University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia ("UWA") is Western Australia's oldest university, established in February 1911. It is one of Australia's "Group of Eight" leading universities. The University was established under and is governed by the University of Western Australia Act 1911. The Act provides for the control and management of the University to be the responsibility of the Senate, and gives it the authority, amongst other things, to make statutes, regulations and by-laws, details of which are contained in the University Calendar.

Notable alumni

Politics and Government

• Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke
• Leader of the opposition and former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Beazley
• Former economic regulator Allan Fels
• Former Whitlam Cabinet minister Kim Edward Beazley
• Former Premier, Federal Minister and current President of the Australian Labor party Carmen Lawrence
• Former Federal Attorney General Daryl Williams
• Former Leader of the Liberal Party Billy Snedden
• Former Justices of the High Court of Australia John Toohey and Sir Ronald Wilson
• Premiers of Western Australia Geoff Gallop,Richard Court just to name a few
• Former Chief Executive Officer of British Airways Sir Rod Eddington
• Former Chief Executive Officer of Wesfarmers Limited, Dr Michael Chaney and the current chancellor of UWA
• The Governor of Western Australia Ken Michael
• Chief Justice of Western Australia David Malcolm

Science and Medicine

• Physician Barry Marshall, 2005 Nobel Prize laureate
• Epidemiologist Fiona Stanley
• Entomologist Kenneth Richard Norris

Arts and Literature

• Greg Egan
• Dorothy Hewett
• Randolph Stow
• John Andrew La Nauze

Sport and Entertainment

• Peter Bell, captain of the Fremantle Dockers
• Shirley Strickland
• Quin Pendragon & Daniel Wedge, creators of Slime Volleyball