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UWA Law School ranked 75th in world
Thursday, 7 November 2019
The University of Western Australia has improved in the international Times Higher Education World Subject Rankings in the fields of Law and Business and Economics .
The world rankings place UWA’s Law School among the top 100 in the world, in 75th position, up from 126-150 last year.
The Law School has improved significantly across both its teaching scores and research indicators.
Law School Dean and Head of School Professor Natalie Skead acknowledged the expertise, dedication and passion behind the success.
“These results are confirmation of the world-class expertise within our Law School,” Professor Skead said.
“Our dynamic, relevant courses are taught by exceptional educators and practitioners, and our research has wide-ranging impact, shaping local and international policy and law reform.
“All Law School staff, students and alumni should be proud of these wonderful results. We pride ourselves on a diverse and inclusive student-centred community driven by a commitment to excellence in legal education, research and service.”
UWA has also improved significantly in Business and Economics, rising to 151-175, up from 176 – 200 last year.
The University is now offering a postgraduate course in Business Analytics , specifically catering to a data-focused future employment market, and the Graduate Certificate in Commerce is now offered online for students to integrate postgraduate study into their working lives.
Within the Law School, the new Criminology major brings together multiple disciplines across the University – from Geography to History and Psychology – providing graduates with a knowledge base about crime and the criminal justice system.
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University of Western Australia
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#79 in Best Global Universities
University of Western Australia Data
Total number of students
18,451
Number of international students
5,166
Total number of academic staff
826
Number of international staff
461
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
3,706
Number of master’s degrees awarded
2,382
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
306
Number of research only staff
439
Number of new undergraduate students
3,700
Number of new master’s students
1,950
Number of new doctoral students
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University of Western Australia Rankings
University of Western Australia is ranked #79 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Western Australia Rankings
- #79inBest Global Universities
- #8inBest Global Universities in Australia/New Zealand
- #8inBest Global Universities in Australia
University of Western Australia Subject Rankings
- #29inAgricultural Sciences (tie)
- #143inArts and Humanities (tie)
- #126inBiology and Biochemistry
- #113inBiotechnology and Applied Microbiology (tie)
- #77inCardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (tie)
- #199inCell Biology (tie)
- #195inChemical Engineering
- #440inChemistry (tie)
- #67inCivil Engineering (tie)
- #97inClinical Medicine (tie)
- #256inComputer Science
- #109inEconomics and Business (tie)
- #200inElectrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #94inEndocrinology and Metabolism
- #229inEnergy and Fuels (tie)
- #148inEngineering (tie)
- #39inEnvironment/Ecology (tie)
- #40inGeosciences (tie)
- #136inImmunology (tie)
- #307inMaterials Science (tie)
- #189inMicrobiology
- #100inMolecular Biology and Genetics
- #146inNeuroscience and Behavior
- #162inOncology (tie)
- #127inPharmacology and Toxicology
- #318inPhysics (tie)
- #11inPlant and Animal Science
- #75inPsychiatry/Psychology
- #52inPublic, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #185inRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (tie)
- #142inSocial Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #118inSpace Science (tie)
- #171inSurgery
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2021 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Western Australia’s overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.READ THE METHODOLOGY
Global Universities
- #79inBest Global Universities
Global score
71.9
Global research reputation
#227
Regional research reputation
#8
Publications
#119
Books
#157
Conferences
#531
Normalized citation impact
#189
Total citations
#100
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#262
International collaboration – relative to country
#375
International collaboration
#263
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#97
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
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