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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- (...)

Successful resumes and cover letters get put on top of the pile rather than in the bin! This seminar/lab will focus on the most important things that employers look for in the written application. You will review and learn key elements of how to:

Structure and format your resume and (...)

JULY INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS - July 1 and 15.

Do you have an interview scheduled or are your wisely preparing ahead for the opportunity? If so, join our interview skills workshop and learn the key factors to giving your best interview ever. During this practical 40 minute workshop you will (...)

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 (...)

Despite decades of research and applied efforts, interpersonal prejudice continues to occur at epidemic rates around the globe. Classic work focused on social categorization as the locus of prejudice formation, with volumes of research demonstrating that merely categorizing others as members 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 (...)

Professor Hans Lambers, School of Plant Biology, UWA, will highlight the importance of maintaining Perth's biodiversity through our gardens and verges. South-western Australia is a global biodiversity hotspot, where the greatest plant diversity is found on the most severely phosphorus-impoverished (...)

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 (...)

Presenter: Prof Andrew Whitehouse

Professor Andrew Whitehouse directs the Autism Research Team at the Telethon kids Institute (University of Western Australia). His research team use a range of methodologies to investigate the early identification and intervention of children with autism (...)

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 (...)

Come and hear from EY as we run you through what employers look for in your CV, application forms, interviews, group activities etc. Tips will also be given as to what you can get involved in whilst at university to increase your employability.

There will also be plenty of time at the (...)