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Classical scholar gardens of Suzhou date back to the Wu Kingdom (6BCE). Their designs had developed and matured by the Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). Nine of these gardens are listed as UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage Sights which signify their (...)

This study aims to fill this critical research gap in existing trasnlingual theories, urging a stronger need to acknowledge one of its most overlooked characteristics – ‘linguistic injustice’ experienced by translingual speakers. It examines how one’s basic human rights are violated; and (...)

This study aims to fill this critical research gap in existing trasnlingual theories, urging a stronger need to acknowledge one of its most overlooked characteristics – ‘linguistic injustice’ experienced by translingual speakers. It examines how one’s basic human rights are violated; and (...)

Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

This week, quartets from the UWA Conservatorium Guitar Studio will perform movements from Phillip Houghton’s (...)

Speaker: Carmen Amarra (University of Western Australia and University of the Philippines)

Title: Quotient-complete arc-transitive latin square graphs

Time and place: 4pm 18 May 2018, Weatherburn LT

Abstract: This talk deals with an open problem in my PhD thesis (...)

In this seminar I’ll present on two of John Calvin’s sixteenth-century critics: Jerome Bolsec and Sebastian Castellio. Both were vehement critics of Calvin’s doctrine of predestination, and Castellio became widely respected among later proponents of religious toleration (e.g., Locke, Bayle (...)

The APR.Intern program is supported by DET and provides a government rebate to industry partners to place PhD candidates under the support of their academic mentors into a short term industry internship. Some 1400 students are to be placed by 2020 (nationally)- come along to learn more about how to (...)

Join us each week for a delightful musical surprise! From young artist-led concerts to informal musical drinks on the famous grassy knoll, behind-the-scenes workshops, lectures and masterclasses, these free weekly musical experiences will delight all music lovers.

Come and hear music (...)

A public lecture by Frédéric Mégret, Associate Professor of Law and Dawson Scholar, Faculty of Law, McGill University and 2018 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.

International humanitarian law is traditionally about the "other" side in the war, whether (...)

Using only the most commonly used English words this seminar will treat you to the state of PhD research in archaeology from UWA. The remainder of this abstract is written using only the ten hundred words people use the most often, which is also known as Up Goer Five. We look at old things from the (...)

A public lecture by Robert Audi, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (Indiana, US) and 2018 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.

If we do what we morally ought to do, does that suffice for being a moral person? It would not for Aristotle (...)

Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

Featuring flute, clarinet and oboe in ensemble and solo performances - this concert will take you on a musical (...)

Speaker: Emilio Pierro (University of Western Australia)

Title: Finite simple quotients of mapping class groups

Time and place: 4pm Friday 25 May 2018, Weatherburn LT

Abstract: A natural approach to studying an infinite group is to try to understand its finite (...)

The African Union’s long-term strategy for the continent’s integration and sustainable development, termed Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, seeks an ‘Integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena’. Agenda 2063 was (...)

Don't Stop the Music is a documentary series highlighting the transformative effects of teaching music in primary school.

Classic FM's Russell Torrance helps chart the journey of students of Challis Community Primary School who are part of a new school music program. With their (...)

Issues of health promotion and understanding the culture of health advocacy and anti-health discourses have become very important social topics in recent years.

Changing communication methods (digital networks) shift how publics know and understand their own health and medical 'norms' (...)

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 (...)

The Conservatorium of Music offers a number of stimulating and enjoyable broadening units for all undergraduate UWA Students. Enrich! brings together these students in vibrant and dynamic ensemble performances.

In the World Percussion Carnival, renowned Perth percussionist Paul Tanner (...)

In the context of limited industry, dramatic human population growth, and driven by mercantilism since the 1950s, China has embarked on an unprecedented period of agricultural expansion, natural resource depletion, industrialization, economic reforms and urbanization. In order to understand how (...)