The Centre for Forensic Science, based in the University of Western Australia is Western Australia/Australia's forensic gateway into Europe and South East Asia.

It was founded in 1999 as the Forensic Science Unit. Within three years, it achieved international recognition and with the support of the Western Australian Government became established as the Centre for Forensic Science in 2002.

The Centre's primary focus is postgraduate programmes: Graduate Diploma, Master and Master/PhD of Forensic Science. The Centre has over 100 students enrolled in its courses making it one of the largest postgraduate communities on campus.

The role of the Centre is now expanding into other areas, such as criminal cold case reviews, forensic consultancy, teaching abroad and hosting international conferences on a variety of forensic issues. The Centre has forged links with State and National Police Services in Australia and leads the forensic community in many sciences such as Forensic Botany and Entomology.