UWA Academic Staff Association

UWA ASA is the University of Western Australia Academic Staff Association, uniquely placed to represent the needs of the academic staff at UWA. The core mission of the University of Western Australia is to serve the public good and UWA ASA functions to maintain the visibility of this mission by supporting the collective exercise of academic citizenship. The objectives of the UWA Academic Staff Association are: - to promote the work and purpose of academia as the centre of what UWA does; - to promote and support the wellbeing of academics at UWA, and to advocate—to all levels of management—for a sustainable and balanced academic life on campus; - to be a forum for academics to voice their concerns about matters that affect academic life on campus, and raise awareness about these concerns; - to advocate for good governance at UWA; - to act as an exemplar for critical leadership within UWA; - to facilitate cross disciplinary connections at UWA for the benefit of the University community; - to support and maintain the exercise of academic freedom in teaching and research.