University Governance
The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.
The University of Western Australia is governed by its Act 1911. The Senate is the University’s governing body which has “the entire control and management of the affairs and management of the affairs and concerns of the University, and may act in all matters concerning the University in such manner as appears to it best calculated to promote the interests of the University”.
University committees
- Senate
- Academic Board
- Academic Council
- Academic Board and Academic Council Committees
- Legislative Committee
- Academic Year Planning Committee
- Academic Quality and Standards Committee
- Board of the Graduate Research School
- University Education Committee
- University Research Committee
- University Curriculum Committee
- Schools: Academic Governance
Quick links
- A-Z list of Committees
- 2022 Senate and Committees Meeting Dates [PDF, 196KB]
- 2023 Senate and Committees Meeting Dates [PDF,159KB]
- 2023 Academic Board and Committees Meeting Dates [PDF, 145KB]
- Annual Reports
- Convocation
- Delegations
- Elections – coming soon
- Governance Framework
- Information governance
- Officers of the University – Current
- Officers of the University – Former
- Planning
- The Student Guild
- University Management structure
- University Legislation
- University Principal Committees [PDF, 91.6KB]
- UWA Policy Library