Sharing cultural and / or linguistic background information in your profile is optional.  This is an initiative by the UWA Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) working group. 

You may wish to consider including some information relating to your heritage, cultural identities and / or languages spoken to your profile.  Including this information can enhance the visibility of staff and students' diverse cultural and / or linguistic backgrounds and journeys, contribute to the university's efforts to foster inclusivity and diversity and promote UWA's commitment to global engagement. 

Consider including cultural and / or linguistic information in your UWA profile page in one or both of the following ways.

Include the languages you speak to your profile

1. Log in to the UWA Profiles and Research Repository with your UWA SSO credentials.

2. Click on Edit profile 

3. Scroll down to the Profile information fields section, and click Add profile information, from the Type drop down menu select Languages. 

4. Add languages spoken and click Create and Save. 

Include information about your heritage, cultural and / or linguistic backgrounds to your profile biography

1. Log in to the UWA Profiles and Research Repository with your UWA SSO credentials.

2. Click on Edit profile 

3. Scroll down to the Profile information fields section, navigate to your Biography section and click Edit to add in information. 

4. Click Save when done. 

Some examples of information you might consider adding to your profile:

• I was born and grew up in [name of country / state / region / city or town] and I've lived, worked or studied in [name] and [name] before moving to Perth and UWA in [year].
• I am a Bardi woman from the Kimberley.
• I have [X] heritage and was born and raised in [name].
• Originally from [X], I grew up in ... and pursued my education in ...
• My multicultural heritage of ... has shaped my interests, passions or appreciation for ...