What's On at UWA

IN THE ZONE is a major international public policy conference initiated by The University of Western Australia. The conference's key objective is to stimulate debate on the public policy, geopolitical and business challenges facing Australia and its major trading partners in China, Japan, India (...)

The global distribution of remote work sites and availability of sophisticated communications technology has resulted in a new way of working in a virtual world. Are we more productive in these new work arrangements? Is our work still as meaningful to us? Are we able to establish healthy work (...)

Smelters in Sudbury, Canada, were among the world's largest sources of sulphur dioxide and metal emissions, damaging 7000 lakes over a wide region; however, emissions have fallen by 90%, and the attention of ecotoxicologists has turned to questions of what processes regulate ecological recovery. I (...)

Are you a PhD student contemplating a career in academia? If so, this workshop is directed at you! This workshop provides tips on how best to postition yourself now, during your PhD, to increase your chance of becoming competitive for a postdoc or teaching and research postion following the (...)

Gravitational granular flows are common in nature. Typical geophysical examples include debris avalanches, pyroclastic flows, landslides, cliff collapses, and submarine avalanches. The dynamics of these flows can be studied by considering the particular dynamics of at least two constituents, the (...)

This workshop is aimed at providing state-of-the-art practice in flow assurance for hydrates, one of the largest problems in offshore production. This workshop will be valuable to individuals involved in the field of flow assurance.

The objective of the workshop is to provide hands-on (...)

Presented by Douglas Osheroff, J.G. Jackson and C.J. Wood Professor of Physics, Stanford University and 1996 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics (with co-recipients David M. Lee and Robert C. Richardson).

How advances in science are made, and how they may come to benefit mankind at (...)

Connect your career to the world, enhance your degree and improve employment prospects with postgraduate courses in Integrated Human Studies and Science Communication. Investigate postgraduate educational possibilities with course coordinators Prof Neville Bruce and Assoc Prof Nancy Longnecker.

TechNet is an organisation for professional staff from tertiary institutions across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The theme of this Conference is: "Sustain: People, Places Resources". The conference will showcase the professional community within Western Australia and provides an (...)

The Science Experience (formerly Siemens Science Experience) is a three-day program of events aimed at high school students about to enter Year 10, and will be held at UWA from the 19th to the 21st of January 2010.

It aims to showcase the courses and facilities available to future (...)

A free public lecture by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, Director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative

Research on how people learn is now revealing how many teachers misinterpret what students are thinking and learning from traditional science classes and exams. However, research (...)