University of Western Australia, Public university in Perth, Australia.
The University of Western Australia is a public university in Perth, Australia, spreading across 65 hectares along the Swan River. The campus combines sandstone structures with botanical gardens where native and exotic plants grow.
The Western Australian legislature created the university through an act in 1911 to provide local young people with higher education. The first students began their courses two years later when the buildings were completed.
The name reflects its founding as the first higher education institution in Western Australia, decades before other universities opened in this part of the continent. Sandstone buildings connect to local building traditions, while gardens and green spaces serve as walking areas for students and residents alike.
Access to the campus remains open most of the time, and visitors can walk through the gardens and along the pathways. Research areas usually remain closed to outsiders, while public facilities such as galleries often open during the week.
The university is the only member of the Group of Eight from Western Australia, an alliance of leading research universities. This status often leads to more collaborations with institutions abroad than other universities in the region have.
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