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The University of Western Australia's Careers Fair provides excellent opportunities for students to engage, network and meet prospective employers looking to recruit students for graduate programs, vacation work, internships and voluntary positions. From first year to final year, Undergraduate to Post-Graduate, the Careers Fair is for you. Come along and meet more than 80 exhibitors and attend the 10 presentations.

We generally think of bubbles as benign and harmless and yet they can manifest the most remarkable range of physical effects. Some of those effects are the stuff of our every day experience as in the tinkling of a brook or the sounds of breaking waves at the beach. But even these mundane effects are examples of the ability of bubbles to gather, focus and radiate energy (acoustic energy in the above examples). In other contexts that focusing of energy can lead to serious technological problems as when cavitation bubbles eat great holes through ships' propeller blades or cause a serious threat to the integrity of the spillways at the Hoover Dam.

In liquid-propelled rocket engines bubbles pose a serious threat to the stability of the propulsion system and in artificial heart valves they can cause serious damage to the red-blood cells. In perhaps the most extraordinary example of energy focusing, collapsing cavitation bubbles can emit not only sound but also light with black body radiation temperatures equal to that of the sun.

But, harnessed carefully, this ability to focus energy can also be put to constructive use. Cavitation bubbles are now used in a remarkable range of surgical and medical procedures, for example to emulsify tissue (most commonly in cataract surgery or in lithotripsy procedures for the reduction of kidney and gall stones) or to manipulate the DNA in individual cells.

By creating cavitation bubbles non-invasively and thereby depositing and focussing energy non-intrusively, one can generate minute incisions or target cancer cells. This lecture will begin by ranging over some of the fundamentals of cavitation and will end with a vision of the new horizons for the amazing bubble, in the process ranging from ship's propellers to medical supertools.

PS* This seminar is free and open to the public & no RSVP required.

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In this public lecture, Professor Roland Span, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum will highlight how models developed for oil and gas applications are deficient for many important Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) applications. He will discuss new models for predicting the properties of CCS mixtures that have been developed by his research group.

Cost: free but RSVP required via http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/span

After graduating from The University of Western Australia, Professor Anthony Levitt undertook his specialty training in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, which he completed in 1989. From 1992-2002 he was Head of the Mood Disorders Programs, initially at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health in Toronto, followed by McMaster University in Hamilton, and subsequently, the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. In 2002 Professor Levitt was appointed Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook and at the Women's College Hospital, and in 2014 became Chief of the Brain Sciences Program at Sunnybrook. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts; served for 4 years as Chair of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (formerly MRC) Randomized Controlled Trials Committee, and has participated in large-scale, multi-site clinical trials for the past 2 decades. Professor Levitt's clinical practice and research is focused on the treatment of patients with resistant mood and anxiety disorders. He also has expertise in the facilitation of patient and family access to care in complex mental health and addiction systems. As a result of his expertise in this area of clinical medicine, Professor Levitt was recently appointed Medical Director of the newly created Family Navigation Project - a non-profit program designed to provide expert navigation of the mental health and addictions service system for youth aged 13-26 with serious mental health and/or addiction problems.

After graduating from The University of Western Australia, Professor Anthony Levitt undertook his specialty training in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, which he completed in 1989. From 1992-2002 he was Head of the Mood Disorders Programs, initially at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health in Toronto, followed by McMaster University in Hamilton, and subsequently, the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. In 2002 Professor Levitt was appointed Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook and at the Women's College Hospital, and in 2014 became chief of the Brain Sciences Program at Sunnybrook. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts; served for 4 years as a Chair of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (formally MRC) Randomized Controlled Trials Committee, and has participated in large-scale, multi-site clinical trials for the past 2 decades.

Professor Levitt's clinical practice and research is focused on the treatment of patients with resistant mood and anxiety disorders. He also has expertise in the facilitation of patient and family access to care in complex mental health and addiction systems. As a result of his expertise in this area of clinical medicine, Professor Levitt was recently appointed Medical Director of the newly created Family Navigation Project - a non-profit program designed to provide expert navigation of the mental health and addictions service system for youth aged 13-26 with serious mental health and/or addiction problems.

You are invited to attend a free study day of Arts in the Early Modern Period devised for students and the general public. This day includes lectures, workshops and activities in Renaissance power politics, music dance, the art of rhetoric and visual material culture.

You're invited to attend a free public event with Mr Patrick Suckling, High Commissioner to India. 2014 was an important year for Australia - India relations with Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to India in September and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic address to Parliament during his official visit to Canberra in November. Come hear what 2015 holds for bilateral relations from Australia's High Commissioner to India. We look forward to seeing you there!

After more than a decade, world-renowned musical director William Christie returns to Australia with the phenomenal Les Arts Florissants and his selection of the world's most talented singer soloists of Les Jardin des Voix (The Garden of Voices). He will present a lecture-recital focusing on emotions conceived by Italian composers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Tickets $35 - please book at link for event information

If you're a Year 12 student (or a parent of a Year 12 student), this session will provide information about UWA's courses, admission requirements and how to achieve your study and career goals.

UWA Prospective Students Office staff will be on hand to answer your queries following the presentation.

About the talk

Listening to artefacts: decay on historic shipwrecks interprets the past and provides future hope.

About the Speaker

Dr Ian MacLeod works for the Western Australian Museum and is the Executive Director of the Fremantle Museums. He has over 36 years' experience as a conservator. His biggest preventive conservation task was the relocation of 3.5 million items from their central Perth location to a collection centre and suite of laboratories 9 km down the road in Welshpool. Installed shelving covers the distance of the round trip between Perth and Fremantle.

Ian gained his BSc (Hons) in fluorine chemistry at the University of Melbourne in 1970 and completed his PhD in 1974 on the polarography of the highly reactive hexafluoride metal complexes dissolved in liquid anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. He had postdoctoral stints at the University of Glasgow and at Murdoch University between 1974-1978. He has pioneered the use of in-situ corrosion studies to determine decay and preservation methods for stabilising shipwreck artefacts. He has also applied his skills to solving complex deterioration processes on Aboriginal rock art sites, tombstones and cathedrals. He gained his Doctor of Science in Materials Conservation in 2007.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the International Institute for Conservation and of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is also an accredited professional conservator (PMAICCM). He has written more than 170 conservation and corrosion research papers. His passion for decay has been applied to the preservation of St George's Cathedral and to the conservation of textiles at New Norcia. In his spare time he is a bellringer and chair of the Swan Bells Foundation and President of the Clan MacLeod Society of WA.

Door open at 7.00pm. (There will be a short AGM at 7:15pm followed by the speaker at 7:30pm)

Cost: $5 donation. (Members free).

This lecture will examine new paradigms for developing cultural heritage as embodied museum experiences inside a series of large-scale immersive and interactive museum display systems.

The lecture will conclude with a focus on two exhibitions currently in production: the 'Atlas of Maritime Buddhism', about the spread of Buddhism from India to China, and 'Illuminating Asia', the world touring show.

Cost: Free, but RSVP requested via the webpage http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/kenderdine

Curators, critics and academics have various approaches to framing exhibitions of Aboriginal art and material culture, their review and critique.

Join Dr Vanessa Russ and Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Curator, Content Development New Museum Project, Western Australian Museum as they discuss the changing appreciation of protocols and strategies in relation to curating and writing about Aboriginal art and culture.

Stay on for refreshments and further informal discussion. FREE Event. RSVP required. http://lwag1503.eventbrite.com/?aff=uwacal

Under the leadership of Helpman award winner Andrew Foote, Fridays@Five showcases the UWA voice students. From the Vocal Consort, solo song in recitals, public workshops, mixed instrumental and voice ensembles, or public Masterclasses with Q&A, Fridays@Five are an ideal way to start your weekend.

Entry is free, no bookings required

The UWA French Club Play is a club tradition spanning over 70 years. After a four year lapse, the UWA French Club has revived this tradition to bring you the play Lysistrata.

This is a seductive comedy with a strong political bent. Set during the Peloponnesian War, the women of Greece decide to use their sexual power in an effort to curtail the ongoing conflict. The play dates back to 411 BC, yet it remains undoubtedly relevant to today's society.

The play will be entirely in French and we will be screening English subtitles. This year, we are lucky enough to have engaged the talent of professional French director, Stella Sulak to lead our dedicated 17-person cast. She has been working with the cast every Sunday since August.

We also have the privilege of working with WAAPA's graduates Zac Whitcombe (Lighting) and Petro Vouris (Composition) who have created the original lighting and music uniquely for this performance.

In this public lecture, Professor Hermann Nicolai, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, will review some recent ideas and approaches towards a more complete theory of quantum gravity unifying the fundamental interactions of general relativity and quantum mechanics.

Cost: free but RSVP required via http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/nicolai

An On the Edge public lecture by Professor Pat Dudgeon, School of Indigenous Studies, UWA and Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project.

Suicide and mental health conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are double the rate of non-Indigenous people, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics reporting over 100 deaths by suicide each year. This crisis must be addressed before it becomes any further entrenched. In order to treat mental illnesses and suicide we must also look at other challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Mental health cannot be treated in isolation.

In this lecture, Professor Dudgeon will present outcomes of projects she is involved with that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention.

This public lecture is free, but RSVP is required to http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/dudgeon

School of Music is proud to present: Andrew Foote (baritone) and Caroline Badnall (piano) present Schumann's "Dichterliebe"

Tickets: Entry is free, no bookings required.

Twenty years ago Carmen Lawrence took part in the UN Conference on the Status of Women in Beijing. The event seemed like a watershed and the good will was palpable; participants were determined to develop a practical plan which committed governments to specific actions rather than collating lofty aspirations which would never be realised in practice.

In this lecture, Professor Lawrence will argue that while some progress has been made on these and other fronts, it has to be acknowledged that we are still a long way from realising the ambitions set at the 1995 Conference.

The Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture is presented by the Australian Association of Social Workers, the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia and the Department of Local Government and Communities.

This public lecture is free, but RSVP is required to http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/2015-gvl

Book your tickets today and join us to celebrate and support an important cause. Cost $170 per head, includes a sumptuous lunch with wine and beer. Email [email protected]

Prof Seow's presentation will focus on recent findings on the structural and functional properties in smooth muscle and how these unique smooth muscle properties allow the muscle to function over a much larger length range compared with that in skeletal muscle, and also how dysregulation of these properties could lead to dysfunction of hollow organs containing smooth muscle.