The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. A member of the Australian 'Group of Eight'​ research universities, it is also among Australia's leading research universities. Sitting on the banks of the Swan River, the UWA Perth campus is the oldest in Western Australia and among the most picturesque in the nation with its grand limestone and terracotta buildings sitting among elegant heritage-listed gardens.The University of Western Australia acknowledges the custodians and traditional owners of land on which any of its campuses are located.At the main campus, Crawley, the University acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people as the traditional owners of the land on which it is situated. The Whadjuk Noongar remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their value, languages, beliefs and knowledge.CRICOS Code: 00126G