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Today's date is Thursday, March 28, 2024
Events for the public
 April 2013
Thursday 11
13:10 - EVENT - FREE Lunchtime Concert : The Winthrop Singers Website | More Information
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm

19:00 - EVENT - Transform Your Life Forum : with former ABC broadcaster Glenn Mitchell Website | More Information
Transform Your Life forums is a series of community based tailor-made presentations, seminars and workshops presented to address the full range of mental health issues. Join us to hear Glenn Mitchell, former ABC sports broadcaster share his personal journey of overcoming mental health challenges and bouncing back from depression. For more than two decades from early 1990, Glenn Mitchell lived a life that many envied. As a sports commentator for the ABC, and married to fellow broadcaster, Karen Tighe, he travelled the world covering elite level sport. But all through this period in the public eye, Glenn was a sufferer of mental illness. In late-2006 he finally realized he needed medical help for his condition. Despite having made progress a confluence of events in early 2011 saw him descend into a highly depressive mental state that resulted in him inexplicably resigning his position at the ABC and making an attempt on his own life. It was the blackest of periods in the life of a man who appeared to have everything to live for. With the support of his wife, family, friends and doctors, he was able to fight back from the brink of despair. While he forfeited his dream job, what he gained by way of his rehabilitation was far more important. After overcoming his personal demons and reshaping his life, Glenn now aims to try and prevent others from enduring the torturous path he did by candidly speaking about his own journey.

The Momentum Panel will address questions from the audience related to mental health issues.

Price: $75, price includes refreshments on arrival followed by presentation by Glenn Mitchell.

19:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Don Watson's Death Sentence : UWA Extension Public Lecture Website | More Information
Don Watson’s three books on modern language – Weasel Words, Death Sentence and Bendable Learnings – have entertained and educated many readers, and prompted change in the way corporate and government language is written and used. Don’s witty and provocative views on language and writing, politics and history have application for corporate audiences, public servants, teachers, advertisers, PR firms, film-makers, political parties, academics and local government organisations, as well as any individuals concerned that the English language is, indeed, living under a death sentence.

THINGS TO KNOW This talk runs for an hour with time for questions. Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.

TICKETS $29 per standard ticket
Friday 12
13:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Campus Partner Talk: Light as a Medical Diagnostic Tool : Researchers discuss their current research related to the use of light as a medical diagnostic tool Website | More Information
Researchers from the Optical + Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (OBEL) share their research findings related to the use of light as a medical diagnostic tool at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on Friday 12 April 2013.

OBEL is based within the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics - campus partner of the current exhibition LUMINOUSFLUX, which explores the ways in which local and international artists harness the magical palette of light.

For more info on this and similar events, visit the Public Program schedule of the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/publicprogram/
Monday 15
8:00 - Service - Computer Waste Collection : Do you have computer waste waiting for safe disposal? Bring it to UWA's three-day computer waste collection event. All items will be recycled. Website | More Information
UWA is committed to reducing hazardous e-waste in landfill. Staff, students and members of the public are invited to dispose of computer and IT-related waste that is end-of-life ie irrepairable or redundant.

Accepted: computers, including laptops and monitors, printers, faxes, scanners, keyboards, mice, webcams, modems, routers, multi-media speakers, hard drives, circuit boards, power cords, cables and mobile phones.

Please deliver materials between 8am and 10am, or 3:30pm and 5:30pm, on each day between Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 April. Vehicle access via Fairway Entrance 4 is granted during these times.

The collection is limited to IT equipment. Personal and work-related waste is accepted. Unfortunately, other electrical items, such as televisions and appliances, cannot be accepted.

Sims Recycling Solutions will break down the waste to recover reusable materials such as plastic and metals. Up 98% of the waste volume will be returned to the manufacturing process.

Please note: all items will be broken down for recycling. If your equipment is in good working order consider donating it for reuse.

Please note: UWA procedures for secure file removal and asset retirement must be followed for University computers. These steps are outlined at: http://www.sd.fm.uwa.edu.au/programs/recycling/computers.

The collection is an initiative of UWA Sustainable Development and SIMS Recycling Solutions.

13:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Morning after the Arab Spring : CMSS has invited Nina Markovic from the UNA Centre for European Studies, to explain the EU’s multi-dimensional foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More Information
This lecture aims to explain the EU’s multi-dimensional foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which is a vitally important neighbourhood for the future of the entire Union and its members. In the EU’s security strategy, the risk of failing states is seen as a major security challenge for collective institutions and individual members. The change of leadership over the past two years under intense domestic pressure (the transformative phenomenon known as the ‘Arab Spring’) has brought about changes in the EU’s neighbourhood policy. The surge of asylum seekers has also put additional pressure on the Mediterranean countries, which have been calling for all other EU members to share the migration burden more equitably.

17:00 - SCREENING - CMSS "Crossing the Line" a documentary film by Anita Barar : An Australian film about the partition of India in 1947. More Information
In 1947, when India attained freedom from the British Empire, a line was drawn on the map of India on the basis of religious majority creating two countries – India and Pakistan. Millions crossed the line and massive violence and slaughter occurred on both sides. The history of humanity has perhaps not witnessed a darker tragedy, millions died and tens of millions were uprooted from their homes - without a war.“It has been said that ‘There are good people and bad. There is little you can do about the bad, but the tragedy is that so many good people do bad things in the name of religion’. Crossing the Line is the beginning of the recovery, of some of the shattered lives, after one of the worst bloodbaths in history,” Crossing the Line was produced as a result of the passion of Anita Barar, who wanted the stories of her community told, and their experiences shared on the screen. Anita successfully brought together members of the Indian Australian & Pakistani Australian community and conducted a series of storytelling workshops which were digitally documented providing insights into the long-term aftermath of experiences of migration and displacement – the disorienting experience of living in a new country while profound and enormous changes take place in one’s country of origin.
Tuesday 16
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Kristin Bowtell Website | More Information
Kristin Bowtell (returning Court Music Fund award-holder)

The Embodied Score: Conductors' Interpretive Decision-Making

Conductors are expected to develop a personal interpretation of each piece in advance of the first rehearsal, yet the conducting and performing literature gives little guidance beyond ‘gain experience’. Contemporary research in neuroscience, learning theory and philosophy suggests that musical expressivity originates in bodily processes, (particularly motion) and that cognition is not purely located in the brain but is distributed throughout the body. This indicates that conductors who seek to develop their range of musical expression (and hence increase their interpretive options) should utilise the body as a musical interface and source of ideas, rather than merely as a machine that inputs and outputs sounds on behalf of the disembodied brain.

18:00 - SEMINAR - Mature-age Entry Information Evening : Find out about UWA's Mature-age entry pathways Website | More Information
There are a number of entry pathways for mature-age students interested in studying at UWA - including those that have no previous secondary school results.

If you are 20 years of age or over by the 1st March in the year you wish to commence study, you may qualify for one of our mature-age entry pathways.

This session will provide you with advice on UWA's entry pathways and courses; what to expect from student life; and, there will be time afterwards to answer any questions you have.

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The History of Education and the Values of Cultural Heritage Website | More Information
A public lecture by Ian Reid, Adjunct Professor, English and Cultural Studies UWA.

A century ago, when The University of Western Australia first opened its doors to students, the general purposes of higher education seemed relatively clear in the public mind. But these days there is less certainty about the relevance of some cherished academic traditions. What distinctive role do universities still have, if any? What can the wider community reasonably expect universities to deliver? What should be the relationship between universities and cultural institutions in the heritage and collections sector?

This lecture is presented by the Institute of Advanced Studies, the National Trust of Australia (WA) and Australia ICOMOS to celebrate the International Day of Monuments and Sites on 18 April. The theme for the 2013 celebration is the Heritage of Education. This year’s lecture also forms part of the National Trust’s 2013 Western Australian Heritage Festival. For more details on the festival go to www.national trust.org.au .

Cost Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/ian-reid or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Wednesday 17
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Probation worker responses to turbulent conditions: Constructing identity in a tainted occupation Website | More Information
Public lecture by Anne Worrall, Professor of Criminology, Keele University, UK and Honorary Professorial Fellow, Law School, UWA.

Drawing on recent research on the occupational cultures of probation workers, Anne Worrall explores the motivations, values and job expectations of present and former workers. Arguing that probation work is often regarded by society as a ‘tainted’ or ‘dirty’ occupation which operates in turbulent political, social and economic conditions, Professor Worrall will consider how probation workers respond to these adverse circumstances to make their work meaningful and fulfilling, or just to cope.

Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/worrall or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Thursday 18
13:10 - EVENT - FREE Lunchtime Concert : UWA Guitar Ensemble Website | More Information
Free 50min Concert every Thursday

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Blue Forests for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Website | More Information
A public lecture by Núria Marbà, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (UIB-CSIC).

Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalge and mangroves) occupy 0.2 % of the ocean surface but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their canopies dissipate wave energy while high burial raises the seafloor, buffering the impacts of rising sea level and wave action with climate change. The loss of 1/3 of their global cover involves a loss of CO2 sinks and the emission of 1 Pg CO2 annually. The conservation, restoration and use of vegetated coastal habitats in eco-engineering solutions for coastal protection provide a “Blue Forest” strategy delivering significant capacity for climate change mitigation and adaption.

Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/marba or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Friday 19
17:30 - FREE LECTURE - Raine Lecture : Raine Visiting Professor Lecture - Strabismus and other eye motor disorders Website | More Information
Professor Engle’s research combines clinical, genetic, and molecular biological approaches to the study of strabismus (commonly referred to as 'misaligned eyes' or 'squint') and ocular motor neuron and axon development. As a paediatric neurologist, her research has focused primarily on a set of disorders referred to as the congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders. These are incomitant forms of strabismus in which primary gaze may be aberrant and one or both eyes are unable to move into one or multiple fields of gaze. These disorders can cause significant visual impairment and can be cosmetically disfiguring. Professor Engle's Lecture will discuss recent advances in causes, genetic diagnosis and treatments for these disorders.

19:30 - PERFORMANCE - Artistry! Sensation Website | More Information
Opening the season, conductor and virtuoso violinist Paul Wright conducts a program affected by classical sensibilities featuring some of the period’s best-loved works.

Grainger: Duke of Marlborough Fanfare; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished); Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major (Soloist: Paul Wright); Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 Classical

Tickets: Standard $25, Concession $20 - available here: http://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=AUUNITHEATRES&event=art1 or on the door.
Tuesday 23
12:00 - EVENT - ARCHBISHOP's MASS AND LUNCH : Annual visit by the new Catholic Archbishop to offer Mass in the UWA chapel, followed by lunch together More Information
All welcome to the Mass and Lunch, either or both, starting at 12 noon. Mass is offerd by the new Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costello. Lunch will be served after Mass. The UWA Chapel is on the first floor above the Village Cafe in the Guild Courtyard, that is one floor below the medical centre.

17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - David Symons Website | More Information
David Symons: Antill After Corroboree: A Return to Conservatism?

This paper investigates one of the widespread perceptions in much critical comment on the music of John Antill following the composition of his famous ballet Corroboree – namely, that the composer reverted to a ‘quieter’ and more conservative musical style in his later output in the 1950s and 1960s. The generally negatively-toned criticisms of Antill’s later work are assessed from two standpoints – that of musical ‘style’ or ‘character’ and that of musical ‘language’ or idiom. While Antill never wrote another work as ‘barbaric’ or ‘abrasive’ in manner as Corroboree, his later works explore a wider expressive palette in which there are some examples of the milder English ‘pastoral’ style, but the predominant ‘language’ is that of between-the-wars neoclassicism or neo-tonality of Bartok, Hindemith and Stravinsky. In this respect Antill shares a general stylistic range with the more progressive Australian composers of the same period such as Margaret Sutherland, Dorian Le Gallienne, Raymond Hanson and Robert Hughes.
Friday 26
13:00 - SEMINAR - Marriage and the Wedding Industry : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies More Information
With the average Australian wedding costing $36,000, is the wedding day really the "Bride's Day"? And should the bride still be "given away" like property?

Professor Tom Scirghi SJ of Fordham University, New York, is the 2013 St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies, and will discuss marriage and the wedding industry as the first of a series of seminar topics scheduled over the next three weeks.

The St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies is a joint initiative between the College, The University of Western Australia, and the University of Notre Dame Australia, bringing a leading Jesuit scholar to Perth each year to teach, lecture, and interact with the local community.
Sunday 28
15:30 - CONCERT - Change of Pace Concert : Chilled tunes on solo guitar plus classic and original piano pieces of jazz trio. Website | More Information
Join UWA School of Music guitarist Don Candy as he plays some of his chilled tunes on solo guitar followed by School of Music composer and jazz pianist Josiah Padmanabham performing classic and original pieces of jazz trio.

Admission is free, book ahead by visiting Epic Events.
Monday 29
6:00 - EVENT - UWA Health & Rehab - Running Club : Running Club Website | More Information
Running Club - All Levels!

Monday & Friday @ 6.30am - Variety of group runs, hills and intervals Wednesday @ 6.15am - Strength and Mobility session for Running (incl. Pilates, stability training, technique coaching)

$10 a week for 6-week block OR $350 yearly membership

Suits participants of all abilities including those returning from injury or waiting to start running for the first time. Great for those working towards an event or fun run (i.e. City to Surf).

Sessions will run ‘rain, hail or shine’ with access to indoor training facilities if required. Running coach with coordinate Monday and Friday sessions, with Wednesday classes run by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist* (*Private Health Rebates may apply)

CONTACT THE CLINIC TO REGISTER.

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