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August 2011
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Tuesday 30 |
13:00 - TALK - INTERNATIONAL WEEK: On the Couch - with the recruiters : Meet the recruiters and get tips for your resume, interviews and job etiquette. Recruiters from Rio Tinto, PwC and Department of Regional Development and Lands.
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‘On the couch with the recruiter session’ is targeted at international students, although all students are welcome.
Discover what you need to know about being competitive in the Australian market place. Be prepared to ask questions about resumes, pre interview, interview and post (...)
13:00 - EVENT - AIESEC Live the Change Information Session : AIESEC Live the Change Information Session
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AIESEC is giving you a chance to go out into the world and join the other hundreds of students who have lived the change by educating students, raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, getting involved in social entrepreneurship, empowering women, tackling human rights and environmental issues in countries (...)
17:00 - WORKSHOP - AIESEC WA Presents: Compass Workshop Series : Lead yourself in the right direction!
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Are you wondering about what you will do after you graduate? Do you think it's time for you to do something to make yourself stand out from the crowd? Do you want to gain skills that employers value? Do you feel like you aren't well connected? If so, lead yourself in the right direction with AIESEC! (...)
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September 2011
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Tuesday 06 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Soil&Water Seminar, 1pm Sept6: : "Towards a philosophy of soil science"
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The Soil&Water Seminar at 1pm on Tues, Sept. 6th will be given by Professor Martin Fey from the School of Earth and Environment. All welcome!
TITLE: “Towards a philosophy of soil science”
ABSTRACT:
Besides the philosophy of science there is a philosophy of particular (...)
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Wednesday 14 |
11:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Maturase proteins in higher-plants mitochondria group-II introns splicing : Expression of mtDNA in plants is complex, particularly at post-transcriptional level
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The expression of the mtDNA in plants is complex, particularly at the post-transcriptional level; RNA processing events which contribute to organellar genome expression include hundreds of RNA-editing events and the splicing of numerous group-II-type introns which lie within many protein-coding (...)
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Monday 26 |
16:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Increase in crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency in China's intensive agricultural systems : Improving crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency while reducing environmental risks in China's intensive agricultural systems
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Recent agricultural growth in China has mostly been driven by yield per unit area increase rather than by expansion of the cultivated area. This lecture discusses the approach of 'Integrated soil–crop system management' (ISSM) which aims to ensure high productivity and sustainability in the long (...)
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Tuesday 27 |
We invite you to join us for this final lecture by Kevin Goss in his role as head of Future Farm Industries CRC.
This public address is a reflection on the wicked, unintended consequences that can arise from rapid economic development, the high cost of government policy inertia to deal (...)
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Wednesday 28 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents: : “Losing Our Endemic Sense of Place: Solastalgia in South West Western Australia.”
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We are living in a period of ecocultural disintegration. The complexity and diversity of culture and ecology (ecocultural diversity) is being removed and/or homogenised by powerful forces all tied to modernity, global development and now, climate change. In some respects we are now all in the (...)
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October 2011
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Wednesday 05 |
The Postgraduate and Honours Expo showcases a host of opportunities for further study, including honours and postgraduate coursework and research possibilities.
Discover the courses each faculty has to offer, learn about postgraduate scholarships, attend information sessions and talk to (...)
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Thursday 06 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CMCA - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at UWA � The Bayliss NMR Facility
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy provides insight into molecular structure, interactions and dynamics. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines including chemistry, soil science, botany, biochemistry, exercise physiology, pharmacy, marine archaeology, microbiology, engineering and (...)
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Tuesday 18 |
12:30 - OPEN DAY - 'Whole-farm Carbon Emission' Field Day : Showcasing programs related to on-farm green house gas mitigation and adaptation
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The Field Day showcases the 'Reducing Emissions from Livestock Program' focusing on the measurement and modelling of emissions on-farm.
On display will be the latest technology for measuring in-field emissions, with experts to explain how it works, as well as information about emission profiles (...)
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November 2011
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Wednesday 16 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents: : The contribution of soil N2O emissions to the carbon footprint of wheat and biodiesel production in Western Australia
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Correctly accounting for soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions is necessary when assessing the carbon footprint of agricultural and bioenergy cropping systems. Although soil N2O emissions appear low in relation to N fertiliser inputs [e.g., 1.0% if Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (...)
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December 2011
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Thursday 01 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents: : Inaugural Community Forum - The health of the Swan River.
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In response to growing public interest in the health of our aquatic
ecosystems, the Centre for Water Research at the University of Western
Australia will now be holding a monthly discussion forum in relation to
issues and questions regarding our water resources in Western Australia.
The (...)
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Thursday 08 |
9:00 - LAUNCH - Building a future for Groundwater in Western Australia: : Celebrating the Western Australian node of the NCGRT
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Building a future for Groundwater in Western Australia: Celebrating the Western Australian node of the NCGRT
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) is a co-funded Centre of Excellence of the Australian Research Council and the National Water Commission. This (...)
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Thursday 15 |
12:30 - SYMPOSIUM - A Celebration of the Career of Dr Ian Williams
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Colleagues and friends of Dr Ian Williams are invited to attend an afternoon symposium to celebrate his contribution to science and education in a career spanning more than 30 years at UWA. Dr Williams has worked in the Animal Science Group and the School of Animal Biology. The programme will (...)
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February 2012
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Thursday 09 |
13:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Scientific & Business Potentials in Exploring Marine Microbial Life : ABSTRACT AVAILABLE
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Professor Duarte is Director of the Oceans Institute at The University of Western Australia and Research Professor with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) in Mallorca, Spain. His research focuses on understanding the effects of (...)
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Monday 20 |
The course is designed for people with little or no knowledge of statistics. It will be spread over three days covering material ranging from means and standard deviations to simple linear regression, and basic ANOVA. Some basic categorical data analysis will be included with the emphasis (...)
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Monday 27 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Special Seminar : “Growing our future - the challenge and promise of the desert!
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The coastal strip of Israel is densely populated and suffers from all the common drawbacks of densely populated areas: air, soil and groundwater pollution; high land prices; chronic traffic congestions; urban violence, etc. The Negev covers sixty per cent of Israel’s surface but is home to less (...)
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March 2012
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Thursday 15 |
16:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Phosphite - a potent 'fungicide' .. but why? : PLS NOTE CHANGE OF TIME! Prev 1pm, now 4pm.
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Phosphorus (P) is essential for plant growth, but often has a low availability due to a low solution P pool and sorption to soil minerals.
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Tuesday 27 |
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre - Teach For Australia "Ace Your Application" : Want to know how to get your graduate application to the top of the pile? Want to learn how to transform an average application response into one that will get you noticed?
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Want to know how to get your graduate application to the top of the pile? Want to learn how to transform an average application response into one that will get you noticed?
Two reps from Teach for Australia will talk you through the various components of the graduate selection process.
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