What's On at UWA

Everyone is warmly invited to the Joint Physics and Mathematics Colloquium.

Title: "Dualities in Mathematics and Physics"

Abstract: In this talk I will review some geometric analogues of the Fourier transform, which arise in String Theory under the name of ‘dua (...)

Valuing natural capital is fundamental to measuring sustainability of natural resources and environmental assets. An appropriate conceptual framework and practical measurement techniques do not currently exist to quantify and measure natural capital assets and ecosystem services on farms in an (...)

Without Nitrogen fertilizers there would be approximately two billion fewer people alive today, yet massive use of such fertilizers in many areas is compromising human health and natural ecosystems, and challenging the sustainability of modern agriculture.

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The UWA three-day ConocoPhillips Science Experience is a wonderful opportunity for current year 9 and 10 students to participate in hands-on workshops, meet knowledgeable and enthusiastic scientists and current students, get to know others with an interest in STEM fields, experience what it’s (...)

Longitudinal studies of populations have achieved significant results, for example the long-running study of the health of residents of Bunbury. So far however there have not been any economics equivalents. There is therefore very little knowledge about the way subjective economic variables change (...)

Since the mid 1980’s a limited number of Australian studies have reported the economic value of Australia’s managed and wild honeybee pollinators. Only a few of these studies reported the correct economic value while the bulk of the remainder reported various financial values, including the (...)

Although Vietnam is among the world’s leading rice producers, rice farm incomes remain low. This is partly explained by the inefficient use or allocation of resources. This study aims to investigate the determinants of these inefficiencies and identify solutions that have the potential to enhance (...)

Agriculture is a critical component of the vibrant trade between Australia and Vietnam. While this trade relationship has recently witnessed some developments, the uncertain future of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has raised a question of how the two countries can overcome challenges (...)

The subject of technological heterogeneity has been a major issue in the application of production function approach to efficiency estimation. Battese et al. (2004) introduced a metafrontier approach that addresses technological heterogeneity in efficiency estimation using linear programming (LP) (...)

Richard’s and Stefan’s presentation consist of two parts. First, they introduce basics of regulating natural monopolies by the Economic Regulation Authority of Western Australia: • Why regulation? • How regulation? The second part will present specific examples and issues of (...)

Climate change is already challenging our capacity to meet the emerging global food demand. While much effort is expended in understanding the extent of this challenge much less attention has been given to the grand biological challenges that underpin our attempts to mitigate climate change.

While many studies have investigated in different countries the impact of social protection (SP) on ex-post poverty, the impact on ex-ante vulnerability to poverty (VtP) has received far less attention. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating both types of impacts in Pakistan (...)

R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. This course is designed for those who have little to no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. Those without this knowledge are encouraged to attend (...)

Resource towns often exist on a knife-edge, largely depending upon global demand for their resource/s and, at the same time, playing a critical role in the development of a nation. The transition from single resource towns to diversified economies has been modelled on several occasions, but their (...)

Spatial point pattern datasets are becoming common across many fields of research. However, statistical methodology for analysing these data has not been easily accessible. This course is a practical introduction to the analysis of spatial point patterns with a strong focus on hands-on exercises (...)

A growing body of literature suggests that exposure to the natural environment may provide a range of public-health benefits. However, methodological limitations means that claims about the health benefits of nature have been treated with caution by public-health researchers and practitioners. In (...)

Longitudinal studies of populations have achieved significant results, for example the long-running study of the health of residents of Bunbury. So far however there have not been any economics equivalents. There is therefore very little knowledge about the way subjective economic variables change (...)

Our last sale sold out before 2pm. Any remaining plants will be sold on Friday 26th May at 12 - 2pm. We have a large selection of succulents as well as exotics, natives and herbs. Most plants will be $3-$5 with most herbs less. It is cash only and bring your own bag/box if possible. All proceeds (...)

What’s your favourite green space in Perth? What makes it special? Do you connect with nature in the city, how does it happen and does it even matter? These are the sorts of questions that Dawn has been exploring for her PhD and this talk will present some of the findings from her work so far (...)

Hierarchical Information Integration/Integrated Choice Experiments are methods of dealing with large numbers of attributes in a discrete choice experiment. It has been widely applied in the transport literature, and to some extent in health, but there have been no applications in the (...)