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June 2017
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Tuesday 27 |
The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA). The statistical package SPSS will be used to (...)
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July 2017
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Tuesday 04 |
R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. Those without this experience are encouraged to attend the (...)
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Thursday 06 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - NOT JUST HOT WATER: THE SCIENCE, STORIES AND IMPORTANCE OF PERTH�S GROUND WATER RESOURCES : The 2017 George Seddon Memorial Lecture by Dr Megan Clark AC.
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Perth has long relied on its ground water resources. Today just under half of Perth’s water supply comes from ground water. The science of our water resources is a fascinating story of different aquifers and how they interact with the landscape around Perth. The story of how we have tapped into (...)
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Tuesday 11 |
This course covers techniques that can be used to analyse data with continuous and categorical variables. The course will begin with simple linear regression and then proceed with approaches that can be used with more than two variables such as multiple regression. ANOVA with interactions and (...)
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Tuesday 18 |
This course will cover topics such as:
-Presenting data for a single variable: Including an introduction to histograms, box plots, and bar graphs
-Visualisation of two or more variables: Including an introduction to scatterplots, pairs plots, parallel coordinate plot and (...)
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August 2017
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Thursday 10 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Financial Crisis and Rural Reforms in China: Implications for Australia : China in Conversatoin
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Reforms in land ownership and the opening up to international markets have contributed to China’s
successful recovery from the financial crises experienced
over the last decades.
Of significance is the shift in China’s policy towards
agricultural production. With only 14% of land (...)
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Friday 11 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Agricultural Groundwater Markets: An Analysis of the Gains from Trade and the Role of Market Power
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Abstract: Groundwater is becoming a more widely regulated resource, yet the impacts of groundwater markets are not well understood. With an application to a groundwater basin in southern California, I develop a theoretical and simulation model of groundwater trading to estimate the gains from (...)
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Friday 25 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Mathematical Dialectics: Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Capitalism
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Abstract: In this presentation, we articulate a distinctively geographical approach to understanding the dynamics of capitalist economies, unpacking the concept from the perspective of an ontology that is grounded in socio-spatial dialectics. We conjecture that there is potential added-value from (...)
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September 2017
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Wednesday 06 |
18:00 - EVENT - WA Department of Health Youth Health Policy Community Conversation #1 : If you are 13-24 we want to hear your thoughts on the new Youth Health Policy!
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Are you aged 13 - 24? We want to hear from YOU! We want to find out what you think about health services for young people. The WA Department of Health wants to hear from people aged 13 – 24 about the WA Youth Health Policy. You are invited to come along and share your thoughts and ideas.
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Thursday 07 |
13:00 - PRESENTATION - Researching without the red-tape* : Join the Risk and Legal team for a discussion on clinical trials, complex research collaborations and data ownership.
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Step beyond the tangle of red tape and start your research sooner.*
Meet the UWA team who are here to work with researchers and central experts to quickly navigate the formalities of agreements and approvals. The Risk & Legal unit welcome researchers and peers to an informal open (...)
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Friday 08 |
13:00 - STAFF EVENT - Embedding Research Skills into Learning Experiences : A discussion forum to learn from each other's experiences.
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There is evidence that generic attributes like research skills are most effectively developed when they are embedded in the curricula.
In this session, we will present examples from the courses in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences as well as literature where academics have (...)
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Tuesday 26 |
Forecasting is required in many situations: deciding whether to build another power generation planting the next five years requires forecasts of future demand; scheduling staff in a call centre next week requires forecasts of call volume; stocking an inventory requires forecasts of stock (...)
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October 2017
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Thursday 12 |
18:00 - FUNDRAISER - From Perth to Antarctica: A Leadership Journey for Women in Science : Team WA Homeward Bound 2018 fundraiser celebrating WA women in science
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*Requires ticket - pruchase via Eventbrite or Chuffed (links at end)*
Join Team WA Homeward Bound 2018 for a lively evening of conversation and celebration on behalf of WA women in science. In a provocative moderated discussion, panelists share stories and insights from their leadership (...)
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Monday 16 |
14:00 - SYMPOSIUM - The Clever Country: The importance of investing in regional and remote students
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This symposium brings together a panel of experts from across Australia to discuss ways to support regional and remote students to succeed in higher education. The purpose is to explore the value of investing in higher education from the perspective of the individual, community and the university (...)
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Thursday 26 |
12:00 - ALUMNI EVENT - The Friends of Grounds of UWA Plant Sale : Thursday 26th October, 12 midday until 2pm in the Taxonomic Garden.
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The Friends of Grounds of UWA Plant Sale is on Thursday 26th October, from 12 midday until 2pm in the Taxonomic Garden. Any remaining plants will be sold on Friday 27th October from 12-2pm.
We have a large selection of succulents as well as exotics, natives and herbs. Most plants will be $3-$5 (...)
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November 2017
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Thursday 09 |
12:00 - EVENT - Spring Plant Sale! : Join us at the UWA Friends of the Grounds Spring Plant Sale
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The UWA Friends of the Grounds are holding a Spring Plant Sale next week and you're invited!
Stock up on Christmas presents, improve your Mum's herb garden or add a succulent to your study space while supporting Friends of the Grounds. All plants are $3!
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January 2018
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Saturday 20 |
9:30 - COURSE - Read with Speed : Double your reading speed and improve your comprehension!
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Students completing this course learn how the reading process works and understand how our brains process, store and retrieve information. They learn new techniques and practise these skills. The combination of knowledge, skills and practice enables students to develop into efficient readers. < (...)
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March 2018
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Thursday 15 |
17:15 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Alan Sevier Memorial Lecture: Beefing up the West with genetics : Dr David Johnston will deliver the inaugural Alan Sevier Memorial Lecture during which he will discuss how genetic selection can be used across the beef supply chain to increase productivity and profitability
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Recent advances in beef cattle genetics have the potential to change beef breeding. They can enable seedstock breeders to significantly increase rates of genetic progress and importantly at the commercial sector, allow producers to better match genetics to their production systems and markets.
The (...)
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Friday 23 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Economic valuation of different post-mine land uses: the case of an open cut coal mine in the Central Tablelands of NSW
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Leading practice of mine closure requires the relinquishment of a site to an agreed post-mine land use that is inclusive of sustainable development principals including environmental, social, and economic outcomes. This practice demands an assessment of options, both positive and negative (...)
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Tuesday 27 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Social Media in Academia : School of Human Sciences Seminar Series - 27th March (Dr Amanda Meyer)
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During this seminar Amanda will discuss the roles of social media in academia: student engagement; public outreach; research dissemination; collaboration; academic promotion.
Bring along your smartphone and make sure you have a QR scanner app downloaded (search in (...)
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