About us
The Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA) was established on 10 March 1914 under Royal assent granted by King George V, and remains today the only multi-disciplinary scientific society in the State.
Royal Societies in Australia
In Australia, Royal Societies based in Science have been established in six states: Tasmania (founded 1843); New South Wales (origins from 1821, renamed with Royal Patronage 1866); Victoria (origins from 1854, renamed with Royal Patronage 1859); South Australia (origins from 1834 and 1853, renamed with Royal Patronage 1880); Queensland (origins from 1859, renamed with Royal Patronage 1885); and the youngest in Western Australia. The use of “Royal” without further qualification is confined to multi-disciplinary scientific bodies sharing the same purview as the Royal Society of London for “improving natural knowledge”. In 2007 The Royal Societies of Australia was founded as a national organisation to assist and represent the hundreds of members of Australia’s Royal Societies with one voice in the interests of science, not only in Australia, but throughout the world.