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November 2017
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Saturday 11 |
19:00 - EVENT - Why Wine? - a discussion with UWA Graduate Key Players and their Influence on the WA Wine Industry : Wine Appreciation a presentation by UWA Graduates and their influence on the WA Wine Industry
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UWA's graduates have had a major influence on Western Australia's wine industry, from recommending areas for expansion to developing the vineyards and making and marketing the wine. As a result WA is recognised as the premium wine state in Australia with a huge international reputation.
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Tuesday 14 |
12:00 - PRESENTATION - World Diabetes Day Presentation 14 Nov 2017 : Looking into the Lions Eye: Insights into Diabetic Eye Disease
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Lions Eye Institute World Diabetes Day Presentation -
Diabetes in WA: The Local Story |
If you would like to attend this presentation please RSVP by visiting Eventbrite or the Lions Eye Institute Facebook page
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Legume improvement for sustainable food production and human health : A public lecture by Professor Henry Nguyen, University of Missouri
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In this public lecture, Professor Nguyen will highlight the importance of grain legumes in sustainable agriculture and human health. Recent advances in the development of genomic resources and breeding for improve stress tolerance, adaptation to different climatic conditions, yield and nutritional (...)
17:15 - FREE LECTURE - Perth USAsia Centre - Public Presentation with Professor Simon Jackman : Trump 365 - The Inaugural Presidential Assessment
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We invite you to join us for our last public event for 2017 featuring Professor Simon Jackman, CEO of the United States Studies Centre (USSC) in Sydney who will analyse the first year of the divisive presidency of Donald J. Trump.
When President Trump first took office, illegal immigration, the (...)
19:00 - TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : The 'Works of the Old Men of Arabia'
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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 (...)
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Tuesday 21 |
A public lecture by Philip Ainslie, Canada Research Chair in Cerebrovascular Physiology and Co-Director, Centre for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, The University of British Columbia and UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
Relative to its size, the brain is the most (...)
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Tuesday 28 |
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Precision medicine, it�s promising but complex : 2017 Wesfarmers' Harry Perkins Oration
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You are invited to the 2017 Wesfarmers’ Harry Perkins Oration.
The 2017 Orator is Professor Christina Mitchell, Dean of Medicine at Monash University.
Professor Mitchell trained as a physician scientist specialising in clinical haematology. She received her medical training from (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Visas, Visits and Refusals: working in the borderzones of resilience, distress and wellbeing
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A public talk by Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow and Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies.
At times of great human suffering we see extraordinary courage and compassion. Receiving (...)
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Thursday 30 |
Staff, students and all other interested parties are invited to attend the 2017 Fogarty Foundation Postgraduate Research Forum which showcases the education-related research being conducted by Higher Degree by Research students at WA universities.
The Forum will be held at the UWA (...)
17:30 - PUBLIC TALK - Social Impact Global Download : Stories and Insights from Around the World by 7 Local Change Agents
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Join the Alumni for Social Impact UWA and Centre for Social Impact UWA with special guests to hear the latest insights from around the world.
Alumni of the Centre for Social Impact UWA and special guests share their very recent experiences on fellowships, at conferences and summits, and (...)
Join Australia Indonesia Youth Association / AIYA WA for a special public screening of As Worlds Divide. 100% of funds raised via the #wafsac screenings will be used to implement the Mentawai community’s indigenous education program over the next 10 years, enabling them to preserve their precious (...)
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December 2017
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Saturday 02 |
Welcome to TEDxUWA 2017, a multidisciplinary, full-day celebration of ideas worth spreading. Our theme for this year is: The Future Blueprint
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BLUEPRINT - noun
1. a detailed program of action that describes how something might be achieved; 2. an early-stage design plan
This year, we (...)
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Thursday 07 |
15:00 - SEMINAR - Cold gas outflows and life-cycle of radio galaxies : A seminar by Prof. Raffaella Morganti (ASTRON/Kapteyn) as part of the de Laeter colloquium series (joint ICRAR/CASS event)
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AGN are episodic in nature, cycling through periods of activity and quiescence. Their life-cycle is key for understanding the impact they have on their host galaxy. On the other hand, this cycle is also the result of the intricate interplay between various, and sometimes, competing processes. The (...)
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Wednesday 13 |
18:00 - EVENT - Carols at St George's College : A service of readings and carols with the UWA Winthrop Singers
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The UWA Winthrop Singers is an auditioned student choir from the UWA Music Department, which sings regularly in the chapel of St. George's College at UWA. The choir has released several CDs and has performed extensively around WA and overseas.
This service of Christmas Bible readings (...)
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Wednesday 20 |
We invite you and your families to join us for our final concert of 2017! Set against the magnificent backdrop of Winthrop Hall, the UWA Christmas Concert will feature all your favourite Christmas classics performed by acclaimed staff and students from the UWA School of Music.
Ever (...)
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January 2018
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Saturday 20 |
17:15 - BOOK LAUNCH - Turbulence and Volatility: Australia's Foreign Aid and Security : Free Event
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In an increasingly contested world between the emerging powers of the Indo-Pacific and the growing sentiment of anti-globalisation, Australian foreign policy has recently been revised in order to evolve with the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape.
Underpinning Australia’s foreign policy is (...)
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Tuesday 23 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - GAMSAT Preparation Courses at UWA : Simulated GAMSAT Exam with Review of Worked Solutions - Course Provided By Gold Standard
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Gold Standard will be holding a GAMSAT Practice Test on January 23, 2018 at the University Hall. This will be followed by a review of worked solutions by Dr Brett Ferdinand on January 24, and an optional Advanced GAMSAT Topic Course on January 25.
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February 2018
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Thursday 01 |
The Teaching and Learning Forum 2018 continues a 26 year tradition of bringing together educators from institutions from around Perth and beyond to discuss, share, and develop their ideas on current challenges, trends and good practice in Higher Education.
In 2018, the theme is "Stud (...)
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Monday 05 |
17:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Catalysing Societal Wellbeing: Launch of Centre for Social Impact UWA Public Engagement Program : Featuring a public lecture by international guest Marian Goodman, plus introduction of 2018 engagement activities
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You are invited to join Professor Paul Flatau, Director of the Centre for Social Impact UWA (CSI UWA) and the CSI UWA team for the launch of our exciting public engagement program and an inspiring presentation by international innovation lab facilitator Marian Goodman.
In 2018, CSI UWA (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - How Remembering Causes Forgetting : A public lecture by Professor Amy H. Criss, Psychology, Syracuse University
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Humans rely on memory at nearly every moment: we use our memories of the past to predict the future, and memory is essential to our concept of self. Nevertheless, our memory for the details of events is imperfect. Some details of an event are forgotten and other details can be falsely remembered (...)
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