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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 (...)

The UWA Research Repository is UWA's system for the collection of research publications; ensures publications are discoverable in Google Scholar and Trove; enables researchers to comply with Open Access mandates; and is the location for making details of publication-related research data visible to (...)

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For over a century aerial archaeology has been in the vanguard of archaeological discovery and recording. Thanks to a unique twenty year programme of aerial reconnaissance in Jordan combined with the growing availability of high-resolution satellite imagery we can now (...)

For the 8th year in a row, Dr Ferdinand will be teaching GAMSAT classes at UWA from January 20 to 25, and March 10, 2018.

Attendance options:

- 7 full days of GAMSAT training camp

- 3-day course: Science Review or GAMSAT Mock Exam with Interactive Review

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The Friends of the UWA Library are delighted to begin the 2018 series of talks with award-winning author, Josephine Wilson. Josephine will talk about her critically acclaimed book Extinctions.

Winner of the prestigious 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award and (...)

Engineering and Mathematical Sciences - Conducting a comprehensive literature search.

Ensure that your literature searching is effective, efficient and thorough.

Learn how to: - develop a search strategy - identify relevant scholarly information resources - use tools and (...)

Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering were one of the most evil combinations of the20th century but they very nearly didn’t make it as a pair. Goering, who created the dreaded Gestapo in Nazi Germany at the time of World War ll and was a key figure in the “final solution” of exterminating the (...)

Ensure that your literature searching is effective, efficient and thorough.

Learn how to develop a search strategy; identify relevant, scholarly information sources; use tools and techniques to track the literature related to your research; and more.

Everyone Googles…but do you really know how to get the best out of Google for your research? Learn how to harness the power of Google to find scholarly material in this hands-on workshop targeted at HDR students and academic staff. Registration required, please follow the link to register.

What is Open Access, why should you make your research open and how can you do it at UWA? Find out why having an understanding of open access publishing is imperative for all researchers. This seminar is intended for UWA HDR students and academic staff. Registration required, please follow link to (...)

Do you want to ensure that your research is secure, accessible and reusable into the future? Find out how you can apply research data management best practice in all phases of the research lifecycle to ensure this happens. UWA offers a suite of services which aim to help researchers meet funder (...)

In this exclusive event, the Perth USAsia Centre will host Indonesia’s former Deputy Foreign Minister Dr Dino Patti Djalal, who in April 2018 led a delegation of Indo-Pacific scholars and academics to North Korea. Dr Dino Patti Djalal initiated the visit to through his think-tank, the Foreign (...)

A systematic review requires a rigorous and systematic search of the literature and is a critical part of the systematic review process. In this introductory seminar, we will overview a comprehensive approach to systematic searching, key sources, and tools available to you. This workshop is (...)

New information is created every second of every day, and it’s often overwhelming to keep track of the latest research developments and trends. In this workshop, you’ll learn about tools to help you keep abreast of new publications, news and developments in your field.

In 1989 the wall between East and West Berlin came down and the Soviet Union collapsed. Hungary as part of the Soviet block had virtually been occupied by Russia for the previous 40 years.

In 1990 Hungary was economically weak and very quickly they saw their best opportunity for (...)

Searching the grey literature is an essential step in undertaking a systematic review - but what is grey literature, why is it so important and how do you find it? This seminar will provide you with some key tools and tips to assist you. Intended for researchers planning to undertake a systematic (...)

Julia Wallis will look at the value and importance of the UWA Oral History Program, the types of stories that emerged and the end use of the interview material. Dr Beverley Noakes, whose oral history forms part of the UWA Oral Histories Collection will provide insight from an interviewee's (...)

Do you want to ensure that your research data is secure, accessible and reusable into the future? Find out how you can apply research data management best practice in all phases of the research lifecycle to ensure this happens. UWA offers a suite of services which aim to help researchers meet (...)

Hosted by UWA Friends of the Grounds, this walking tour is designed for school children (ages 8+) and their families and will showcase just a small example of what the University has to offer.

Meet our Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Biggs; be amazed at the history of (...)

Research Impact Series Events:

Cosmos: Journey Through the Universe Thursday. 9 August, 18 October and 8 November 2018

Germaine Greer On Rape: Monday 3 September 2018

Raising the Bar Perth: 10 bars, 10 topics, 1 night only. Tuesday 11 September 2018

Achiev (...)