What's On at UWA

The Lung Institute of WA invites you to a free seminar on: "Confronting the killer: epidemiology and prevention of pneumonia in Papua New Guinean children" by Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann. A light lunch will be served from 12.00pm with a 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.

The Lung Institute of WA invites you to a free seminar on: "Confronting the killer: epidemiology and prevention of pneumonia in Papua New Guinean children" by Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann. A light lunch will be served from 12.00pm with a 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.

While humans use their voice mainly for communicating information about the world, paralinguistic cues in the voice signal convey rich dynamic information about a speaker´s arousal and emotional state, and extralinguistic cues reflect more stable speaker characteristics including identity, biological sex and social gender, socioeconomic or regional background, and age. Here I discuss how recent methodological progress in voice morphing and voice synthesis has promoted research on current theoretical issues, such as how voices are mentally represented in the human brain. Special attention is dedicated to the distinction between the recognition of familiar and unfamiliar speakers, in everyday situations or in the forensic context, and on the processes and representational changes that accompany the learning of new voices. I describe how specific impairments and individual differences in voice perception could relate to specific brain correlates. Finally, I consider that voices are produced by speakers who are often visible during communication, and present evidence that shows how speaker perception involves dynamic face-voice integration. Overall, the representation of para- and extralinguistic vocal information plays a major role in person perception and social communication, could be neuronally encoded in a prototype-referenced manner, and is subject to flexible adaptive recalibration as a result of specific perceptual experience.

Biography: Stefan Schweinberger is a full professor at the University of Jena in Germany. He is chair for General Psychology and head of the DFG-funded Person Perception Research Unit. Stefan received his Ph.D. and Habilitation from the University of Konstanz and was professor at the University of Glasgow before moving to Jena. His research interests include the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying person perception, particularly the electrophysiological correlates of face and voice perception.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join international human resources and diversity expert, Professor Mustafa Ozbilgin and leaders from Chevron, IMB, UWA and Westpac, as they discuss the international trends and organisational developments in the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) employees.

While LGBTI citizens are more visible, research tells us that many LGBTI employees still feel uncomfortable and even unsafe in disclosing their sexual orientation and their family circumstances in the workplace. This is a problem for the individual, the team, and society. For business, the inclusion and contribution of all employees is essential for sustainable growth.

Learn how these Diversity Champion organisations achieved Top 10 Workplace Equality Index ranking for LGBTI inclusion and what you might be able to progress in your workplace.

Tickets $60 inc. GST (includes full breakfast) Tables of 8. For the event flyer contact Jacquie Hutchison

A free public lecture by Jamie Peck, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia.

The lecture will explore the political and theoretical status of neoliberalism in these ostensibly twilight times. Particular attention will be focused on the peculiar course of austerity politics in the United States, where a banking crisis has once again been transformed into a state crisis, the costs of which have been trickling down in ways that the benefits of growth never did.

Cost: free, RSVP to http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/peck

Effective management of diversity in society and workplaces continues to present challenges in the 21st century. Diversity management remains a fragmented research discipline and profession which suffers from crises of legitimacy and trust. Despite an ‘it’s good for us: it’s good for business’ mantra, diversity management still attracts resistance ranging from active backlash to passive indifference.

The lively interactive lecture will explore reasons for this resistance and highlight understandings of how diversity management contributes to an organisation’s triple bottom line (people, profit and planet related performance outcomes). Drawing on his extensive research collaboration with a wide range of industries and organisations, Professor Özbilgin will outline how to develop evidence based arguments to achieve support from leadership and line management for diversity management initiatives; as well as provide models which can aid assessment of diversity management activities from multiple perspectives and interests including strategy, employee well-being and productivity, reputation, profit and competitiveness. The lecture will be interactive and audience members will be able to contribute to the discussion.

Cost: free, RSVP required vis http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/ozbilgin

The Guardian newspaper once called him “the greatest poet of our age”. Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, celebrated translator, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature and many other awards, was the rarest of poets: one who was lauded by critics and loved by readers from around the world. The Nobel Prize committee described his oeuvre as “works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past”. His books made up two-thirds of all sales of living poets in the UK. Seamus Heaney died at the age of 74 in August this year, but his writings will be read, recited, and studied for many years to come.

Join us for a special evening to commemorate the life of Seamus Heaney.

UWA literary scholars Winthrop Professor Philip Mead, Professor Andrew Lynch and Dr Duc Dau, will give short talks about the place of Heaney’s poetry in their academic and personal lives. Audience members will then be invited to recite a short poem or excerpt and, if they so wish, describe its significance to them. The celebration will conclude with light refreshments.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential to [email protected]. Places are limited so early booking is advised.

Associate Professor of Economics Paul McLeod will chair a 'fireside presentation' with colleagues of our guest, Emeritus Professor Reg Appleyard. Hear about changes to university education and student internationalisation during Prof Appleyard’s time as Head of Department with his frequent visits to Europe for discussions with many UN and international committees.

During the last week of November The University of Western Australia will be hosting the biennial EPHEA conference in conjunction with Curtin University, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University.

The theme for this year’s conference is "Building for the Future: Leadership, Community and Social Inclusion"

Conference papers cover a wide range staff and student-oriented topics in the Higher Education context, including Indigenous participation, LGBTI inclusivity, cultural diversity, student outreach, mental health, disability, and gender in leadership.

For the conference program and full registrations, please visit http://tinyurl.com/EPHEA2013

For single session registrations please visit http://payments.weboffice.uwa.edu.au/equity/payment

AURALROOTS is a quasi-real interactive sculpture inspired by the behaviour of the outer hair cells and inner hair cells and auditory nerves of the cochlea. It combines tactile and augmented technologies with the strategies of scale to allow the viewer to hear biological and traditional stories about the way we hear on a visceral level (in the womb), on a survival level (in the landscape and on a communication level (tests in the science lab). This exploration also triggers augmented reality, visuals that can be seen on screens and changes in a display of supporting hair cells in vitro. (Collaborators: The Auditory Lab: UWA)

Jill Scott was born in Melbourne and has been working and living in Switzerland since 2003. She is Professor for Research in the Institute of Cultural Studies in Art, Media and Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZhdK) and Co-Director of the Artists-in-Labs Program (a collaboration with the Ministry for Culture, Switzerland), which places artists from all disciplines into physics, computer, engineering and life science labs to learn about scientific research and make creative interpretations. She is also Vice Director of the Z-Node PHD program on art and science at the University of Plymouth, UK-a program with 16 international research candidates.

Her recent publications include: Artists-in-labs Processes of Inquiry (2006 Springer/Vienna/New York) and Coded Characters Hatje Cantz (2002, Ed. Marille Hahne). She was awarded a PhD from the University of Wales (UK) and has a MA from the University of San Francisco, as well as a Degree in Education (University of Melbourne) and a Degree in Art and Design (Victoria College of the Arts). Since 1975 she has exhibited many video artworks, conceptual performances and interactive environments in USA, Japan, Australia and Europe. Her most recent works involve the construction of interactive media and electronic sculptures based on studies she has conducted in neuroscience- particularly the somatic sensory system artificial skin (e-skin) 2003-2007 and on neuro-retinal behaviour in relation to human eye disease ("The Electric Retina", 2008) and ("Dermaland", 2009).

Westerly will launch issue 58:2 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

The launch is being held in conjuction with the Bliss exhibition, for which the Westerly Centre was campus partner.

This special edition, On Beauty, has been guest edited by long-term former editor, Dennis Haskell, and was conceived at a panel discussion held at the Perth Writer's Festival earlier in the year.

Professor Ted Snell, Director of the Cultural Precinct, will open the event, and wine and cheese will be served before and after his address.

OUTDOOR FITNESS [FIT-R + RUNNING CLUB] FIT-R: Outdoor exercise class including strength, fitness and mobility training designed to challenge participants and at the same time cater for individual difference and tailor appropriately.

RUNNING CLUB: Twice weekly group running sessions tailored for all levels.

WHEN: 10 week program commencing Dec 2 (with break over Christmas). Running Session - 6am Mon & Fri. Fit-R - 6am Wed.

COST: $12 per week ($120 for whole program incorporating 3 sessions per week)

WHERE: UWA Health & Rehabiliation Clinic (South end of campus - adjacent to Business School)

BONUSES: Pool tokens for public swimming sessions at UWA Aquatic Centre and 10% discount on other clinic services (incl. Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology)

Transform Your Life Forum is a series of community based presentations, seminars and workshops presented to address the full range of mental health issues.

Dr. George O'Neil founded the Fresh Start Recovery Programme in 1996 and is its Medical Director. He has a strong interest in developing new treatment methods for drug addictions and other health problems. He has published a number of peer-reviewed journal papers on addiction medicine and is a Fellow of the RACP Chapter of Addiction Medicine.

Professor Gary Hulse is coordinator of A&OD for the UWA Faculty of Medicine and School of Psychiatry. In 2009 he published a randomised clinical trial of an implant treatment for drug addiction.

Price: $60. Price includes refreshments on arrival and presentation by Dr. George O'Neil

8:00AM - 12:00PM, SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2013 UWA Publishing’s Big Book Sale is back for 2013 and bigger than ever!

Come down to the UWAP carpark on Saturday 7 December and grab some pre-Christmas bargains.

ALL BOOKS UNDER $10!

Books for sale include fiction, biographies, WA, maritime and natural history, botany, general non-fiction, popular science, cookbooks and more.

Plus free giftwrapping, so you can get your Christmas shopping sorted. Choose from either brown paper with coloured bands and twine, or have your book creatively wrapped in a printed tea towel using the Otsukai Tsutsumi technique.

Where: UWAP carpark, UWA Claremont Campus, corner Goldsworthy and Princess Rds, Claremont. When: 8:00am-12:00pm, Saturday 7 December 2013.

Don't spend the first few weeks of your summer break stressing about your (or your son or daughter's) impending WACE results!

This information session will provide advice on UWA courses, admission requirements and how to structure your TISC preferences to ensure you give yourself the best chance of achieving your study and career goals.

UWA Admissions staff will be available to answer any questions you may have following the presentation.

Join us on campus at The University of Western Australia for a 3-day match between the EBC England Lions and the WACA XI team.

The ECB England Lions team may well include possible future England star and Australian born Sam Robson, along with established Test player Tim Bresnan. Also likely to play are current internationals, Jos Butler, Chris Jordan, and Danny Briggs.

The WACA XI will possibly include Michael Beer, Tom Triffett, and Nathan Rimmington, along with a number of contracted players keen to catch the eye of State selectors. A couple of WA "young guns' will also be given the chance to prove their worth.

The match will be held over Tuesday 10 December – Thursday 12 December from 10.30am at James Oval.

Bring your chairs, food and sunscreen and get settled in for three days of outstanding cricket in a relaxed and beautiful setting.

You, your friends and family will be able to get close to the action to see these two teams play, just days before the third Ashes test gets underway in Perth.

While on campus, you can wander around our beautiful grounds, purchase food and drinks from our Guild Village Cafe or University Club or head across the road to the scenic Matilda Bay.

Please plan your journey by checking our parking and transport information page. Please note that this venue is not licensed and is smoke and alcohol free.

Members of the UWA community, family and friends are invited to a traditional service of readings, carols and hymns at the Chapel of St. George's College on Thursday 12th December at 7pm. The choir is the UWA Winthrop Singers.

The event is free and we invite a donation which will be shared equally between the Winthrop Singers Development Fund and the Christmas Bowl Appeal (for overseas development aid).

Space is limited so please RSVP to the college reception by phoning 9449 5555 or email: [email protected]

Parking is available near the boat sheds on the corner of Mounts Bay Road and Hackett Drive.

An annual event at St George's College is the Christmas Carols performed by the Winthrop Singers. An evening not to be missed. Please book as there is limited space. Performances are on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 December.

Master of Music (Research) student Marco Lombardi presents his Master's Piano recital. The program includes:

Chopin, Frederic - Preludes Op 28 Mozart, W.A. - Rondo in A minor K511 Busoni, Ferruccio - Sonatina Seconda Castiglioni, Niccolo - Sonatina

Entry is free - all welcome!

The School of Population Health is holding an Information Evening on Monday 16 December at 5.30pm.

We will present three concurrent information sessions for those interested in achieving a Master of Nursing Science, Masters of Social Work or Master of Public Health.

If you are interested in one of our Masters degrees, please register to attend a session at sph.uwa.edu.au. There will be a brief presentation outlining the relevant course for you, followed by plenty of time for your questions. Drinks and nibbles will be provided and you will have the opportunity to talk to some of our lecturers and current students.

These information sessions will be held at the School of Population Health in the Clifton Street Building, Nedlands Campus.