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April 2012
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Tuesday 03 |
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre Employer Talk 2012 - Wood & Grieve : Find out more about working for Wood & Grieve. Don't miss the chance to meet them on campus.
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Wood & Grieve Engineers is a leading national multi-discipline consulting engineering firm, providing consulting engineering services for building and land development. We employ over 320 staff located in 6 offices throughout Australia. Our offices are in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - New paradigms for teaching "Histology" and other image-intensive courses : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology
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The Seminar: A summary of activities completed during the presenter’s 2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Fellowship (ALTC) and proposed activities of a 2011 ALTC Project Grant will be provided. The presentation will demonstrate a combination of technologies (including the Moodle software (...)
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Wednesday 04 |
15:00 - EVENT - Dialogue: Religion, violence, peace : Anthropology lecture open to all students
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Does religion cause violence? Or are most religious traditions peaceful until they are harnessed for political ends? Such questions have dominated public discourse on religion in the era of the ‘war on terror.’ This anthropology unit lecture will be of interest to students from all degrees.
Marc Schenker is a Professor of Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He is the Founding Director of the Migration and Health Research Center (MAHRC) and Agricultural Health and Safety Center at UC, Davis. He is also a physician and (...)
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Monday 09 |
9:00 - STUDENT EVENT - Student Wilderness Retreat : In the week of Mid-semester break, an opportunity to travel to the edge of the desert and stay in Koora Retreat, to experience the great outback and think about things..
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Each year, the students on the wilderness retreat make some great discoveries. UWA Chaplain Ian Robinson is there to guide and support, and Koora Retreat is an amazing place. See the latest photoes: https://www.dropbox.com/home#/Photos/2011%20Koora%20Retreat:::
Expressions of Interest immediately (...)
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Tuesday 10 |
Quit Smoking Successfully! The Robin Winkler Clinic at The University of Western Australia will be conducting a smoking cessation treatment program commencing on Tuesday 10 April 2012. The group will meet for ten consecutive weeks, with a follow-up session four weeks after completion. Sessions are (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
Want to attend a one-day leadership development seminar hosted by AIESEC and engage with organisations such as KPMG, Australian Youth Forum, CPA Australia, AYCC, Cable Logic, EWB, Resonanz Consulting and Deloitte?
INITIATE the Tour will connect 200 leaders of youth organisations with (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - A Bird's Eye View of Sleep : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: In mammals, including humans, there are two types of sleep. The function of the brain activity underlying these states, called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep, is an unresolved question in biology. Natural interspecific variation in sleep can constitute a powerful (...)
13:00 - EVENT - UWA Careers Centre - Schlumberger Employer Talk : Schlumberger is seeking people with Engineering, Geosciences or Computer Science degrees
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This information session, which is open to all Engineering and Geosciences, Computer Science students, will cover history of Schlumberger, why choose Schlumberger, graduate and vacation work opportunities and discuss the lifestyle of working in the field. The two main roles we will cover are the (...)
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Thursday 19 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of zooplankton communities in freshwater systems: the importance of high resolution data : SESE and Oceans Institute Seminar
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Heterogeneity within aquatic ecosystems influences many vital ecosystem processes, and as such its investigation is fundamental to understanding ecological interactions within planktonic systems. Teasing apart the layers of heterogeneity within any environment is, however, hindered by the problem (...)
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Friday 20 |
12:00 - EVENT - 'What matters to me and why" 2012 : As part of the Religion and Globalisation Initiative academics explore personal beliefs, philosophy, faith or religious practices
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We invite you to listen and engage in lunch time conversation with members of the UWA community on the topic of 'what matters to me and why'. Bring your own lunch!
12:00 - Priming Grant - Discovery Research � Priming Grants 2012, Call for Research into Melanoma
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The Scott Kirkbride Melanoma Research Centre (SKMRC), based within the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR), is dedicated to enhancing outcomes for people with melanoma by conducting high quality medical research.
The Centre was established in memory of young Perth (...)
13:00 - EVENT - UWA Careers Centre - Verve Energy Employer Talk : Verve Energy will be on campus to talk about graduate opportunities for mechanical and electrical engineers. Don't miss out!
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Verve Energy are seeking to recruit graduate mechanical engineers and electrical engineering students who have completed the electrical power units. We are looking for practical hands on people with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Come and find out more at our (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre - Clough Employer Talk : Clough graduate recruitment presentation
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Clough will be on campus to talk about graduate opportunities for:
• Civil/Structural Engineering
• Construction Management
• Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Process/Chemical Engineering
Please book through http://uwa.careerhub.com.au
In order to support the development of Confucius Institutes, facilitate Chinese Language promotion and Chinese cultural transmission in the world, cultivate qualified Chinese Language teachers and talented students of Chinese language, Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters launches the “Confuciu (...)
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Thursday 26 |
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre - Linfox Logistics Employer Talk : Linfox Logistics graduate recruitment presentation
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Linfox Logistics will be on campus to talk about graduate opportunities for engineering, maths and business/commerce students. Please book through http://uwa.careerhub.com.au
14:00 - SEMINAR - Sustainable Aquaculture : SESE and Oceans Institute Seminar
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Worldwide fisheries production, from capture fisheries, has leveled off at a little less than 100 million tonnes annually, whilst aquaculture production still continues to expand rapidly. In Australia, the annual rate of growth in aquaculture production has increased at more than 10% per year since (...)
16:00 - FREE LECTURE - Ethics Lecture : Moral Pragmatism: Thin Universals and Thick Practices
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Given there is no consensus, in the history of philosophy or theology, about how a rational agent ought to solve complex moral dilemmas, Dr. Matthews will advocate that the thick theoretical differences that separate us are not as significant as the thin universals that unite us as rational moral (...)
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Friday 27 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2012 John Toohey Oration, The Need for Reasons : A free lecture given by His Excellency Mr Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC
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It is an inherent characteristic of humans that we want to know the reason for everything.
That “need to know”, to understand the reasons, is not confined to the physical world. It extends to decisions made by another, especially if they affect us.
Who has not, at some (...)
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May 2012
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Tuesday 01 |
The Co-op Bookshop May Sale ends Thursday May 31st
All Sale stock half marked price this week only. Wide selection of fiction and non-fiction, academic remainders and children's books.
The University Co-operative Bookshop Limited
Guild Village, UWA, Nedlands Campus
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