriptionJust 10 minutes from Perth city, UWA is located on the banks of the Swan River, or Derbal Yerrigan, on the land of the Whadjuk Nation.

We have the immense privilege of sitting on the sacred soil where Western Australian kaartdijin, or knowledge, began. It has been a place to gather and learn for tens of thousands of years, with stories and lessons shared from generation to generation of the world’s oldest continuous culture.

Today, we welcome you to continue seeking and sharing wisdom with us. Our students take their learning beyond the books, at the cutting edge of knowledge creation, from passionate lecturers with real industry experience and connections. We’ll support them in their learning journeys and help set them up for a career they’ll love.

The global impact of our research and education places us as a world top 100 university (QS 2023). This means students join a community of passionate, intelligent and resourceful leaders who are driving innovation and change. They’ll connect with and work alongside leaders in education, research and industry, and follow in the footsteps of our thousands of graduate success stories.Corporate historyStarting where Western Australian kaartdijin (knowledge) began, The University of Western Australia sits on sacred soil alongside the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River) on Whadjuk Noongar Booja.

It has been a place to gather and learn for tens of thousands of years, sharing life lessons through stories that have been passed down from generation to generation of the world’s oldest continuous culture.

Established as the State’s first university in 1911 and founded with a mission to ‘advance the prosperity and welfare of our communities’, the University opened in 1913 to just 184 students. Today, more than 25,000 students are enrolled from 100 countries.

Since our beginnings, UWA has blazed the trail in producing remarkable and life-changing contributions across learning, teaching and research. But our University is more than simply a centre for education and research.

For more than 100 years, we have contributed to the intellectual, cultural and economic development of Western Australia, the nation and our world. We have forged and embraced connections with community, partners and industry to ensure our impact is far reaching, both now and into the future.

We’re continuing to make our mark on the world and our students are vital in this journey. UWA students contribute to society in ways that tackle our world’s most pressing challenges. From health and social inequalities to the environment and climate change, our passionate community of students, academics and researchers are partnering with industry to help solve these Grand Challenges.

Our motto ‘Seek Wisdom’ is as relevant today and into the future as it was when it was adopted by the UWA Senate in 1912. We remain committed to this, as we continue to encourage our students and staff to push beyond the bounds of what is known and what is possible.Alternative titleUWADate activefrom 16 February 1911PlacePerth, Western AustraliaLocation^[1]

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10160P - Portrait - Associate Professor Helen Watson-Williams - Department of English 1950 - 1977

12277P - Winthrop Hall Clock Tower - Jim Dawson and Klynton Nobbs of the Works Section inspecting new clock mechanism 1979

13554P - Sir Lawrence Jackson - Chancellor - Professor Robert Street - Vice-Chancellor - Professor Frank Callaway - At presentation of Grainger Bust

16284P - Portrait - Miss Jean Ethel Rogerson MBE - Member of Senate

16290P - Portrait - Mr Justice Geoffrey Alexander Kennedy - Pro-Chancellor

18998P - Graduation Ceremony 1979 - Dame Joan Hammond - Doctor Eileen Joyce - Sir Lawrence Jackson

1929P - View of original Physics and Chemistry (Now Geology) Building - construction almost complete - scaffolding, mature trees, vehicles - circa late 1930s

1988P - Portrait - Professor Noel Stanley Bayliss - 1937

2000P - Hackett Memorial Buildings - Administration - Construction - View from Perth-Fremantle Road - circa 1931

2003P - Hackett Hall Building - Construction of stairway to roof - circa 1930

2009P - South View of The Great Gate and Winthrop Hall - Construction complete - circa 1933

2019P - South view of the Great Gate amid construction work - Workers and carts - circa 1931

2027P - Foundations of Administration Buildings and Winthrop Hall - Construction - view from Winthrop Hall foundation - circa 1929

2048P - Photographic Portrait - Sir Walter James

2053P - Portrait of Sir Winthrop Hackett

2054P - Photographic Portrait of Sir Winthrop Hackett

2060P - Mr William Somerville - 1926

2063P - Portrait of Professor John Waugh Paterson (Agriculture) - 1927

2064P - Framed Portrait of Professor George Tattersall

2481P - Students studying in Winthrop Hall Undercroft interior when used as a library annex

25957P - Professor Michael Hugo-Brunt - Chair of Architecture 1974 - 1985

26893P - ( L to R ) - Marjorie Lyons - Head Machinist - Maggi Butler ( nee Elliott ) - Norma Hills ( nee Jones ) - Rosemary Johnston ( nee Lyons ) - photograph taken in the Ledger Room of the Bursar's Office showing National Ledger Machine

29384P - Terry Larder and two volunteers at the desk of the Visitors' Centre

Serial

Black Swan

Calendar of the University of Western Australia

The Pelican

UWA Senate Minutes

UWA Senate Minutes (Transcribed)

Collection

Calendar of the University of Western Australia

UWA Benches Project

UWA Historical Society Oral Histories

University films

Video

The Crawley Campus

The Reid Library

The University Library

Organisation

Senate, The University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia Student Guild

Ephemera

Eileen Joyce : obituary

Event

The University of Western Australia centenary

The Great Gateway and Winthrop Hall

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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA