What's On at UWA

The Seminar: Small airways in the distal lung were long considered a "silent zone", accounting for less than 10% of total airway resistance and contributing little to standard lung function measures. However, increasing evidence suggests that they are an important but relatively neglected (...)

Deciding what subjects to study in Year 11 and 12 can be a daunting process, particularly if you are not yet sure if university is the right pathway for your future goals.

Our information sessions will provide advice on UWA's courses, entry requirements and other helpful subject (...)

Are you an entrepreneur and about to turn your idea into a business? Interested in start-ups and networking? Then join this free workshop!

Start-Up Xchange is a series of 4 events run by the WA Innovation Centre in collaboration with UWA and the other major WA universities to promote (...)

Dr. Vallence received her BSc (Hons Psychology) and PhD from the University of Western Australia under the supervision of Professor Geoff Hammond and Dr. Karen Reilly. Following completion of her PhD, she worked as a University Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Neuromotor Plasticity and (...)

This 6-point unit offers an introduction to the principles of essential human food and nutrition, with public health applications. Applied topics include nutrition for different life stages; popular diets; nutrition and chronic disease; Indigenous nutrition; global nutrition issues; food supply (...)

Dr. Cornelius Gross has been a group leader at the Mouse Biology Unit of EMBL since 2003. In January 2009 he was promoted to a tenured position as Senior Scientist and Deputy Head of the Unit. His research has focused on the role of genetic and environmental factors in shaping the development of (...)

Covering the principles of infectious disease emergence and transmission using current case studies, this unit reviews the tools of outbreak and epidemic investigation, combined with ideas on environmental change as a driving force behind disease emergence.

We offer a range of 5-day full- (...)

Professor Ian Frazer is a clinician scientist, trained as a clinical immunologist in Scotland. As a Professor at the University of Queensland, he leads a research group working at TRI in Brisbane, Australia on the immunobiology of epithelial cancers. He is recognized as co-inventor of the (...)

Explore the role of evaluation in program design and planning, including determining the implementation process, and outcomes and impacts of healt programs. Evaluations in rural and Aboriginal contexts are considered. You'll be introducted to qualitative and quantitative methodologies and several (...)

DATES for JULY Workshops - 7 July, 21 July.

Learn how to build your online professional presence so organisations seek you out . Many organisations use LinkedIn to find potential employees, some have talent searchers specifically employed to scan professional networks and poach potential (...)

You are invited to attend a training session supported by the School of Medicine and Pharmacology, SCGH Unit outlining the use of the latest technology Hologic 2D scanning densitometer the Horizon W. This is the most sophisticated machine for measuring body composition in the world. Body (...)

Professor David Mackey is the managing Director of the Lions Eye Institute and Head of the Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Western Australia. He has studied the genetics of many eye diseases for over 25 years, examining thousands of patients with glaucoma as part of (...)

If you'd like policymakers to take more notice of your research, this short course is for you. This 3 day short course on knowledge translation and exchange can help you make your work more accessible and useful to policymakers.

You'll receive training on writing for policymakers and (...)

Nigel Laing was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated with his PhD from Edinburgh University in 1979, did one post-doc year in Oslo in 1980 and emigrated to Western Australia in 1981. From 1976 to 1987 he was a neuroembryologist working on motor neuron and muscle development. In 1987-1988 he (...)

The Seminar: Glucocorticoid levels rise dramatically in late gestation to mature fetal organs in preparation for life after birth. This is mimicked clinically in the routine administration of synthetic glucocorticoids to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth, to improve neonatal survival. I will (...)

Maria Kavallaris has made seminal contributions to understanding the mechanisms of action and resistance to antimitotic agents in cancer. Her studies on the cytoskeleton revealed alterations associated with tumourigenesis and metastasis and she has applied this knowledge to develop effective and (...)

Nobel Laureate Professor Elizabeth H. Blackburn is a leader in the area of telomere and telomerase research. She discovered the molecular nature of telomeres - the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes that serve as protective caps essential for preserving the genetic information - and the (...)

Presenter: Dr. Ann-Maree Vallence

Dr. Ann-Maree Vallence received her BSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of Western Australia under the supervision of Prof Geoff Hammond and Dr. Karen Reilly. Following completion of her PhD, Ann- Maree took up a University Postdoctoral Research (...)

If you expect that, when you get sick, someone will (of course) help you, no matter who you are, then you have a Christian culture in your head. It is not civilised, rational, common sense or efficient. But then, let us admit that there were some terrible things done in the church's name too. Let's (...)

Start the day fresh with an exclusive buffet-style breakfast at University Hall.

Take a tour with our ambassadors to hear their personal stories and to see the rooms and community lifestyle for yourself!

Family and friends are welcome to attend our free breakfast to coincide (...)