What's On at UWA

Professor Joseph Piven is currently Director of the federally-funded University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the University of North Carolina and NICHD-funded Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, while leading an NIH-funded T32 Post-Doctoral (...)

Researchers at the University of Western Australia are getting together a research proposal to look at a new treatment for leg ulcers they want to trial.

We want to hear the thoughts and ideas of people who have lived experience of leg and foot ulcers about what will be important to (...)

The Seminar: Objectives: In 1971 Tudor Hart first described the inverse care law, which states that the availability of good medical/dental care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served. Does this still apply to modern day services? If so, why is this, given our current (...)

This is a NH&MRC grant information session followed by a light lunch.

Prof Peter Eastwood is Deputy Director of the Institute for Respiratory Health and Director of UWA's Centre for Sleep Research in the School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology. He is Editor-In-Chief of the journal Respirology, the major Respiratory Medicine Journal for the Asia-Pacific (...)

Is air pollution as bad for us as smoking? Is the growing economy affecting our health? Only 12% of people in the world live in cities which meet WHO air quality standards, and acute effects of air pollution have caused lung illness symptoms, heart issues, hospitalisations and death. Long term (...)

Hudson will deliver a session that will give you the chance to explore and learn about Assessment Centres including how they are used, what to expect and how to make the most out them.

You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions related to: typical activities in an assessment (...)

If you would like to know how a postgrad qualification can shape your future career, visit our Postgrad & Honours Expo in September.

Chat to current staff and students about the courses on offer, scholarships and the application process, and attend one of the information sessions (...)

NMR spectroscopy finds its most prominent applications in structural biology and systems biology. Structural biology is a well-travelled realm, but NMR-based metabolomics and the application of NMR in systems biology are relatively new and less known lands. This presentation will touch on various (...)

Dr Tara Richman completed her PhD studies at the University of Western Australia in 2014 and is currently a post-doctoral scientist in Aleksandra Filipovska's laboratory. Due to her time as a research assistant before commencing her PhD studies in 2010, Tara has experience in several diverse areas (...)

A fundraising dinner, in support of the development of Perth's Early Music Project, will be held at the historic St George's College in September. Perth's Early Music Project is to be hosted by St George's College from next year and will feature the creation of an Early Music Festival and a (...)

Building upon the theoretical concepts that underpin this still youthful and dynamic discipline, this unit broadens and extends understanding of the practica application of advanced modern epidemiological principles. Current issues in epidemiology will be presented, with particular emphasis on (...)

The Careers Boot Camp will get you ready for employment! Brush up your networking skills, update your resume and get tips to help you find a job.

All students welcome to attend.

Book for the individual workshops on CareerHub (http://uwa.careerhub.com.au/students/events)

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12:00 - SEMINAR - Cytokine modulation and cell therapy in transplantation

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Mitchell received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Sydney in 2013, where he worked in Prof. Joel Mackay's group to develop artificial zinc-finger proteins to specifically recognize RNA for sequence-specific RNA-targeting applications. In 2013, Mitchell moved to the University of (...)

St George's College and the SAS Resources Trust are combining together on Saturday 10th October for a day of interest and enjoyment at the College. The activities will include an SAS historical display and talks from former SAS officers. The "Midday Live Set" featuring resident musicans (...)

The Seminar: Diet as a preventative tool or for health improvement is not new, but the effect of diet or diet components on the gut microbiota is still poorly understood. The understanding of such effects is becoming ever more important as the gut microbiota's effect on host health becomes more (...)

Associate Professor Evan Ingley heads the Cell Signalling group, which has an interest in understanding the signalling networks of both normal and diseased cells in blood development and cancer. Evan completed his PhD at The Australian National University working on the cytokine Interleukin-5 and (...)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy may not be the first technique on your list for understanding ligand-target interactions but it is a powerful approach that is capable of monitoring and understanding interactions at the atomic level. This presentation outlines two on-going projects (...)

The Seminar: Cooperation is the foundation of human social life and by any definition the essence of culture itself: shared meaning, value, and goals. But how it evolved remains a mystery. Game theory shows that it can evolve but is silent about mechanisms - what motivates us to cooperate? Moreover (...)