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Displaying from Wednesday, August 02, 2017
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August 2017
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Thursday 03 |
16:00 - STUDENT EVENT - Telethon Kids Institute - Prospective Student Evening : An information evening for all students considering a postgraduate degree in medical research
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Telethon Kids Institute (UWA's Centre for Child Health Research) invites all prospective Honours, M.D., and higher degree by research students to join us for the evening to learn more about becoming a student with us.
Our supervisors will be speaking to students about their student projects (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series 2017 : Rock art of Omatepe Island, Nicaragua: a search for identity, significance, and interpretation
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Nicaragua contains an enormous quantity of rock art, which is virtually unknown, and little formal rock art research or analysis has been carried out there. Her data consists of the largest body of formally recorded rock art in Lower Central America, collected during the course of the Ometepe (...)
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Friday 04 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Buzzers, Self-Promotion and Politics in Contemporary Indonesia : Asian Studies Seminar Series, Seminar 2 2017
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Rhein Sirait will present his work ”Buzzers, Self-Promotion and Politics in Contemporary Indonesia.”
12:00 - SEMINAR - �The Histories of Heritage and Emotion: Heritage that Hurts and Heritage that Heals� : A seminar jointly hosted by CMEMS and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions
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Alicia Marchant is the Project Officer (Heritage) for the 'Rivers of Emotion' project with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, Europe 1100–1800 (CHE) at The University of Western Australia (UWA), and the recipient of a CHE Project-to-Publication Fellowship. She completed her (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES, SEMESTER 1, 2017 : Hunting, foraging and the pursuit of animal ontologies in rural Victoria
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Hunting, foraging and the pursuit of animal ontologies in Victoria, Australia Dr Catie Gressier Disenchantment with the industrial food complex—and recognition of its detrimental impacts on ecosystems, animal welfare and human health—has led to growing numbers of Australians endeavouring to (...)
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Saturday 05 |
11:00 - EVENT - EndNote classes : Introduction to EndNote: Barry J Marshall, Reid and EDFAA Libraries
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The UWA Library offers free introduction to EndNote workshops in the Barry J Marshall, Reid and EDFAA libraries. Register for a class through the EndNote Guide.
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Tuesday 08 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Political Science and International Relations Seminar Series Semester 2 2017 : African Resistance to the International Criminal Court: implications for the “anti-impunity” norm
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Abstract: about two-thirds of African states are members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and before 2008 they generally cooperated with it unproblematically. But in July 2008 the ICC’s Prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s sitting President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and (...)
19:00 - EVENT - Friends of the Library UWA Library Speaker : “New Norcia – a little bit of Spain in Western Australia”
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In 1846 two Spanish monks, Dom Rosendo Salvado and Dom Joseph Serra, members of the Order of Saint Benedict, arrived in Western Australia with the intention of becoming missionaries. They were allocated an area now known as the Victoria Plains by Bishop Brady in Perth (...)
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Thursday 10 |
16:00 - Moved Reading - Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe : Play 1, CMEMS Moved Reading Project
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As part of the 'Moved Readings Project', the play will be read on the New Fortune stage with the help of willing students, staff, friends and family. No experience is required, as the readings will take place with script in hand! We hope to provide a dynamic learning space that creates a fun and (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series 2017 : The role of ancient humans in plant dispersal and distributions
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The movement of species outside their native ranges is a significant form of anthropogenic impact on the environment. This is commonly considered a relatively recent impact of colonialism and globalism. However, humans have been transporting species around the world for a variety of practical and (...)
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 |
9:00 - CONFERENCE - Do Women Matter? South Asian and Middle Eastern Perspectives
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UPDATED with payment details. Buy tickets via:
https://payments.uwa.edu.au/DoWomenMatterSouthAsianMiddleEasternPerspectives
Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia, invites you to an interdisciplinary conference, Do Women Matter? South Asian (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA School of Music Presents Free Lunchtime Concert : Perth Orchestra Project and UWA Composition present 'Adventure'
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Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.
This week student-led ensemble 'The Perth Orchestra Project', conducted by Izaak Wesson present Haydn's Symphony No.31 “Hornsignal” (...)
17:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA School of Music Presents : Fridays@Five - Milhaud: La Creation du Monde
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Now in its third season, Fridays@Five is the ideal way to kick-start your weekend! Each session offers a unique musical experience to delight all music lovers, from young artist led concerts to informal musical drinks on the famous grassy knoll, behind the scenes workshops to lectures and (...)
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Sunday 13 |
10:00 - OPEN DAY - UWA Open Day : An opportunity for future students and the community to explore what's on offer at UWA.
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There’s so much to discover, experience and enjoy at UWA Open Day.
Get a taste of uni life as the campus comes alive with interactive activities, entertainment, tours, displays and more.
Visit the Future Students Hub, explore our campus and facilities on a tour, check out (...)
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Monday 14 |
10:30 - SEMINAR - How to develop and sustain industry research partnerships : Academic and industry speakers share how they developed a solid foundation to collaborate successfully on an ARC Linkage Project
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The Research Development Team is pleased to announce the third event to be offered under the ARC Linkage Project Support Program.
This Forum will feature presentations and a panel discussion by academic and industry speakers on their experience initiating, developing, funding, and (...)
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Tuesday 15 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Role of nervous system in sarcopenia: Age related molecular and morphological changes in murine peripheral nerves and spinal cords, and analysis of the effects of resistance exercise on old sciatic nerves : School of Human Sciences Seminar Series
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The Seminar: Vidya’s PhD research investigated the “Role of the nervous system in sarcopenia: age related molecular and morphological changes in murine peripheral nerves and spinal cords, and analysis of the effects of resistance exercise on old sciatic nerves”. Sarcopenia, the age-related (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - UWA School of Music presents Free Research Seminar : Claire Stokes - Making Music Sustainable
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It is widely understood that music, and indeed all arts, are a critical part of society and we simply could not live without it. However, the way it is funded and supported in Australia is not set up in a way that ensures sustainability. Individual artists are expected to be entrepreneurs as well (...)
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Wednesday 16 |
17:00 - EVENT - From dust bowls to food bowls: Australia's conservation farming revolution : Brian Carlin Memorial Lecture by Adjunct Professor John Kirkegaard
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The challenges of global food security
and climate change have re-focussed
public and political attention on
agriculture in Australia.
Images of dusty ploughed fields and
dying sheep and trees have generated
a public perception of an inappropriate
“European” agriculture in Australia
t (...)
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Thursday 17 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - �Was America a Mistake? The Acad�mie de Lyon ponders on the consequences of the discovery of the New World in the 1780s� : A CMEMS Seminar
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Professor Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Université Paris-8 Bertrand Van Ruymbeke (Ph.D. 1995; Habilitation, 2003) is Professor of American history and civilization at the Université de Paris VIII, senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiq (...)
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