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April 2013
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Thursday 18 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - HDR Supervision Series : “Supporting HDR supervision: Lessons from the field”
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This event is open to both new and more seasoned staff who would like to gain a wider perspective on the joys and challenges of supervision from an Education perspective.
Topics include: Supervising at a distance/Supervising international students; and Balancing the fine line between (...)
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Monday 22 |
Jennifer has recently submitted her PhD in epidemiology investigating the role of sleep as a risk factor for breast cancer. She has previously worked with the cancer epidemiology group at the WA Institute for Medical Research on studies of non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer (...)
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Monday 29 |
Running Club - All Levels!
Monday & Friday @ 6.30am - Variety of group runs, hills and intervals
Wednesday @ 6.15am - Strength and Mobility session for Running (incl. Pilates, stability training, technique coaching)
$10 a week for 6-week block OR $350 yearly membership
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Tuesday 30 |
International Health experts will be speaking about the benefits of cognitve and physical exercise across the life course.
Topics covered include-
o Physical activity as a 'product': Time to sell it like Coke?
o Exercise and Cognitive Function
o Children and Exercise
o Exercise to reduce falls in (...)
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May 2013
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Tuesday 14 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - The Raine Study � A unique West Australian resource for health and medical researchers. : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: The Raine Study is one of the largest successful prospective cohorts of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and now young adulthood in the world. It began in 1989 at King Edward Memorial Hospital with the recruitment of 2,900 pregnant women in early pregnancy. These families were (...)
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Wednesday 22 |
16:00 - Public Forum - The Deeble Institute � the new national health policy research institute : Connecting health policymakers, practitioners and researchers
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Come and hear the Director of the Deeble Institute, Dr Anne-Marie Boxall, talk about how they can work with individuals and organisations to enhance the development of policy.
The Deeble Institute's mission is to support the development of evidence-informed health policy and practice by (...)
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Monday 27 |
Through the UWA Health & Rehabiliation Clinic a variety of Clinical Pilates options are now available to staff and general public!
Clinical Pilates is a form of physical exercise that focuses on posture, balance, control, strength, flexibility, and breathing. It incorporates mat and (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - LIWA Medical Research Seminar Series : "A microscope in a needle: New technologies to image disease"
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LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "A microscope in a needle: New technologies to image disease" by A/Professor Robert McLaughlin, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Lab, The University of Western Australia. A light lunch will be served from 12.00pm with a 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.
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June 2013
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Thursday 13 |
13:00 - PRESENTATION - Preparing and presenting a Three Minute Thesis talk : Guidelines on how to present a suitable talk for UWA's 3MT competition in 2013.
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The rules and details of UWA's Three Minute Thesis Competition will be described, and guidance will be given on how to present a talk suitable for this event.
Doctoral and Masters Researchers, ECRs and academics within 7 years of PhD completion are eligible to compete.
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Monday 24 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Medical Research Seminar : "New approaches to prevent airway inflammation in early CF lung disease – from mummies to MetaGex"
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LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "New approaches to prevent airway inflammation in early CF lung disease – from mummies to MetaGex" by Clin/Prof Stephen Stick, Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine,
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children;
School of Paediatrics and Child Health (...)
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Tuesday 25 |
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 course is subsidised for UWA (...)
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Wednesday 26 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - The socioeconomic pattern of Aboriginal health: the evidence and consequences
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Carrington Shepherd is a senior analyst at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth, with qualifications in economics and statistics (BEc) and health sciences (PhD). His research focuses on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and the use of (...)
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July 2013
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Friday 19 |
8:00 - CONFERENCE - PEG Scientific Meeting - Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Research
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Tuesday 23 |
8:50 - SYMPOSIUM - Symposium of WA Neuroscience : Free symposium for neuroscientists, clinicians, students and the public
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The Symposium of WA Neuroscience (SWAN) will be held in association with the Neurotrauma Research Program of WA on Tuesday the 23rd of July, 2013 at The University of Western Australia in the MCS lecture theatre (G33).
This year SWAN will comprise four sessions. The first of these is (...)
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Friday 26 |
14:00 - ORATION - Three Minute Thesis Competition Final : An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present - their time 3 minutes!
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The task for the 10 finalists is to give an engaging talk on their PhD topic and it's significance in language that everyone can understand - in just 3 minutes. The audience will vote for its People's Choice.
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August 2013
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Wednesday 07 |
10:00 - WORKSHOP - CAREERS MONTH � Killer Cover Letters & Job Applications : Writing a high impact cover letter encourages the employer to turn the page and read your resume.
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This workshop looks at the various types of cover letters, how to structure your letter, the format used, as well as how to research the position you are applying. Learn how to weave information you know about the organisation into your letter effectively and how to utilise a skills inventory to (...)
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Sunday 11 |
10:00 - OPEN DAY - 2013 Open Day : Join us for our Centenary Open Day and experience all that UWA has to offer
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Come and find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate courses, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.
There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music, entertainment, and plenty of fun activities (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
9:00 - COURSE - Clinical Pilates Special for UWA Staff & Affiliates : Individual clinical Pilates assessment plus 2 bonus studio sessions $100
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Specical offer for UWA staff and affiliates! Individual clinical Pilates assessment plus 2 studio sessions for only $100.
All sessions conducted by an accredited Exercise Physiologist and can be tailored to suits any individual.
Session bookings are subject to appointment (...)
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Monday 19 |
Professor Daniel Galvão is a Research scientist in exercise oncology and the Director of the Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Perth, Western Australia. His work has facilitated the use of exercise as an important strategy to mitigate treatment side effects and improve (...)
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Tuesday 20 |
13:00 - TALK - CAREERS MONTH - Welcome to the W.A. Public Sector - employment opportunities abound! : Come along and hear from a representative of the Public Sector Commission who will discuss life in the WA public sector, how to apply for positions and where to find current vacancies.
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Welcome to the Western Australian public sector and the never ending possibilities of working for the Government and contributing to the administration of the State. The public sector is made up of a wide range of government departments and agencies with locations throughout the whole of Western (...)
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