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Annual Report 2007

Annual Report 2007
Statement of Compliance ............................................................................................................ 2
Chancellor’s Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3
Overview
Executive Summary by the Vice-Chancellor ......................................................................... 4
Operational Structure
Governance and Management ...................................................................................... 6
Appendix A:
Senate Members .................................................................................................... 8
Meetings of Senate Members ................................................................................. 9
Appendix B:
University Governance .......................................................................................... 10
Appendix C:
Management Structure ......................................................................................... 11
Agency Performance
Mission, Vision and Objectives ........................................................................................... 12
Risk Management ............................................................................................................. 13
Research ........................................................................................................................... 14
Education .......................................................................................................................... 15
Community Relations ......................................................................................................... 16
Statistical Profile ................................................................................................................ 17
Significant Issues and Trends
Effects of Economic and Other Factors .............................................................................. 24
The Impact of Legislation ............................................................................................ 24
University Litigation ..................................................................................................... 24
Disclosures and Legal Compliance
Auditor General’s Report to Parliament .............................................................................. 25
Financial Statements ......................................................................................................... 27
Key Performance Indicators ............................................................................................... 69
Other Financial Disclosures
Pricing Policies of Services Provided ........................................................................... 84
Major Capital Projects ................................................................................................. 84
Staffing ....................................................................................................................... 85
Governance Disclosures .................................................................................................... 86
Other Legal Requirements
Public Interest Disclosure Act ...................................................................................... 86
Environmental Legislation ............................................................................................ 86
Statement of Compliance with the Record Keeping Plan.............................................. 86
Media and Advertising Expenditure ............................................................................. 87
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Statement of Compliance
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Chancellor’s Introduction
On behalf of the Senate, I am pleased to present the annual
report of The University of Western Australia for 2007, a year
marked by strong growth and performance.
The University increased its student numbers over the year,
having successfully bid to government for a significant
allocation of new student places. It firmed its position as
the university of first choice for Western Australia’s top
students, despite an overall decline in demand for tertiary
places across the state as a whole.
The University also increased its resource base, in part
through the successful recruitment of international
students, particularly postgraduates; in part through
successfully competing for research grants and contracts,
from both government and industry; and most notably in
2007, through successfully engaging with alumni, business
and the community to enlist philanthropic and other support
for its activities.
As the University competes for resources in a booming
local economy and increasingly competitive global market,
the need to increase and diversify our support base is more
important than ever. It is critical to sustaining our researchintensive
mission and providing access to a world-class
education for those with the talent to succeed. It is vital that
we engage with the state and the new federal government,
with industry, business and the professions, with schools
and the further education sector, and with a wide range
of other local, national and international communities to
ensure that we meet their needs and enlist their support.
The University of Western Australia has an ambitious
vision—‘achieving international excellence’. The Vice-
Chancellor’s Executive Summary, which follows, details
the success of the University in 2007 in pursuit of that
vision. I am very grateful to Professor Alan Robson and his
executive team, to the staff and students of the University,
to our many supporters in the community, and especially
to my fellow Senators, for their enthusiastic commitment to
that vision.
Dr Michael Chaney AO
Chancellor
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OVERVIEW
Executive Summary by the Vice-Chancellor
Within The University of Western Australia, 2007 was a year of exciting growth
and change with significant achievements in research, teaching and learning, new
senior appointments and real progress on major review processes.
Through this overview I aim to capture a sample of these achievements.
Research
• The University of Western Australia was ranked in
the 101st–150th band in the 2007 Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Institute of Higher Education ranking
of world universities. In addition, in ranking by field,
Shanghai Jiao Tong ranked UWA 37th in the world in
Life and Agricultural Sciences and in the 51st–75th
band for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy.
• The University was ranked third in Australia per capita
on research quality by the Melbourne Institute of
Applied Economic and Social Research.
• The Commonwealth Government allocated $100
million for the development of the WA Institutes for
Health, complementing the $80 million previously
committed by the WA Government and $50 million
committed by the University.
• Professor Cheryl Praeger AM (School of Mathematics
and Statistics) and Professor David Pannell (School of
Agricultural and Resource Economics) were honoured
with Federation Fellowships in 2007, bringing the
total number of Federation Fellowships hosted by The
University of Western Australia to five.
• Professor Mark Cassidy of the School of Civil
Engineering and Director of the Centre for Offshore
Foundation Systems was named Australia’s Physical
Scientist of the Year for 2007.
• The University was overwhelmingly successful in the
2007 WA Premier’s Science Awards with Professor
David Blair (School of Physics) named WA Scientist of
the Year and Dr Kristen Nowak (WAIMR) named WA
Young Scientist of the Year.
• Professor Dennis Haskell of the School of Social and
Cultural Studies won the poetry award in the 2007 WA
Premier’s Book Awards for his work ‘All the Time in the
World’.
• The University recorded continued strong growth in
research income, with particularly pleasing results in
the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects
programme.
• Several new research centres were launched or
opened in 2007, including the Future Farm Industries
CRC; the WA Marine Science Institution; the Centre for
Strategic Nano-fabrication; the Centre of Excellence
for Plant Metabolomics; the Centre for the Built
Environment and Health; the Advanced Timber
Concepts Research Centre and The University of
Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture.
Teaching and learning
• The University was allocated an additional 230
Commonwealth-supported places building on
allocations received in 2006, positioning the University
to better meet high demand for many courses.
• The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and
Social Research ranked the University third in Australia
on teaching and learning.
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• The University’s major review of course structures is
progressing well under the direction of Deputy Vice-
Chancellor (Education) Professor Don Markwell. The
review of course structures released its issues and
options paper, Courses for Tomorrow’s World, in
October 2007 for broad consultation on the principles
and seven options it contains.
• UWA Arts/Law graduate Daniel Vujcich was selected
as the 2008 Rhodes Scholar for Western Australia.
• Also in the 2007 WA Premier’s Science Awards,
Professor Paul McMenamin (School of Anatomy and
Human Biology) won the Premier’s Prize for Excellence
in Science Teaching: Tertiary.
• Seven University staff were awarded Carrick Institute
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student
Learning in 2007.
• UWA programmes received three (out of 14 nationally)
Carrick Institute Awards for Programs that Enhance
Learning.
• The University received $4.8 million through the
Commonwealth Government’s Learning and Teaching
Performance Fund. This excellent result placed UWA
in the top four universities nationally.
• The University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its
medical school during 2007.
Resourcing
• The University of Western Australia was extremely
successful in the 2007 round of the Commonwealth
Government’s Capital Development Pool programme,
receiving a total of $4 million, the second largest
allocation to any single institution.
• The University was awarded a total of $2.32 million
through the Commonwealth Government’s Workplace
Productivity Program for three projects. Only 36
projects were approved for funding nationally, making
this an excellent result.
Professor Alistar Robertson’s appointment as Pro Vice-
Chancellor (Research Initiatives) and Mr Tim Shanahan’s
as Director, Energy and Minerals Initiative will improve our
internal co-ordination and enhance the University’s profile
within key WA industry sectors, with the aim of increasing
research funding and activity.
External fundraising remains an important revenue source
for the University and 2007 saw considerable achievements
through the UWA Business School fundraising campaign
and more generally through development initiatives
including the establishment of the Winthrop Society.
Planning is also well underway for the University’s
centenary, of which a major focus will be to raise funds for
additional scholarships.
Developing and consolidating key international partnerships
was a strong theme in 2007. Highlights included the
formation of a partnership with the China Scholarships
Council; the opening of a second joint laboratory with
Zhejiang University in China; and the establishment of
agreements with leading research institutions in India.
The year brought a number of interesting changes in the
broader higher education sector with a prospect for further
change as a result of the November federal election. These
changes will present challenges for the sector but also raise
considerable opportunities.
I take this opportunity to thank all University staff for their
work in 2007. The achievements outlined here and our
ongoing activities further strengthen The University of
Western Australia and see us well placed to continue
achieving international excellence.
Alan Robson AM
Vice-Chancellor
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OVERVIEW
Operational Structure: Governance and Management
The University was established by the University of Western Australia Act 1911.
The Act provides the legislative machinery for administering the University; it
establishes the Governing Body (the Senate) which is empowered to ‘have the
entire control and management of the affairs of the University’.
The Act gives the Senate powers to act in the interests of
the University through the making of statutes, regulations
and by-laws and through the management of income
and expenditure. It provides powers of delegation for the
Governing Body, so that day-to-day management of the
University can be delegated to officers employed by the
University. Membership of the Governing Body in 2007 (and
information on the number of meetings held) is listed in
Appendix A of this section.
Other State Acts which deal with aspects of the
management of the University are the University Buildings
Act 1952, the University Medical School Teaching Hospitals
Act 1955 and the QEII Medical Centre Act 1966.
The University is responsible to the State Minister for
Education for the proper conduct of its business under the
legal framework established by State legislation. However,
the University receives the majority of its funding from
the Commonwealth and it is therefore responsible to the
Commonwealth Minister for Education for the delivery of its
teaching and research programmes and for the provision of
adequate infrastructure to support those programmes.
In order to fulfil its responsibilities effectively the Senate
appoints the Vice-Chancellor as its Chief Executive
Officer and works in partnership with him to maximise
the University’s capacity and performance and to ensure
its fiscal viability. The Senate delegates operational
responsibility to the Vice-Chancellor and monitors,
guides and supports the work of the Vice-Chancellor and
Executive. It has identified its key activities as the setting
of strategic directions, the oversight, audit and review
of proper governance processes, the assessment and
monitoring of performance against established targets, and
the making and amending of University legislation. It has
adopted a charter that provides for these roles.
The Vice-Chancellor is appointed by the Senate following
public advertising and standard recruitment procedures for
a period normally not exceeding seven years. Professor
Alan Robson, the University’s 17th Vice-Chancellor,
commenced his duties in 2004.
The Vice-Chancellor appoints an Executive group to assist
him with his responsibilities for the academic, financial,
administrative and other business of the University. In 2007
the Executive comprised:
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor—
Professor Margaret Seares
Responsible for broad line management of the deans of
faculties, Dean of the School of Indigenous Studies and the
University Librarian, for staffing policy and cultural activities,
and deputising for the Vice-Chancellor in his absence
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) —
Professor Doug McEachern
Responsible for research and research training, industry
liaison and commercialisation
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)—
Professor Don Markwell
Responsible for teaching and learning, undergraduate
students and international education
Executive Director (Academic Services) and
Registrar—Mr Peter Curtis
Responsible for all matters relating to the academic
administration of the University
Executive Director (Finance and Resources)—
Ms Gaye McMath
Responsible for all matters relating to finance and
resources, including facilities management
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A key feature of the University’s governance and
management system is its strong collegial foundation.
The University’s peak academic body is the Academic
Board, established under Statute 19 and chaired in 2007
by Professor David Plowman. The Board is supported by
its executive committee, the Academic Council, which has
delegated powers for dealing with many items of Board
business, and by a range of standing committees which
provide policy advice on academic matters. The committee
system is replicated at the faculty and school levels.
Statute 8 establishes the faculties, which are responsible
for the general administration of the courses under their
governance. Each faculty is headed by a dean, who has
dual responsibility: to the faculty for providing vision,
academic leadership and effective management, and
to the Vice-Chancellor for the effective leadership and
management of the faculty’s human, physical and financial
resources located in the schools resourced by the faculty.
In 2007, the faculties and their deans were as follows:
Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts—
Dr Clarissa Ball
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences—
Professor Anne Pauwels
Business (UWA Business School)—Ms Tracey Horton
Education—Professor Bill Louden
Engineering, Computing and Mathematics—
Professor Mark Bush
Law—Professor Bill Ford
Life and Physical Sciences—Professor George Stewart
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences—
Professor Ian Puddey
Natural and Agricultural Sciences—
Professor Alistar Robertson
The University’s decision-making structures and processes
combine a significant level of operational autonomy (both
academic and budgetary) in the faculties with a cohesive
institution-wide approach to policy in the collegial and
executive governance systems.
The Vice-Chancellor may also appoint Pro Vice-Chancellors
whose responsibilities extend across the University. In 2007
they were:
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research
Training)—Professor Robyn Owens
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)—
Associate Professor Jane Long
The Executive, the Deans, and committees at all levels work
with, and are supported by, the University’s professional
staff, both technical and administrative.
Diagrammatic representations of the University’s
governance system and its executive management
structure are set out in Appendix B and Appendix C
respectively of this section.
The major publications produced by the University and
available at http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/ are:
Annual Report
Calendar (of acts, statutes and constitutions)
Undergraduate Handbook
Postgraduate Handbook
Research Expertise
Scholarships, Prizes, Endowments
Uniview
Unistats
UWA News
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APPENDIX A
Senate Members
The members of the University Senate in 2007 are listed below. The date in
brackets at the end of each entry indicates the year a person first becomes a
member of the Senate; the second date indicates the year of expiry of the current
term of office. An asterisk (*) indicates membership for part of the year only.
Chancellor
Michael Alfred Chaney AO, BSc MBA Hon.LLD W.Aust., FAIM, FAICD (2005) 2009
Appointed by the Governor
Susan Jennifer Delyse Boyd, BA DipEd Hon.DLitt W.Aust., GAICD (2006) 2010
David Charles Griffiths, BEc W.Aust., MEc A.N.U. (1996) 2008
Anthony John Howarth AO, Hon.LLD W.Aust., FAIBF, FAICD, FAIM, FSIA (2003) 2011
Robert John Inverarity CitWA, MBE BA DipEd W.Aust., Hon.D Murd. (2006) 2010
Elected by Convocation
John William Biggs, BSc(Agric) W.Aust. (2006) 2010
Lesley Ann Cala, MD W.Aust., DMRD RCP(Lond.) & RCS(Eng.), FRCR, FRANZCR (2000) 2010
*Roderick Quentin Cooper, BA BJuris LLB W.Aust., FAICD, SAFin (2007) 2011
Catherine Luise Tang, BA DipEd W.Aust., GradDipBus WACAE (1996) 2010
Elected by academic staff
Stuart Malcolm Bunt, MA DPhil Oxon. (2000) 2008
Allan McKinley, BSc PhD Cantab., MNZIC (2005) 2011
Vera Anne Morgan, BA Adel., GradDipEd Melb., MSocSc S.Aust. (2005) 2010
Elected by Academic Board
David Plowman, OStJ, BEc W.Aust., MA Melb., GradDipT S.Aust., PhD Flin., FAIM, FASSA (2007) 2008
Elected by general staff
Gabrielle Elisabeth Gooding, BSc MBA W.Aust. (2001) 2009
Elected by students
*Bronwyn Claire Crowe, BSc(Agric) BCom W.Aust. (2006) 2007
*David Alexander de Hoog (2006) 2007
*Andrew Thackrah, BA W.Aust. (2006) 2007
*Nikolas Stefan Barron (2007) 2008
*Daniel Bond, BSc W.Aust. (2007) 2008
*Mathew Chuk (2007) 2008
Members ex officio
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alan David Robson AM, BAgrSc Melb., PhD W.Aust., FTSE, FACE, FACEL, FAIAS
*Suzanne Kay Baker, BSc(Agric) PhD W.Aust. (2003) 2007 1
Co-opted members
*Penelope Ruth Flett, MBBS Adel., DGM, FRACMA, AFCHSE, FAIM (2007) 2011
John Leslie Langoulant, BEc W.Aust. (2004) 2010
Lyndon Geoffrey Rowe, BEc Adel. (2000) 2012
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Dr Baker was Warden of Convocation and a member of Senate in an ex officio position. Amendments to the University of Western
Australia Act in 2005 removed this position.
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Meetings of Senate Members
2007 Meetings of Senate members
A = Number of meetings held during the
year over the period the member held
office or was a member of the committee
B = Number of meetings of the Senate or
Senate committee that the member has
attended
Senator’s
period of
membership
in 2007
Senate
Meetings
Audit and
Review
Meetings of Committees
Chancellor’s Development
External
Environment
Honorary
Degrees
Strategic
Resources
A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
Chancellor (Dr M. Chaney) whole year 6 6 6 5 1 1
Mr D. Griffiths whole year 6 6 6 5 1 1 1 1 4 4
Vice-Chancellor (Professor A. Robson) whole year 6 6 6 6 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4
Dr S. Baker to 26.02.07 1 1
Mr J. W. Biggs whole year 6 5 5 3
Dr S. Boyd whole year 6 4 1 1 5 4
Mr R. Cooper from 14.03.07 5 5 3 2
Dr A. McKinley whole year 6 6 4 4
Ms V. Morgan whole year 6 4 4 3
Ms G. Gooding whole year 6 5 4 4
Mrs C. Tang whole year 6 5 1 1 5 4 1 1
Mr D. de Hoog to 30.11.07 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mr N. Barron from 01.12.07 1 1
Mr L. Rowe whole year 6 4 6 4 4 2
Mr J. Inverarity whole year 6 6 3 2 5 4
Clinical Professor L. Cala whole year 6 4 4 3
Professor D. Plowman whole year 6 5 5 2 1 1 4 3
Mr J. Langoulant whole year 6 5 6 6 5 4 1 1
Dr P. Flett from 24.04.07 4 4 5 2
Mr D. Bond from 01.12.07 1 1
Ms B. Crowe to 30.11.07 5 4 5 4
Dr T. Howarth whole year 6 4 6 4 1 1 4 3
Professor S. Bunt whole year 6 6 5 4
Mr M. Chuk from 01.12.07 1 0
Mr A. Thackrah to 30.11.07 5 5 5 4
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APPENDIX B
University Governance
Guild of Undergraduates
SENATE
Convocation
UWA Act 1911 1 UWA Act 1911
UWA Act 1911 1
Vice-Chancellor
Statute No. 10
Senate Committees
Academic Board
Statute No. 19
Executive
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Executive Director
(Academic Services)
and Registrar
Executive Director
(Finance and Resources)
Vice-Chancellor’s
Advisory
Committees
Academic Council
Academic Council
Committees
Deans
Faculties
Statute No. 8
Faculty
Committees
Heads
Schools
School
Committees
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As well as establishing the Senate the University of Western Australia Act 1911 establishes other formal statutory governance elements (Convocation
and the Guild of Undergraduates) which sit outside the academic and administrative governance structure portrayed in this diagram.
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APPENDIX C
Management Structure
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Education)
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Teaching and Learning
Director
Centre for Advancement
of Teaching and Learning
Director
Albany Centre
Co-ordinator
Regional Programmes
Director
UWA Extension
Director
Institute for
International
Development
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Research and Innovation)
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Research and Research Training
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Research Initiatives
Director
Institute of Advanced Studies
Director
Office of Industry and Innovation
Dean
Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences
Director
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Director
UWA Press
Curator/Director
Berndt Museum of Anthropology
Vice-Chancellor
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Deans of:
Architecture, Landscape and
Visual Arts
Arts, Humanities and
Social Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering, Computing and
Mathematics
Law
Life and Physical Sciences
Medicine, Dentistry and
Health Sciences
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Indigenous Studies
University Librarian
Director
Perth International Arts Festival
Internal Auditor
Heads of Schools
responsible to Deans of Faculties
Directors of Centre
responsible to Heads/Deans
Executive Director
(Academic Services) and
Registrar
Director
Administrative Services
Director
Development (Office of)
Director
Governance Services
Director
International Centre
Director
Legal Services
Director
Planning Services
Director
Public Affairs
Director
Research Services
Director
Student Services
Section Managers
responsible to Directors
Executive Director
(Finance and Resources)
Director
Facilities Management
Director
Financial Services
Director
Human Resources
Director
Information Technology
Services
Director
Venues Management
Principal
Currie Hall
Section Managers
responsible to Directors
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AGENCY PERFORMANCE
Mission, Vision and Objectives
The University of Western Australia operates a fully integrated
system of strategic and operational planning and systematically
monitors performance against goals.
The integrated system includes the:
• Strategic Plan
• Academic Profile
• Operational Priorities Plan
• Institutional Management Plans
• Faculty Strategic and Operational Plans
• Budget
• Cycle of Planning and Accountability
The University’s mission, desired outcomes and broad
objectives are described in its Strategic Directions
document and associated Operational Priorities Plan in the
following terms.
Mission
To advance, transmit and sustain knowledge and
understanding through the conduct of teaching, research
and scholarship at the highest international standards,
for the benefit of the Western Australian, Australian and
international communities.
Vision
Achieving International Excellence
The University of Western Australia will be recognised
internationally for its excellence in teaching and research
and as a leading intellectual and creative resource to the
communities it serves.
Values
The core values underpinning our activities are a
commitment to:
• a high performance culture designed to achieve
international excellence
• academic freedom to encourage staff and students to
engage in the open exchange of ideas and thought
• continuous improvement through self-examination and
external review
• fostering the values of openness, honesty, tolerance,
fairness, trust and responsibility in social, moral and
academic matters
• transparency in decision making and accountability
• equity and merit as the fundamental principles for
the achievement of the full potential of all staff and
students
Defining characteristics
The University of Western Australia will be recognised by
the following defining characteristics:
• high quality, as the pervading criterion for all our
activities
• comprehensive, with a broad teaching and research
profile in the arts, sciences and professions
• selective, within a comprehensive base, to develop
particular areas of research strength and emphasis
• research intensive, with a strong teaching and
research nexus across all our disciplines
• internationally focused, for both the content and
standards of our activities
• technologically innovative, to maximise our flexibility
• responsive, to meet the needs of the community, our
students and our graduates
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Risk Management
The University is committed to
achieving best practice in risk
management as an integral part
of good management.
Achieving international excellence as a comprehensive
teaching and research university calls for fully funded
growth to achieve economies of scale. The University has
set a growth target to exceed 20,000 students by 2010
and to move towards a 70 per cent and 30 per cent profile
of undergraduate to postgraduate students.
Strategic priorities
The University has identified six priority strategic objectives
of particular significance to achieving international
excellence over the 2006–2008 triennium:
• Teaching and Learning—improve the quality of the
student learning experience
Since April 2007 the Vice-Chancellor has provided
a Risk Report at each Senate meeting that
highlights major emerging risks and updates the
status of risks reported previously. During 2007
the risk management framework and methodology
was included as a specific item in the University’s
Operational Priority Plan. The Top Ten Risks
and Major Statutes Affecting the University were
updated in 2007. A new position of Director, Risk
Management will be appointed in 2008 with a new
division to be formed combining Internal Audit,
Business Risk Management and Insurance.
• Research and Research Training—improve the
quality, impact and productivity of research and
research training
• External Relations—improve the University’s
positioning, reputation and strategic relationships
• Resourcing—increase and diversify the University’s
income, with particular emphasis on general purpose
income
• Staffing—recruit, develop and retain the highest
quality staff, supporting development of their full
potential, within a ‘one staff, one University’ philosophy
• Management—improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the management of the University
In addition—and beyond the direct community benefit
from all teaching and research activities—the University
is committed to community service which enhances the
student experience, engages the public and involves
graduates.
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AGENCY PERFORMANCE
Research
The University of Western Australia is one of Australia’s leading researchintensive
universities and is the premier research institution in Western Australia.
In 2007, the University received over $137 million of external research income
and expended more than $236 million on research, with over 300 higher degree
by research students completing their degree, mostly PhDs.
Research at UWA is expected to be conducted by all
teaching and research staff across the range of disciplines,
although the University also encourages the development of
research concentrations in areas of particular strength and
opportunity. Notably these areas include geomechanics and
offshore engineering; earth sciences, particularly tectonics;
materials science; water research; agricultural and natural
systems management, including dryland salinity; plant
energy biology; classics and ancient history; anthropology,
archaeology and linguistics; child health; ophthalmology
and visual sciences; lung research; epidemiology and
neurobiology; telecommunications; radioastronomy; and
atomic molecular and surface physics.
In 2007, research at UWA was highlighted by individual
excellence with the award of Australian Research Council
Federation Fellowships to Professor David Pannell in the
area of applied economics and Professor Cheryl Praeger
in the area of mathematics, bringing to a total of five the
number of Federation Fellows currently hosted at UWA.
Professor Mark Cassidy was awarded the Prime Minister’s
Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for
his work on anchoring oil and gas platforms, and Professor
David Blair was announced the Western Australian Scientist
of the Year in recognition of his research into gravity waves,
along with Dr Kristen Nowak as Young Scientist of the Year,
who is currently working on the genetics of rare muscle
disorders.
Several new research centres were launched in 2007 and
included the Centre for Strategic Nano-fabrication which
aims to develop novel state-of-the-art nanotechnologies
with a wide range of applications including drug delivery
and imaging, and mineral processing. The Centre for Built
Environment and Health opened in November 2007 as a
multidisciplinary centre to research the creation of urban
environments that promote good health and well-being.
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Education
In 2007, UWA continued to focus on its strategic priority of improving the
quality of the student learning experience, working to refresh its thinking about
how to continue enhancing the education it offers—both within and outside the
classroom—as it aspires to become, over time, one of the top 50 universities in
the world.
Towards this end, the University commenced its
comprehensive Review of Course Structures, aiming to
ensure that UWA offers the best courses it possibly can
to meet the needs of graduates in the 21st century. Over
160 responses were received from within the University
and the wider community to an initial discussion paper,
and a subsequent ‘issues and options’ paper, Courses
for Tomorrow’s World, has canvassed key educational
principles and seven alternative options for how UWA
degrees might be structured. Widespread consultation
and discussion of these options will lead in 2008 to final
recommendations for action.
In line with the University’s strategic growth objective, a
significant number of new Commonwealth-supported
places (especially in science and engineering) were
awarded to UWA. To meet evolving community and student
needs, a number of new undergraduate and postgraduate
courses were initiated in 2007, from urban and regional
planning to science communication and education.
Architecture degrees were re-aligned to the model of
three-year undergraduate degrees followed by two-year
postgraduate degrees.
A review of cultural competence resulted in key decisions
including, for example, the decision to apply, for UWA
admissions from 2012, a languages other than English
(LOTE) bonus to encourage school students to study a
foreign or Indigenous language.
With a view to further enhancing equity of access to a
UWA education, the University also initiated a review
of its Excellence Awards and other scholarships, and a
review of student financial support generally. A review of
UWA Extension encouraged further efforts to promote
opportunities for lifelong learning.
The University’s excellent performance in key indicators
of quality of teaching and learning resulted in its being
awarded $4.798 million from the Commonwealth
Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance
Fund. This represents 5.8 per cent of the national total
(up from 5.2 per cent in 2006). UWA was ranked fourth
across Australia within this fund. As with the previous
year’s allocation, these funds are being used to support
activities within faculties and other parts of the University
to enhance the student learning experience. The Course
Experience Questionnaire, administered annually, showed
an encouragingly significant increase in 2007 in the already
high levels of satisfaction among recent graduates with their
UWA educational experience.
The high quality of UWA education was also reflected in
the University’s strong performance in the Carrick Institute
for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education citations
(with seven staff members recognised in this way for their
outstanding contributions to student learning), and in
awards for programmes that enhance student learning,
with UWA securing three awards out of a national total of
14 (and UWA involvement in a fourth programme receiving
a Carrick award). The University also continued to take
an active role in research and related projects sponsored
by the Carrick Institute, including (for example) a national
project to develop and apply better indicators of teaching
quality.
Efforts to encourage student engagement in a rich
University campus life included, for example, strong support
to the Student Guild, and work with the residential colleges
of the University to further enhance their contribution to the
student learning experience.
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C0mmunity Relations
Throughout 2007 the University continued to expand and develop its
links with the wider community—including government, industry and
the professions—ensuring its position as ‘a leading intellectual and
creative resource to the communities it serves’ (UWA vision).
Beyond formal academic enrolments, there continued
to be hundreds of thousands of people from the wider
community engaging with the University through activities
and programmes initiated, developed or supported by:
• UWA Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF)
• UWA Institute for Advanced Studies
• UWA Extension
• Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
• UWA Press
• University Theatres
• University Club of Western Australia
• Berndt Museum of Anthropology
• Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum
• School of Music (through public concerts)
The University also continued to benefit greatly from
the generosity of private and public sector groups
and individuals who continued to provide significant
endowments, bequests and other gifts to further the
work of the University across the range of its teaching
and learning, research and community activities. Their
generosity continues to be facilitated by the Office of
Development which supports the University’s overall income
diversification strategies.
The University recognises that to build strong community
relationships it must continue to demonstrate the value
that it brings to society. During the year, this was reflected
in initiatives from the UWA Public Affairs division to ensure
effective communication with staff, students and the wider
community, while also encouraging University staff to
present comment in the media and other fora to support
informed debate on important community issues.
• UWA Sport and Recreation Association
• UWA Expo 2007
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Statistical Profile
Table 1: Total Student Enrolments by Course Type.................................................................... 18
Table 2: Student Enrolments and Load by Funding Source........................................................ 19
Table 3: Percentage of Student Enrolments and Load by Funding Source................................. 19
Table 4: Student Enrolments and Load by Course Type and Funding Source............................ 20
Table 5: Student Load (EFTSL) by Faculty and Course Type Group........................................... 21
Table 6: Faculty Load (EFTSL) as a Percentage of Course Type Group Total.............................. 21
Table 7: Degrees and Awards Conferred by Course Type.......................................................... 22
Table 8: Staff FTE by Major Organisational Unit......................................................................... 23
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Statistical Profile: Table 1
TABLE 1: TOTAL STUDENT ENROLMENTS BY COURSE TYPE, 1998–2007
Course Type 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Doctorate by Research 1,134 1,197 1,260 1,255 1,313 1,306 1,409 1,474 1,650 1,611
TABLE 1: TOTAL STUDENT ENROLMENTS BY COURSE TYPE, 1998–2007
Master's Research 480 490 424 406 364 381 343 342 331 319
Sub-total Course Higher Type Degree Research 1,6141998 1,687 1999 1,684 2000 1,661 2001 2002 1,677 2003 1,687 20041,7522005 1,816 2006 1,981 2007 1,930
% Higher Degree Research 11.4% 11.6% 11.5% 11.0% 10.8% 10.3% 10.5% 10.6% 11.3% 10.6%
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Doctorate by Research 1,134 1,197 1,260 1,255 1,313 1,306 1,409 1,474 1,650 1,611
POSTGRADUATE Master's Research COURSEWORK
Doctorate Sub-total by Coursework Higher Degree Research
480
1,614
490
1,687
424
1,684
406
1,661
364
1,677
381
1,687
343
1,752
342
1,816
331
1,981
319
1,930 3 4
Master's
%
Coursework
Higher Degree Research
818
11.4% 11.6%
899
11.5%
882
11.0%
979
10.8%
1,123
10.3%
1,429
10.5%
1,533
10.6%
1,503
11.3%
1,364
10.6%
1,440
Higher Degree Qualifying
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK
45 44 42 33 46 38 27 29 22 32
Graduate Diploma
Doctorate by Coursework
422 386 387 413 454 546 524 546
3
505
4
534
Graduate Master's Certificate Coursework 46818 150 899 154 882 979 201 1,123 247 1,4292841,533 268 1,503 188 1,364 1,440 184 187
Postgraduate Higher Cross-institutional Degree Qualifying 45 944 14 42 33 12 4611 38 11 27 25 29 3622 36 32 40
Sub-total Graduate Postgraduate DiplomaCoursework 1,331422 1,488 386 1,479 387 1,638 413 1,881 454 546 2,308 5242,377546 2,302505 2,114 534 2,237
% Postgraduate Graduate Coursework Certificate 9.4% 4610.2% 150 10.1% 154 10.8% 201 12.1% 247 284 14.1% 268 14.3% 18813.4% 184 12.1% 187 12.3%
Postgraduate Cross-institutional 9 14 12 11 11 25 36 36 40
UNDERGRADUATE
Sub-total Postgraduate Coursework 1,331 1,488 1,479 1,638 1,881 2,308 2,377 2,302 2,114 2,237
% Postgraduate Coursework 9.4% 10.2% 10.1% 10.8% 12.1% 14.1% 14.3% 13.4% 12.1% 12.3%
Graduate Entry Bachelor's 331 321 305 342 328 370 364 397 446 508
Bachelor's UNDERGRADUATE
Honours 725 745 562 540 543 584 561 552 421 425
Bachelor's Graduate Pass Entry Bachelor's 9,84833110,036 321 10,343 305 10,614 342 10,737 328 370 11,004 364 11,27939711,741 446 12,103 508 12,659
Diploma Bachelor's Honours 63725 75 745 562 87 540 70 54370 584 72 561 69552 62 421 425 61 55
Bachelor's Pass
Miscellaneous Enrolments
9,848
188
10,036
184
10,343
227
10,614 10,737 11,004 11,279
301 293 333
11,741
257
12,103
311
12,659
412 438
Diploma 63 75 87 70 70 72 69 62 61 55
Sub-total
Miscellaneous
Undergraduate
Enrolments
11,155
188
11,361
184
11,524
227
11,867
301
11,971
293
12,363
333 257
12,530
311
13,063
412
13,443
438
14,085
% Undergraduate Sub-total Undergraduate 79.1% 11,15578.2% 11,361 78.5% 11,524 11,867 78.2% 11,971 77.1% 12,363 75.6% 12,530 75.2% 13,06376.0% 13,443 76.7% 14,085 77.2%
GROSS ENROLMENTS % Undergraduate 14,100 79.1% 14,536 78.2% 14,687 78.5% 78.2% 15,166 77.1% 15,52975.6% 16,358 75.2% 16,659 76.0% 17,181 76.7% 17,538 77.2% 18,252
Less Dual GROSS Enrolments ENROLMENTS 101 14,100 14,536 154 14,687 148 15,166 131 15,529 13316,358224 16,659 210 17,181 17,538 270 18,252 263 302
Less Dual Enrolments 101 154 148 131 133 224 210 270 263 302
NET ENROLMENTS 13,999 14,382 14,539 15,035 15,396 16,134 16,449 16,911 17,275 17,950
NET ENROLMENTS 13,999 14,382 14,539 15,035 15,396 16,134 16,449 16,911 17,275 17,950
STUDENT STUDENT ENROLMENTS BY BY COURSE TYPE TYPE GROUP, GROUP, 1998–2007 1998–2007
Higher Higher Degree Research Postgraduate Coursework Undergraduate
20000 20000
19000
19000
18000
18000
17000
17000
16000
16000 15000
15000 14000
14000 13000
13000 12000
11000
12000
10000
11000
9000
10000 8000
9000 7000
8000 6000
7000 5000
4000
6000
3000
5000
2000
4000 1000
3000 0
2000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1000
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Statistical Profile: Table 2, Table 3
TABLE 2: STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND LOAD BY FUNDING SOURCE, 2003–2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Funding Source Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL
TABLE 2: STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND LOAD BY FUNDING SOURCE, 2003–2007
C'wealth Supported and RTS Students 12,180 10,780 12,287 10,815 12,496 10,970 12,810 11,072 13,243 11,456
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Funding Domestic Source Fee-paying Students Enrol 1,314 EFTSL 555 Enrol 1,419 EFTSL 597 Enrol 1,497 EFTSL 594 Enrol 1,414 EFTSL 635 Enrol 1,428 EFTSL 628
International Fee-paying Students 2,793 2,205 2,882 2,270 3,076 2,383 3,122 2,482 3,390 2,697
C'wealth Time-limit Supported and Non-award and RTS Students 12,180 71 10,780 51 12,287 71 10,815 47 12,496 112 10,970 81 12,810 192 11,072 96 13,243 191 11,456 103
Domestic Total (a) Fee-paying Students 16,358 1,314 13,592 555 16,659 1,419 13,729 597 17,181 1,497 14,028 594 17,538 1,414 14,286 635 18,252 1,428 14,884 628
International (a) Fee-paying Students 2,793 2,205 2,882 2,270 3,076 2,383 3,122 2,482 3,390 2,697
Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
Time-limit and Non-award 71 51 71 47 112 81 192 96 191 103
Total (a) 16,358 13,592 16,659 13,729 17,181 14,028 17,538 14,286 18,252 14,884
(a) TABLE 3: PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND LOAD BY FUNDING SOURCE, 2003–2007
Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Funding Source Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL
TABLE 3: PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND LOAD BY FUNDING SOURCE, 2003–2007
C'wealth Supported and RTS Students 74.5% 79.3%
2003
73.8% 78.8%
2004
72.7% 78.2%
2005
73.0% 77.5%
2006
72.6% 77.0%
2007
Funding Domestic Source Fee-paying Students Enrol 8.0% EFTSL 4.1% Enrol 8.5% EFTSL 4.4% Enrol 8.7% EFTSL 4.2% Enrol 8.1% EFTSL 4.4% Enrol 7.8% EFTSL 4.2%
International Fee-paying Students 17.1% 16.2% 17.3% 16.5% 17.9% 17.0% 17.8% 17.4% 18.6% 18.1%
C'wealth Time-limit Supported and Non-award and RTS Students 74.5% 0.4% 79.3% 0.4% 73.8% 0.4% 78.8% 0.3% 72.7% 0.7% 78.2% 0.6% 73.0% 1.1% 77.5% 0.7% 72.6% 1.0% 77.0% 0.7%
Domestic Total (a) Fee-paying Students 100.0% 8.0% 100.0% 4.1% 100.0% 8.5% 100.0% 4.4% 100.0% 8.7% 100.0% 4.2% 100.0% 8.1% 100.0% 4.4% 100.0% 7.8% 100.0% 4.2%
International (a) Fee-paying Students 17.1% 16.2% 17.3% 16.5% 17.9% 17.0% 17.8% 17.4% 18.6% 18.1%
Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
Time-limit and Non-award 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7%
Total (a) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
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Statistical Profile: Table 4
TABLE 4: STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND LOAD BY COURSE TYPE AND FUNDING SOURCE, 2007
C'wlth Supported Female Students
Domestic Onshore Offshore Time-limit and Total (a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
and RTS
Fee-paying International International Non-award All Students (included in Total)
Course Type Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL Enrol EFTSL
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Doctorate 1,163 953 2 1 234 214 88 42 124 80 1,611 1,290 822 657
Master's Research 243 130 37 31 39 22 319 183 208 114
Sub-total Higher Degree Research 1,406 1,083 2 1 271 245 88 42 163 102 1,930 1,473 1,030 771
% Higher Degree Research 10.6% 9.5% 0.1% 0.2% 11.3% 11.7% 8.9% 6.9% 85.3% 99.0% 10.6% 9.9% 11.2% 10.2%
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK
Doctorate by Coursework 4 3 4 3 4 3
Master's Coursework 41 32 887 417 232 207 280 143 1,440 800 654 376
Higher Degree Qualifying 24 14 8 5 32 19 19 11
Graduate Diploma 162 161 300 119 52 44 20 10 534 334 295 193
Graduate Certificate 7 2 159 42 10 4 11 3 187 50 99 28
Postgraduate Cross-institutional 28 6 11 6 1 0 40 12 17 6
Sub-total Postgraduate Coursework 234 209 1,378 587 313 265 312 157 2,237 1,218 1,088 617
% Postgraduate Coursework 1.8% 1.8% 96.5% 93.5% 13.0% 12.7% 31.6% 25.9% 12.3% 8.2% 11.8% 8.2%
UNDERGRADUATE
Graduate Entry Bachelor's 463 389 13 11 32 29 508 429 302 251
Bachelor's Honours 372 307 53 46 425 353 244 200
Bachelor's Pass 10,461 9,383 32 28 1,581 1,427 585 405 12,659 11,244 6,295 5,600
Diploma 53 13 2 1 55 14 42 11
Enabling 182 52 182 52 64 28
Undergraduate Cross-institutional 72 19 3 0 148 79 223 99 140 61
Non-award 2 1 3 1 28 1 33 3 13 1
Sub-total Undergraduate 11,603 10,164 48 40 1,818 1,582 588 406 28 1 14,085 12,192 7,100 6,153
% Undergraduate 87.6% 88.7% 3.4% 6.3% 75.7% 75.6% 59.5% 67.2% 14.7% 1.0% 77.2% 81.9% 77.0% 81.6%
TOTAL ENROLMENTS (a) 13,243 11,456 1,428 628 2,402 2,093 988 604 191 103 18,252 14,884 9,218 7,541
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Statistical Profile: Table 5, Table 6
TABLE 5: STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) BY FACULTY AND COURSE TYPE GROUP, 2007
Higher Degree Postgraduate
TABLE 5: STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) BY FACULTY Research AND COURSE Coursework TYPE GROUP, Undergraduate 2007
Total
Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts Higher Degree 24.8 Postgraduate 4.3 610.6 639.7
Arts, TABLE Humanities 5: STUDENT and Social LOAD Sciences (EFTSL) BY FACULTY Research 221.6 AND COURSE Coursework TYPE 57.5 GROUP, Undergraduate 2007 1,861.4 2,140.5 Total
Architecture, Business Landscape School and Visual Arts Higher Degree 24.8 106.2 Postgraduate 459.2 4.3 2,149.4 610.6 2,714.8 639.7
Arts, Humanities Education and Social Sciences Research 221.6 105.8 Coursework 188.2 57.5 Undergraduate 1,861.4 50.4 2,140.5 Total 344.4
Business
Engineering, Architecture, School
Computing Landscape and Mathematics Visual Arts 106.2
200.7 24.8 459.2
113.8 4.3 2,070.9
2,149.4 610.6 2,385.4
2,714.8 639.7
Education Arts, Law Humanities and Social Sciences 105.8 221.6 19.6
188.2 57.5 24.7 1,861.4 1,129.9
50.4 2,140.5 1,174.2
344.4
Engineering, Business Life and Physical
Computing School Sciences
and Mathematics 200.7 106.2 328.1
113.8 459.2 229.4 2,149.4 2,406.4
2,070.9 2,714.8 2,963.9
2,385.4
Education Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 105.8 244.8 188.2 104.1 1,222.1
Law 19.6 24.7
50.4 1,571.0 344.4
1,129.9 1,174.2
Engineering, Natural and Agricultural Computing Sciences and Mathematics 200.7 221.7 113.8 24.5 2,070.9 595.0 2,385.4 841.2
Life and Physical Sciences 328.1 229.4 2,406.4 2,963.9
Law Other 19.6 12.2 24.7 1,129.9 96.4 1,174.2 108.6
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 244.8 104.1 1,222.1 1,571.0
Total Life and (a) Physical Sciences 1,473.3 328.1 1,217.9 229.4 12,192.4 2,406.4 14,883.6 2,963.9
Natural and Agricultural Sciences 221.7 24.5 595.0 841.2
(a) Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 244.8 104.1 1,222.1 1,571.0
Other Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
12.2
Natural and Agricultural Sciences 221.7 24.5 595.0
96.4
841.2
108.6
Total (a) Other 1,473.3 1,217.9 12.2 12,192.4 96.4 14,883.6 108.6
(a) Discrepancies Total TABLE (a) 6: between FACULTY the sums LOAD of component (EFTSL) items AS and A PERCENTAGE totals are 1,473.3 due to rounding. OF COURSE 1,217.9TYPE GROUP 12,192.4 TOTAL, 2007 14,883.6
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
Higher Degree Postgraduate
Research Coursework Undergraduate Total
TABLE Architecture, 6: FACULTY Landscape LOAD and (EFTSL) Visual ArtsAS A PERCENTAGE 1.7% OF COURSE 0.4% TYPE GROUP 5.0% TOTAL, 20074.3%
Arts, TABLE Humanities 6: FACULTY and Social LOAD Sciences (EFTSL) AS A PERCENTAGE 15.0% OF COURSE 4.7% TYPE GROUP 15.3% TOTAL, 200714.4%
Higher Degree Postgraduate
Business School Higher Research Degree 7.2%
Coursework Postgraduate 37.7% 17.6% 18.2%
Undergraduate Total
Education
Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
Research 7.2%
1.7%
Coursework 15.5%
0.4%
Undergraduate 0.4%
5.0%
Total 2.3%
4.3%
Engineering, Architecture, Computing Landscape and Mathematics Visual Arts 13.6% 1.7% 9.3% 0.4% 17.0% 5.0% 16.0% 4.3%
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 15.0% 4.7% 15.3% 14.4%
Arts, Law Humanities and Social Sciences 15.0% 1.3% 4.7% 2.0% 15.3% 9.3% 14.4% 7.9%
Business School 7.2% 37.7% 17.6% 18.2%
Business Life and Physical School Sciences 22.3% 7.2% 18.8% 37.7% 19.7% 17.6% 19.9% 18.2%
Education Medicine, 7.2% 15.5% 0.4% 2.3%
EducationDentistry and Health Sciences 16.6% 7.2% 15.5% 8.5% 10.0% 0.4% 10.6% 2.3%
Engineering, Natural Computing and Mathematics 13.6% 9.3% 17.0% 16.0%
Engineering, and Agricultural Computing Sciences and Mathematics 15.0% 13.6% 2.0% 9.3% 17.0% 4.9% 16.0% 5.7%
Law Other Law
1.3% 0.0% 1.3%
2.0% 1.0% 2.0% 0.8% 9.3%
9.3% 0.7% 7.9%
7.9%
Life and Total Life Physical and Physical Sciences Sciences 22.3% 100.0% 22.3% 100.0% 18.8% 18.8% 100.0% 19.7% 100.0% 19.9% 19.9%
Medicine, (a) Medicine, Dentistry Dentistry and Health and Health Sciences Sciences 16.6% Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are
16.6% due to rounding.
8.5% 10.0% 10.6% 10.6%
Natural Natural and Agricultural and Agricultural Sciences Sciences 15.0% 15.0% 2.0% 4.9% 5.7% 5.7%
Other Other 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.7%
Total (a) Total (a) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
(a) (a) STUDENT LOAD BY FACULTY, 2007
Discrepancies Discrepancies between between the sums the sums of component of component items items and and totals totals are are due due to to rounding.
Medicine, Dentistry and
Life and Physical
STUDENT LOAD BY FACULTY, Health 2007Sciences 10.6%
Sciences 19.9% STUDENT LOAD BY FACULTY, 2007
Law
Life and
7.9%
Physical
Life and Sciences Physical 19.9%
Sciences 19.9%
Law 7.9%
Law 7.9%
Engineering, Computing
and Mathematics 16.0%
Engineering, Computing
and Mathematics 16.0% Education 2.3%
Engineering, Computing
and Mathematics 16.0%
Education 2.3%
Education 2.3%
Business School 18.2%
Business School 18.2%
Business School 18.2%
Medicine, Natural Dentistry and and Agricultural
Medicine, Health Sciences Dentistry 10.6% and
Sciences 5.7%
Health Sciences 10.6%
Other 0.7%
Natural Architecture, and Agricultural Landscape
Natural Sciences and and Visual Agricultural 5.7% Arts 4.3%
Sciences 5.7%
Other 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Architecture, Landscape
Arts, Architecture, Humanities and Visual Arts 4.3%
Landscape
Social and Sciences Visual 14.4% Arts 4.3%
Arts, Humanities and
Social Sciences 14.4%
Arts, Humanities and
Social Sciences 14.4%
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Statistical Profile: Table 7
TABLE 7: DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED BY COURSE TYPE, 1998–2007
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
TABLE 7: DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED BY COURSE TYPE, 1998–2007
2004 2005 2006 2007
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Higher Doctorate
1998
2
1999
3
2000
3
2001
2
2002
0
2003
4
2004
4
2005
0
2006 2007
2 1
Doctorate HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH 175 164 160 160 179 213 226 233 219 252
Master's Higher Research Doctorate 582 753 563 61 2 85 0 452 473 0 73 2 56 1 54
Sub-total Doctorate Higher Degree Research 235 175 242 164 219 160 223 160 179 264 213 269 226 303 233306 219277 252 307
Master's Research 58 75 56 61 85 52 73 73 56 54
POSTGRADUATE
Sub-total Higher
COURSEWORK
Degree Research
Master's Coursework
235
217
242
253
219
278
223
359
264
387
269
491
303
579
306
507
277
476
307
554
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK
Graduate Diploma 214 276 255 243 217 241 239 291 290 251
Master's Coursework 217 253 278 359 387 491 579 507 476 554
Graduate Certificate 20 109 88 89 114 131 134 55 68 82
Graduate Diploma 214 276 255 243 217 241 239 291 290 251
Sub-total Postgraduate Coursework 451 638 621 691 718 863 952 853 834 887
Graduate Certificate 20 109 88 89 114 131 134 55 68 82
UNDERGRADUATE
Sub-total Postgraduate Coursework 451 638 621 691 718 863 952 853 834 887
Graduate UNDERGRADUATE
Entry Bachelor's 100 92 93 88 130 100 128 146 115 101
Bachelor's Graduate Honours Entry Bachelor's 679 100 720 92 729 93 762 88 130 798 100 755 128 903 146825 115827 101 788
Bachelor's Bachelor's Pass Honours 1,604 679 1,650 720 1,563 729 1,555 762 1,708 798 1,673 755 903 1,781 825 2,212 827 2,234 7882,236
Diploma Bachelor's Pass 1,604 2 1,650 4 1,563 8 1,555 15 1,708 16 1,67318 1,78122 2,212 19 2,234 22 2,236 18
Sub-total Diploma Undergraduate 2,385 2 2,4664 2,3938 2,420 15 2,652 16 2,546 18 2,834 22 3,202 19 22 3,198 18 3,143
Sub-total Undergraduate
TOTAL
2,385
3,071
2,466
3,346
2,393
3,233
2,420
3,334
2,652
3,634
2,546
3,678
2,834
4,089
3,202 3,198 3,143
4,361 4,309 4,337
TOTAL 3,071 3,346 3,233 3,334 3,634 3,678 4,089 4,361 4,309 4,337
2400
2400
2300
2300
2200
2200
2100
2100
2000 2000
1900 1900
DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED, 1998–2007
DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED, 1998–2007
Doctorates
Doctorates
Master's Degree
Master's Degree
Graduate Diploma and Certificate
Graduate Diploma and Certificate
Statistical Profile:
Graduate Entry
Table
Bachelor's
4
Graduate Entry Bachelor's
Bachelor's Honours
Bachelor's Honours
Bachelor's
Bachelor's Pass
Pass
Diploma
1800 1800
1700 1700
1600 1600
1500
1500
1400
1400
1300
1300
1200
1200
1100
1100
1000
1000
900
900
800
800
700
700
600
600
500
500 400
400 300
300 200
200 100
100
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Statistical Profile: Table 8
TABLE 8: STAFF FTE (a) BY MAJOR ORGANISATIONAL UNIT, 2003–2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 (b) 2007
ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS
ACADEMIC STAFF
Teaching and Research
Total 763.9 793.7 816.4 824.2 821.4
% Female 27.8% 28.5% 30.5% 31.9% 31.5%
Teaching Only
Total 28.9
% Female 39.8%
Research Only
Total 311.1 349.2 364.9 402.2 420.9
% Female 47.3% 44.3% 43.1% 38.7% 40.8%
Other
Total 1.8
% Female 100.0%
Total Academic Staff
Total 1,075.0 1,142.9 1183.2 1226.4 1271.2
% Female 33.5% 33.3% 34.5% 34.1% 34.8%
NON-ACADEMIC STAFF
Research Only
Total 216.4 223.5 198.7 201.5 199.1
% Female 65.2% 66.0% 66.3% 71.3% 72.0%
Other
Total 649.4 663.6 697.1 729.2 763.3
% Female 62.9% 63.4% 64.1% 64.9% 66.5%
Total Non-academic Staff
Total 865.9 887.1 895.9 930.8 962.5
% Female 63.5% 64.0% 64.6% 66.3% 67.6%
Total Academic Organisational Units
Total 1,940.8 2,030.0 2,079.0 2157.2 2233.6
% Female 46.9% 46.7% 47.4% 47.8% 48.9%
NON-ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS
Total 703.9 761.9 806.6 838.6 856.9
% Female 57.3% 57.5% 58.6% 59.3% 59.0%
TOTAL UNIVERSITY (c)
Total 2,644.7 2,791.9 2885.6 2995.8 3090.6
% Female 49.7% 49.7% 50.6% 51.2% 51.7%
(a) Full-time equivalence of full-time and fractional full-time staff. Excludes full-time equivalence of casual staff.
(b) These figures have been revised in mid 2007. They replace the figures originally published in early 2007.
(c) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND TRENDS
Effects of Economic and Other Factors
Volatile investment markets resulting from the US sub-prime crisis and the
resulting credit crunch have had an adverse effect on the University’s investment
income for 2007. Further fears of a US recession will have implications for the
University’s investment returns in 2008. The University’s budget fluctuation
reserves will assist in moderating the operating implications of reduced
investment income.
The strong Western Australian economic conditions are
presenting challenges in attracting and retaining staff
in certain areas. These strong economic conditions are
also being reflected in decreasing numbers of matureage
applicants for admission to the University, although
strong demand from school-leaver applicants has
allowed the University to increase its student intakes
overall. Nonetheless, further growth in domestic student
undergraduate enrolments is likely to be somewhat
constrained over the next few years.
The strength of the Australian dollar has not yet dampened
full-fee paying student revenues in 2007, with the
demand for international onshore and offshore enrolments
continuing to grow in line with expectations.
Commonwealth Government funding to the University has
not yet been significantly affected following the change of
government in late 2007.
The impact of legislation
There were no legislative changes in 2007 that had material
effect on the University’s operations. There were no
significant judicial decisions which affected the University in
2007.
University litigation
There are no matters of significant litigation involving the
University which have caused contingent liability or asset to
be recorded in the University’s accounts. The University is
engaged in Federal Court litigation with Dr Bruce Gray and
Sirtex Limited over a claim for certain intellectual property
rights. The matter was heard by the court in 2007 and
a decision is reserved. It is not possible to calculate the
impact of the litigation until such time as judgment has
been delivered and appeals are concluded. There are no
other matters of significant litigation that will, or are likely to,
make a material change to the University’s operations.
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DISCLOSURES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Auditor General’s Report to Parliament
Auditor General
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OPINION
To the Parliament of Western Australia
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR
THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007
I have audited the accounts, financial statements, controls and key performance indicators
of The University of Western Australia and the consolidated entity.
The financial statements comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2007, and the
Income Statement, Statement of Changes in Equity and Cash Flow Statement of the
University and the consolidated entity for the year then ended, a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory Notes.
The key performance indicators consist of key indicators of effectiveness and efficiency.
University Senate’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements and Key Performance
Indicators
The University Senate is responsible for keeping proper accounts, and the preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Treasurerís
Instructions, and the key performance indicators. This responsibility includes establishing
and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements and key performance indicators that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting
policies; making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances; and
complying with the Financial Management Act 2006 and other relevant written law.
Summary of my Role
As required by the Auditor General Act 2006, my responsibility is to express an opinion on
the financial statements, controls and key performance indicators based on my audit. This
was done by testing selected samples of the audit evidence. I believe that the audit evidence
I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion. Further
information on my audit approach is provided in my audit practice statement. Refer
"http://www.audit.wa.gov.au/pubs/Audit-Practice-Statement.pdf".
An audit does not guarantee that every amount and disclosure in the financial statements
and key performance indicators is error free. The term “reasonable assurance” recognises
that an audit does not examine all evidence and every transaction. However, my audit
procedures should identify errors or omissions significant enough to adversely affect the
decisions of users of the financial statements and key performance indicators.
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Auditor General’s Report to Parliament
The University of Western Australia
Financial Statements and Key Performance Indicators for the year ended 31 December 2007
Audit Opinion
In my opinion,
(i) the financial statements are based on proper accounts and present fairly the
financial position of The University of Western Australia and the consolidated
entity at 31 December 2007 and their financial performance and cash flows for
the year ended on that date. They are in accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the
Treasurer’s Instructions;
(ii) the controls exercised by the University provide reasonable assurance that the
receipt, expenditure and investment of money, the acquisition and disposal of
property, and the incurring of liabilities have been in accordance with legislative
provisions; and
(iii) the key performance indicators of the University are relevant and appropriate to
help users assess the University’s performance and fairly represent the indicated
performance for the year ended 31 December 2007.
GLEN CLARKE
ACTING AUDITOR GENERAL
14 March 2008
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Financial Statements
Certification of Financial Statements............................................................................................28
Income Statements.....................................................................................................................29
Balance Sheets...........................................................................................................................30
Statements of Changes in Equity................................................................................................31
Cash Flow Statements................................................................................................................32
Notes to the Financial Statements...............................................................................................33
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Certification of Financial Statements
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
INCOME STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007
Income from continuing operations
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Australian Government financial assistance
Australian Government grants 2 269,572 257,771 269,572 257,771
HECS-HELP Australian Government payments 2 48,917 42,442 48,917 42,442
FEE-HELP 2 5,277 4,132 5,277 4,132
Western Australian and Local Government financial assistance 3 38,559 37,473 38,559 37,473
HECS-HELP student payments 17,486 14,915 17,486 14,915
Other research grants and contracts 4 26,945 25,065 26,945 25,063
Investment income 5 31,878 59,668 31,854 59,655
Fees and charges 6 74,870 66,006 74,087 65,427
Salaries and other recoveries 7 24,339 20,563 24,373 20,613
Other income 8 57,149 49,737 52,889 45,854
Total revenue from continuing operations 594,992 577,772 589,959 573,345
Expenses from continuing operations
Employee benefits and on-costs 9 352,384 312,644 348,669 309,313
Student expenses 10 27,857 25,886 27,885 25,900
Materials and supplies 11 26,613 25,344 24,868 23,904
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 12 33,089 30,308 36,214 30,307
Repairs and maintenance 13 12,982 10,430 12,937 10,450
Grants distributed 14 38,300 35,152 38,300 35,152
Travel 15 18,163 16,226 18,150 16,210
Professional fees 16 19,475 15,598 19,418 15,408
Other expenses 17 63,903 68,591 64,308 68,948
Share of net results of associates accounted for using the
equity method 1,282 1,047 - -
Total expenses from continuing operations 594,048 541,226 590,749 535,592
Net operating result from continuing operations 944 36,546 (790) 37,753
The above income statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 21 40,375 28,057 40,033 27,630
Receivables 22 43,401 38,755 43,153 38,539
Inventories 23 874 736 797 655
Total current assets 84,650 67,548 83,983 66,824
Non-current assets
Receivables 22 1,014 932 1,014 932
Investment properties – restricted 24 23,460 19,560 23,460 19,560
Other financial assets – restricted 25 380,327 358,995 380,327 358,995
Other financial assets – unrestricted 25 29,708 94,546 35,499 103,474
Investments accounted for using the equity method 26 2,919 3,576 - -
Property, plant and equipment – restricted 27 192,945 190,650 192,945 190,650
Property, plant and equipment – unrestricted 27 792,797 758,537 792,722 758,502
Intangible assets 28 5,800 7,677 5,800 7,677
Total non-current assets 1,428,970 1,434,473 1,431,767 1,439,790
Total assets 1,513,620 1,502,021 1,515,750 1,506,614
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 30 22,615 23,294 22,058 22,824
Other financial liabilities 31 - 48 - 48
Provisions 32 45,954 39,848 45,850 39,761
Other liabilities 33 29,497 26,101 29,236 25,836
Total current liabilities 98,066 89,291 97,144 88,469
Non-current liabilities
Provisions 32 30,280 29,025 30,266 29,015
Total non-current liabilities 30,280 29,025 30,266 29,015
Total liabilities 128,346 118,316 127,410 117,484
Net assets 1,385,274 1,383,705 1,388,340 1,389,130
EQUITY
Reserves 34 58,807 65,651 58,807 65,651
Retained profits 35 1,326,467 1,318,054 1,329,533 1,323,479
Total equity 1,385,274 1,383,705 1,388,340 1,389,130
The above balance sheets should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Total equity at the beginning of the financial year 1,383,705 1,347,028 1,389,130 1,351,378
Reserves
Opening Balance 65,651 68,008 65,651 68,008
Transfer to accumulated funds (6,844) (2,357) (6,844) (2,357)
34 58,807 65,651 58,807 65,651
Retained profits
Opening balance 1,318,054 1,279,020 1,323,479 1,283,370
Net profit/(loss) from ordinary activities 944 36,546 (790) 37,753
Share of movement in equity of associates 41(b) 625 132 - -
Transfer from reserves 6,844 2,356 6,844 2,356
35 1,326,467 1,318,054 1,329,533 1,323,479
Total equity at the end of the financial year 1,385,274 1,383,705 1,388,340 1,389,130
Total recognised income and expense for the year
attributable to members 944 36,546 (790) 37,753
The above statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Australian Government Grants received 2(g) 331,144 305,991 331,144 305,991
Western Australian Grants received 42,252 37,502 42,252 37,502
Local Government Grants received 801 305 801 305
HECS-HELP – student payments 17,486 14,748 17,486 14,748
Receipts from student fees and other customers 193,894 179,468 188,649 174,993
Dividends received 299 290 299 290
Interest received 2,410 2,636 2,387 2,623
Payments to suppliers and employees (582,684) (515,764) (577,383) (511,524)
Net cash provided by operating activities 44 5,602 25,176 5,635 24,928
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 8,922 2,235 8,922 2,235
Payments for property, plant and equipment (72,218) (65,361) (72,168) (65,325)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets 62,500 76,111 62,500 76,111
Payments for financial assets - (45,966) - (45,966)
Payments for investment properties (802) (601) (802) (601)
Other inflows 8,353 950 8,355 950
Other outflows - (430) - -
Net cash provided by investing activities 6,755 (33,062) 6,807 (32,596)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 12,357 (7,886) 12,442 (7,668)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 28,057 35,969 27,630 35,324
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (39) (26) (39) (26)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 21 40,375 28,057 40,033 27,630
The above cash flow statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
Contents of the notes to the financial statements
Note
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
Revenue
2. Australian Government financial assistance including HECS-HELP and other Australian
Government loan programmes
3. Western Australian and Local Government financial assistance
4. Other research grants and contracts
5. Investment income
6. Fees and charges
7. Salaries and other recoveries
8. Other income
Expenses
9. Employee benefits and on-costs
10. Student expenses
11. Materials and supplies
12. Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
13. Repairs and maintenance
14. Grants distributed
15. Travel
16. Professional fees
17. Other expenses
18. Remuneration of University’s Senate members and senior officers
19. Remuneration of auditors
20. Explanatory statement on significant variations for University funds
Assets
21. Cash and cash equivalents
22. Receivables
23. Inventories
24. Investment properties—restricted
25. Other financial assets
26. Investments accounted for using the equity method
27. Property, plant and equipment
28. Intangible assets
29. Restricted assets
Liabilities
30. Trade and other payables
31. Other financial liabilities
32. Provisions
33. Other liabilities
Equity
34. Reserves
35. Retained profits
36. Commitments
37. Contingencies
38. Supplementary financial information
39. Related party transactions
40. Subsidiaries
41. Investments in associates
42. Events occurring after the balance sheet date
43. Segment information
44. Reconciliation of operating results to net cash inflow from operating activities
45. Financial instruments
46. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
The following are the principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial report and have been consistently
applied for all years presented, unless otherwise stated. The financial report includes separate financial statements for The
University of Western Australia and the consolidated entity consisting of the University and its subsidiaries and associates.
(a)
General statement
The financial statements constitute a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards, the Framework, Statements of Accounting Concepts and other authoritative
pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board as applied by the Treasurer’s Instructions. Several of
these are modified by the Treasurer’s Instructions to vary application, disclosure, format and wording.
The Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 and the Treasurer’s Instructions are legislative
provisions governing the preparation of financial statements and take precedence over Australian Accounting
Standards, the Framework, Statements of Accounting Concepts and other authoritative pronouncements of the
Australian Accounting Standards Board.
Where modification is required and has a material or significant financial effect upon the reported results, details of that
modification and the resulting financial effect are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
Modifications or clarifications to accounting standards through the Treasurer’s Instructions are to provide certainty and
ensure consistency and appropriate reporting across the public sector.
(b)
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting using the historical cost convention as
modified by the revaluation of most financial assets at fair value through the income statements and investment
properties.
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars ($), which is the University’s functional and presentation
currency. All values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars ($’000) unless otherwise stated.
In preparation of the financial statements, management is required to exercise its judgement when applying the
accounting policies. When there is a higher degree of judgement or complexity or areas where assumptions and
estimates are significant to the financial statements these are disclosed separately.
(c)
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by combining the financial statements of all entities that
comprise the consolidated entity, being the University (the parent entity) and its controlled entities, in accordance with
AASB 127 ‘Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements’ and modified by Treasurer’s Instruction 1105. A list of
controlled entities appears in the notes to these financial statements. Consistent accounting policies have been applied
and all inter-entity balances and transactions, and unrealised profits arising within the consolidated entity are eliminated
in full.
Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the group and cease to be consolidated
from the date on which control is transferred out of the group.
The term ‘consolidated’ used throughout these financial statements means The University of Western Australia and its
subsidiaries.
Investments in associates are accounted for in the parent entity financial statements using the cost method and in the
consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting, after initially being recognised at cost, in
accordance to AASB 128 ‘Investments in Associates’. A list of associates appears in the notes to these financial
statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(d)
Revenue
Revenue is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is recognised net of
returns, allowances and taxes paid. Revenue is recognised as follows for major activities:
Sale of goods:
Revenue on the sale of goods is recognised by the University when the goods have been despatched and the
associated risk of ownership has passed to the customer.
Rendering of services:
Revenue is recognised in accordance with the percentage of completion method unless the outcome of the contract
cannot be reliably measured. The stage of completion is determined by reference to expenditure incurred to date as a
proportion of the total expenditure. If the outcome cannot be reliably measured, where it is probable that the costs will
be recovered, revenue is recognised to the extent of costs incurred.
Contributions:
Contributions are non-reciprocal transfers and are recognised as revenue at fair value when the University obtains
control of the contributions and it is probable that future economic benefit will flow to the University.
(e)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, bank accounts and other short-term, highly liquid investments that
are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
(f)
Trade and other receivables
Receivables are recognised at amortised cost less provision for doubtful debts. Collectibility is reviewed on an ongoing
basis and those specifically determined to be uncollectible are written off. The provision is determined from objective
evidence that not all amounts will be able to be collected.
(g)
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is assigned on a first-in, first-out basis.
(h)
Non-current assets classified as held for sale
Non-current assets are classified as assets held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a
sale transaction rather than through continuing use. Non-current assets held for sale are recognised at the lower of
carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
(i)
Investments and other financial assets
The University has classified its financial assets into the following categories: financial assets at fair value through the
profit and loss; loans and receivables; held-to-maturity investments; and available-for-sale financial assets. The
classification depends on the purpose for which the assets are acquired.
Financial assets at fair value through the profit and loss
An instrument is classified as a financial asset at fair value through profit and loss—as designated upon initial
recognition—if the University manages such investments and makes purchase and sale decisions based on their fair
value, in accordance with the University’s documented investment strategy and risk management. Assets within this
category are recorded at fair value and changes in fair value recognised in the income statement. Fair value is based on
market price where there is an actively traded market. In other instances, fair value is derived from the value of the
underlying assets. The University does not hold any financial assets at fair value—held for trading.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an
active market. They typically arise when the group provides money, goods or services directly to a debtor with no
intention of trading the receivable. Assets within this category are recorded at amortised cost.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
Held-to-maturity investments
Held-to-maturity investments are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity that the group
has positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. Assets within this category are recorded at amortised cost.
Available-for-sale financial assets
Available-for-sale assets are those designated as available for sale or not classified in another category. Assets within
this category are recorded at fair value and changes in fair value recognised in equity.
The University assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group
of financial assets is impaired.
(j)
Investment properties
Initially investment properties are measured at cost including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition,
investment properties are stated at fair value determined annually by an external valuer. Any gains or losses arising
from changes in the fair values of investment properties are included in the income statements in the year in which they
arise.
(k)
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is measured at cost less accumulated depreciation less accumulated impairment losses.
Where an asset is acquired at no cost or for a nominal cost, the cost recorded is the fair value of the asset at the
acquisition date.
Subsequent costs are included in the assets carrying value or recognised as a separate asset, where appropriate, when
it is probable that future economic benefit associated with the asset will flow to the University. All other repairs and
maintenance are charged to the income statement when incurred.
The depreciation rate policy is as follows:
Asset class
Leasehold land
Freehold land
Buildings
Plant and equipment
Artworks
Special collections
Library books
Depreciation rate
Not depreciated
Not depreciated
2% reducing balance
12.5%–25% straight line
Not depreciated
Not depreciated
Depreciated 100% in fourth year after acquisition
Assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed at each balance sheet date. Profits and losses on disposal are
recorded in the income statement for the year.
Impairment testing is performed when an indicator of impairment is identified.
(l)
Impairment
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are tested annually for impairment. Assets with a finite life are tested for
impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.
An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. As the University is a not-forprofit
entity, if the future economic benefits of the asset are not primarily dependent on its ability to generate net cash
flows, unless the asset has been identified as surplus, the value in use is its depreciated replacement cost.
(m)
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are capitalised at cost and from a business combination are capitalised at fair value as at the date of
acquisition. Following initial recognition, the cost model is applied to the class of intangible assets.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in the income statement when incurred. Expenditure on
development activities is expensed unless the outcome is technically and commercially feasible, resources are available
to complete the development and there is a commitment to complete the project.
Amortisation is calculated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. The useful life of software is
currently determined to be five years.
Impairment testing is performed when an indicator of impairment is identified.
(n)
Leases
Leases where the lessor has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases.
Finance leases are capitalised at the lower of fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments and the
corresponding obligation is recorded in payables. Each lease payment is allocated between the finance charge and
reducing the liability.
Leases are classified as operating leases when the lessor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
Payments or income received under operating leases are recognised in the income statement on a straight line basis
over the lease term. Where the University is the lessor, the asset subject to an operating lease is recognised in the
balance sheet according to the nature of the asset.
(o)
Trade and other payables
Payables represent liabilities for goods or services incurred on or before reporting date.
(p)
Provisions
Provisions are recognised where there is a present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of
economic benefit will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount.
If the effect of the time value of money is material the provision will be discounted.
(q)
Employee benefits
(i)
Wages, salaries and annual leave
Liabilities for wages, salaries and annual leave are recognised and measured as the amount unpaid at the
reporting date at expected value in respect of employees’ services up to that date.
(ii)
Long service leave
A liability for long service leave is recognised and measured as the present value of expected future payments
to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration is given to
expected future wage and salary levels, based on statistical data related to employee departures and periods of
service.
(iii)
Parental leave
A liability for parental leave is recognised based on the University’s present obligation to make future parental
leave payments in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. The value of these future
payments incorporates expected future wage and salary levels, based on statistical data related to historical
employee parental leave and periods of service.
(iv)
Superannuation
The University contributes to a number of employee funds that exist to provide benefits for employees and their
dependants on retirement, disability or death. Three of these funds are defined benefit pension schemes.
Expenses incurred in relation to schemes accounted for as defined benefit schemes are determined using the
projected unit credit actuarial valuation method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately as an
income or expense in the income statement.
The University recognises amounts payable to defined contributions schemes as an expense in the income
statement in the period that the service has been rendered by the employee.
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31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(v)
Other employee benefits
All other benefits are recognised when the benefit is received by the employee and measured at the rates paid
or payable.
(r)
Income tax
The University is exempt from income tax in Australia.
The University is subject to foreign income tax for overseas operations, currently no income tax has been payable.
Deferred tax assets are only recognised where it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those
temporary differences and unused tax losses.
(s)
Foreign currency transactions
The functional currency of the University and its subsidiaries is the Australian dollar.
Foreign currency transactions are initially translated into Australian currency at the rate of exchange at the date of the
transaction. At the reporting date, amounts payable and receivable in foreign currencies are translated to Australian
currency at rates of exchange at that date. Non-monetary items held at the reporting date are measured using the
exchange rate at the date of the initial transaction.
Resulting exchange differences are recognised in the income statements.
(t)
Disclosure of changes in accounting policy and estimates
(i)
Initial application of Australian Accounting Standards
The University has applied the following Australian Accounting Standards and UIG Interpretations effective for annual
reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2007:
AASB 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures (including consequential amendments in AASB 2005-10
‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 132, AASB 101, AASB 114, AASB 117, AASB 133,
AASB 139, AASB 1, AASB 4, AASB 1023 & AASB 1038]’. This Standard requires new disclosures in relation
to financial instruments and while there is no financial impact, the changes resulted in increased disclosures,
both quantitative and qualitative of the University’s exposure to risks, enhanced disclosure regarding
components of a financial position and performance, and changes to the way of presenting certain items in
the notes to the financial statements.
UIG 9 ‘Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives’. This Interpretation requires an embedded derivative that
has been combined with a non-derivative to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as a
derivative in certain circumstances. At balance sheet date, the University has not entered into any contracts
as specified in the Interpretation resulting in no impact when the Interpretation is first applied.
AASB 101 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’. This Standard was revised and issued in October 2006 so
that AASB 101 has the same requirements as IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ (as issued by the
IASB) in respect of for-profit entities. The University is a not-for-profit entity and does not expect any financial
impact when the Standard is first applied.
The following Accounting Standards and Interpretations are not applicable to the University as they have no impact:
AASB
Amendment
Affected Standards
AASB 2007-2 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB Interpretation 12 [AASB 1,
AASB 17, AASB 118, AASB 120, AASB 127, AASB 131 & AASB 139]’ – paragraph 9
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(ii) Future impact of Australian Accounting Standards not yet operative
The University cannot early adopt an Australian Accounting Standard or UIG Interpretation unless specifically permitted
by TI 1101 ‘Application of Australian Accounting Standards and Other Pronouncements’. Consequently, the following
Australian Accounting Standard that has been issued but not yet effective is not applied. These will be applied from the
application date:
AASB 101 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’. This Standard has been revised and will change the
structure of the financial statements. These changes will require that owner changes in equity are presented
separately from non-owner changes in equity. The University does not expect any financial impact when the
Standard is fist applied. The Standard is required to be applied to annual reporting periods beginning on or
after 1 January 2009.
AASB 123 ‘Borrowing Costs’. This Standard has been revised to mandate the capitalisation of all borrowing
costs attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets. The University does not
currently have borrowings. The Standard is required to be applied to annual reporting periods beginning on or
after 1 January 2009.
The following Accounting Standards and Interpretations are not applicable to the University as they will have no impact:
AASB
Amendment
Affected Standards
AASB 2007-1 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB Interpretation 11 [AASB 2]’
AASB 2007-4
AASB 2007-5
AASB 2007-7
UIG 11
‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from ED 151 and Other Amendments’
‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Inventories Held for Distribution by Not-for-
Profit Entities [AASB 102]’
‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 1, AASB 2, AASB 4, AASB5, AASB 107 &
AASB 128]’
‘AASB 2 – Group and Treasury Share Transactions’
(iii) Change in Accounting Policy
In previously issued Annual Reports, research revenue has been recognised on a stage of completion method on
the basis they were considered to be reciprocal transfers. Subsequent to the issue of these reports, further
information has been provided to the University by the Office of the Auditor General. As a result of this additional
information, the accounting treatment has been changed in 2007 to treat research as non-reciprocal and therefore
record under the accounting policy for contributions as described in note 1 (d).
The following adjustments have been made to restate the prior periods to reflect this change:
2006
$‘000
Income statement
Australian government grants 3,118
Western Australian financial assistance (431)
Other research grants and contracts 1,143
Balance sheet
Receivables: Accrued income (2,367)
Other liabilities: Deferred revenue (48,434)
Retained profits 46,067
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(u)
Correction of error in recording of donations in the previous financial year
Donations to Berndt Museum were not recognised in full in the University’s books in prior years. For the year ended 31
December 2006, donations income was understated by $214,030. Prior to 2006, it was understated by $1,816,529 (i.e.
between years 2002 to 2005). This error had the effect of understating property, plant and equipment and total assets
by $2,030,559. The error also had the effect of understating profit by $214,030 and opening retained profits by
$1,816,529 for the year ended 31 December 2006.
The error has been corrected by restating each of the affected financial statement line items for the financial year, as
described above.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
2. Australian Government financial assistance including
HECS-HELP and other Australian Government loan programmes
(a) Commonwealth Grant Scheme and other grants
Commonwealth Grant Scheme 46.1 91,387 83,159 91,387 83,159
Indigenous Support Fund 46.1 646 546 646 546
Equity Programmes 46.1 403 245 403 245
Workplace Reform Programme 46.1 1,263 1,185 1,263 1,185
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 46.1 4,226 2,580 4,226 2,580
Capital Development Pool 46.1 795 - 795 -
Total Commonwealth Grant Scheme and other grants 98,720 87,715 98,720 87,715
(b) Higher Education Loan Programmes
HECS-HELP 46.2 48,917 42,442 48,917 42,442
FEE-HELP 46.2 5,277 4,132 5,277 4,132
Total Higher Education Loan Programmes 54,194 46,574 54,194 46,574
(c) Scholarships
Australian Postgraduate Awards 46.3 4,926 4,737 4,926 4,737
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships 46.3 962 970 962 970
Commonwealth Education Cost Scholarships 46.3 706 503 706 503
Commonwealth Accomodation Scholarships 46.3 1,162 874 1,162 874
Total Scholarships 7,756 7,084 7,756 7,084
(d) DEEWR - Research
Institutional Grants Scheme 46.4 16,912 16,821 16,912 16,821
Research Training Scheme 46.4 30,518 29,579 30,518 29,579
Research Infrastructure Block Grants 46.4 14,610 14,807 14,610 14,807
Commercialisation Training Scheme 46.4 281 - 281 -
Implementation Assistance Programme 46.4 85 - 85 -
Australian Scheme for Higher Education Repositories 46.4 148 - 148 -
Total DEST – Research Grants 62,554 61,207 62,554 61,207
(e) Australian Research Council
(i) Discovery
Projects 46.5 12,948 12,373 12,948 12,373
Fellowships 46.5 1,296 949 1,296 949
Total Discovery 14,244 13,322 14,244 13,322
(ii) Linkages
Infrastructure 46.6 1,350 1,144 1,350 1,144
International 46.6 304 306 304 306
Projects 46.6 5,010 5,837 5,010 5,837
Special Research Initiatives 46.6 - 52 - 52
Total Linkages 6,664 7,339 6,664 7,339
(iii) Networks and Centres
Research Networks 46.7 711 697 711 697
Centres 46.7 2,654 3,877 2,654 3,877
Total Networks and Centres 3,365 4,574 3,365 4,574
(f) Other Australian Government financial assistance
National Health and Medical Research Council 34,374 29,217 34,374 29,217
Other Commonwealth research grants 23,741 27,483 23,741 27,483
Other Commonwealth grants 18,154 19,830 18,154 19,830
Total other Australian Government financial assistance 76,269 76,530 76,269 76,530
Total Australian Government financial assistance 323,766 304,345 323,766 304,345
Reconciliation
Australian Government grants 269,572 257,771 269,572 257,771
HECS-HELP – Australian Government payments 48,917 42,442 48,917 42,442
FEE-HELP – Australian Government Loan Programmes 5,277 4,132 5,277 4,132
Total Australian Government financial assistance 323,766 304,345 323,766 304,345
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
2. Australian Government financial assistance including
HECS-HELP and other Australian Government loan programmes (continued )
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
(g) Australian Government Grants received – cash basis
Commonwealth Grants Scheme and other DEST grants 46.1 98,720 87,845 98,720 87,845
Higher Education Loan Programmes 46.2 51,630 45,451 51,630 45,451
Scholarships 46.3 7,756 7,281 7,756 7,281
DEST research 46.4 62,554 61,207 62,554 61,207
ARC grants – Discovery 46.5 14,244 13,322 14,244 13,322
ARC grants – Linkages 46.6 6,664 7,339 6,664 7,339
ARC grants – Networks and Centres 46.7 3,365 3,324 3,365 3,324
Other Australian Government Grants 86,211 80,222 86,211 80,222
Total Australian Government Grants received – cash basis 331,144 305,991 331,144 305,991
OS-HELP (Net) 46.2 109 (245) 109 (245)
Total Australian Government funding received – cash basis 331,253 305,746 331,253 305,746
3.
Western Australian and Local Government financial assistance
Western Australian research grants 21,035 16,247 21,035 16,247
Western Australian other grants 16,752 20,930 16,752 20,930
Local Government research grants 772 296 772 296
Total Western Australian and Local Government financial
38,559 37,473 38,559 37,473
4. Other research grants and contracts
International 6,520 6,407 6,520 6,407
Bequests and donations 273 272 273 272
Industry and others 20,152 18,386 20,152 18,384
Total other research grants and contracts 26,945 25,065 26,945 25,063
5. Investment income
Fair value gain/(loss) on investment assets (16,643) 11,406 (16,643) 11,406
Dividend income 3,873 3,964 3,873 3,964
Interest income 5,447 5,323 5,423 5,310
Trust Distributions 36,005 37,316 36,005 37,316
Fair value gain on investment properties 3,098 1,519 3,098 1,519
Other investment income 98 140 98 140
Total investment income 31,878 59,668 31,854 59,655
6. Fees and charges
Course fees and charges
Fee paying overseas students – onshore courses 44,793 38,821 44,793 38,821
Fee paying overseas students – offshore courses 5,567 5,331 5,567 5,331
Continuing education and short courses 10,192 8,158 10,192 8,158
Fee paying domestic postgraduate students 4,228 3,855 4,228 3,855
Fee paying domestic undergraduate students 213 231 213 231
Total course fees and charges 64,993 56,396 64,993 56,396
Other non-course fees and charges
Amenities and services fees 1,160 1,632 1,160 1,632
Student accommodation 2,451 2,264 2,451 2,264
Parking fees 1,816 1,709 1,823 1,721
Registration fees 1,858 1,661 1,858 1,661
Rental and hire charges 1,609 1,423 819 832
Other 983 921 983 921
Total non-course fees and charges 9,877 9,610 9,094 9,031
Total fees and charges 74,870 66,006 74,087 65,427
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
7. Salaries and other recoveries
Salary recoveries 17,515 14,015 17,538 13,992
Other recoveries 6,824 6,548 6,835 6,621
Total salary and other recoveries 24,339 20,563 24,373 20,613
8. Other Income
Other Revenue
Sales of goods and services 10,047 10,109 6,284 6,950
Donations, bequests and sponsorships 11,374 13,002 11,624 13,002
Scholarships and prizes 908 696 908 696
Rental income 4,579 4,353 4,579 4,353
Other general grants 3,981 4,338 3,981 4,238
Consultancy 7,631 7,201 7,630 6,983
Royalties and licences 863 869 863 869
Performance and production 2,689 2,781 2,689 2,781
Other 9,936 6,388 9,190 5,982
Total other revenue 52,008 49,737 47,748 45,854
Other Income
Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 5,141 - 5,141 -
Total other Income 5,141 - 5,141 -
Total other income 57,149 49,737 52,889 45,854
9. Employee benefits and on-costs
Academic
Salaries 150,590 134,767 150,590 134,767
Contribution to superannuation – funded 22,234 19,594 22,234 19,594
Annual leave provision 5,856 2,688 5,856 2,688
Long service leave provision 1,316 1,643 1,316 1,643
Employment on-costs
Payroll tax 9,491 8,177 9,491 8,177
Workers' compensation 662 1,120 662 1,120
Other 1,848 1,231 1,848 1,231
Total academic 191,997 169,220 191,997 169,220
Non-academic
Salaries 129,777 117,221 126,867 114,587
Contributions to superannuation – funded 17,723 16,012 17,430 15,764
Annual leave provision 796 747 615 582
Long service leave provision 1,627 (1,135) 1,624 (1,138)
Employment on-costs
Payroll tax 8,039 7,121 7,857 6,965
Workers' compensation 544 968 544 968
Other 1,881 2,490 1,735 2,365
Total non-academic 160,387 143,424 156,672 140,093
Total employee benefits and on costs 352,384 312,644 348,669 309,313
10. Student expenses
Scholarships and studentships 23,916 21,530 23,916 21,530
Grants and prizes 2,939 2,901 2,967 2,915
Amenities and services expenses 1,002 1,455 1,002 1,455
Total student expenses 27,857 25,886 27,885 25,900
11. Materials and supplies
Laboratory, workshop and medical supplies 12,971 11,083 12,825 11,083
General office expenses 8,255 7,483 6,861 7,373
Other general consumables and supplies 5,387 6,778 5,182 5,448
Total materials and supplies 26,613 25,344 24,868 23,904
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
12. Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Depreciation
Buildings 11,614 11,065 11,614 11,065
Property, Plant and Equipment 14,124 13,093 14,113 13,092
Library books 5,117 3,872 5,117 3,872
Total depreciation 27 30,855 28,030 30,844 28,029
Amortisation
Intangible assets 28 2,234 2,225 2,234 2,225
Impairment - 53 3,136 53
Total depreciation, amortisation and impairment 33,089 30,308 36,214 30,307
13. Repairs and maintenance
Building repairs and maintenance 9,139 5,614 9,127 5,601
Ground maintenance 2,030 1,770 2,030 1,769
General repairs and maintenance 1,813 3,046 1,780 3,080
Total repairs and maintenance 12,982 10,430 12,937 10,450
14. Grants distributed
Medical related research grants 12,220 13,454 12,220 13,454
Other affiliated activities 26,080 21,698 26,080 21,698
Total grants distributed 38,300 35,152 38,300 35,152
15. Travel
International travel 8,725 7,201 8,712 7,185
Visitors 1,597 1,600 1,597 1,600
Other 7,841 7,425 7,841 7,425
Total travel 18,163 16,226 18,150 16,210
16. Professional fees
Consulting fees 12,870 12,656 12,852 12,489
Audit and legal fees 6,605 2,942 6,566 2,919
Total professional fees 19,475 15,598 19,418 15,408
17. Other expenses
Computing costs 6,197 5,611 6,182 5,597
Books and periodicals 1,120 1,171 1,113 1,166
Utilities and rates 9,990 9,436 9,984 9,429
Non-capital equipment purchases 9,013 7,936 8,963 7,887
Loss on disposal of assets - 3,906 - 3,906
Performance and production costs 4,664 6,091 4,664 6,091
Insurance 2,578 2,669 2,570 2,661
Advertising, marketing and promotional expenses 4,423 4,337 4,309 4,182
Conference and course fees 2,538 2,662 2,761 2,662
Rental, hire and leasing fees 2,411 2,064 2,375 2,047
Cleaning and waste disposal 2,735 2,541 2,545 2,371
Bad and doubtful debts and other write-off (139) 1,089 (135) 1,083
Royalties and commissions 4,434 3,614 4,434 3,614
Exhibitions and conference costs 1,053 904 1,076 850
Vehicle costs 1,379 1,288 1,379 1,282
Other miscellaneous expenses 11,507 13,272 12,088 14,120
Total other expenses 63,903 68,591 64,308 68,948
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
18. Remuneration of University's Senate members and senior officers
All Senate members serve in an honorary capacity.
Remuneration of Senate members quoted only reflects
remuneration (including salaries and other benefits) paid by the
University to the Vice-Chancellor and the five elected staff
members.
The total of fees, salaries, superannuation and other benefits
received or due and receivable by members of the Senate, the
Governing Body, for the financial year.
The total fees, salaries, superannuation and other benefits
received or due and receivable by senior officers of the University
for the financial year.
1,214 1,097 1,214 1,097
4,576 3,930 4,576 3,930
The number of Senate members and executive officers whose
total of fees, salaries, superannuation and other benefits
(includes leave entitlement payout) received or due and
receivable for the financial year, falls within the following bands:
Senior officers of the
Senate members
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$0,000 - $9,999 - - - -
$10,000 - $19,999 - 1 - -
$20,000 - $29,999 - - - 1
$30,000 - $39,999 - 1 - -
$40,000 - $49,999 1 - - -
$70,000 - $79,999 - - - -
$80,000 - $89,999 - 1 - -
$90,000 - $99,999 - 1 - 1
$100,000 - $109,999 1 - - -
$110,000 - $119,000 1 - - -
$120,000 - $129,999 - - - -
$130,000 - $139,999 - - - -
$140,000 - $149,999 1 1 - 1
$150,000 - $159,999 - 1 - 1
$170,000 - $179,999 - - - 1
$180,000 - $189,999 1 - - -
$190,000 - $199,999 - - - -
$200,000 - $209,999 - - - 1
$210,000 - $219,999 - - 2 -
$220,000 - $229,999 - - - 2
$230,000 - $239,999 - - 1 1
$240,000 - $249,999 - - 1 -
$250,000 - $259,999 - - 2 1
$260,000 - $269,999 - - 1 -
$270,000 - $279,999 - - 2 -
$280,000 - $289,999 - - - 1
$290,000 - $299,999 - - - 2
$300,000 - $309,999 - - - 1
$310,000 - $319,999 - - 2 1
$320,000 - $329,999 - - 3 -
$330,000 - $339,999 - - 1 1
$360,000 - $369,999 - - - 1
$390,000 - $399,999 - - 1 -
$480,000 - $489,999 - - - -
$550,000 - $559,999 - 1 - -
$610,000 - $619,999 1 - - -
19. Remuneration of auditors
Office of the Auditor General
Audit fees – auditing the financial statements and
performance indicators, and research grant certifications 230 210 230 210
Total remuneration for audit services 230 210 230 210
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
20. Explanatory statement on significant variations for University funds
This statement provides details of any significant variations between the University’s budget and the actual results for 2007 and
between the actual results for 2007 and 2006. Significant variations are considered to be those greater than 10 per cent.
a) Significant variations between budget and actual results for the financial year
REVENUE
Actual
$’000
Budget
Variance
$’000 $’000 %
Investment income 31,854 58,417 (26,563) (45)
Explanation
Lower investment returns due to
downward trend of market
Recoveries and other revenue 77,262 65,458 11,804 18 Profit on land sale
EXPENDITURE
Actual
$’000
Budget
Variance
$’000 $’000 %
Explanation
Student expenses 27,885 31,660 (3,775) (12) Lower scholarships expenditure
Grants distributed 38,300 34,071 4,229 12
Depreciation, amortisation and
impairment expenses
Increase grants distributions to
affiliated entities
36,214 31,203 5,011 16 Impairment recognised
Travel expenses 18,150 14,261 3,889 27
Additional travel costs
associated with new projects
b) Significant variations between actual revenues and expenditure for the financial year and the immediately preceding
year
REVENUE 2007
$’000
2006
Variance
$’000 $’000 %
FEE–HELP Income 5,277 4,132 1,145 28
Explanation
Increase in student numbers and
fees charged
HECS–HELP Income 66,403 57,357 9,046 16 Increase in student numbers
Investment income 31,854 59,655 (27,801) (47)
Fees and charges 74,087 65,427 8,660 13
Salary and other recoveries 24,373 20,613 3,760 18
Lower investment returns due to
downward trend of market
Increase in fees and student
numbers
Increase in salary costs and
additional cost recoveries
Other revenue 52,889 45,854 7,035 15 Profit on sale of land
EXPENDITURE 2007
$’000
2006
Variance
$’000 $’000 %
Explanation
Employee benefits and on-costs 348,669 309,313 39,356 13
Repairs and maintenance 12,937 10,450 2,487 24
Annual salary increases,
increased staff numbers and
associated on-costs.
Large project undertaken during
year
Depreciation, amortisation and
impairment expenses
36,214 30,307 5,907 19 Impairment recognised
Travel 18,150 16,210 1,940 12
Increased overseas travel and
associated accommodation
Professional fees 19,418 15,408 4,010 26 Increase in legal costs
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
21. Cash and cash equivalents
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Cash at bank and on hand 17,573 17,933 17,231 17,506
Short-term money market 8,381 7,131 8,381 7,131
Short-term bills 14,421 2,993 14,421 2,993
Total cash and cash equivalents 40,375 28,057 40,033 27,630
22. Receivables
Current
Receivables 25,475 26,301 25,245 26,086
Less: Provision for impaired receivables (626) (845) (626) (840)
24,849 25,456 24,619 25,246
Accrued income 6,768 2,996 6,768 2,996
Prepayments 11,784 10,303 11,766 10,297
Total current receivables 43,401 38,755 43,153 38,539
Non-current
Receivables 1,014 932 1,014 932
Total non-current receivables 1,014 932 1,014 932
Total Receivables 44,415 39,687 44,167 39,471
(a) Impaired Receivables
The ageing of these receivables is as follows: Gross Gross Gross Gross
Not past due 6,066 10,108 5,827 9,909
Past due 0–30 days 10,956 6,538 10,969 6,530
Past due 31–120 days 4,938 4,204 4,935 4,198
Past due 121 days–1 year 2,324 4,185 2,323 4,184
More than 1 year 1,191 1,266 1,191 1,265
Total 25,475 26,301 25,245 26,086
The ageing of these impaired receivables is as follows: Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired
Not past due 11 233 11 233
Past due 0–30 days 21 101 21 101
Past due 31–120 days 10 80 10 80
Past due 121 days–1 year 6 68 6 64
More than 1 year 578 363 578 362
Total 626 845 626 840
Movement in the provison for impairment of receivables are as follows: 2007 2006 2007 2006
At 1 January 845 632 840 632
Provision for impairment recognised during the year 411 341 411 336
Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible (51) (115) (50) (115)
Unused amount reversed (579) (13) (575) (13)
626 845 626 840
As at 31 December 2007 current receivables for the university were impaired individually and percentage historically based. The bulk of the
impairment balance of $626,000 relates to an individually impaired receivable for a company in liquidation at year end and individual
unpaid student fees.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
23. Inventories
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Current
Raw materials and stores – at cost 733 630 656 551
Work in progress – at cost 141 106 141 104
Total current inventories 874 736 797 655
24. Investment properties – restricted
At fair value
Opening balance 19,560 17,440 19,560 17,440
Capitalised subsequent expenditure 802 601 802 601
Net gain from fair value adjustment 3,098 1,519 3,098 1,519
Closing balance 23,460 19,560 23,460 19,560
Total investment properties – restricted 29 23,460 19,560 23,460 19,560
(a) Amounts recognised in profit and loss for investment properties
Direct operating expenses from property that did not
generate rental income (1) (4) (1) (4)
(1) (4) (1) (4)
(b) Valuation basis
Investment properties are stated at fair value, being the amounts for which properties could be exchanged between willing parties in an
arm's length transaction, based on comparable market transactions. The valuation adjustments are based on independent assessments
by a Certified Practising Valuer.
25. Other financial assets
Non-current
Fair value through profit or loss 408,506 449,899 408,506 449,899
Shares in associates - - 5,791 8,928
Loans and receivables 1,529 3,642 1,529 3,642
Total non-current other financial assets 410,035 453,541 415,826 462,469
Total other financial assets 410,035 453,541 415,826 462,469
Restricted 29 380,327 358,995 380,327 358,995
Unrestricted 29,708 94,546 35,499 103,474
Total other financial assets 410,035 453,541 415,826 462,469
Impairment
Shares in associates has been impaired this financial year, due to a decrease in the estimated future value of these shares (2006: nil)
(refer note 12)
26. Investments accounted for using the equity method
Shares in associates 2,919 3,576 - -
Total investments accounted for using the equity method
2,919 3,576 - -
Shares in associates
Investments in associates are accounted for in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting and are
carried at cost by parent entity. (refer note 25)
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27. Property, plant and equipment
Freehold Leasehold Buildings Buildings Plant and Artworks Library Special TOTAL
land land work in Equipment books collections
progress
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
2007
Consolidated
At 1 January 2007
Cost 166,949 80,000 585,125 15,146 126,370 21,470 34,323 39,831 1,069,214
Accumulated depreciation - - (28,922) - (74,639) - (16,413) - (119,974)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,731 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,187
Year ended 31 December 2007
Opening net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,731 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,187
Additions 914 - 2,826 42,400 17,289 706 6,885 172 71,192
Disposals (1,994) - - - (1,788) - - - (3,782)
Depreciation - - (11,614) - (14,124) - (5,117) - (30,855)
Transfer - - 8,159 (8,159) - - - - -
Closing net book value 165,869 80,000 555,521 49,387 53,108 22,176 19,678 40,003 985,742
At 31 December 2007
Cost 165,869 80,000 596,109 49,387 137,507 22,176 41,208 40,003 1,132,259
Accumulated depreciation - - (40,535) - (84,399) - (21,530) - (146,464)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 165,869 80,000 555,521 49,387 53,108 22,176 19,678 40,003 985,742
Restricted property, plant and equipment (see Note 29) 192,945
Unrestricted property, plant and equipment 792,797
985,742
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27. Property, plant and equipment (continued )
Freehold Leasehold Buildings Buildings Plant and Artworks Library Special TOTAL
land land work in Equipment books collections
progress
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
2007
University
At 1 January 2007
Cost 166,949 80,000 585,125 15,146 126,334 21,470 34,323 39,831 1,069,178
Accumulated depreciation - - (28,922) - (74,638) - (16,413) - (119,973)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,696 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,152
Year ended 31 December 2007
Opening net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,696 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,152
Additions 915 - 2,825 42,400 17,238 706 6,885 172 71,141
Disposals (1,994) - - - (1,788) - - - (3,782)
Depreciation - - (11,614) - (14,113) - (5,117) - (30,844)
Transfer - - 8,159 (8,159) - - - - -
Closing net book value 165,870 80,000 555,520 49,387 53,033 22,176 19,678 40,003 985,667
At 31 December 2007
Cost 165,870 80,000 596,108 49,387 137,421 22,176 41,208 40,003 1,132,173
Accumulated depreciation - - (40,535) - (84,388) - (21,530) - (146,453)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 165,870 80,000 555,520 49,387 53,033 22,176 19,678 40,003 985,667
Restricted property, plant and equipment (see Note 29) 192,945
Unrestricted property, plant and equipment 792,722
985,667
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27. Property, plant and equipment (continued )
Freehold Leasehold Buildings Buildings Plant and Artworks Library Special TOTAL
land land work in Equipment books collections
progress
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
2006
Consolidated
At 1 January 2006
Cost 163,836 80,000 544,380 22,876 115,954 21,290 28,588 39,551 1,016,475
Accumulated depreciation - - (17,908) - (69,543) - (12,541) - (99,992)
Accumulated impairment - - - - - - - - -
Net book value 163,836 80,000 526,472 22,876 46,411 21,290 16,047 39,551 916,483
Year ended 31 December 2006
Opening net book value 163,836 80,000 526,472 22,876 46,411 21,290 16,047 39,551 916,483
Additions 3,361 - 7,158 30,077 20,896 180 5,735 280 67,687
Disposals (260) - (4,157) - (2,483) - - - (6,900)
Depreciation - - (11,065) - (13,093) - (3,872) - (28,030)
Impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Transfer 12 - 37,795 (37,807) - - - - -
Closing net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,731 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,187
At 31 December 2006
Cost 166,949 80,000 585,125 15,146 126,370 21,470 34,323 39,831 1,069,214
Accumulated depreciation - - (28,922) - (74,639) - (16,413) - (119,974)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,731 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,187
Restricted property, plant and equipment (see Note 29) 190,650
Unrestricted property, plant and equipment 758,537
949,187
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27. Property, plant and equipment (continued )
Freehold Leasehold Buildings Buildings Plant and Artworks Library Special TOTAL
land land work in Equipment books collections
progress
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
2006
University
At 1 January 2006
Cost 163,836 80,000 544,380 22,876 115,941 21,290 28,588 39,551 1,016,462
Accumulated depreciation - - (17,908) - (69,540) - (12,541) - (99,989)
Accumulated impairment - - - - - - - - -
Net book value 163,836 80,000 526,472 22,876 46,401 21,290 16,047 39,551 916,473
Year ended 31 December 2006
Opening net book value 163,836 80,000 526,472 22,876 46,401 21,290 16,047 39,551 916,473
Additions 3,361 - 7,158 30,077 20,860 180 5,735 280 67,651
Disposals (260) - (4,157) - (2,473) - - - (6,890)
Depreciation - - (11,065) - (13,092) - (3,872) - (28,029)
Impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Transfer 12 - 37,795 (37,807) - - - - -
Closing net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,696 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,152
At 31 December 2006
Cost 166,949 80,000 585,125 15,146 126,334 21,470 34,323 39,831 1,069,178
Accumulated depreciation - - (28,922) - (74,638) - (16,413) - (119,973)
Accumulated impairment - - (53) - - - - - (53)
Net book value 166,949 80,000 556,150 15,146 51,696 21,470 17,910 39,831 949,152
Restricted property, plant and equipment (see Note 29) 190,650
Unrestricted property, plant and equipment 758,502
949,152
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Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
28. Intangible assets
Software 5,800 7,677 5,800 7,677
Total intangible assets 5,800 7,677 5,800 7,677
Consolidated and University
Opening balance
Cost 10,523 10,324
Accumulated amortisation and impairment (2,846) (621)
Net book value 7,677 9,703
Additions 357 199
Amortisation 12 (2,234) (2,225)
(1,877) (2,026)
Closing balance
Cost 10,880 10,523
Accumulated amortisation and impairment (5,080) (2,846)
Net book value 5,800 7,677
29. Restricted assets
Bequests 177,197 168,704 177,197 168,704
Staff benefit funds 16,593 17,215 16,593 17,215
Outside funds 9,255 9,834 9,255 9,834
Endowment portfolio 133,366 126,587 133,366 126,587
Research funds 43,474 35,995 43,474 35,995
Other funds 442 660 442 660
Endowment and bequest properties 216,405 210,210 216,405 210,210
Total restricted assets 596,732 569,205 596,732 569,205
Investment properties 24 23,460 19,560 23,460 19,560
Other financial assets 25 380,327 358,995 380,327 358,995
Property, plant and equipment 27 192,945 190,650 192,945 190,650
Total restricted assets 596,732 569,205 596,732 569,205
A proportion of the University's assets is restricted in nature, in that the funds and/or assets are for a specific use or benefit.
30. Trade and other payables
Payables 6,004 7,255 5,845 7,135
Other payables 16,611 16,039 16,213 15,689
Total trade and other payables 22,615 23,294 22,058 22,824
31. Other financial liabilities
Advances - 48 - 48
Total other financial liabilities - 48 - 48
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Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
32. Provisions
Current
Employee benefits
Annual, long service and other leave 40,459 33,226 40,367 33,151
Employment on-costs provision 2,091 1,693 2,079 1,681
Revenue sharing provision 3,404 4,929 3,404 4,929
Subtotal 45,954 39,848 45,850 39,761
Non-current
Employee benefits
Superannuation 11,251 12,142 11,239 12,142
Long service leave 18,023 15,989 18,021 15,980
Employment on-costs provision 1,006 894 1,006 893
Total non-current provisions 30,280 29,025 30,266 29,015
Total provisions 76,234 68,873 76,116 68,776
(a) Revenue sharing
This provision relates to amounts set aside for distribution to beneficial owners of certain investments arising from a revenue sharing
arrangement.
(b) Movements in provisions
Movements in each class of provisions during the financial year, other than employee benefits, are set out below.
Employment on-costs provision
Carrying amount at start of year 2,587 2,391 2,574 2,391
Additional provisions recognised 510 196 511 183
Closing balance 3,097 2,587 3,085 2,574
Revenue sharing provision
Carrying amount at start of year 4,929 4,305 4,929 4,305
Additional provisions recognised - 624 - 624
Amounts reversed (1,525) - (1,525) -
Closing balance 3,404 4,929 3,404 4,929
(c) Superannuation
Defined benefit section
(i) Plan information
A group of employees are entitled, on retirement, death or disablement, to defined benefits under The University Supplementary Pension
Scheme or Supplementary Benefit Scheme. The Schemes provide pension and lump sum benefits respectively. The Schemes are not
regulated superannuation plans. The University meets the benefits directly as they fall due.
(ii) Balance sheet amounts
The amounts recognised in the balance sheet are determined as follows:
Present value of defined benefits obligations at end of the year 11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
Fair value of plan assets at end of year - - - -
11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
Unrecognised actuarial gain/(loss) - - - -
Unrecognised past service cost - - - -
Net liability recognise in balance sheet at end of year 11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
The University has no legal obligation to settle this liability with an immediate contribution or additional one off contributions. The
University intends to continue to meet the cost of the defined benefits as they fall due.
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31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
32. Provisions (continued)
(iii) Categories of plan assets
There are no plan assets outside those already included in the financial statements of The University.
(iv) Reconciliations
Reconciliation of the present value of the defined benefit obligation:
Balance at the beginning of the year 12,142 12,372 12,142 12,372
Current service cost 76 85 76 85
Interest cost 673 645 673 645
Actuarial (gains)/losses (122) 182 (122) 182
Benefit paid (1,530) (1,142) (1,530) (1,142)
Past service cost - - - -
Acquired in business combinations - - - -
Curtailments - - - -
Present value of the defined benefit obligations at end of year 11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
Reconciliation of the fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of the plan assets at beginning of the year - - - -
Expected returns on plan assets - - - -
Actuarial (gains)/losses - - - -
Employer contribution - - - -
Benefits paid - - - -
Acquired in business combinations - - - -
Fair value of the plan assets at end of the year - - - -
(v) Amounts recognised in income statements
Current service cost 76 85 76 85
Interest cost 673 645 673 645
Expected return on plan assets - - - -
Actuarial (gains)/losses (122) 182 (122) 182
Past service cost - - - -
Losses (gains) on curtailments and settlements - - - -
Total included in employee benefits expenses 627 912 627 912
(vi) Principal actuarial assumptions
The principal actuarial assumptions used (expressed as weighted averages) were as follows:
Discount rate 6.55% 5.91% 6.55% 5.91%
Expected return on plan assets - - - -
Future salary increases 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%
Future inflation 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
Future pension increases 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%
(vii) Employer contribution
Employer contributions are made to meet the cost of the defined benefits as they fall due.
(viii) Net financial position of the plan
The plan is not a regulated superannuation fund.
(ix) Historic summary
Present value of defined benefit obligation 11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
Fair value of plan assets - - - -
Deficit in plan 11,239 12,142 11,239 12,142
Experience adjustment – plan liabilities (6) 403 (6) 403
Experience adjustment – plan assets - - - -
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
33. Other liabilities
Deferred revenue
Australian Government financial assistance - 761 - 761
Student fees 6,907 6,667 6,907 6,667
Other 5,248 4,724 4,987 4,459
Funds held for outside parties 17,342 13,949 17,342 13,949
Total other liabilities 29,497 26,101 29,236 25,836
34. Reserves
Capital reserve 32,545 38,380 32,545 38,380
Short-term pool investment reserve 26,262 27,271 26,262 27,271
Total reserves 58,807 65,651 58,807 65,651
(a) Movements
Capital reserve
Balance 1 January 38,380 39,678 38,380 39,678
Transfer to accumulated funds (5,835) (1,298) (5,835) (1,298)
Balance 31 December 32,545 38,380 32,545 38,380
Short-term pool investment
Balance 1 January 27,271 28,330 27,271 28,330
Transfer to accumulated funds (1,009) (1,059) (1,009) (1,059)
Balance 31 December 26,262 27,271 26,262 27,271
Total reserves 58,807 65,651 58,807 65,651
(b) Nature and purpose of reserve
The capital reserve has been created to fund programmes identified as priority initiatives and other programmes which cannot be funded
from recurrent sources.
The short-term pool investment reserve has been created to provide a degree of smoothing of investment income from year to year and
provide increased predictability for planning and budgeting purposes. The University policy for the short-term investment pool is to
distribute the income at a budgeted rate and to credit any excess or debit any shortfall to this investment fluctuation reserve.
35. Retained profits
Retained profits at 1 January 1,318,054 1,279,020 1,323,479 1,283,370
Net profit from ordinary activities 944 36,546 (790) 37,753
Share of movement in equity of associates 625 132 - -
Transfer from reserves 6,844 2,356 6,844 2,356
Retained profits at 31 December 1,326,467 1,318,054 1,329,533 1,323,479
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36. Commitments
(a) Expenditure commitments
Commitments for general expenditure in existence
at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities
payable:
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
No later than one year 6,267 3,668 6,188 3,668
Later than one year but no later than five years - - - -
Later than five years - - - -
6,267 3,668 6,188 3,668
(b) Capital commitments
Capital expenditure contracted for at the reporting date
but not recognised as liabilities payable:
Land and buildings
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
No later than one year 37,595 51,501 37,595 51,501
Later than one year but no later than five years 5,295 9,026 5,295 9,026
Later than five years - - - -
42,890 60,527 42,890 60,527
Other plant and equipment
No later than one year 1,520 1,427 1,500 1,400
Later than one year but no later than five years - - - -
Later than five years - - - -
1,520 1,427 1,500 1,400
(c) Lease commitments
Commitments in relation to non-cancellable
operating leases payable:
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
No later than one year 951 634 442 555
Later than one year but no later than five years 2,012 840 574 609
Later than five years 26 98 26 80
2,989 1,572 1,042 1,244
37. Contingencies
(a) Contingent liabilities
As at 31 December 2007 or at the date of this report, there is one potential contingent liability that exists in relation to an
unsigned deed issued prior to year end, however no reliable measure of future outflows can be determined. There are no other
known contingent liabilities which are likely to materially affect the University’s financial position.
(b) Contingent assets
Contingent assets exist in relation to funds bequeathed to the University through five Wills that are pending at year end. The
timing of any future inflows of economic benefit cannot be reasonably determined.
As at 31 December 2007 or at the date of this report, there are no other known contingent assets which are likely to materially
affect the University’s financial position.
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38. Supplementary financial information
(a) Write-offs
Bad debts and other write-offs, written off by the Senate during the financial year:
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
Trade and other receivables 69 141 68 141
Assets 7 849 7 849
76 990 75 990
(b) Losses through theft, default and other causes
University
2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000
Losses through theft and default 5 32
5 32
39. Related party transactions
(a) Parent entity
The parent entity within the Group is The University of Western Australia.
(b) Subsidiaries
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 40.
(c) Transactions with related parties
The following transaction occurred with related parties:
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
Sales of goods and services
Subsidiaries - - 621 592
Associates 170 200 170 200
Purchase of goods and services
Subsidiaries - - 961 1,197
(d) Outstanding balances
The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to transactions with related parties:
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
Current receivables (sales of goods and services)
Subsidiaries - - 78 62
Associates 129 133 129 133
Current payables (purchases of goods)
Subsidiaries - - - 153
No provisions for doubtful debts have been raised in relation to any outstanding balances, and no expense has been recognised
in respect of bad or doubtful debts due from related parties.
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39. Related party transactions (continued)
(e) Terms and conditions
All transactions were made on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates.
Outstanding balances are unsecured and are repayable in cash.
40. Subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance
with the accounting policy described in note 1(c).
Name of entity
UWA Business School
Executive Programs Limited
The University Club of
Western Australia Pty Ltd
Country of Class of
Equity holding
Principal activity
incorporation shares 2006 2005
%
%
Australia Ordinary 100 100 Provision of executive
management programs
Australia Ordinary 100 100 Events and function centre
All subsidiaries are formed in Western Australia.
41. Investments in associates
(a) Carrying amounts
Information relating to associates is set out below.
Name of company
Listed
Advanced
Nanotechnology Limited
Principal Equity holding Consolidated University
activity 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
%
% $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Production of
nanomaterials
26.6 28.8 2,919 3,576 5,791 8,928
2,919 3,576 5,791 8,928
The above associate is incorporated in Australia.
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41. Investments in associates (continued)
(b) Movements in carrying amounts
Consolidated
2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000
Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year 3,576 4,491
Share of loss after income tax (1,282) (1,047)
Share of movement in equity 625 132
Carrying amount at the end of the financial year 2,919 3,576
(c) Fair value of listed investments in associates
Advanced Nanotechnology Limited 5,791 8,687
(d) Share of associates’ profits or losses
Loss before income tax (1,282) (1,047)
Income tax expense - -
Loss after income tax (1,282) (1,047)
(e) Summarised financial information of associates
Group share of:
Assets Liabilities Revenues Profit/(Loss)
$ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000 $ ’000
2007
Advanced Nanotechnology Limited 3,314 395 878 (1,232)
2006
Advanced Nanotechnology Limited 4,037 461 935 (1,047)
(f) Share of associates’ expenditure commitments, other than for the supply of inventories
Consolidated
2007 2006
$ ’000 $ ’000
Capital commitments 79 27
Lease commitments 392 298
(g) Contingent liabilities of associates
Share incurred jointly with other investors - -
For which the company is severally liable - -
42. Events occurring after the balance sheet date
As at 31 December 2007 or at the date of this report, there are no known events occurring after the balance sheet date which
are likely to materially affect the University’s financial position.
43. Segment information
The University operates within one industry segment, being education, and revenue is predominantly earned within Australia.
Therefore, no segment information has been reported.
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31 DECEMBER 2007
Consolidated
University
2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
44.
Reconciliation of operating result to net cash inflow
from operating activities
Operating results for the year
944
36,546
(790)
37,753
Adjustments: Non-cash items
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
33,089 30,308 36,214 30,307
Investment adjustments
(24,100) (52,879) (24,100) (52,879)
Unrealised foreign exchange gain
116 (20) 116 (20)
Net profit/(loss) on sale of non-current assets
(5,141) 4,693 (5,141) 4,693
Donation of artworks and equipment
(899) (683) (899) (683)
Share of net result of associates
1,282 1,047 - -
Others (233) (48) (87) (34)
Changes in assets and liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in receivables
(Increase) in inventories
Increase in payables
Increase in grants and fees in advance
Increase/(decrease) in provisions
(1,545)
(139)
424
(5,388)
7,192
(1,422)
(63)
1,898
1,409
4,390
(1,767)
(143)
449
(5,388)
7,171
(1,863)
(102)
2,044
1,311
4,401
Net cash inflow from operating activities
5,602
25,176
5,635
24,928
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45. Financial instruments
(a) Financial risk management–overview
The University's Governing Body, the Senate, has overall responsibility for risk management. To assist in fulfilling this aspect of
its role, the Senate has established two standing committees—the Strategic Resources Committee and the Audit and Review
Committee—both of which report directly to the Senate. The SRC has, as part of its role, responsibility for monitoring the
financial welfare of the University, and, within the limits of agreed delegations, making decisions, or recommendations to
Senate, on investments and capital structure within a framework of strategy approved by Senate. The Audit and Review
Committee has, as part of its role, to satisfy itself that the University has sound policies/arrangements in place for corporate
governance and for controlling the institution's exposure to risk. It overseas how management monitors compliance with the
University's risk management policies and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to the financial
risks faced by the University.
The University has developed a Corporate Risk Management Framework (part of which relates specifically to Financial
Resources), which is fully integrated into the University's Operational Priority Plan. It identifies the strategic risks, stakeholders
and accountabilities for risk management across the University.
One major component of the University's governance framework is the annual Cycle of Planning and Accountability. This cycle
involves two key processes, being the preparation of budgets and the review of actual performance against budget or other
relevant benchmarks. The monitoring and review process is fulfilled by the Strategic Resources Committee and Senate. Where
necessary, these quarterly reports highlight significant financial issues and risks.
The group has exposure to credit, market and liquidity risk.
(b) Credit risk
Credit risk arises principally from the University's investment securities, and to a limited extent from its loans and receivables.
The carrying amount of the financial assets mentioned represents the maximum credit exposure at the reporting date.
As required by the University Investment Policy, the University manages its exposure to credit risk by diversifying its
investments (in relation to fund manager and style of management, asset class, individual stock selection, geography and,
where appropriate, term to maturity).
The Investment Policy Statement, which is reviewed by the Strategic Resources Committee and approved by Senate, sets out
investment policy for matters such as performance objectives, investment restrictions, performance benchmarks and monitoring,
and the strategic asset allocation benchmark for each investment pool. The Investment Policy Statement is reviewed internally
at least every two years. In addition, at least every four years, an independent consultant is engaged to assess both the
investment policy and the internal reviews thereof.
The majority of the University's exposure to credit risk from loans and receivables is denominated in Australian dollars. The
University's credit control policy is designed to ensure that credit facilities are provided only to customers with an appropriate
credit history. Thereafter, the University has an active debt management policy.
The University's cash and equivalent transactions are invested only through pre-approved authorised deposit taking institutions,
where maximum exposure limits are set for each institution according to their risk profile.
(c) Market risk
The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while
optimising the return. The University's investment policy provides strategies for minimising the impact from market risk.
(i) Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk arises principally from overseas sources of income and expenditure in relation to the University's
international offshore teaching programmes, foreign donors, foreign customers and foreign sourced supplies. For the purposes
of maintaining a natural foreign exchange hedge on these regular activities, the University holds both a US and Singapore dollar
bank account. At year end, the University has a minimal degree of foreign exchange risk exposure on these bank accounts as
disclosed in the market sensitivity analysis.
Where possible, the University requires that transactions be contracted in Australian dollars and, if this is not possible, that
forward currency contracts be considered to manage the currency exposure. The University will only enter into a forward
contract when there is an underlying actual exposure.
In addition, the University faces foreign exchange risk from its international investments. This risk is actively managed under the
investment policy statement, which sets parameters for the level of exposure which requires the risk to be hedged. In addition,
the residual risk is passively managed by the University through diversification of managers and class of investment.
Given these risk management procedures, the level of foreign exchange risk exposure is not considered significant.
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45. Financial instruments (continued)
(ii) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises from holding interest-bearing financial assets. Fixed interest rate investments expose the University to
changes in fair value, (through profit and loss) while variable interest rate investments expose the University to fluctuations in
return/cash flow. However, fixed and floating rate interest securities are critical to a well diversified investment strategy, forming
the defensive (as opposed to the growth) component of the overall investment.
The University has no significant interest bearing liabilities.
(iii) Price risk
The University's investment pools are exposed to fluctuations in the prices of equity securities. The University's investment
policy provides strategies for the minimisation of price risk with the diversification of that risk across a number of investment
managers and classes of investment. The investment policy explicitly restricts the level of investment in any particular security.
Ongoing monitoring takes place to ensure there is no concentration of risk exposure in any one area. The University has a long
term strategic approach to its investment policy, which decreases its exposure to price risk.
(iv) Summarised sensitivity analysis
Financial Assets
Carrying
amount
($'000's)
Profit
$'000's
Interest Rate Risk
-1% +1%
Equity
$'000's
Profit
$'000's
Equity
$'000's
Cash and cash equivalents 40,375 (402) (402) 402 402
Accounts receivable 32,651 - - - -
Other assets 414,304 2,848 2,848 (2,848) (2,848)
Loans and Receivables 1,529 - - - -
Financial Liabilities
Trade and other payables (22,615) - - - -
Total increase/(decrease) 2,446 2,446 (2,446) (2,446)
Financial Assets
Carrying
amount
($'000's)
Profit
$'000's
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
-10% +10%
Equity
$'000's
Profit
$'000's
Equity
$'000's
Cash and cash equivalents 40,375 19 19 (19) (19)
Accounts receivable 32,651 76 76 (76) (76)
Other assets 414,304 7,628 7,628 (7,628) (7,628)
Loans and Receivables 1,529 - - - -
Financial Liabilities
Trade and other payables (22,615) - - - -
Total increase/(decrease) 7,723 7,723 (7,723) (7,723)
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45. Financial instruments (continued)
Carrying
amount
($'000's)
Profit
$'000's
Other Price Risk
-10% +10%
Equity
$'000's
Profit
$'000's
Equity
$'000's
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 40,375 - - - -
Accounts receivable 32,651 - - - -
Other assets 414,304 (37,796) (37,796) 37,796 37,796
Loans and Receivables 1,529 - - - -
Financial Liabilities
Trade and other payables (22,615) - - - -
Total increase / (decrease) (37,796) (37,796) 37,796 37,796
(d) Liquidity risk
The University's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet
its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or other related costs.
The University aims to achieve the optimum level of cash holding, so that it minimises liquidity risk to an acceptable level, while
at the same time maximising return from investment, rather than holding excess cash.
The University monitors daily rolling liquidity forecasts and has the flexibility to liquidate a portion of its pool investments in a
short time frame, if required.
At 31 December 2007, the University does not have significant interest bearing liabilities.
The following are the contractual maturities of the financial liabilities.
Carrying
Amount
1 year or
less
1–2 years 2–5 years
More than
5 years
Consolidated 31 December 2007
Trade payables 6,004 6,004 - - -
Other payables 16,611 16,611 - - -
Total 22,615 22,615 - - -
Consolidated 31 December 2006
Trade payables 7,255 7,255 - - -
Other payables 16,039 16,039 - - -
Advances 48 48 - - -
Total 23,342 23,342 - - -
University 31 December 2007
Trade payables 5,845 5,845 - - -
Other payables 16,213 16,213 - - -
Total 22,058 22,058 - - -
University 31 December 2006
Trade payables 7,135 7,135 - - -
Other payables 15,689 15,689 - - -
Advances 48 48 - - -
Total 22,872 22,872 - - -
(e) Capital Management
The University is funded entirely by equity capital which is comprised of reserves and retained profits as outlined in notes 34
and 35. Senate's policy is to maintain a strong capital base to ensure that the University is able to continue to provide the
services to the community for which it was originally established. The University continuously monitors its level of reserves and
profitability. There have been no changes to the capital management policy from prior year.
The University is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements, but does have responsibilities, in relation to maintaining
the level of restricted funds derived from funds that have been endowed upon the University.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE UNIVERSITY 31 DECEMBER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2007
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
46. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance
46.1 DEST – teaching and learning
Commonwealth Grants
Scheme
Indigenous Support
Fund
University
Equity Programmes Total
Workplace Reform
Programme
Learning and Teaching
Performance Fund
Capital Development
Pool
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 91,387 83,159 646 546 403 375 1,263 1,185 4,226 2,580 795 - 98,720 87,845
Net accrual adjustments - - - - - (130) - - - - - - - (130)
Revenue for the period 2(a) 91,387 83,159 646 546 403 245 1,263 1,185 4,226 2,580 795 - 98,720 87,715
Surplus from the previous year 79 84 - - - - - - 2,522 - - - 2,601 84
Total revenue including accrued revenue 91,466 83,243 646 546 403 245 1,263 1,185 6,748 2,580 795 - 101,321 87,799
Less expenses including accrued expenses (91,388) (83,164) (646) (546) (403) (245) (1,263) (1,185) (2,488) (58) (795) - (96,983) (85,198)
Surplus for the reporting period 78 79 - - - - - - 4,260 2,522 - - 4,338 2,601
46.2 Higher Education Loan Programmes
HECS-HELP
(Commonwealth
Payments)
FEE-HELP
University
OS-HELP
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 46,244 43,203 5,277 2,468 109 (220) 51,630 45,451
Net accrual adjustments 2,673 (761) - 1,664 - 240 2,673 1,143
Revenue for the period 2(b) 48,917 42,442 5,277 4,132 109 20 54,303 46,594
Surplus/(deficit) from the previous year - - (308) (160) (5) - (313) (160)
Total revenue including accrued revenue 48,917 42,442 4,969 3,972 104 20 53,990 46,434
Less expenses including accrued expenses (48,917) (42,442) (4,901) (4,280) (91) (25) (53,909) (46,747)
Deficit for the reporting period - - 68 (308) 13 (5) 81 (313)
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31 DECEMBER 2007
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
46. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued )
46.3 Scholarships
Australian
Postgraduate Awards
International
Postgraduate Research
Scholarship
University
Commonwealth
Education Cost
Scholarships
Commonwealth
Accommodation
Scholarships
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 4,926 4,737 962 1,167 706 503 1,162 874 7,756 7,281
Net accrual adjustments - - - (197) - - - - - (197)
Revenue for the period 2(c) 4,926 4,737 962 970 706 503 1,162 874 7,756 7,084
Surplus/(deficit) from the previous year 108 33 (249) - 94 15 203 61 156 109
Total revenue including accrued revenue 5,034 4,770 713 970 800 518 1,365 935 7,912 7,193
Less expenses including accrued expenses (4,437) (4,662) (960) (1,219) (508) (424) (895) (732) (6,800) (7,037)
Surplus/(deficit) for the reporting period 597 108 (247) (249) 292 94 470 203 1,112 156
46.4 DEST Research
Institutional Grants
Scheme
Research Training
Scheme
University
Systemic Infrastructure
Initiatives
Research Infrastructure
Block Grants
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 16,912 16,821 30,518 29,579 - - 14,610 14,807
Net accrual adjustments - - - - - - - -
Revenue for the period 2(d) 16,912 16,821 30,518 29,579 - - 14,610 14,807
Deficit from the previous year - - - - (32) (32) - -
Total revenue including accrued revenue 16,912 16,821 30,518 29,579 (32) (32) 14,610 14,807
Less expenses including accrued expenses (16,912) (16,821) (30,518) (29,579) - - (14,610) (14,807)
Deficit for the reporting period - - - - (32) (32) - -
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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46. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued )
46.4 DEST Research (continued )
Commercialisation
Training Scheme
University
Implementation
Assistance Programme
Australian Scheme
for Higher Education
Repositories
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 281 - 85 - 148 - 62,554 61,207
Net accrual adjustments - - - - - - - -
Revenue for the period 281 - 85 - 148 - 62,554 61,207
Deficit from the previous year - - - - - - (32) (32)
Total revenue including accrued revenue 281 - 85 - 148 - 62,522 61,175
Less expenses including accrued expenses (281) - (82) - (37) - (62,440) (61,207)
Deficit for the reporting period - - 3 - 111 - 82 (32)
46.5 Australian Research Council Grants
(a) Discovery
Projects
University
Fellowships
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 12,948 12,373 1,296 949 14,244 13,322
Net accrual adjustments - - - - - -
Revenue for the period 2(e) 12,948 12,373 1,296 949 14,244 13,322
Surplus/(deficit) from the previous year 4,654 3,136 257 445 4,911 3,581
Total revenue including accrued revenue 17,602 15,509 1,553 1,394 19,155 16,903
Less expenses including accrued expenses (12,694) (10,855) (1,169) (1,137) (13,863) (11,992)
Deficit for the reporting period 4,908 4,654 384 257 5,292 4,911
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2007
46. Acquittal of Australian Government financial assistance (continued )
46.6 Australian Research Council Grants
(b) Linkages
University
Infrastructure International
Projects
Special Research
Initiatives
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 1,350 1,144 304 306 5,010 5,837 - 52 6,664 7,339
Net accrual adjustments - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue for the period 2(e) 1,350 1,144 304 306 5,010 5,837 - 52 6,664 7,339
Surplus/(deficit) from the previous year 610 643 105 61 2,493 2,147 1 22 3,209 2,873
Total revenue including accrued revenue 1,960 1,787 409 367 7,503 7,984 1 74 9,873 10,212
Less expenses including accrued expenses (1,468) (1,177) (265) (262) (4,792) (5,491) (1) (73) (6,526) (7,003)
Deficit for the reporting period 492 610 144 105 2,711 2,493 - 1 3,347 3,209
46.7 Australian Research Council Grants
(c) Networks and Centres
University
Research Networks Centres
Total
Note 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Financial assistance received in cash during
the reporting period 711 697 2,654 2,627 3,365 3,324
Net accrual adjustments - - - 1,250 - 1,250
Revenue for the period 2(e) 711 697 2,654 3,877 3,365 4,574
Surplus/(deficit) from the previous year 162 226 100 (3) 262 223
Total revenue including accrued revenue 873 923 2,754 3,874 3,627 4,797
Less expenses including accrued expenses (915) (761) (2,416) (3,774) (3,331) (4,535)
Deficit for the reporting period (42) 162 338 100 296 262
Note
2006 surplus/(deficit) from the previous year have been adjusted to reflect the change in accounting policy as outline in note 1(t(iii)) and an adjustment made to Linkage infrastructure to
correct a discrepancy in the previously reported figures.
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Key Performance Indicators
Summary of Key Performance Indicators
Teaching and Learning .......................................................................................................70
Research and Scholarship...................................................................................................70
Certification of Performance Indicators........................................................................................71
1. Teaching and Learning
1.1 Proportion of Top School Leavers Applying for Admission.............................................72
1.2 Proportion of Student Load Passed...............................................................................73
1.3 Course Experience Questionnaire..................................................................................74
1.4 Graduate Destinations...................................................................................................75
1.5 Performance against Funding-Agreement Targets..........................................................76
1.6 Expenditure Ratios........................................................................................................77
2. Research and Scholarship
2.1 Higher Degree by Research International and Interstate Enrolments..............................78
2.2 Higher Degree by Research Completions per Staff FTE.................................................79
2.3 Publications Rates.........................................................................................................80
2.4 Research Grants...........................................................................................................81
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Summary of Key Performance Indicators
SUMMARY OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Indicator 2005 2006 2007
1. Teaching and Learning
1.1 Proportion of Top WA School Leavers Applying for Admission to UWA
(by admission year)
(i) Proportion of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers who applied for
admission to UWA
(ii) Proportion of the top 10 per cent of WA school leavers who applied for
admission to UWA
(iii) UWA enrolments as a proportion of the top 5 per cent of school leavers who
enrolled in WA universities
(iv) UWA enrolments as a proportion of the top 10 per cent of school leavers who
enrolled in WA universities
83.2% 80.4% 83.4%
78.4% 78.0% 78.0%
83.8% 82.7% 87.4%
81.9% 79.6% 78.9%
1.2 Proportion of Student Load Passed (excluding Higher Degree by Research) 92.1% 91.8% n/a
1.3 Overall Course Satisfaction (percentage of graduates in broad agreement with the
overall course satisfaction item on the CEQ)
91.3% 90.7% 94.5%
1.4 Graduate Destinations (of local students who completed bachelor’s degrees in the
previous year)
(i)
Proportion of graduates available for full-time employment who were
employed full-time
86.4% 87.4% 91.5%
State figure 77.7% 81.7% n/a
National figure 80.9% 82.4% 84.5%
(ii) Proportion of graduates in full-time study 38.5% 35.5% 38.4%
State figure 22.3% 18.7% n/a
National figure 22.5% 20.3% 20.0%
1.5 Expenditure Ratios (indexed to 2007 dollar values)
(i) Expenditure/EFTSL $26,864 $30,380 $31,836
(ii) Expenditure/Weighted Student Unit $23,676 $26,816 $28,157
(iii) Expenditure/Course Completion $82,606 $93,656 n/a
(iv) Expenditure/Weighted Completion $67,814 $77,709 n/a
Indicator 2005 2006 2007
2. Research and Scholarship
2.1 Higher Degree by Research (HDR) International and Interstate Enrolments
(i) International commencing HDR enrolments as a percentage of all
commencing HDR enrolments
(ii) Interstate commencing HDR enrolments as a percentage of all commencing
HDR enrolments
20% 24% 32%
6% 8% 9%
2.2 Higher Degree by Research Completions per 10 Academic Staff FTE 4.8 3.8 n/a
National Rank 3rd 7th n/a
2.3 Weighted Publications per FTE Academic Staff (lecturer level B and above) 1.71 1.77 n/a
National Average 1.58 1.63 n/a
National Rank 9th 9th n/a
2.4 Research Funding
(i)
Australian Competitive Grant Funds per FTE Academic Staff (lecturer level B
and above)
$64,302 $66,073 n/a
National Average $30,361 $33,660 n/a
National Rank 3rd 4th n/a
(ii) Total Research Funds per FTE Academic Staff (lecturer level B and above) $122,610 $141,701 n/a
National Average $65,562 $77,671 n/a
National Rank 3rd 3rd n/a
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Key Performance Indicators
The key performance indicators that are presented in this section are broadly based on the Mission and Vision
Statements of the University together with the more specific statements of goals and objectives in the
University's Strategic Plan. The Planning section of this Annual Report provides details of these strategic and
other key planning documents.
1. Teaching and Learning
Desired Outcomes
In broad terms, the desired outcome (broad goal) in teaching and learning is ‘to provide courses of study and a
learning environment at the highest possible quality to meet individual, local (state) and national needs and
internationally recognised standards; and to foster the relationship between teaching and the conduct of research
across the range of its disciplines in a way that sustains the quality of the institution’s teaching and learning
activities and distinguishes it from other institutions in the State and many others in the Unified National System’.
[Primary goal in Teaching and Learning, UWA Strategic Plan]
Indicator 1.1 Proportion of Top School Leavers Applying for Admission
Operationally, the priority objective that relates to the desired outcome is ‘to attract, develop and graduate the
highest quality students’ as specified in the 2001 update of the University’s Strategic Plan.
The principal performance indicator that relates to attracting the highest quality students is the proportion of the
State’s high-achieving school leavers who apply for admission to the University’s undergraduate courses. The
performance indicators presented in the following table are based on the first preferences of the top five per cent
and top ten per cent of students who applied for admission or were admitted through the Tertiary Institutions
Service Centre (TISC). The tertiary entrance ranks of applicants have been used to determine the top five per
cent and ten per cent of applicants, while students without a tertiary entrance rank have been excluded from the
population used. It should be noted that many students may have identical tertiary entrance ranks and where
such a tertiary entrance rank coincides with the cut-off for the top five per cent or ten per cent, the numbers of
preferences for the cut-off group have been reduced proportionately so that the total numbers of preferences
used in the calculations equal exactly five per cent or ten per cent respectively of the overall population.
The table shows that a significant majority of the highest ranking Western Australian school leavers who were
seeking admission to WA universities applied for admission to this University, and a significant majority of those
who subsequently enrolled in WA universities enrolled at this University.
Proportions of Top School Leavers (a) Applying for Admission to UWA, 2002 to 2006 (b)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Proportion of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers who 79.7% 80.6% 83.2% 80.4% 83.4%
applied for admission to UWA (c)
Proportion of the top 10 per cent of WA school leavers who 73.5% 74.4% 78.4% 78.0% 78.0%
applied for admission to UWA (c)
UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the 83.9% 83.8% 83.8% 82.7% 87.4%
top 5 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d)
UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the 73.9% 76.0% 81.9% 79.6% 78.9%
top 10 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d)
(a) School leavers are those matriculating with a Tertiary Entrance Rank in the previous two years.
(b) By application year; e.g. 2006 refers to those who applied in 2006 to be admitted for the following year.
(c) Based on the first preferences of applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks who applied for admission through TISC.
(d) Based on offers accepted through TISC by applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks.
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Proportion of Top School Leavers Applying for Admission to UWA
Proportion of the Proportion top 5 per of cent Top of School WA school Leavers leavers Applying who for applied Admission for admission to UWA to UWA
UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers
Proportion of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers who applied for admission to UWA
90% UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers
85% 90%
80% 85%
75% 80%
70% 75%
70% 2002
2003 2004 2005 2006
2002
2003 2004 2005 2006
Indicator 1.2 Proportion of Student Load Passed
Indicator 1.2 Proportion of Student Load Passed
The proportion of student load passed gives an indication of the quality of the University's students and their
The proportion of student load passed gives an indication of the quality of the University's students and their
development. development.
The The following following table table shows shows that that the the University has maintained a a high high pass pass rate rate of approximately of approximately 92 per 92 cent per over cent over
the 2002 the 2002 to 2006 to 2006 period.
Student Load Pass Rate (a) by Broad Field of of Education, 2002 2002 to 2006 to 2006
(excluding Higher Degrees by by Research)
Broad
Broad
Field
Field
of
of
Education
Education 2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
01 Natural and Physical Sciences
01 Natural and Physical Sciences
89.2%
89.2%
89.1% 89.9% 89.3% 88.1%
89.1% 89.9% 89.3% 88.1%
02 Information Technology 88.0% 88.2% 88.3% 87.8% 85.8%
02 Information Technology 88.0% 88.2% 88.3% 87.8% 85.8%
03 Engineering and Related Technologies 93.2% 92.3% 91.5% 90.1% 91.4%
03 Engineering and Related Technologies
04 Architecture and Building
93.2%
88.1%
92.3% 91.5% 90.1% 91.4%
90.7% 92.2% 92.1% 92.1%
04 Architecture and Building
05 Agriculture, Environmental Studies
88.1%
93.6%
90.7% 92.2% 92.1% 92.1%
95.8% 95.8% 96.0% 96.3%
05 06 Agriculture, Health Environmental Studies 96.9% 93.6% 96.6% 95.8% 97.0% 95.8% 97.9% 96.0% 97.5% 96.3%
06 07 Health Education 95.7% 96.9% 96.0% 96.6% 96.6% 97.0% 96.1% 97.9% 97.3% 97.5%
07 08 Education Management and Commerce 93.1% 95.7% 93.6% 96.0% 93.6% 96.6% 93.5% 96.1% 93.0% 97.3%
08 09 Management Society and and Culture Commerce 91.1% 93.1% 91.5% 93.6% 91.7% 93.6% 91.8% 93.5% 91.7% 93.0%
09 10 Society Creative and Arts Culture 90.8% 91.1% 90.7% 91.5% 92.6% 91.7% 92.9% 91.8% 91.2% 91.7%
10 Total Creative Arts 91.5% 90.8% 91.9% 90.7% 92.2% 92.6% 92.1% 92.9% 91.8% 91.2%
(a) The Total student load pass rate has been calculated as a proportion 91.5% of the total 91.9% enrolled load 92.2% excluding 92.1% units with 91.8%
incomplete results.
(a) The student load pass rate has been calculated as a proportion of the total enrolled load excluding units with
incomplete results.
100%
Student Load Pass Rate 2002 to 2006 (excluding HDRs)
90%
100% 80%
Student Load Pass Rate 2002 to 2006 (excluding HDRs)
90% 70%
80% 60%
50%
70%
40%
60%
30%
50%
20%
40%
10%
30% 0%
20% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
10%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Indicator 1.3 Course Experience Questionnaire
The quality of the University’s courses can be judged in part from graduates’ responses to the Course
Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) which are
conducted in conjunction with the annual Australian Graduate Survey of the students who completed courses in
the previous year.
Respondents to the CEQ and PREQ are asked to record their responses to 24 statements about various aspects
of the courses completed. A five-point scale ranging from 1 labelled ‘strongly disagree’ to 5 labelled ‘strongly
agree’ is used for this purpose (2, 3 and 4 are not labelled and it is assumed that 4 indicates agreement with the
statement). Item 24 (‘Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of the course’) obtained students’ overall
impressions of their courses. Each year approximately one half of the students who completed courses in the
previous year at this University responds to this item. Their responses are summarised in the following table, and
show an increase in the proportion of graduates with a positive response (responses 4 and 5 on the response
scale) from 76 per cent of respondents in 2003 to 81 per cent in 2007.
Student Responses to the Course Experience Questionnaire Item 24:
‘Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of the course.’
Course Number of
Percentage of Respondents
Course Type
Completions Respondents
Strongly
Disagree
Strongly
Agree
1 2 3 4 5
2007 Responses
Doctorate by Research 237 139 1% 4% 7% 44% 44%
Master’s Research 50 26 4% 12% 8% 54% 23%
Master’s Coursework 542 248 2% 3% 8% 57% 30%
Other Postgraduate (a) 418 194 2% 3% 12% 52% 31%
Bachelor’s Graduate Entry 139 45 2% 7% 20% 51% 20%
Bachelor’s Honours 789 456 1% 4% 7% 50% 37%
Bachelor’s Pass 1,968 1,541 1% 4% 16% 55% 24%
Undergraduate Diploma 20 4 0% 25% 0% 50% 25%
2007 Total 4,163 2,653 2% 4% 14% 54% 27%
2006 Total 4,424 2,362 2% 7% 18% 48% 24%
2005 Total 4,059 2,938 2% 6% 19% 49% 24%
2004 Total 4,157 2,082 2% 7% 18% 50% 22%
2003 Total 3,935 1,658 2% 7% 16% 52% 24%
(a) Comprises graduate diplomas, graduate certificates and postgraduate qualifying/preliminary courses from 2005.
Responses to Course Experience Survey, Overall Satisfaction
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
1- Strongly Disagree
2
3
4
5- Strongly Agree
0%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Indicator 1.4 Graduate Destinations
Graduate destinations in the first year following completion of their course gives an indication of how well the
University meets individual, local (state) and national needs.
Figures in the following tables are based on the responses of approximately two-thirds of the non-overseas
graduates who responded to the Australian Graduate Surveys conducted in 2004 to 2007 by Graduate Careers
Australia. They show that 91.8 per cent of bachelor’s degree graduates from this University who were seeking
employment had obtained their preferred mode of employment, be that full-time or part-time. This is 6.2 per cent
higher than the national figure of 85.6 per cent. The figures also show that the proportion of graduates who
pursued further full-time study was significantly higher than the national average (38.4 per cent as compared with
20.0 per cent).
Destinations of Bachelor’s Degree Graduates (a) , UWA 2004 to 2007 and Australia 2007
The University of Western Australia Australia
2004 2005 2006 2007 2007
In full-time study 46.6% 38.5% 35.5% 38.4% 20.0%
Available for employment 51.1% 58.7% 61.3% 59.2% 75.5%
Unavailable for full-time study or full-time
employment
2.3% 2.8% 3.2% 2.4% 4.5%
Total percentage (b) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Total respondents 1,286 1,495 1,505 1,241 65,110
Response rate (c) 53% 64% 60% 54% 63%
(a) Destinations (as of 30 April) of students who completed bachelor’s degrees (including bachelor’s graduate entry degrees) in
the previous year excluding overseas residents.
(b) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and the totals are due to rounding.
(c) Number of respondents as a percentage of those surveyed.
Destinations of Bachelor Degree Graduates
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Unavailable for full-time study or
full-time employment
Available for employment
In full-time study
0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2007
UWA
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Destinations of Bachelor’s Degree Graduates who were Seeking Employment (a) ,
UWA 2004 to 2007 and Australia 2007
Destinations of Bachelor’s Degree Graduates who were Seeking Employment (a) ,
Destinations of Bachelor’s UWA Degree 2004 to Graduates 2007 and The who Australia University were 2007 Seeking of Western Employment Australia
, Australia
Destinations of Bachelor’s UWA Degree 2004 to Graduates 2007 and who Australia 2004 were 2007 Seeking 2005 Employment 2006 2007 (a) , 2007
UWA 2004 to 2007 and The Australia University 2007 of Western Australia Australia
In desired mode of employment 82.0% 87.0% 88.0% 91.8% 85.6%
The 2004 University 2005 of Western 2006 Australia 2007 Australia 2007
In In desired full-time mode employment of employment The 82.0% 75.6% 2004 University 87.0% 78.1% 2005 of Western 88.0% 80.2% 2006 Australia 91.8% 83.4% 2007 Australia 85.6% 74.9% 2007
part-time or casual employment, not seeking full-time
2004 6.4% 2005 8.9% 2006 7.8% 2007 8.4% 2007 10.7%
In
In
full-time
desired mode
employment
of employment
75.6%
82.0%
78.1%
87.0%
80.2%
88.0%
83.4%
91.8%
74.9%
85.6%
employment
In desired mode of employment 82.0% 87.0% 88.0% 91.8% 85.6%
In part-time full-time employment or casual employment, not seeking full-time
75.6% 6.4% 78.1% 8.9% 80.2% 7.8% 83.4% 8.4% 10.7% 74.9%
Working part-time or casual, seeking full-time employment 9.7% 7.3% 7.9% 4.4% 9.3%
In employment
In part-time full-time or employment casual employment, not seeking full-time
75.6% 6.4% 78.1% 8.9% 80.2% 7.8% 83.4% 8.4% 74.9% 10.7%
Not working, seeking full-time employment 7.0% 5.0% 3.7% 3.4% 4.4%
Working employment
In part-time part-time or casual or casual, employment, seeking not full-time seeking employment full-time
9.7% 6.4% 8.9% 7.3% 7.8% 7.9% 8.4% 4.4% 10.7% 9.3%
Not employment working, seeking part-time or casual employment only
Not Working working, part-time seeking or casual, full-time seeking employment full-time employment
1.2%
7.0% 9.7%
0.7%
5.0% 7.3%
0.4%
3.7% 7.9%
0.4%
3.4% 4.4%
0.7%
4.4% 9.3%
Total Working percentage part-time Not working, seeking
or
part-time full-time
casual, seeking
employment or casual
full-time
employment
employment
only
100.0%
7.0% 1.2%
9.7% 100.0% 7.3%
5.0% 0.7%
100.0% 7.9%
0.4% 3.7%
100.0% 4.4%
0.4% 3.4%
100.0% 9.3%
0.7% 4.4%
Total Not working, respondents seeking full-time employment
Total Not working, percentage seeking (b) part-time or casual employment only
7.0% 657
100.0% 1.2%
5.0% 877
100.0% 0.7%
3.7% 923
100.0% 0.4%
3.4% 735
100.0% 0.4%
49,148 4.4%
100.0% 0.7%
(a) Not Destinations working, seeking (as of part-time 30 April) of or students casual employment who completed only bachelor’s degrees 1.2% (including 0.7% bachelor’s 0.4% graduate 0.4% entry degrees) 0.7%
Total percentage respondents 100.0% 657 100.0% 877 100.0% 923 100.0% 735 100.0% 49,148 in
Total the previous percentage year (b) excluding overseas residents who were seeking employment. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Total (a)
(b) Destinations
respondents
(as of 30 April) of students who completed bachelor’s degrees
657
(including
877
bachelor’s
923
graduate entry
735
degrees)
49,148
in
Total Discrepancies respondents between the sums of component items and the totals are due 657 to rounding. 877 923 735 49,148
the Destinations previous year (as of excluding 30 April) overseas of students residents who completed who were bachelor’s seeking employment.
degrees (including bachelor’s graduate entry degrees) in
(b) (a)
the Discrepancies Destinations previous year (as between of excluding 30 April) the sums overseas of students of component residents who completed who items were and bachelor’s seeking the totals employment.
degrees are due (including to rounding. bachelor’s graduate entry degrees) in
(b) the previous year excluding overseas residents who were seeking employment.
Discrepancies between the sums of component items and the totals are due to rounding.
(b) Discrepancies between the sums of component In Desired items and Mode the totals of Employment
are due to rounding.
92%
90%
92%
88%
90% 92%
86% 92%
88% 90%
84% 90%
86% 88%
82% 88%
84% 86%
80% 86%
82% 84%
84%
80% 82%
82%
80%
80%
In Desired Mode of Employment
In Desired Mode of Employment
In Desired Mode of Employment
2004 2005 2006 2007 2007
2004 2005 2006 UWA
2007 Australia 2007
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
UWA 2006
2007
2007
2007
Australia 2007
UWA
UWA
Australia
Australia
Indicator 1.5 Performance against Funding-Agreement Targets
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Indicator The UWA Strategic 1.5 Performance Plan (updated against December Funding-Agreement 2001) articulates as Targets one of the University's goals that it will seek to
organise and manage its affairs to achieve the most efficient and effective use of its resources in the pursuit of its
The Indicator
mission Indicator UWA and Strategic 1.5 Performance
1.5 goals. Performance Plan (updated against
against December Funding-Agreement
Funding-Agreement 2001) articulates as Targets
Targets one of the University's goals that it will seek to
The organise UWA and Strategic manage Plan its (updated affairs to achieve December the 2001) most articulates efficient and as effective one of the use University's of its resources goals in that the it pursuit will seek of its to
mission In The this UWA regard, Strategic UWA Plan seeks (updated to manage December its Commonwealth-supported 2001) articulates as one student of the University's load in a manner goals that it is will consistent seek to
organise and and goals. manage its affairs to achieve the most efficient and effective use of its resources in the pursuit of its
with organise the funding and manage provided its by affairs the Commonwealth to achieve the most government efficient and while effective attempting use to of respond its resources appropriately in the pursuit to student of its
In mission
demand mission this regard, and goals.
and for places goals. UWA seeks at the to University. manage its In Commonwealth-supported particular, the University student attempts load to enrol in a manner appropriate that is numbers consistent of
with In Commonwealth-supported this the regard, funding UWA provided seeks by students to the manage Commonwealth to its generate Commonwealth-supported government a student load while (expressed attempting student in load to equivalent respond in a manner appropriately full-time that is student consistent to student load
demand
In this regard, UWA seeks to manage its Commonwealth-supported student load in manner that is consistent
with (EFTSL)) the funding for that places is provided close at the to by the University. the targets Commonwealth specified In particular, government in the the annual University while Funding attempting attempts Agreement to to respond enrol in each appropriately of twelve numbers to disciplinebased
clusters for places for the at the year. students University. The Commonwealth to generate In particular, a student government the University load funds (expressed attempts the load in to equivalent in enrol each appropriate of full-time these clusters student numbers load at of a
student of
with the funding provided by the Commonwealth government while attempting to respond appropriately to student
Commonwealth-supported demand
demand for places at the University. In particular, the University attempts to enrol appropriate numbers of
(EFTSL)) Commonwealth-supported standard
Commonwealth-supported
rate that of is funding close to per the students
students
EFTSL targets to
to
which specified generate
generate
determines a the student annual student
the load
load
base Funding (expressed
(expressed
Commonwealth Agreement in equivalent
in equivalent
Grant in each Scheme full-time of twelve
full-time
(CGS) student disciplinebased
(EFTSL)) amount clusters
student
funding load
load
(EFTSL))
for that
that
the is for
is
target close the
close
to year. load.
to
the The
the targets Commonwealth
targets
impossibility specified
specified
in of
in
the
the
exactly government annual
annual
meeting Funding funds
Funding
specified the
Agreement
Agreement load student in
in
in each
each
each load of
of
of these targets
twelve
twelve clusters is
disciplinebased
disciplinebased
acknowledged
however at a
standard clusters rate of
clusters
by for funding
for
the the
the
Commonwealth year. per EFTSL
year.
The
The
Commonwealth which
Commonwealth
government determines to government
government
the the extent base that funds Commonwealth
funds
funding
the
the
load
load of up
in
in Grant to
each
each one Scheme
of
of per
these
these cent (CGS) over
clusters
clusters the funding
at
base at a
amount standard CGS
standard
amount for rate the
rate
specified of target
of
funding
funding
in load. per the
per
EFTSL Funding The impossibility
EFTSL
which
which
Agreement determines of
determines
will exactly be the
the
provided meeting base
base
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
for specified over-enrolments, student
Grant
Grant while load
Scheme
Scheme targets CGS
(CGS)
(CGS) funding is however
funding
funding at the
amount acknowledged level
amount
specified for
for
the
the
in by target the the
target
Funding Commonwealth load.
load.
Agreement The government
The
impossibility
impossibility
will be provided of to the extent
of
exactly
exactly
for meeting
meeting
shortfalls that funding
specified
specified load of of up
student
student up to to one per
load
load targets
targets cent. over the base
is
is
however
however
CGS acknowledged amount specified in the Funding Agreement will be provided for over-enrolments, while CGS funding at the
The acknowledged
by
extent to which by
the
the
Commonwealth
the Commonwealth
government
University effectively government
to
has managed to
the
the
extent
extent
that
its Commonwealth-supported that funding
funding
of
of up
to
to
one
one
per
per
load cent
cent
is reflected over
over
the
the
base
base
level specified in the Funding Agreement will be provided for shortfalls in load of to one per cent. in the
CGS
following CGS amount amount specified
table, specified which presents in the the Funding Funding Agreement
the University's Agreement will
performance will be be provided for
against the over-enrolments,
Funding Agreement while while CGS CGS
targets. funding funding
As can at at the the
be
The level level extent specified specified to which in in the the the Funding Funding University Agreement effectively will will be be has provided managed for for its shortfalls Commonwealth-supported in load of of to to one one per per load cent. cent. is reflected in the
following The table, which presents the University's performance against the Funding Agreement targets. As can be
The extent extent to to which which the the University effectively has managed its Commonwealth-supported load is is reflected in in the the
following table, table, which which presents the the University's performance against the Funding Agreement targets. As As can can be be
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seen, in both 2006 and 2007, the University’s aggregate student load has been very closely aligned to the target,
finishing within 0.4 per cent in 2007. In the last 12 months, there has been significant growth in the disciplines of
Law; Administration, Accounting, Economics and Commerce; and Science, Engineering and Surveying, which
has left the University with a load that in dollar terms is 0.8 per cent over the Funding Agreement target.
seen, seen, in both in both 2006 2006 and and 2007, 2007, the the University’s aggregate student load has has been been very very closely closely aligned aligned to the to target, the target,
finishing finishing within within 0.4 per 0.4 per cent cent in 2007. in 2007. In In the the last last 12 months, there has has been been significant significant growth
Commonwealth-Supported Load: Actual 2006 and Preliminary growth in the
2007 in disciplines the disciplines of of
Law; Administration, Accounting, Economics and Commerce; and Science, Engineering
Law; Administration, Accounting, versus Economics Funding and Agreement Targets and Science, by Cluster Engineering (a) and Surveying, which
and Surveying, which
has left the University with a load that in dollar terms is 0.8 per cent over the Funding Agreement target.
has left the University with a load that in dollar terms is 0.8 per cent over the Funding Agreement target.
2006 EFTSL 2007 EFTSL
Commonwealth-Supported Load: Actual 2006 and Preliminary 2007
Cluster
Commonwealth-Supported Actual Funding
versus Funding
Difference Load: Agreement
Difference Actual Targets 2006 by and Cluster
Actual Preliminary Funding 2007 Difference Difference
Full-Year Agreement versus Funding Agreement Targets % Full-Year by Cluster Agreement
(a)
%
Load Target 2006 EFTSL Load (b) 2007 Target EFTSL
Cluster
Actual Funding Load 2006 EFTSL Difference Difference Actual Funding Load 2007 Difference EFTSL Difference
1 Law Cluster
Actual Full-Year 1,018 Funding Agreement 990 Difference +29 Difference +2.9% % Full-Year Actual 1,066 Agreement Funding 995 Difference +72 Difference % +7.2%
Load Target
Load
Full-Year Agreement
% Full-Year
Target
Agreement
%
2 Accounting,
Load
Load Target
Load (b) Load
Target
Administration,
1 Law 1,437 1,018
Load
1,431 990 +29 +6 +2.9% +0.4% 1,066 1,557 995
Load
1,504 +72 +53 +7.2% +3.5%
Economics,
2 Accounting,
1 Commerce Law 1,018 990 +29 +2.9% 1,066 995 +72 +7.2%
Administration,
1,437 1,431 +6 +0.4% 1,557 1,504 +53 +3.5%
23 Accounting,
Humanities Economics,
645 645 0 0.0% 655 663 -8 -1.1%
Administration, Commerce
4 Mathematics,
1,437 1,431 +6 +0.4% 1,557 1,504 +53 +3.5%
Economics,
605 621 -16 -2.5% 614 644 -29 -4.5%
Statistics 3 Humanities 645 645 0 0.0% 655 663 -8 -1.1%
Commerce
4 Mathematics,
5 Behavioural
605 621 -16 -2.5% 614 644 -29 -4.5%
3 Humanities Statistics
645 645 0 0.0% 655 663 -8 -1.1%
Science, Social
1,180 1,310 -130 -9.9% 1,202 1,264 -62 -4.9%
4 Mathematics, 5 Behavioural
Studies
605 621 -16 -2.5% 614 644 -29 -4.5%
Science, Social
1,180 1,310 -130 -9.9% 1,202 1,264 -62 -4.9%
Statistics
6 Computing/IT, Studies
791 835 -44 -5.3% 759 814 -55 -6.8%
5 Built Behavioural Environment
6 Computing/IT,
Science, Social
1,180791 1,310 835 -130 -44 -5.3% -9.9% 759 1,202 814 1,264 -55 -62 -6.8% -4.9%
7 Foreign Built Environment
Studies
Languages, 7 Foreign Visual
607 588 +19 +3.3% 623 628 -5 -0.8%
6 and Computing/IT,
Performing Languages, Arts Visual
607
791
588
835
+19
-44
+3.3%
-5.3%
623
759
628
814
-5 -0.8%
-55 -6.8%
Built Environment
and Performing Arts
8 Science,
7 Engineering Foreign 8 Science, and
2,359 2,268 +91 +4.0% 2,511 2,463 +48 +1.9%
Languages,
Engineering
Surveying Visual
and 607 2,359 588 2,268 +19 +91 +4.0% +3.3% 2,511623 2,463 628 +48 -5 +1.9% -0.8%
Surveying
and Performing Arts
9 Dentistry, Medicine,
9 Dentistry, Medicine, 1,030 970 +61 +6.3% 1,086 1,045 +40 +3.8%
8 Veterinary Science,
1,030 970 +61 +6.3% 1,086 1,045 +40 +3.8%
Veterinary
Science
Science
Engineering and
2,359 2,268 +91 +4.0% 2,511 2,463 +48 +1.9%
10 Agriculture 174 154 188 154 +34 +22.1%
10 Agriculture 174 154 +20 +13.0% 188 154 +34 +22.1%
Surveying
11 Education 11 Education 214 214 264 264 -50 -18.8% 206 206 248 248 -42 -42-16.8%
-16.8%
9 Dentistry, Medicine,
1,030 970 +61 +6.3% 1,086 1,045 +40 +3.8%
Veterinary
Total Total
Science
10,059 10,059 10,074 -15 -0.2% 10,467 10,467 10,421 10,421 +46 +46 +0.4% +0.4%
Funds Funds ($’000) ($’000) 82,769 82,769
10 Agriculture 174 81,745 81,745
154 +1,024 +1.3%
+20 +13.0% +1.3% 90,139 90,139 89,430
188 89,430 +709
154 +709 +0.8%
+34 +22.1% +0.8%
11 Discrepancies between the sums of component items and the totals are due to rounding.
Education Discrepancies between the 214 sums of component 264 items and -50 the totals -18.8% are due to rounding. 206 248 -42 -16.8%
Total Actual Full-Year Load for 2007 is preliminary only, but the final figure is unlikely to vary from this by more than 10 EFTSL.
Actual Full-Year Load for 10,059 2007 is preliminary 10,074 only, but the -15 final figure -0.2% is unlikely 10,467 to vary from this 10,421 by more than +46 10 EFTSL. +0.4%
Funds ($’000) Indicator 1.6 Expenditure 82,769 Ratios 81,745 +1,024 +1.3% 90,139 89,430 +709 +0.8%
Indicator 1.6 Expenditure Ratios
(a) Discrepancies Efficiency between indicators the are sums intended of component to show items the and relationship the totals are between due to the rounding. resources used and the outputs
(b) Efficiency Actual produced. Full-Year indicators In Load the higher for are 2007 intended education is preliminary sector, show only, one but the measure the relationship final of figure the resources is between unlikely is to the the vary expenditure resources from this attributed by used more than and to teaching, 10 the EFTSL. outputs
produced. while the In the outputs higher may education be defined sector, in terms one of the measure number of the graduates resources or equivalent is the expenditure full-time students. attributed to teaching,
while The the major outputs source may of be funds defined used in for terms teaching of the is the number Commonwealth of graduates Grants or equivalent Scheme in which full-time the students. size of the grant
Indicator 1.6 Expenditure Ratios
is primarily determined on the basis of a negotiated student load mix. Essentially the same rate of funding applies
The major source of funds used for teaching is the Commonwealth Grants Scheme in which the size of the grant
Efficiency to each indicators course type/discipline are intended category to show in the the load relationship target negotiated between by each the institution resources in the used Unified and National
is primarily determined on the basis of a negotiated student load mix. Essentially the same rate of funding the outputs applies
produced.
System.
to each course In the
As
type/discipline higher
a consequence,
education
figures
category sector,
on
in one
expenditure
the measure
per
load target of the
equivalent
negotiated resources
full-time
by is each the
student
expenditure
load (EFTSL)
institution in attributed
reflect
the Unified to teaching,
the
student load mix.
National
while System. the As outputs a consequence, may be defined figures in terms on expenditure of the number per of equivalent graduates or full-time equivalent student full-time load students. (EFTSL) reflect the
The fees for overseas students are set in a competitive environment and therefore reflect the perception of the
The student major load source mix.
University’s courses;
of funds
a
used
premium
for teaching
is earned
is
for
the
courses
Commonwealth
with high
Grants
demand
Scheme
and is usually
in which
used
the
for
size
teaching
of the grant
is The primarily fees purposes. for determined overseas Thus high on students expenditure the basis are figures of set a negotiated in may a competitive reflect student the perceived environment load mix. quality Essentially and of courses. therefore same reflect rate the of perception funding applies of the
to University’s each course courses; type/discipline a premium category is earned in the for load courses target with negotiated high demand by each and institution is usually in the used Unified for teaching National
System. purposes. As Thus a consequence, high expenditure figures figures on may expenditure reflect the per perceived equivalent quality full-time of courses. student load (EFTSL) reflect the
student load mix.
The fees for overseas students are set in a competitive environment and therefore reflect the perception of the
University’s courses; a premium is earned for courses with high demand and is usually used for teaching
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The following table presents ratios of the total expenditure (excluding research only expenditure) to the
equivalent full-time loads and weighted student units of all students at the University. It shows a 20.0 per cent
increase in the expenditure per EFTSL and a 20.7 per cent increase in expenditure per weighted student unit at
this University over the 2003 to 2007 period. Expenditure per course completion increased by 22.7 per cent from
2003 to 2006 while expenditure per weighted course completion increased by 23.4 per cent over the same
period.
Expenditure Ratios, 2003 to 2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Expenditure (a) / EFTSL 26,536 26,145 26,864 30,380 31,836
Expenditure (a) / Weighted Student Units (b) 23,325 22,917 23,676 26,816 28,157
Expenditure (c) / Course Completion 76,324 84,213 82,606 93,656 – (e)
Expenditure (c) / Weighted Completion (d) 62,989 69,771 67,814 77,709 – (e)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Total expenditure, excluding research-only expenditure and Perth International Arts Festival expenditure, indexed to 2007
dollar values. Note that expenditure figures from 2005 onwards are calculated in accordance with AIFRS and hence are not
strictly comparable with previous years’ figures.
Weighted student units are calculated by multiplying student load in higher degree research by 2.0, other postgraduate and
honours load by 1.3 and bachelor’s (including graduate entry) load by 1.0.
Total expenditure (in 2007 dollar values) excluding research-only expenditure averaged over last three years.
Weighted by multiplying the number of completions in higher degree research by 2.0, other postgraduate and honours
completions by 1.3 and bachelor’s (including graduate entry) completions by 1.0.
The number of completions for 2007 is not available until May 2008.
2. Research and Scholarship
Desired Outcome
The desired outcome in Research and Scholarship is to enhance the University’s ‘standing as one of Australia’s
leading research universities and the premier research institution in Western Australia. There are two dimensions
to this goal: firstly, the University is committed to the achievement of high quality research and scholarship, by
international standards, across the whole spectrum of its disciplines; and additionally, to the development of
special research concentrations, in selected areas of particular strength, importance and opportunity’. [Primary
goal in Research and Scholarship, UWA Strategic Plan]
Indicator 2.1 Higher Degree by Research International and Interstate Enrolments
This University’s success in attracting higher degree by research students is a reflection of its reputation for
excellence in research as measured by the proportion of higher degree research students whose undergraduate
qualification is from an overseas or an interstate institution. The following table of commencing higher degree
research enrolments by undergraduate institution of origin shows that in 2007, 62 per cent of the University’s
commencing research students came from outside UWA, with 32 per cent from overseas institutions and 9 per
cent from interstate.
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Overseas Interstate Other WA None (a) Sub Total (b) UWA Total (b)
2007 31% 8% 15% 9% 63% 37% 100%
2006 24% 8% 15% 15% 63% 37% 100%
2005 24% 8% 18% 1% 51% 49% 100%
2004 19% 9% 14% 5% 46% 54% 100%
2003 18% 10% 15% 1% 44% 56% 100%
(a)
No undergraduate studies undertaken, or prior institution not recorded.
(b)
Discrepancies between the sums of component items and the totals are due to rounding.
With regard to fee-paying overseas doctoral students, a breakdown of their regional origin shows that over a fiveyear
period, from 2003 to 2007, the University attracted 480 doctoral students from all regions of the world—
Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the Americas and the Pacific Region.
Indicator 2.2 Higher Degree by Research Completions per Staff FTE
The numbers of higher degrees by research completed per staff member is a measure of the teaching-andresearch
staff productivity in research and scholarship. It should be noted that the University uses external
examiners with international reputation to ensure that the degrees conferred are of the highest international
standard.
The number of higher degree by research completions per 10 full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching-and-research
staff members at lecturer or above status (excluding casual staff appointments) has increased from 3.76 in 2002
to 3.84 in 2006. It should be noted that the staffing level used for this ratio was the average staff FTE for the
previous three years of teaching-and-research staff with a level B or above appointment, and excluded casual
staff.
Weighted (a) Higher Degree by Research Completions (b) per 10 Academic Staff FTE (c)
2002 to 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Doctorate by Research 2.75 3.08 3.29 3.71 3.17
Master's by Research 1.01 0.83 1.01 1.10 0.67
Total 3.76 3.91 4.30 4.81 3.84
Weighted Total 6.51 6.99 7.59 8.53 7.01
(a) Doctorates are weighted as 2 and master’s degrees by research as 1.
(b) Excluding higher doctorate completions.
(c) Average of past three years’ staff FTE for academic staff in academic organisational units with a teaching-and-research or
teaching-only appointment at level B or above (excluding casual staff FTE). Note that staff FTE from 2003 onwards is taken
from DEST while earlier figures were taken from UWA reports.
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Key Performance Indicators
Weighted HDR Completions per 10 Academic Staff FTE
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Weighted HDR Completions per 10 Academic Staff FTE
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Relative to Relative other to universities, other universities, the University the University recorded the seventh highest highest number number nationally nationally (3.84) of (3.84) higher of higher
degree by degree research by research completions completions per 10 per academic 10 staff FTE in 2006 (as (as shown shown in the in following the following table). table). This figure This figure
is significantly is significantly higher than higher the than national the national average of of 3.10.
Higher Degree by Research Completions (a) per 10 Academic Staff FTE (b) ,
Higher Degree by Research Completions (a) Selected Universities (c) per 10 Academic Staff FTE (b) ,
, 2004 to 2006
Selected Universities (c) , 2004 to 2006
2004 2005 2006
Institution Total 2004 Total/ Rank Total 2005 Total/ Rank Total Total/ 2006 Rank
Institution Total Total/ 10 FTERank Total 10 Total/ FTE Rank Total 10 FTE Total/ Rank
ANU 260 5.81 1 303 6.44 1 320 6.56 1
10 FTE
10 FTE
10 FTE
Melbourne 724 5.27 2 739 5.30 2 736 5.23 2
ANU New South Wales 260 513 5.814.01 1 6 303 612 4.55 6.44 5 1 646 320 4.84 6.56 3 1
Melbourne Sydney 724 597 5.274.26 2 5 739 635 4.36 5.30 6 2 656 736 4.46 5.23 4 2
New South Adelaide Wales 513 220 4.013.66 6 7 612 154 2.52 4.55 16 5 260 646 4.13 4.84 5 3
Sydney Queensland 597 514 4.264.67 5 3 635 544 4.60 4.36 4 6 511 656 4.10 4.46 6 4
Western Australia 302 4.30 4 350 4.81 3 287 3.84 7
Adelaide 220 3.66 7 154 2.52 16 260 4.13 5
Tasmania 127 3.11 11 148 3.52 7 159 3.65 8
Queensland 514 4.67 3 544 4.60 4 511 4.10 6
Southern Cross 62 3.27 9 37 1.91 27 71 3.65 9
Western Australia Monash 302 445 4.303.39 4 8 350 469 3.48 4.81 8 3 504 287 3.62 3.84 10 7
Tasmania Newcastle 127 144 3.112.30 1120 148 154 2.44 3.52 18 7 199 159 3.23 3.65 11 8
Southern Cross Murdoch 62 104 3.273.02 912 37 91 2.64 1.91 13 27 108 71 3.12 3.65 12 9
Curtin 204 2.75 14 178 2.39 19 180 2.38 20
Monash 445 3.39 8 469 3.48 8 504 3.62 10
Edith Cowan 84 1.89 27 80 1.82 30 90 2.06 25
Newcastle 144 2.30 20 154 2.44 18 199 3.23 11
AUSTRALIA 6,468 2.95 6,814 3.04 7,097 3.10
Murdoch 104 3.02 12 91 2.64 13 108 3.12 12
(a) Excluding higher doctorate completions.
Curtin (b) 204 2.75 14 178 2.39 19 180 2.38 20
Average of past three years’ staff FTE for academic staff in academic organisational units with a teaching-and-research or
Edith Cowan teaching-only appointment 84at level B or 1.89 above (excluding 27 casual 80 staff FTE). 1.82 30 90 2.06 25
(c)
AUSTRALIA The 12 highest ranked 6,468 universities in 2.95 2006 plus WA institutions. 6,814 3.04 7,097 3.10
(a) Excluding higher doctorate completions.
(b) Average of past three years’ staff FTE for academic staff in academic organisational units with a teaching-and-research or
teaching-only Indicator appointment 2.3 Publication level B Rates or above (excluding casual staff FTE).
(c) The 12 highest The numbers ranked of universities refereed publications in 2006 plus in WA reputable institutions. journals and other publications may be considered to be a
reflection of the research output of a university and the numbers of weighted publications per academic staff FTE
give an indication of research productivity. The figures in the following table show that the average number of
weighted publications per staff FTE at this University has increased by six per cent from 1.67 in 2002 to 1.77 in
Indicator 2.3 Publication Rates
The numbers of refereed publications in reputable journals and other publications may be considered to be a
reflection of the research output of a university and the numbers of weighted publications per academic staff FTE
give an indication of research productivity. The figures in the following table show that the average number of
weighted publications per staff FTE at this University has increased by six per cent from 1.67 in 2002 to 1.77 in
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2006, which is considerably higher than the national average of 1.626 that has been recorded for 2006. However,
it should be noted that the figures relate to the publications reported on the 2002 to 2006 DEST Higher Education
Research Data Collections and do not purport to cover the complete range of publications produced by the
University’s 2006, which staff is considerably during that period. higher than the national average of 1.626 that has been recorded for 2006. However,
it should 2006, be which noted is considerably that the figures higher relate than to the the national publications average reported of 1.626 that on the has 2002 been to recorded 2006 DEST for 2006. Higher However, Education
Research it should Data Selected be noted Collections that Research the figures and Publications do relate not purport to the (a) publications by to Type cover of reported the Publication complete the per 2002 range Academic to of 2006 publications DEST Staff Higher FTE produced Education
(b) , by the
University’s Research staff Data during Collections that period. and do not purport UWA, to cover 2002 the to 2006 complete range of publications produced by the
University’s staff during that period.
Type Selected of Publication Research Publications (a) by Type of Publication 2002 per 2003 Academic 2004 Staff 2005 FTE (b) 2006 ,
Selected Research Publications (a) UWA,
by Type
2002
of
to
Publication
2006
per Academic Staff FTE (b) ,
Authored Research UWA, 2002 to 20060.030 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.024
Book
Type
Chapters
of Publication
0.124
2002
0.176
2003
0.128
2004
0.150
2005
0.143
2006
Type of Publication 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Article in Scholarly Refereed Journal 1.127 1.223 1.184 1.160 1.245
Authored Research 0.030 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.024
Authored Research 0.030 0.020 0.030 0.020 0.024
Full Written Paper—Refereed Proceedings 0.273 0.258 0.290 0.298 0.265
Book Book Chapters Chapters 0.124 0.124 0.176 0.176 0.128 0.1280.150 0.1500.1430.143
Total Article Article in Scholarly in Scholarly Refereed Journal
1.553
1.127 1.127 1.677 1.223 1.632 1.184 1.628 1.160 1.677
1.223 1.184 1.160 1.245 1.245
UWA Full Full Written Weighted Written Paper—Refereed Total (c) Proceedings 0.273 1.671 0.258 1.758 0.258 0.290 1.752 0.2900.298 1.707 0.2980.2651.772
0.265
National
Total Total
Weighted Total (c) 1.553
1.258 1.677
1.352
1.677 1.632
1.496
1.6321.628 1.580
1.6281.677
1.626
1.677
.
(a) UWA UWA Weighted Weighted Total Total (c) (c) 1.671 1.671 1.758 1.758 1.752 1.7521.707 1.7071.772
Research publications as reported on the 2003 to 2007 DEST Higher Education Research Data Collections. 1.772
(b) Full-time National equivalence National
Weighted
Weighted of academic Total
Total (c) staff (c) at lecturer level B or above, excluding 1.258
1.258 casual 1.352
1.352appointments.
1.496
1.496
1.580
1.580
1.626
1.626
(c) .
Applying .
(a) (a) the weights used by DEST to allocate the 2006 RIBG, RTS and IGS.
Research publications as reported on the 2003 to 2007 DEST Higher Education Research Data Collections.
Research (b) publications as reported on the 2003 to 2007 DEST Higher Education Research Data Collections.
(b) Full-time equivalence of academic staff at lecturer level B or above, excluding casual appointments.
Full-time (c) equivalence of academic staff at lecturer level B or above, excluding casual appointments.
(c) Applying the weights used by DEST to allocate the 2006 RIBG, RTS and IGS.
Applying the weights used by DEST to allocate the 2006 RIBG, RTS and IGS.
Publications per Academic Staff FTE
1.4
1.2 1.4
1.0 1.4
1.2
0.8 1.2 1.0
2002 Publications 2003 per 2004 Academic 2005 Staff 2006FTE
Publications per Academic Staff FTE
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
0.6 1.0 0.8
0.4 0.8 0.6
0.2 0.6 0.4
0.2
0.0 0.4
0.0
0.2
Authored Research Book Chapters Article in Scholarly
Authored Research Book Chapters Article Refereed in Scholarly Journal
Refereed Journal
0.0
Authored Research Book Chapters Article in Scholarly
Refereed Journal
Full Written Paper—
Full Refereed Written Paper— Proceedings
Refereed Proceedings
Full Written Paper—
Refereed Proceedings
Indicator
Indicator
2.4
2.4
Research
Research
Grants
Grants
The The research research funds funds allocated allocated to to an an institution are an indication of of its its relative relative success success in research, in research, especially especially
Australian Indicator Australian 2.4 Competitive Research Grant Grants
funds. Australian Competitive Grants are are allocated on on the the basis basis of competitive of competitive bids bids
for research for research funds funds under under specified schemes by bodies including the the Australian Research Council, Council, the National the National
Health The Health research and and funds Medical allocated Research to Council, an institution Primary are Industry an indication R&D Corporations, of its relative other other success Commonwealth in research, departments
especially
and Australian and other other Competitive non-Commonwealth Grant funds. schemes Australian such as Competitive the Australian Grants Kidney are Foundation.
allocated on the basis of competitive bids
for research funds under specified schemes by bodies including the Australian Research Council, the National
The The
Health
University University
and Medical
obtained obtained
Research
6.7 6.7 per per
Council,
cent cent of of
Primary the Australian Competitive
Industry Grant
R&D Corporations,
Grant funds funds allocated
other
allocated to Australian
Commonwealth
to Australian higher
departments
higher
education
education
and other non-Commonwealth
institutions
institutions
in
in
2006.
2006.
schemes
This
This
allocation
allocation
such as was the
the
the
nation’s
Australian
nation’s
fourth
Kidney
fourth
highest
highest
on
Foundation.
on
a per
a per
staff
staff
FTE
FTE
basis,
basis,
and was
and was
seventh overall. The following table shows Australian Competitive Grant research funds allocated to selected
seventh overall. The following table shows Australian Competitive Grant research funds allocated to selected
The
universities
universities University
per
per obtained
full-time
full-time 6.7
equivalent
equivalent per cent
academic
academic of the Australian
staff (of lecturer
staff (of lecturer Competitive
and above
and above Grant
status,
funds
excluding
status, allocated
casual
excluding to casual Australian
staff) from
staff) higher from
2004 to 2006. The table shows this University’s leading position in per FTE allocations.
2004 education to 2006. institutions The table in shows 2006. This this University’s allocation was leading the nation’s position fourth in per FTE highest allocations. on a per staff FTE basis, and was
seventh Overall, overall. the University The following received table 6.2 shows per cent Australian of all research Competitive funding Grant for 2006 research (as reported funds on allocated the 2007 to DEST selected
Overall,
universities Higher the Education per
University
full-time Research received
equivalent Data 6.2 Collection academic
per cent and of
staff
all presented research
(of lecturer on funding the and table above
for on 2006 the status, next (as page). reported
excluding This on represents casual
the 2007
staff) the DEST
from
Higher
2004 sixth to
Education
2006. highest The allocation Research
table shows of research Data
this
Collection
University’s funds overall. and
leading
presented
position
on the
in per
table
FTE
on
allocations.
the next page). This represents the
sixth highest allocation of research funds overall.
Overall, the University received 6.2 per cent of all research funding for 2006 (as reported on the 2007 DEST
Higher Education Research Data Collection and presented on the table on the next page). This represents the
sixth highest allocation of research funds overall.
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Key Performance Indicators
Australian Competitive Grant Funds (a) per Academic Staff FTE (b)
Allocated to Selected Universities (c) , 2004 to 2006
2004 2005 2006
Institution Funds ($) $/FTE Rank Funds ($) $/FTE Rank Funds ($) $/FTE Rank
Adelaide 50,919,803 67,265 1 56,264,279 69,894 1 62,038,311 73,948 1
ANU 63,832,472 59,657 2 76,346,830 68,596 2 78,729,120 71,442 2
Melbourne 93,264,300 51,900 4 106,680,028 68,5966 57,201 4 128,308,284 66,932 3
Western Australia 52,742,515 58,408 3 60,572,540 57,201 64,302 3 63,958,727 66,073 4
Sydney 88,466,013 50,293 5 97,220,210 64,302 53,068 6 115,492,348 61,399 5
Queensland 73,057,643 46,563 6 89,021,581 53,068 55,293 5 96,219,119 59,285 6
New South Wales 63,086,642 40,311 7 70,409,191 55,293 44,006 7 74,014,412 46,904 7
Monash 52,352,899 28,593 10 68,836,957 44,006 35,283 10 86,877,969 42,734 8
Tasmania 20,925,956 39,708 8 24,003,743 35,283 42,260 8 25,105,297 42,408 9
Charles Darwin 5,485,500 39,182 9 5,975,009 42,260 39,052 9 6,813,912 40,082 10
Newcastle 19,030,231 25,962 11 22,254,064 39,052 29,672 11 24,026,926 34,621 11
Murdoch 10,081,922 25,459 12 7,935,743 29,672 19,498 15 12,109,352 28,293 12
Curtin 7,721,298 8,666 24 8,639,938 19,498 9,611 25 11,877,030 13,197 22
Edith Cowan 2,271,027 5,115 32 1,947,551 4,206 9,611 34 2,025,355 4,328 32
AUSTRALIA 734,201,364 26,908 847,279,357 30,361 956,502,856 33,660
(a) Includes income of Co-operative Research Centres and controlled entities.
(b) Full-time equivalence of academic staff at lecturer level B and above, excluding casual appointments.
(c) The 12 highest ranked universities in 2006 plus WA institutions.
Australian Competitive Grants per Academic Staff FTE
Edith Cowan
Curtin
Murdoch
Newcastle
Charles Darwin
Tasmania
2006
2005
2004
Monash
New South Wales
Queensland
Sydney
Western Australia
Melbourne
ANU
Adelaide
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
$/FTE
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Total Research Income (a) per Academic Staff FTE (b)
Allocated to Selected Universities (c)
Total Research Income (a) , 2004 to 2006
per Academic Staff FTE (b)
Total
Allocated
Research
to Selected
Income (a) Universities
per Academic , 2004
Staff
to
FTE
2006
(b)
Allocated 2004 to Selected Universities 2005 (c) , 2004 to 2006
2006
Institution Funds ($) $/FTE
2004
Rank Funds ($) $/FTE
2005
Rank Funds ($) $/FTE
2006
Rank
2004 2005 2006
Institution Sydney 175,023,327 Funds ($) $/FTE 99,502 Rank6 185,093,730 Funds ($) 101,034 $/FTE Rank7 309,488,777 Funds ($) 164,534 $/FTE Rank1
Institution Funds ($) $/FTE Rank Funds ($) $/FTE Rank Funds ($) $/FTE Rank
Sydney Melbourne 175,023,327 208,281,603 115,905 99,502 26 254,441,240 185,093,730 136,430 101,034 17 279,653,469 309,488,777 145,881 164,534 12
Sydney 175,023,327 99,502 6 185,093,730 101,034 7 309,488,777 164,534 1
Melbourne Western Australia 208,281,603 101,967,135 115,905 112,920 23 254,441,240 115,498,444 136,430 122,610 13 279,653,469 137,166,436 145,881 141,701 23
Melbourne 208,281,603 115,905 2 254,441,240 136,430 1 279,653,469 145,881 2
Western
Adelaide
Australia 101,967,135
93,983,868 124,153
112,920 3
1
115,498,444
101,850,829
122,610
126,523
3
2
137,166,436
114,482,119
141,701
136,451
3
4
Western Australia
Adelaide Queensland
101,967,135 112,920
156,660,739 93,983,868 124,153 99,848
3
15 115,498,444 122,610
101,850,829 188,918,505 126,523 117,341
3
24 137,166,436 141,701
114,482,119 214,972,027 136,451 132,453
3
45
Adelaide 93,983,868 124,153 1 101,850,829 126,523 2 114,482,119 136,451 4
Queensland ANU 156,660,739 103,439,146 99,848 96,672 57 188,918,505 113,560,069 117,341 102,031 46 214,972,027 122,693,919 132,453 111,337 56
Queensland 156,660,739 99,848 5 188,918,505 117,341 4 214,972,027 132,453 5
ANU Charles Darwin 103,439,146 15,134,654 108,105 96,672 74 113,560,069 15,661,352 102,031 102,362 65 122,693,919 18,669,148 109,819 111,337 76
ANU 103,439,146 96,672 7 113,560,069 102,031 6 122,693,919 111,337 6
New Charles South Darwin Wales 125,703,317 15,134,654 108,105 80,322 94 141,402,361 15,661,352 102,362 88,376 85 170,440,316 18,669,148 109,819 108,010 78
Charles Darwin 15,134,654 108,105 4 15,661,352 102,362 5 18,669,148 109,819 7
New
Tasmania
South Wales 125,703,317
38,159,663
80,322
72,409 10
9 141,402,361
45,744,242
88,376
80,536
8
9
170,440,316
60,532,291
108,010
102,250
8
9
New South Wales
Tasmania
Monash 125,703,317 120,635,509
38,159,663
80,322
72,409
65,885 9
10
11 141,402,361 144,556,889
45,744,242
88,376
80,536
74,094 10 8
9
170,440,316 185,748,544 108,010
60,532,291 102,250
91,367 10 8
9
Tasmania Murdoch
Monash
38,159,663
120,635,509
35,971,709 72,409 90,838
65,885
10
11
8 45,744,242
144,556,889
26,216,985 80,536 64,415
74,094
13 9
10
60,532,291 102,250
185,748,544
35,618,173
91,367
83,220 9
10
11
Monash
Murdoch
Newcastle 120,635,509
35,971,709
42,799,285 65,885
90,838
58,389 11 12
8
144,556,889
26,216,985
51,276,460 74,094
64,415
68,369 10
13
11 185,748,544
35,618,173
55,127,894 91,367
83,220
79,435 10
11
12
Murdoch
Newcastle
Curtin 35,971,709
42,799,285
32,472,645 90,838
58,389
36,445 8
12
19 26,216,985
51,276,460
36,430,668 64,415
68,369
40,524 13
11
18 35,618,173
55,127,894
47,710,351 83,220
79,435
53,012 11
12
14
Newcastle
Curtin
Edith Cowan 42,799,285
32,472,645
8,273,856 58,389
36,445
18,635 12
19
31 51,276,460
36,430,668
10,501,992 68,369
40,524
22,682 11
18
30 55,127,894
47,710,351
10,015,062 79,435
53,012
21,400 12
14
30
Curtin AUSTRALIA
Edith Cowan
1,605,743,487 32,472,645
8,273,856
36,445 59,671
18,635
19
31
1,829,902,871 36,430,668
10,501,992
40,524 65,562
22,682
18
30
2,207,186,445 47,710,351
10,015,062
53,012 77,671
21,400
14
30
Edith Cowan 8,273,856 18,635 31 10,501,992 22,682 30 10,015,062 21,400 30
Includes AUSTRALIA income of Co-operative 1,605,743,487 Research 59,671 Centres and controlled 1,829,902,871 entities. 65,562 2,207,186,445 77,671
AUSTRALIA 1,605,743,487 59,671 1,829,902,871 65,562 2,207,186,445 77,671
Full-time equivalence of academic staff at lecturer level B and above, excluding casual appointments.
(a) Includes income of Co-operative Research Centres and controlled entities.
(a) Includes The 12 highest
Full-time
income ranked
equivalence
of Co-operative universities
of academic
Research in 2006
staff at
Centres plus WA
lecturer level
and institutions. controlled
B and above,
entities.
excluding casual appointments.
(b) Full-time
The 12 highest
equivalence
ranked
of
universities
academic staff
in 2006
at lecturer
plus WA
level
institutions.
B and above, excluding casual appointments.
The 12 highest ranked universities in 2006 plus WA institutions.
Total Research Income per Academic Staff FTE
Edith Cowan Total Research Income per Academic Staff FTE
Total Research Income per Academic Staff FTE
Edith Cowan Curtin
Edith Cowan
Newcastle Curtin
2006
Curtin
Newcastle Murdoch
2005
Newcastle
2006
2006 2004
Murdoch Monash
2005
Murdoch
2005
2004
Tasmania Monash
2004
Monash
New South Tasmania Wales
Tasmania
New Charles South Darwin Wales
New South Wales
Charles Darwin ANU
Charles Darwin
Queensland ANU
ANU
Queensland Adelaide
Queensland
Western Australia Adelaide
Adelaide
Western Melbourne Australia
Western Australia
Melbourne Sydney
Melbourne
Sydney
Sydney
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000
$/FTE
$/FTE
$/FTE
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Other Financial Disclosures
Pricing Policies of Services Provided
Research
The University recognises the need to fully cost its research
activities, particularly as funding from industry and nongovernment
sources increases.
UWA has developed a detailed pricing policy for research
contracts and consultancies which is available at
http://www.research.uwa.edu.au/page/77585.
Educational programmes
The University’s pricing policy for its educational
programmes is consistent with the Commonwealth
Government’s policies on Australian domestic
undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students
and international fee-paying students.
Details of the University’s prices are available on both the
University web site at http://studentadmin.uwa.edu.au/
page/8587 and the Commonwealth web site at
http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/.
Major Capital Projects
During 2007, in line with the University’s Capital Asset Management Plan, the University spent $58.1 million on capital
works and infrastructure, and $4.8 million on minor works projects, including refurbishments to accommodate new courses
and research, and alterations to rationalise and improve the space utilisation.
Construction of the new Business School and Physical Sciences Library continued and the University committed
$50 million to the funding of medical research facilities at QEII and Princess Margaret hospitals.
Major projects completed during 2007
Project
Estimated
Actual
Date of
total cost ($m)
total cost ($m)
completion
Biochemistry Building refurbishment 6.670 7.053 February 2007
Rural Clinical School, Kalgoorlie 2.457 2.482 November 2007
Architecture extension 3.799 3.890 December 2007
Major projects in progress at 31 December 2007
Project
Estimated
Forecast cost to
Expected year
total cost ($m)
complete ($m)
of completion
UWA Business School 44.700 44.700 2008
Sciences Library 31.992 31.992 2009
New childcare centre 5.500 5.500 2009
Centre for Infectious Diseases 4.000 4.294 2008
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Staffing
On staffing matters The University of Western Australia remains committed to
the recruitment, development and retention of the highest quality staff to achieve
its mission within a ‘one staff, one University’ policy. This is supported by an
employment philosophy of providing job security through ongoing employment
where possible.
Policy and staff development
The Professional Development Review (PDR) process
was reviewed in 2007 with implementation of the
recommendations planned for 2008. Software to assist
in the management of complaints by staff, students and
the public was assessed and a decision to purchase
and implement was taken. A revised career structure for
academic staff was developed and discussed with staff.
The University successfully competed for funding under
the Workplace Productivity Programme (WPP), receiving
$362,000 for staffing priorities.
Leadership development was a major focus in 2007.
The successful Heads Up programme continued and an
early career academic programme, On Track, introduced.
Funding from the 2006 WPP supported development of
a management programme to build financial and human
resource skills. UWA led development of the Future
Research Leaders Programme among the Group of Eight
Universities. Staff member Vivienne Blake was named
WA HR Practitioner by the Australian Human Resources
Institute and UWA was the WA winner of the Larger
Employer People Management award for its academic
development strategy as well as being one of three national
finalists. The long-running Leadership Development for
Women Programme was recognised nationally in winning
the Women in Leadership award offered by Diversity@Work.
High demand for staff development activities continued.
As well as attendance at ongoing leadership programmes
and workshops, over 900 people attended safety-related
training courses and more than 1500 staff participated in
equity and diversity awareness-raising sessions.
Industrial relations
During 2007 the University worked to maintain its
compliance with the Higher Education Workplace
Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) and submitted its 2007
compliance statement to the Department of Education,
Science and Training, a requirement to which some $12
million in funding was attached.
Equity and diversity
The national profile of the University’s equity and diversity
activities continued during 2007. It achieved its sixth
Employer of Choice for Women Award. The Ally initiative
was extended to eleven universities nationally, including the
four public universities in Western Australia. Since 2001,
147 employees have been recruited under the University’s
Workforce Diversity Strategy including 11 during 2007.
The University’s first Disability Access and Inclusion Action
Plan (2007 to 2011) was launched and the University
won a Count Us In award for ‘excellence in access and
inclusion’ from the WA Disability Services Commission for
its successful employment strategies for people with a
disability.
Workers’ compensation
In 2007 64 workers’ compensation claims were accepted,
a decrease on the 74 claims accepted in 2006. There was
also a significant decrease in the number of lost time days
associated with the 2007 claims.
Employee Assistance Programme
In 2007 97 staff were seen by the external Employee
Assistance Programme provider (OSA Group) and a
further 117 staff by the internal provider (Student Services
Counselling and Psychological Service).
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DISCLOSURES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Governance Disclosures
Details of shares in any subsidiary body of the agency
held as a nominee or held beneficially by a senior
officer of the agency
There is nothing to report under this heading.
Particulars of any interest in any existing or proposed
contract which a senior officer, or a firm of which a
senior officer is a member, or an entity in which a
senior officer has a substantial financial interest has
made with the University
There is nothing to report under this heading.
The amount of any insurance premium paid to
indemnify any director
In 2007 the University paid a premium of $65,000 for
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance.
Other Legal Requirements
Public Interest Disclosure Act
The University has appointed a Public Interest Disclosure
Officer in accordance with the provisions of the Public
Interest Disclosure Act 2003. There were no matters of
Public Interest Disclosure reported to the University in 2007.
Environmental legislation
There were no matters involving breach of State or
Commonwealth environmental legislation by the University
in 2007.
Statement of compliance with
the Record Keeping Plan
The University is committed to records management
practices which comply with the relevant legislation and
are in line with good professional practice. Its Record
Keeping Plan was formally approved by the State Records
Commission on 17 April 2007 and will remain current until
2012 when it will undergo its five-yearly review. Information
on record keeping is included on the University’s staff
induction web site and a statement regarding each staff
member’s record-keeping responsibilities is available.
Significant achievements include the commencement of
a comprehensive information audit, the completion of the
Disposal Authority for Student Administration Records and
the development of a Vital Records Plan and Register.
Key Performance
Indicators
2004 2005 2006 2007
Number of non-academic
staff with active TRIM* 486 533 689 871
accounts
(percentage) (30%) (32%) (39%) (48%)
Number of non-academic
staff who underwent
records management
298 292 555 521
training
(percentage) (18%) (17%) (32%) (30%)
* TRIM is the official electronic document and records
management system of the University.
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Media and advertising expenditure
In compliance with section 175ZE of the Electoral Act 1907, the
University is required to report on expenditure incurred during the
financial year in relation to advertising agencies, market research
organisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations and media
advertising organisations.
Expenditure with advertising agencies $1,399,026
Bowtell Clarke & Yole Luminosity NRC Communications
Brendon Cant and Associates Manifest Productions Pty Ltd Publicity Matters Pty Ltd
Cooch Creative Pty Ltd Marketforce Ltd Stormbox
Elephant Productions Pty Ltd Media Decisions WA The Marketing Centre Pty Ltd
HMA Blaze Pty Ltd Media Monitors Australia Pty Ltd Uffindellwest
Expenditure with market research organisations $70,820
Arts Australia
Catalyse Pty Ltd
Synovate Pty Ltd
Expenditure with polling organisations $0
Expenditure with direct mail organisations $54,165
Stick-up Poster Distribution
Zipform
Expenditure with media advertising organisations $1,092,684
Albany & Great Southern Weekender Landmark Publishing Services Rural Press Regional Media (WA) Pty Ltd
Albany Advertiser Pty Ltd Language Travel Magazine Seek Limited
Arts Radio Ltd Medical Forum Magazine Sensis
Australian Publishers Association Mindfield Group Pty Ltd Span Communication (Aus) Pty Ltd
Block Branding Pty Ltd Mix 94.5 Sunday Times
Cambridge Group Pty Ltd Nationwide News Ten Alps Publishing Limited
Campus Review Network 10 The Australian
Community Newspaper Group New Hobsons Press Pty Ltd The Hub—Marketing Communication
Diplomat Media Pty Ltd Nova 93.7 Traffik
Engage Publishing Pakistan Herald Publication (PVT) Ltd WA Business News
Hobsons Australia Pty Ltd Palamedia West Australian Newspapers Limited
Indian Express Newspaper (Mumbai) Ltd Post Newspapers Pty Ltd Wren Design Group
Ink Publishing PTE Radio West Broadcasters Pty Ltd X-Press Magazine
Kondinin Group Rural Press Agricultural Publishing Zeitgeist Media
Total Expenditure $2,616,695
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