{"name":"University of Western Australia","slug":"university-of-western-australia-24e7d208","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-western-australia-24e7d208","country":"Australia","country_code":"AU","city":"Perth","type":"Public","founded":1911,"website":"http://www.uwa.edu.au/","summary":"The University of Western Australia was created by an act of parliament in 1911 as the state's first university, and it began teaching in 1913 with 184 students in engineering, science and arts. A bequest from founding chancellor Sir John Winthrop Hackett paid for its main buildings, including Winthrop Hall, finished in 1932 at the Crawley campus on the Swan River. Its alumni include Prime Minister Bob Hawke, and UWA researchers Barry Marshall and Robin Warren shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in medicine.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=77","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.uwa.edu.au/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/pathways-and-eligibility"},{"label":"Financial aid","url":"http://www.uwa.edu.au/study/scholarships-and-fees/scholarships"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/047272k79"},{"label":"Official history: 1911 establishment, 1913 opening with 184 students, Hackett bequest, motto, Nobel Prize","url":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/about/our-history"},{"label":"29,426 students in 2023, Crawley campus (Wikipedia)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Australia"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}