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Displaying from Wednesday, April 11, 2018
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April 2018
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Wednesday 11 |
8:00 - SEMINAR - 21st International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings : This seminar represents a valuable opportunity for academics, designers, practitioners, consultants and suppliers to discuss best practice, improved methods and technology, all with an emphasis on safety, efficiency and environmental impact.
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The Australian Centre for Geomechanics initiated the series of international seminars on Paste and Thickened Tailings (P&TT) in 1999. Since then the seminars have become an influential and respected annual event which provides an excellent forum to bring together tailings and mine waste (...)
13:00 - TALK - The Virgin, the Madame, and the Greenie Girlie-man: an art scholar�s tale. : A Talking Allowed event with Dr Ann Schilo, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University.
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Kehinde Wiley’s recent official portrait of the former US president, Barack Obama, has caused debate over dinner tables and in conference rooms. Looking unlike the conventional figure of conservative, patriarchal power, Obama is pictured seated, amidst a forest of flora. While it has been (...)
A public lecture by Mark McKenna, Research Fellow, History, University of Sydney.
The UWA Institute of Advanced Studies, City of Perth Library and Boffins Books are pleased to present Mark McKenna, author of 'Moment of Truth: History and Australia’s Future' in 'Quarterly Essay 69'.
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Thursday 12 |
17:30 - EVENT - Special Event with Her Excellency the High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ms Margaret Adamson
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Centre for Muslim States and Societies and AIIA WA is co-organising a special event with Her Excellency the High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ms Margaret Adamson.
Pakistan turned 70 in August last year. It is situated in a region of historically overlapping and competing power projections (...)
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Friday 13 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar : Status and social conflict in the Philippines at the turn of the sixteenth century
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The social structure of the Philippines at the turn of the sixteenth century comprised three distinct groups. These were the rulers and their families who
obtained their position through skill or force, and held it by dint of power and wealth; the slaves who came about their status after defaults (...)
12:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Medical Humanities Network: Networking Lunch with Dr. David Tuller : PACE trial on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on trial!
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David Tuller is a Senior Fellow in Public Health and Journalism at the Center of Global Public Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California. Previous to this he was academic coordinator of the University of California, Berkeley's joint masters program in public (...)
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Sunday 15 |
15:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Music on the Terrace : Grieg and the New World
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The UWA Symphony Orchestra once again joins forces with maestro Mark Coughlan to present a program of exciting and popular masterworks from the romantic tradition. From the excitement of grand opera to Grieg's evergreen piano concerto and Dvorak's energetic and exciting New World Symphony, this (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Beautiful Florentines: perfumes, powders and paint in the Renaissance
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A public lecture by Professor Evelyn Welch, Provost (Arts & Sciences), King’s College London.
The portraits of Renaissance men and women show unblemished skin, smooth, well-groomed hair and strong, handsome physiques. Women were all shown with pale white complexions while the men (...)
A public lecture by Professor Sarah Pink, Professor of Design (Media Ethnography), RMIT and UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
Self-driving cars, screenless technologies, digital assets, self tracking, automation and data - such emerging technologies are often represented (...)
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Wednesday 18 |
16:00 - FREE LECTURE - Gender Equity Panel Discussion : Gender discrimination in its many forms and how to address it.
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Gender discrimination is primarily against women and has many forms, some obvious and some hidden. This is a panel discussion on the various forms this discrimination takes and how we may address this. One aspect that will be discussed is Gender Discrimination in Islam and Muslim societies. Muslims (...)
17:30 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Converge | The Friends of UWA Music Alex Cohen Travelling Scholarship
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Join us each week for a delightful musical surprise! From young artist-led concerts to informal musical drinks on the famous grassy knoll, behind-the scenes workshops, lectures and masterclasses, these free weekly musical experiences will delight all music lovers.
This week, we celebrate (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The Seeing without Light: how people with disability are embracing emerging technologies : A public lecture by Dr. Scott Hollier, digital access specialist, lecturer, and author
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The rapid evolution of computers and mobile devices has
had a significant impact on how we engage online and
with each other. Yet for people with disabilities, including visual impairment, such technologies represent far more than just the sum of their parts - it is ultimately a gateway for (...)
A public lecture by Professor Jeffrey Vervoort, Professor of Isotope Geochemistry, Washington State University and 2018 UWA Robert and Maude Gledden Senior Visiting Fellow.
Earth scientists have long been interested in the nature of Earth’s earliest continents. There are several (...)
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Thursday 19 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar : Public Archaeology in Western Australia: Kings Square Archaeological Excavation
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In mid-January 2018 archaeologists from Archae-aus commenced excavating the remains of 19th and 20th Century buildings that once sat in Kings Square. The work was conducted on behalf of the City of Fremantle as preparatory works for the Kings Square Renewal Project which includes the demolition of (...)
A public lecture by Professor John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, University of Victoria Law School, British Columbia and 2018 Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples around the world are rebuilding their (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Secret of Cultured Pearls Revealed- from the Water to your Necklace
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A public lecture by Dr Marie-Lise Schläppy, Research Associate at The University of Western Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Pearls have been used as jewels for centuries and pearl aquaculture has helped make pearls more readily available. How are these pearls (...)
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Friday 20 |
Impacts of The China Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the first and most significant stage of China’s ambitious ‘One Belt One Road’ program that is set to re-draw the political and economic geography of South and Central Asia. As this project enters (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar : Transnational Islam Globally and in Indonesia
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To understand the importance of the impact of transnational Islam on peacebuilding and the narratives and activities of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) branch in Papua, it is necessary to locate the discussion within the literature. This presentation discusses the concepts of transnationalism (...)
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.
This week join celebrated musicians Adam Mikulicz (bassoon), Ashley William Smith (clarinet), Sandy Xu (oboe) (...)
18:30 - FREE LECTURE - UWA Music presents: Distinguished Artist Lecture Series with Brad Cohen : The Cunning Little Vixen; is this one of the greatest operas ever written?
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UWA and Tertiary Education Partner West Australian Opera present a series of lecture recitals, talks and masterclasses with internationally recognised directors and artists from WAO’s 2018 season, which will delight audiences with a unique insight into the world of opera.
Join us as (...)
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