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June 2012
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Thursday 07 |
10:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - The "all you can eat" guide to the Three Minute Thesis : Three Minute Thesis: A comprehensive guide to preparing and presenting a compelling 3MT talk
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The Three MInute Thesis (3MT) is a fun and challenging event that encourages the communication of research to a wide audience. The UWA 3MT competition finals will be held on 25th July and this presentation is a comprehensive guide to the preparation and presentation of a compelling 3MT talk. The (...)
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Thursday 14 |
A free public forum hosted by UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson.
Keynote Speakers:
The Hon Greg Combet AM, MP
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Minister for Industry and Innovation
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Winthtop Professor Malcolm McCulloch, FAA (...)
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Wednesday 27 |
The 2012 George Seddon Lecture will be given by Winthrop Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb Director, The Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCOE).
Geothermal energy from hot sedimentary aquifers (HSA) is recognised by the International Energy Agency as amongst the most (...)
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July 2012
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Wednesday 25 |
12:00 - Competition - Three Minute Thesis Final : 10 PhD students will explain their research and its significance in just 3 minutes each.
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The 3MT competition challenges research students to give a dynamic and engaging presentation about their research and its significance in a way that can be understood by everybody. The audience will select the "People's Choice" winner.
18:15 - EVENT - UWA Historical Society Annual Lecture 2012 : Mathematics and Women - 36 years at The University of Western Australia
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The Annual Lecture is the highlight of the year for the UWA Historical Society and Convocation and we are delighted to welcome Winthrop Professor Cheryl Praeger to the podium to reflect upon her years on Campus and subsequent experiences
and achievements.
Mathematician Cheryl Praeger (...)
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August 2012
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Sunday 12 |
UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.
Come and find out about the courses on offer, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.
There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music and (...)
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October 2012
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Tuesday 09 |
16:00 - WORKSHOP - Business Awareness Workshop : Start to make your idea a reality in this interactive workshop for young people aged 15-21
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You might have a great idea, but are you ready for the business world?
Whether you are working on a specific project or have a bunch of ideas that might be a future business or product, this workshop will help you get started!
Our presenter, Jane Garrett is an entrepreneur (...)
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Tuesday 16 |
A public lecture by Dr Scott Draper, Centre of Offshore Foundation Systems and UWA Oceans Institute.
Western Australia is bordered by substantial resources of marine energy - waves generated from storms in the Southern and Indian Oceans provide significant energy flux to the South of the (...)
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Wednesday 17 |
8:30 - EVENT - Australia China Business Council Education Forum 2012 : Chinese Language and Cultural Competency in Schools and Industry - Real Links to a Sustainable Relationship
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Whilst trade and enterprise have led Australia's bilateral relations with China, education promotes mutual understanding and long lasting links. This year's forum will focus on developing Chinese language and cultural competency in schools, universities and industry. His Excellency Mr Chen Yuming (...)
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March 2013
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Wednesday 06 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : Seconds from Disaster - Managing Mining Organisational Risk.
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Organisational accidents are typically rare, catastrophic events that can occur within complex modern systems such as nuclear power plants, commercial aviation, petrochemical plants, aerospace, marine, rail transport and complex technological organisations such as banks and mines. It is generally (...)
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Tuesday 26 |
As part of our continue tradition free screening, this week the University Physics Society will be screening one of the widely acclaimed recorded lectures by famous physicist Richard Feynmann. Entry is free and drinks and snacks will be available.
For more details email us at (...)
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April 2013
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Wednesday 10 |
13:00 - EVENT - Food 2050 - The UWA Institute of Agriculture 2013 Industry forum : Join us for an afternoon of discussion about arguably the biggest issue facing humanity: how to feed nine billion people in 2050 without destroying the planet.
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Building on the theme of the UWA Future Farm 2050 Project
The biggest issue facing humanity: how to feed 9 billion people in 2050 without destroying the planet.
What science and technology is needed to meet this challenge?
Time: 1:00pm – 5:15pm followed by refreshments < (...)
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May 2013
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Wednesday 22 |
12:00 - EVENT - What matters to me and why : A conversation with John Dell
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Lunch time talk: What Matters to me and Why (with W/Prof John Dell)
When: Wednesday 22nd May, 2013, 12pm to 1.30pm
Where: Science Library – 3rd Floor meeting room
'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics (...)
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August 2013
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Sunday 11 |
10:00 - OPEN DAY - 2013 Open Day : Join us for our Centenary Open Day and experience all that UWA has to offer
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Come and find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate courses, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.
There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music, entertainment, and plenty of fun activities (...)
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Wednesday 28 |
7:00 - SEMINAR - Meeting Industry Challenges Through Innovation - FLNG and shale gas : Doug Buckley, VP Commercial Shell Australia and BHP Billiton Chair Peter Hartley discuss
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As the Australian LNG sector continues to grapple with productivity challenges, Doug Buckley, VP Commercial Shell Australia, will talk about the role innovation has to play in keeping Australia competitive in the global gas market, and attracting future investment.
Peter Hartley, BHP (...)
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September 2013
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Thursday 05 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CMCA Seminar Series: "Applications of Powder Diffraction in the West Australian Minerals Industry" - Dr Robert Hart
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W.A. has an economy that is highly dependent on mining and minerals processing. The state, which covers the western third of the Australian continent, has a population of only 2.3 million people (10% of Australia’s total), but is responsible for 46% of Australia’s total exports and 58% of (...)
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February 2014
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Tuesday 11 |
The workshop examines the fundamentals of Australian oil and gas law. Topics covered may include:
* the legal nature and protection of oil and gas exploration and production rights, both generally and in Australia
* the Australian regulatory and licensing regime
* control of operations
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March 2014
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Monday 24 |
In the week beginning 24 March 2014, iVEC will offer the following short courses on supercomputing topics:
Introduction to iVEC: 1:00 – 2:00pm Mon 24th March
Introduction to Linux: 3:00 – 4:00pm Mon 24th March
Introduction to Supercomputing: 10:00am – 4:00pm (...)
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April 2014
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Tuesday 08 |
A public lecture by Denis Weaire, Emeritus Professor, School of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin and 2014 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.
The study of liquid foams has a long and fascinating history, involving for example the blind Belgian physicist JAF Plateau and the inspiring figure of (...)
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Wednesday 09 |
15:30 - SEMINAR - CMCA Seminar Series: 3D Raman imaging meets AFM, SNOM and profilometry
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Knowledge about the morphology and chemical composition of heterogeneous materials on a sub-micrometer scale is crucial for the development of new material properties for highly specified applications. However, each analytical measuring technique has limitations, which may be overcome by their (...)
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