The University of Western Australia, colloquially known as “Sandstone University”, is located in the capital and largest city of the state of Western Australia. Some 25,000 students come to study in this two-million population city each year.
The university is a member of several prestigious university coalitions, including the Group of Eight, the Matariki network, and the Worldwide Universities Network.
Western Australia has produced two Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine for their research in peptic ulcer disease. The university, which has an endowment of A$326 million, has 1,700 academic staff members, 17,000 undergraduate, and 5,000 postgraduate students on campus. There are six specialized libraries.
The university has official agreements with 44 foreign universities that assist in staff and student exchanges. The school also has established several offshore teaching sites in Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The University of Western Australia spends A$117 million on research each year, but in the process generates A$71 million back. The university is now developing a robotically controlled, one-meter, modified Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.
The Western Australian government is also providing $20 million for an international radio astronomy research center.
