UWA School of Agriculture and Environment
Changing our understanding of the world’s natural resources
The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment is located in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Surrounded by a wealth of agricultural, natural and mining resources, our location allows us to produce innovative research with worldwide application.
Our teaching and research benefit from a network of national and international collaborators, and our strong industry and government links are producing change in agricultural and environmental management, regional development, and urban policy and planning.
We have a strong track record in PhD supervision and external research grant success. The Australian Research Council rated Agricultural Science at UWA as 'above world standards' and Environmental Science at UWA as 'well above world standards' during the most recent Excellence in Research Australia assessment.
1st in Australia and 17th in the world for Agricultural Sciences (ARWU 2020)
1st in Australia and 21st in the world for Environmental Science and Engineering (ARWU 2020)
45th in the world for Agriculture and Forestry (QS 2020)
Our research
We are a research intensive school that spans the broad disciplines of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Agricultural Science and Environmental Science.
PhD research opportunities
Our courses
News
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New Australia India Water Centre to tackle global water challenges
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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International research students enjoy Summer Down Under
Fri, 25 Sep 2020
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Scientists sound alarm on global plastic pollution
Fri, 18 Sep 2020
Events and workshops
The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment hosts a number of events and workshops throughout the year for students, staff and members of the public. Details of all our upcoming events can be found on our events calendar.
