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This seminar will outline the practical “why, what, how” for research/conduct and reporting/critical assessment of systematic and meta-analyses reviews that would be suitable for publication in high impact journals such as Sports Medicine. Practical “tips and tricks” will be provided to help (...)

55th Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) National Scientific Conference

“NEXT-GENERATION HEALTHCARE: MERGING BIOLOGY & TECHNOLOGY”

November 13-15, 2016 – Bond University, Gold Coast

Look beyond disciplinary boundaries and join us at NSC 2016 for a (...)

The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA). The statistical package SPSS will be used to (...)

Everyone is warmly invited to the Joint Physics and Mathematics Colloquium.

Title: "Dualities in Mathematics and Physics"

Abstract: In this talk I will review some geometric analogues of the Fourier transform, which arise in String Theory under the name of ‘duali (...)

Psychology Colloquium

Tuesday 22nd November 12:00-1:00pm in Bayliss MCS G.33

Presenter: Prof Simon Garrod (Glasgow)

Title: Cognitive Science for joint activities and dialogue.

Abstract:

This talk presents a cognitive framework for analyzing (...)

The Seminar: The education of medical school students in Germany in topics of experimental research is unsatisfactory. To train interested and selected medical students from their first year onwards in scientific thinking and methodology with a strong focus on laboratory experimentation in active (...)

Everyone is warmly invited to the Joint Physics and Mathematics Colloquium.

Title: "Higher-Spin Gauge Symmetries and Space-Time"

Abstract: Higher-spin gauge theory is a theory exhibiting an infinite extension of usual space-time and internal symmetries of modern (...)

Valuing natural capital is fundamental to measuring sustainability of natural resources and environmental assets. An appropriate conceptual framework and practical measurement techniques do not currently exist to quantify and measure natural capital assets and ecosystem services on farms in an (...)

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has organised OpenFOAM training which will be delivered by OpenFOAM Ltd.

This training will be particularly relevant for researchers working with Computational Fluid Dynamics and simulating complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions; turbulence and (...)

R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. Those without this experience are encouraged to attend the (...)

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.

Speaker has a medical emergency and will not be able to be in Perth on Thursday. Apologies for any inconveniences.

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Radio galaxies and galaxy evolution

It is now widely recognised that radio (...)

Gaussian, Inc., in cooperation with the The University of Western Australia, is pleased to announce that the workshop “Introduction to Gaussian: Theory and Practice” will be held at The University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia from December 3 - 7, 2016. Researchers at all levels from (...)

Special Psychology Colloquium

Tuesday 6th December 4:00-5:00pm in Bayliss MCS G.33, followed by post-talk drinks in the Psychology Courtyard.

Presenter: Prof Dorothy Bishop (Oxford)

Title: What is the reproducibility crisis and what can we do about it?

Abs (...)

Innovation: Multiple Dimensions in Teaching and Learning

The 2017 Teaching and Learning Forum (TLF2017) continues a 26 year tradition of bringing together educators from institutions from around Perth and beyond to discuss, share, and develop their ideas on current trends and good (...)

The UWA three-day ConocoPhillips Science Experience is a wonderful opportunity for current year 9 and 10 students to participate in hands-on workshops, meet knowledgeable and enthusiastic scientists and current students, get to know others with an interest in STEM fields, experience what it’s like (...)

Gold Standard GAMSAT will be running a GAMSAT course for 6 consecutive days from January 28 to February 2, 2017. Focus on the most frequently tested topics in the GAMSAT. Learn GAMSAT strategies from a medical doctor with 6 years of GAMSAT teaching experience and author of the Gold Standard GAMSAT (...)

Title: Harnessing Multi-omics Approaches in Biological Research