WA Women's Hall of Fame Exhibition in Reid Library

The WA Women's Hall of Fame touring photographic exhibition will be installed on the Ground Floor of the Reid Library from Thursday 30 April to Wednesday 27 May. The exhibition features a collection of sixteen portraits of the 2026 inductees and accompanying biographical information.

Four of the featured 2026 inductees are UWA staff:

• Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott, the first female Professor in agriculture at UWA who is recognised for her outstanding contribution to the Western Australian community in soil biota education, research and restoration.
• Dr Danuta Sampson who is recognised for her research on ophthalmic imaging and data analysis methods used to improve the way serious eye diseases are addressed in Western Australia.
• Associate Professor Roz Walker who was worked with Aboriginal people in education for 40 years.
• Professor Archa Fox who specialises in the field of molecular cell biology, focusing on the role of RNA in cell behaviour.

The WA Women's Hall of Fame was established in 2011 to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Western Australian women past, present and future. Inductees represent a diverse range of educational, organisational and cultural backgrounds.

UWA staff and students and the general public are encouraged to visit Reid Library over the next month to view the exhibition and celebrate the 2026 inductees and their achivements.

EDFAA Library changes

EDFAA Library is reopening 13 April with some building works continuing due to the Nedlands Campus uplift program which is upgrading teaching spaces across buildings on the campus. This uplift program is separate to the Student Accommodation building project.

Available now:

• The library will be open 8am-6pm Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm Friday.
• The south side of the floor is still under construction and hoarding is in place.
• During the construction period, the toilets will be unavailable on the basement level. The closest available toilets are on the ground floor (G16, G17, and G18).
• Some of the EDFAA collections have been relocated to Reid Library Level 2. The location of materials will be indicated in OneSearch. The remainder of the collection has been consolidated on the west side of the floor.
• Four refurbished Group Study Rooms available.
• Individual study seats on the north, east and central location of the floor.
• Access to self-service facilities, including self-check machine, and print/copy/scan machines.

When the construction is complete, the floor will feature:

• Continued access to Student Lockers and auto-loader machine.
• Accessibility improvements, with access via the Education Building lift during operating hours.
• A shared kitchen space available to all students.

As part of the Nedlands Campus uplift, the south side of the floor will be repurposed as a new teaching facility administered by the Department of Nursing. At this stage we expect building works to complete mid-year. There may be occasional noise disruptions however we will endeavour to keep these to a minimum. Thank you for your patience during this period.

Improvements and innovation

The University Library is focused on continual improvement and operational excellence, through measuring what we do, benchmarking against others and reporting to the UWA community.

We undertake regular surveys and proactively listen and respond to student and staff feedback.  The next Library Student Survey will be conducted in H2 2025.

You can contact us to provide feedback about your experience using the University Library.