Established in 1911, The University of Western Australia has a thriving 60-hectare riverside campus, 6km from the centre of Perth. With it's distinctive Mediterranean architecture, extensive gardens (registered as part of Australia's National Estate), art gallery, museums, theatres and sporting facilities, UWA offers its student population of around 14,500 students an exceptional learning environment.

Perth sits on the coast of the Indian Ocean and provides the perfect environment for a relaxed and healthy lifestyle, whilst maintaining its status as a sophisticated modern city.

The subjects taught at UWA include: Agriculture, Animal Science, Architecture, Arts, Biological Science, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Science, Fine Arts, Geophysical Sciences, Information Technology, Marine Science, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Music, Neuroscience, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences and Vision Science.

Two exchange places are available.

The exchange covers the tuition fees only for the year at UWA; all accommodation, travel and other personal expenses are the responsibility of the student. Medical subscriptions, sports fees and extra curricular fees are not covered. All overseas students are required by the Australian Government to pay the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) fee. Single cover for one year is currently AUD$274, however this amount is subject to change.

As the Australian academic year runs from February to November, it will be necessary that exchange students from Royal Holloway take the second semester prior to the first (ie beginning in July).

It is possible to spend the year at UWA either as an integral year or as an additional year.

If the year is spent as an additional year, there will be no credit towards the University of London degree for the courses taken, but a report will be provided by UWA at the end of the year. This arrangement allows exchange students to take courses from outside their main academic field of study if they wish.

If the year is taken as an integral year, students are required to prepare a study plan for the period abroad. The study plan must be approved by the student's department before the application for the exchange is submitted and, subsequently, when course availability is finalised.

Students in any department who are in their first or second year may apply for an exchange place at UWA if they wish to spend the year as an additional year in between their first and second or second and final years at Royal Holloway.

Students who are in their first year may be able to spend the year as an integral year ie. the second year of a three year degree. Eligibility for any credit transfer arrangement will vary from department to department (see general notes). In departments where the transfer of credit is difficult, it will be more appropriate to spend the year as an additional year.