university of western australia
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University of Western Australia. A top research-intensive university Member of the Group of Eight Ranked in the top 50 universities in the world for life and agricultural sciences in 2009 Ranked 2 nd in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs in 2009. Why UWA? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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• A top research-intensive university• Member of the Group of Eight• Ranked in the top 50 universities in
the world for life and agricultural sciences in 2009
• Ranked 2nd in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs in 2009
University of Western Australia
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Why UWA?
• Learn
• Career
• Enjoy
Why study science at UWA?
UWA is successful
UWA is the whole package
UWA has great facilities
A UWA science degree will launch you into an
amazing career
UWA offers flexibility
Bachelor of Science
• THREE YEAR - 38 Majors and 21 Programs
• FOUR YEAR - 14 Programs, including concurrent
honours
Restoration Ecology / Environmental Science / Conservation Biology / Land Rehabilitation
Chemistry / Physical Chemistry / Biochemistry / Green Chemistry / Environmental Chemistry
Dr. Gavin Flematti
International Radio Astronomy Research Centre
• Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Telescope
The WA State Government has awarded UWA
two Premier’s Fellows to build our capacity in radio astronomy and funded a $20 million
research centre, to be hosted by UWA.
Quality of Science at UWA
2009 West Australian Rhodes Scholar Dustin Stuart – BSc Advanced Science (Hons) – Chemistry and Physics
Go Further – International linkages and Student Exchange• We have active collaboration with universities in
North America, Europe, Asia. These involve staff and student exchanges, collaboration in research and benchmarking– Korea University– Queen’s University, Canada– University of Sheffield, England– National University of Singapore– Zhejiang University, China– Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
China– University of Freiberg, Germany– University of Vienna, Austria– Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France– University of Bergen, Norway
Scholarships
UWA Excellence Awards
Diversity & Merit Awards
Group of Eight Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Awards of Distinction
UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarships
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships
Course specific scholarships
New Science Library
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Accommodation
• Individual rooms• Internet and telephone• Rooms cleaned weekly• Three meals per day• Sports facilities • Social activities
• Pastoral care• Study support services• Walk distance to uni
Currie Hall ۰ Trinity ۰ St. Catherine’s ۰ St. Thomas More ۰ St. George’s
Getting Involved
science.uwa.edu.auscience.uwa.edu.au