What's On at UWA

The Environment Department's putting on a free barbecue for bike riders. Bring your helmet down and get a free sausage!

The Environment Department meets every 2 weeks to work on projects and get stuff done! If you would like to get involved with us, come along and say hi!

Major discussion points this week: Student Paper Avoidance Strategy Chasing Ice Film Night Disposable packaging survey Usual project (...)

Description: Large lakes play an important role in global carbon cycling. However, deep lakes are susceptible to anoxia with the associated loss of biodiversity if overloaded with nutrients; the balance between the forces that stabilise a lake and those that mix the water column is very delicate (...)

We are covering a range of issues in animal welfare, including the Free the Bears Foundation, consumer law relevance to animal protection, what animal protection organisations should be doing to promote change and a bit about Live Exports.

A public lecture by Fred Allendorf, Regents Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, University of Montana and 2013 US Fulbright Senior Specialist UWA.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential. Register: http://2050food3-eorg.eventbrite.com.au/#

Wild marine fisheries comprise (...)

Come join Swan Estuaries Reserve Action Group in helping to protect and restore native vegetation in the beautiful Pelican Point area!

The Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group was formed in response to a pressing need for action to ensure the long term health and well being of three very (...)

The UBC's first cycling weekend! Held to coincide with the South West Cycle Club annual event; the Lighthouse to lighthouse ride. The LTL will help raise money for the St John of God South West Coronary Care and Cancer Service, supporting amongst other many other important causes - rural cancer (...)

An Inquiring Minds public lecture by Professor Carlos M. Duarte, Director of The UWA Oceans Institute.

The ocean is the ultimate sink for plastic pollution, impacting marine life from tiny copepods to whales. The finding of an accumulation of plastic debris floating in the NW Pacific (...)

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

Presented by every environment club at UWA: UWA Code Green, People for Animal Welfare (...)

"You burn, you earn!" - Legendary Guild Director Wayne.

Come along this Tuesday and get a free Bike Breakfast from the Guild!! As long as you bring your helmet you'll get a free breakfast including either:

Bacon Eggs Beans and Toast

or the vegetarian (...)

This lecture by Professor Michael Crawford, Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, is a part of the 2013 ‘Celebrating Oceans Initiatives’ co-sponsored by the UWA Oceans Institute and the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies, the WA Museum and the Maritime Museum.

A public talk by David Ritter, Executive Officer, Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

In his public talk, David will consider some of the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities facing the environmental and progressive movements in contemporary Australia. He will make a positive case for (...)

Ag Institute Australia Fellows, Professor Bob Belford (Curtin University) and Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique (The UWA Institute of Agriculture) will give talks about 'Soils, roots and technology - a journey'; and about 'Grain legumes: a missing link in dryland farming systems' respectively. Re (...)

James will be presenting on two recent studies that reflect his range of interests and diversity of experience in the water resources field.

The first presentation is based on his PhD research on the dynamics of benthic algae growing in the meltwater streams of the McMurdo dry valleys (...)

Let's get together to clean up and conserve our beautiful campus and its neighbouring parkland of Matilda Bay Reserve.

Only one hour of your time is needed to make a real difference and participants will be rewarded with a free breakfast at the University Club.

Wednesday 5 (...)

Microbes have been studied forever. So has turbulence. In a broad range of environments, microbes are routinely exposed to turbulence, yet physicists have ignored microbes and biologists have ignored turbulence. In this talk I will illustrate the fascinating dynamics that unfold when microbes are (...)

Open to all, the Carbon Neutral Quiz Night 2014! presented by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition UWA, will be a night of fun, games, and a theme of sustainability to start the new semester. 7.30pm, Wednesday the 5th of March (Week 2) at Hackett Hall, UWA. All the proceeds will go to the trees (...)

Come listen to our enviro clubs and see how YOU can get involved with sustainability on campus! Presented by AYCC, Code Green, SEN, UWAPAW and the UWA Enviro Department. There will be free pizza!!!

WA 2.0 is a comprehensive set of initiatives that show how Greens policies can be implemented here in Western Australia now.

What could our state look like if we created a more resilient, connected and prosperous community that cares for our environment and for people?

Australi (...)

A public lecture by Dr Peggy Fiedler, Director of the Natural Reserve System at the University of California.

In this lecture Professor Fiedler will provide context for understanding the role of field stations, marine laboratories and other protected areas by discussing specific examples (...)