What's On at UWA

The “Hanyu Qiao” (Chinese Bridge) Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual world-wide Chinese speaking and performance competition. The competition is organised by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban). The theme for this year’s competition is “Dreams Enlighten the Future” (...)

Professor Susan Broomhall, from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, examines the long history of emotional contact between our continent's western edge and Europe, stretching back well before British settlement in 1829. From medieval maps to early (...)

The Perth USAsia Centre in collaboration with the Australian American Leadership Dialogue are delighted to invite you to participate in our Ambassadors' Dialogue with Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider and the former Ambassador to the U.S., The Hon. Kim Beazley on Wednesday, 11 May from 9.30am – (Lig (...)

Public lecture by Michael Barbezat, Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions.

In this presentation, Michael Barbezat will argue that medieval calls for divinely sanctioned murder relied heavily upon a discourse of love. He will follow the use of the (...)

South Africa is unique in the contemporary world in that it uses indigenous rock art images in its major national symbols. For example rock art appears at the heart of the national coat-of-arms and on all banknotes. One can judge whether a banknote is genuine by folding it and seeing whether the (...)

Notionally, Gallop House, Dalkeith, WA is a heritage-listed colonial house built c. 1873on the banks of Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River).However, the house is just one extant part of a wider, multi-ethnic colonial landscape. Settled by Adam Armstrong in 1831 CE, the property has had multiple owners (...)

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is viewed as part of Chinese efforts to revive the Silk Road network across South and West Asian region. The project, with a projected cost of $46 billion, has been identified as a significant development in China’s relationship with Pakistan through its (...)

CMSS and AIIA WA public talk by Mr Anwaar Ul Haq, Spokesperson for Balochistan government, Pakistan, on "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A Game Changer in the Region?"

Academic cheating is a serious problem for many countries, with the highest prevalence of the misconduct found in the senior secondary level of school (Craig & Evans, 1990; Schab, 1991; Anderman & Midgley, 2004; Finn & Frone, 2004). In Indonesia, academic cheating is mainly spotted in (...)

Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.

Please join the UWA Guitar Ensemble in the intimate Eileen Joyce Studio. Under the direction of Jonathan Fitzgerald be inspired by a (...)

The ideal way to start your weekend, Fridays@Five offers unique musical experiences to delight all music lovers. See young artists be inspired through a variety of masterclasses, workshops, pre-concert talks, lectures and Q&A sessions. Delve deep into music or simply enjoy a free informal (...)

THE EUROPEANS (STRUGGLES TO LOVE) by Howard Barker. Directed by Dr Steve Chinna (English and Cultural Studies). Theatre students in English and Cultural Studies at UWA present contemporary English playwright Howard Barker’s The Europeans. The play is set after the battle of Vienna in 1683, with (...)

Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.

Under the leadership of Helpmann Award winner and Head of Vocal Studies, Andrew Foote, celebrate our young emerging artists in an exciting (...)

Global higher education is now situated in an open information environment in which national borders are routinely crossed and cultural identities are constantly shaped through encounters with diverse others. With over 4.5 million students on the move, pedagogical implications are potentially (...)

AFRICA DAY is celebrated internationally each year on 25 May in commemoration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Among the OAU's key purposes was to promote Pan-Africanism, integration and unity between Africa's newly independent states during the era of (...)

The ideal way to start your weekend, Fridays@Five offers unique musical experiences to delight all music lovers. See young artists be inspired through a variety of masterclasses, workshops, pre-concert talks, lectures and Q&A sessions. Delve deep into music or simply enjoy a free informal (...)

The Hanyuqiao (Chinese Bridge) Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual worldwide Chinese Mandarin speaking and performance competition. This year the Hanyuqiao preliminary competition in Western Australian will take place on 28th May 2016 at Kurrajong Theatre of Confucius Institute, UWA (...)

Discover more about our Masters by Coursework, network with staff and peers, find out what is on offer and how to get started.

Registrations are essential. Refreshments will be provided.

Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.

This week, the UWA String Orchestra directed by Shaun Lee-Chen (WASO/Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) will perform Mozart's 'Eine Kleine (...)

This year we celebrate our exceptional staff and students in a series of intimate Keyed Up! performances and events.

The Piano Student Showcase will include works by all your favourite composers (including Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Mozart) performed by talented UWA piano (...)