What's On at UWA

Sharon Chung (piano) and Siang Ching (piano) in recital

What is a campus cultural precinct and how can it add value to the education of students? A number of leading American universities have recently acknowledged the centrality of the arts in human endeavour and reinforced the importance of the visual and performing arts in fostering their students (...)

The following workshop will feature international perspectives on climate change adaptation along with national and local views concerning the impact of climate change on disaster management, emergency service delivery and adaptation to extreme events.

Introductory comments: Fire and (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

Fisenden Flute Ensemble in recital

Robinson Crusoe, Defoe's novel about the castaway who establishes a miniature empire in an island wilderness, is still read and quoted today. This lecture will be a personal view of stories of seafaring taken from life and literature. Brenda Walker is Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural (...)

Nearly a decade has elapsed since the collapse of the Oslo Process. Israel and the Palestinian Authority have so far failed to reach an agreement, despite repeated attempts to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli dispute. Jordan and Egypt have remained committed to their respective peace agreements (...)

A career with the Department for Child Protection will allow you to work with a group of dedicated, skilled and professional people who are committed to protecting and caring for vulnerable children, young people and families in our community. It will give you the chance to make a real difference.< (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. List yet to be distributed. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

Margaret Blades (violin) & David Wickham (piano) in recital

This lecture will present recent research on how the experience of being envied is affected by it social and cultural context. The presentation is aimed at a general audience.

Paul Tanner directs an ensemble of six percussionists, including Alison Pratt (Synergy Percussion, and 1995 ABC Young Performer of the Year) in a performance of two vastly different percussive masterworks: Steve Reich's hypnotic Six Marimbas, a wonderfully elegant example of minimalist techniques; (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. List yet to be distributed. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

The Leukaemia Foundation of WA is ‘Bringing Sunshine’ to patients and their families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. Having lunch with friends or family is something we usually take for granted, however for people being treated for blood (...)

Studying Arts in 2010? You may know exactly where you want your degree to take you, you may not quite know your options or you possibly haven't even contemplated life after graduating. No matter which of these applies, the 2010 Arts Careers Evening is the place for you!

With guest (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. List yet to be distributed. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

Free Seminar Open to All Disciplines.

When it comes to making the right choices in life, mere intelligence will not guarantee the best result. This fact is exemplified by the problems of obesity, depression and stress among highly intelligent people. This talk will investigate how we can (...)

Thanks to the generosity of the Vose family, the annual Vose Memorial Prize for Music provides the UWA School of Music with the opportunity to select one outstanding senior performance student for the prestigious Vose Prize. In this special concert audiences will hear the outstanding finalists (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. List yet to be distributed. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

Priam Bacich is a well known and established entity within the Perth Jazz Community.

In this concert, he will perform some of his favourite Jazz Standards along with his own stunning compositions.