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 March 2012
Friday 23
15:00 - Colloquium: Speaker PROF GORDON BROWN (University of Warwick) - Relative rank effects in consumer behaviour and social judgement: From cognitive models to social inequality More Information
Models of judgement and decision-making suggest that the relative ranked positions of options within a context influences judgement and choice. I will summarise evidence for the relative rank principle in a number of different social and applied contexts, ranging from actual product choice through to social and health-related attitudes. I show that wage and life satisfaction are related to relative rank of income; that similar principles predict self-perception of body-image, student satisfaction, and alcohol consumption,and that the effects of societal income inequality can be understood in terms of the same principles that underpin judgement and choice.
Monday 26
12:00 - EVENT - LIWA Medical Research Seminar Series : Prof Anna Nowak presents "Thoracic Cancer Medicine" Website | More Information
LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "Thoracic Cancer Medicine" by Professor Anna Nowak from School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Time: 12 noon for light lunch with 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation

18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Being an ecologist in Western Australia: Life in a biological wonderland caught in a minefield of polarized debates Website | More Information
A public lecture by Professor Richard Hobbs, 2011 WA Scientist of the Year.

Professor Hobbs studies the patterns and processes of life - species and how they interact, ecosystems and how they work - and how humans intersect with and affect these species and ecosystems. Working as an ecologist in Western Australia is at the same time a great privilege and an immense challenge. Quirks of history and geography have rendered WA a unique and diverse place, whose ecology, we are discovering, is sometimes surprisingly different from other parts of the world.

This ecology is now facing rapid directional change as human impact increases through land use changes, urban and resource development, introduced species, exploitation and climate change. Managing these ecosystems in the face of such change seems fraught with contention. Debates are often highly polarised and dominated by claim and counterclaim - only some of which are backed up with solid information.

Professor Hobbs steps into this minefield to try to provide reasoned commentary, backed up with good data wherever possible, that can feed into the decision making process. Sometimes, however, the decision making process ignores the good science already available. Public and media discussion simplifies and further polarises complex phenomena and renders finding effective solutions more difficult. Few attempts are made to de-polarise debates and find common ground from which to work towards useful outcomes.

Navigating this minefield is an ongoing challenge, but one that is essential to continue to pursue while at the same time conducting the normal business of science. In this talk Proferssor Hobbs will discuss these issues from a personal perspective and in the context of current issues in Western Australia.

Richard Hobbs is Professor of Restoration Ecology in the School of Plant Biology at the University of Western Australia, where he holds an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship, and leads the Ecosystem Restoration and Intervention Ecology Research Group. He was elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2004, is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher and was awarded the Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal in 2010. His current research focuses on “Intervention ecology: managing ecosystems in the 21st century”.

Cost: Free, no RSVP required.
Tuesday 27
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The 2012 Francesco Vanzetti Memorial Lecture : Dante's Purgatorio and Easter: an introduction with a reading of the First Canto More Information

18:05 - FREE LECTURE - Lecture on Dante : Emeritus Professor John Scott will deliver the 2012 Francesco Vanzetti Memorial Lecture on Dante's Purgatorio. Website | More Information
"Dante's Purgatorio and Easter: an introduction with a reading of the First Canto"
Wednesday 28
17:30 - PRESENTATION - MBA and EMBA Information Session Website | More Information
We invite you to attend one of our upcoming information evenings which will give you the opportunity to learn about the programs on offer, to discuss your study options, meet Business School staff and have all your questions answered before applying for your chosen course.


18:00 - PRESENTATION - Year 12 Student Information Evening : Prospective student information session for Year 12 students Website | More Information
If you're a Year 12 student or a parent of a Year 12 student, this session will give you information about courses, admission requirements and how to structure TISC preferences to help you make the most of your WACE results and achieve your study and career goals.

Admissions Centre and Prospective Students Office staff will be available to answer questions following the presentation.

18:00 - FREE LECTURE - Semipermeable Public Lecture Series : Presented by SymbioticA & Institute of Advanced Studies at UWA Website | More Information
"Artists in the Labs" Speaker: Jill Scott

The artists-in-labs program, based in Zurich Switzerland started as a pilot project in 2003 to place artists into Swiss scientific research environments. The program examines current debates and discourses that can help art and science gain a closer understanding of each other. As well as her projects, “The Electric Retina” and “Dermaland”, Jill will present on the work of artists based in the artists-in-lab program and their collaborating research centres. These projects, research directives and residencies are designed to inspire artists to create new works of complexity and address the relevant issues about scientific discovery for society. She will also discuss the ways in which scientists in the program are exploring more creative contemporary art approaches to the experimentation, interpretation and communication of their research.
Thursday 29
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - Lunchtime Concert : Daniel Masmanian (composition) More Information

18:00 - PRESENTATION - Year 12 Student Information Evening (repeat session) : Prospective student information session for Year 12 students Website | More Information
If you're a Year 12 student or a parent of a Year 12 student, this session will give you information about courses, admission requirements and how to structure TISC preferences to help you make the most of your WACE results and achieve your study and career goals.

Admissions Centre and Prospective Students Office staff will be available to answer questions following the presentation.

18:00 - PERFORMANCE - Winthrop Singers Evensong More Information
The Winthrop Singers, UWA's chamber choir, perform an Evensong service every Thursday this semester at St Thomas More College. This week is a special sung Eucharist service. All are welcome.

Eucharist Victoria: Motet & Mass O Quam Gloriosum est Regnum Reading: Mark 3: 7-19 Motet: Parsons Ave Maria
Friday 30
10:00 - EVENT - �Government�s approach to Settling Refugees in Australia� : The Centre for Muslim States and Societies invites you to attend a public lecture by Mr Jamie Fox on the Governments approach to settling Refugees in Australia More Information
Mr Jamie Fox is the head of the Ministerial Support Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, a role he has held since February 2012. Prior to taking up that role, Jamie ran the Citizenship, Settlement and Multicultural Affairs Division in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. In that role, he was responsible for providing advice to the Government in the development of Australia’s Multicultural Policy, the People of Australia. He was also responsible for the delivery of settlement services to refugees arriving in Australia and the Adult Migration English Program. Jamie’s other roles in the Immigration Department have included responsibility for client services (including the overseas network for immigration) and visa policy

15:00 - Colloquium: Speaker Dr JEFF VANCOUVER (Ohio University) - Dynamics in Motivation and Decision Making: Some Computational Models More Information
Psychology is seeking a comprehensive, integrative approach to understanding motivated human behavior; that is, one that covers action, thinking, feeling, and learning. Preferably that approach would be formal (e.g., mathematical). In this presentation several computational models, all based on a simple information processing structure called the self-regulatory agent, are presented to account for various well-known (e.g., the goal gradient effect [Hull, 1934]) and not so well-known phenomena (e.g., the discontinuous, nonmonotonic expectancy model [Vancouver, More, & Yoder, 2008]; the discrepancy-reversal effect [Schmidt & DeShon, 2007]) in the action and thinking domains. Extensions to learning and feeling are also described.

 April 2012
Sunday 01
9:00 - EVENT - Perth Sun Fair : Discover sustainable living, renewable energy first hand Website | More Information
Its WA's biggest sustainable living event and its free and non-profit - although a donation is appreciated.

With over 15,000 people visiting the Fair on the day and over 90 organisation presenting it includes arts, music and activities, interactive displays for the kids and everyone.

Its about you and living not money, not a trade show althougth there will be alot of gear on show.

15:00 - PERFORMANCE - Teddy Bears Picnic : .....if you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise Website | More Information
The teddies of Perth unite for a festive event in the picturesque setting of the UWA Sunken Gardens. Big Teddies and passionate instrumentalists will laugh, sing, dance and explore the wonder of music.

Bring your bears, your picnic and be prepared for a fun-filled event.
Tuesday 03
16:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Via Crucis : A Reflection on the Way of the Cross through Literature, Art & Music More Information
A Reflection on the Way of the Cross through Literature, Art & Music

17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Distinguished International Guest Lecture Series : Practitioner Su Hart Website | More Information
Practitioner Su Hart, is a member of the Afro/Celt music group, Baka Beyond. Her own music is inspired by the music of the pygmy Baka people from the rain forests of Cameroon. In her talk she will discuss her own initiation into the Baka womens' magical singing called "Yelli" (forest yodeling).
Wednesday 04
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Consumer Training workshop on Basic Research Information Website | More Information
We are pleased to announce that we are running a Consumer Training workshop on Basic Research Information on Wednesday April 4th 10am – 2.30pm at the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research in Roberts Road Subiaco.

If you are currently working with consumers and or community groups, they might be interested in attending this workshop. The event is free and lunch will be provided – please tell us of any special needs.

12:30 - EVENT - Raine Lecture: Professor Femi Oyebode : "Humanities in Medical Education: Literature and Medicine" Website | More Information
Femi Oyebode studied medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, graduating with distinction in 1977. He trained in psychiatry in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and has been Consultant Psychiatrist in Birmingham since 1986. He is currently Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Birmingham, Head of Academy (Psychiatry), and Consultant Psychiatrist at the National Centre for Mental Health Birmingham. He is also on the editorial boards of The Psychiatrist, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment and Case Reports in Psychiatry. His research interests include medical humanities, clinical psychopathology, medical ethics, and perinatal psychiatry.

Femi Oyebode is also a poet and critic and has published 7 volumes of poetry. He contributed critical essays to The Oxford Companion to 20th Century Poetry, and has presented at the Hay-on-Wye and Cheltenham festivals. In addition he has contributed to two TV programmes for the BBC.

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Re-Inventing Ethics Website | More Information
A public lecture by Mary C. Gentile, Director of the ‘Giving Voice to Values’ curriculum, Babson College

Does ethics make us happy? Too often we view our ethical decisions as constraints on action - a set of “thou shalt nots”. What if we instead looked at these choices as the opportunities to be more of who we already are, at our best? Would that approach unleash a new energy, motivation and skillfulness? In this public lecture Mary C. Gentile will share a simple re-framing that has caught the attention and the hearts of people around the world and that is helping business and public practitioners as well as educators to unleash the values-driven energy and creativity that they already possess.

Mary C. Gentile, Ph.D., is Director of Giving Voice to Values (GVV), a business curriculum launched by Aspen Institute and Yale School of Management, now based and funded at Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. GVV is a pioneering approach to values-driven leadership that has been featured in Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, McKinsey Quarterly and BizEd. GVV has been and piloted in over 150 business schools and organizations globally. She is the author of Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right (2010, Yale University Press). Gentile is Senior Research Scholar at Babson College; Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program; and independent consultant. Previously she was a faculty member and manager of case research at Harvard Business School. While at Harvard Business School (1985-95), Gentile was one of the principal architects of the innovative educational program, Leadership, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.

This lecture is a part of the Institute of Advanced Studies 2012 lecture series ‘Global Transformation and Public Ethics’. This series of free public lectures aims to stimulate considered debate about urgent issues in public ethics and policy as well as reflecting on ways we can improve public discourse about such issues.

Cost: Free, no RSVP required.

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