UWA is ranked amongst the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the Australian Group of Eight research-intensive universities. UWA is proud to be a research-intensive university, operating more than 75 research and training centres. Over the years, we’ve continued to attract high-calibre, globally recognised staff, researchers and students, including our Nobel Laureate Professor Barry
Marshall. Located in the time zone with the largest proportion of the world's population, UWA has built strong collaborative links with other universities, research institutes, businesses and governments all over the world. UWA has identified a number of strategic research areas, including:
- Living sustainably in a fragile, ancient environment
- Sustaining our food production and food quality
- Developing our natural resources for the common good
- Furthering human knowledge through creativity and culture
- Advancing data-intensive science
- Advancing our health and wellbeing
- Understanding Australia's place in a globalised world
- Enhancing long-term living standards
- Investing in Indigenous knowledge to transform and build sustainable futures
These areas have been prioritised to ensure our researchers are searching for solutions to key world issues and working to develop a positive future.
