On August 16th, UWAASA sponsored a forum on the question of University mergers in WA as a potential outcome of the WA State’s University Sector Review. The forum included WA Chief Scientist, Prof. Peter Klinken, UWA Professor Ray da Silva Rosa and current UWA DVC(Research) Prof Anna Nowak. The viewpoints varied, there was discussion of …
Discussing the WA State’s University Sector Review Read More »
The Philippa Maddern Award 2023 has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances and will now be held either late 2023 or in 2024.
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 13TH 2022 AT 12.30PM IN THE ACORN ROOM, ABOVE THE GUILD SHOPS, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PRESENT: D Judge (Vice-President and Chair), and members including E Brink, S Dobbs, S Maloney, M Rizzi, B Montgomery, C Bourgault du Coudray, V Hayes, J Van Gent, D Spagnoli, …
We certainly can’t claim that newsletters from UWA ASA are frequent, but we hope that they are at least worth reading when they arrive. This newsletter was hard to write, and went through a few drafts. As the ‘voice of academics’ at UWA we want to voice hope and optimism, not least because — as …
On 14th October, our association held its Annual General Meeting. The meeting was particularly well attended, which is perhaps not surprising, given the rapid turnover of material for discussion in recent months. Indeed, the speed of events has been such that our capacity to keep pace through the circulation of newsletters to our members has …
Academic Board, FOI and more – Newsletter November 2021 Read More »
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH 2021 AT 12.30PM IN THE ACORN ROOM, ABOVE THE GUILD SHOPS, UWA PRESENT: N Kirkham (President and Chair), and members including D Judge, A McKinley, S Tarrant, E Brink, S Dobbs, S Maloney, B Montgomery, M Rizzi, C Bourgault du Coudray, R da Silva …
The Philippa Maddern Awards Presentation ceremony was held on Friday 13 August 2021. This biennial event is an important occasion in the Academic Staff Association calendar as the awards recognise the positive influences that academics have on students, the university and the wider community, through their outstanding leadership and inspiration. The Award for an academic …
The UWAASA Committee employed Mr Alex Knott BCom Hons (Finance) to analyse the last five years of annual reports of the University. At a recent forum, Alex presented his findings in a comprehensible way for non-financial people. Having an understanding of the University’s finances is particularly important in current times and, by being informed, we …
Interpreting UWA’s Finances – a recording of the presentation Read More »
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this project was to simplistically and holistically assess UWA’s financial performance using its annual financial statements. This project was commissioned by the UWA Academic Staff Association. KEY FINDINGS: 1) UWA’s ‘underlying’ performance measures have trended downward since 2014. 2) UWA has been borrowing cash or ‘cashing in’ investments to fund a …
A Report Interpreting UWA’s Finances by Alexander Knott, BCom Hons (Finance) Read More »
We, The University of Western Australia Academic Staff Association, submit this response to the proposal to restructure the School of Social Sciences. We focus on two very important aspects: the process by which it appears to have been derived and key aspects of its substance as it pertains to the interests of academic staff. Process …
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