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Displaying from Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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September 2014
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Wednesday 24 |
16:00 - EXPO - UWA Postgrad & Honours Expo : Expo and information sessions for prospective postgraduate students
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Make an informed decision about your future and how postgraduate study can help achieve your goals by visiting the UWA Postgrad & Honours Expo.
16:00 - SEMINAR - Reorganising the brain with electromagnetic stimulation. : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) uses electromagnetic pulses to change brain activity, and is a promising new treatment for many neurological and psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, tinnitus, and epilepsy.
However, what rTMS does to the brain (...)
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Thursday 25 |
In the past decade, the first human reference genome was generated. Within the last several months, a steep decline in sequencing costs has enabled the analysis of entire populations. However, initial efforts almost entirely concentrated on the sequencing of individuals of European descent and (...)
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Friday 26 |
17:30 - EVENT - Twilight in the City with Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi: "Perth - City of Energy"
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Join us for a special Twilight Drinks event with Lord Mayor of Perth, Lisa Scaffidi, who will provide us with some fascinating insights into the variety of challenges and opportunities currently facing Perth.
West Australian born Lisa proudly calls Perth home and as Lord Mayor speaks (...)
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October 2014
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Wednesday 01 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Are individual health emergency risk perceptions, experiences with previous disaster events, and anxiety level associated with household based health emergency preparedness in Hong Kong?
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Professor Chan is the Director of Centre of Global health at SPHPC and the Director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), which was established in 2011 and aims to conduct research, teaching and engage in knowledge (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Disaster preparedness and response in remote, disaster-prone, ethnic minority-based communities in China
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A public lecture by Professor Emily Chan, Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response.
China is a natural disaster-prone country and its rural population faces the highest natural disaster risk. Like Australia, China faces (...)
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Thursday 02 |
This October musicians from across Australia and New Zealand will come together for a piano and percussion spectacular featuring Steve Reich’s
mesmerising Sextet for marimbas, vibraphones and keyboards.
Players from The University of Western Australia and the Western Australian (...)
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Friday 03 |
13:00 - PRESENTATION - 3MT UWA Final : An inspiring insight into PhD/Masters research at UWA
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Ten dynamic speakers will each have 3 minutes in which to explain the significance of their research using language that everyone can understand.
Join the staff and students of the School of Music to hear the finalists of the Chamber Music Prize Week.
UWA students will be joined by special guest performers from the WA Young Artists Chamber Music Program (WAYACHAMP).
A fantastic way to start your weekend!
Tic (...)
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Saturday 04 |
St George's College will throw open its doors for everyone to visit, explore and discover what life is like in the 'castle'! In conjunction with Open Gardens Australia the day will feature building and garden tours, a variety of musical performances, extensive art exhibition (including works by (...)
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Monday 06 |
Christobel Saunders is Winthrop Professor of Surgical Oncology, academic surgeon, cancer researcher and teacher of surgery at the School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia.
W/Professor Saunders has been closely involved in strategic planning and management of health cancer (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Some public policy challenges of change in our region : The 2014 Reid Oration
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The 2014 Reid Oration will be given by Stephen Smith Winthrop Professor of International Law at The University of Western Australia, and former Australian Defence and Foreign Affairs Minister.
Great change in our region - the rise of China, the rise of the ASEAN Economies combined and (...)
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Tuesday 07 |
16:30 - Masterclass - School of Music and MusicaViva presents - Masterclass with the Borodin Quartet
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The School of Music and MusicaViva are delighted to be welcoming members of the legendary Borodin String Quartet to UWA for a Masterclass with UWA School of Music Students.
Masterclasses are an invaluable experience for our young musicians who are honing their craft, but are also an (...)
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Making democracy real: the part of the individual : This lecture will discuss the connection between personal and social perspectives in creating democracy.
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This lecture will discuss the connection between personal and social
perspectives in creating democracy. It will also touch on the role of the
individual and the NGO in the societal aspects of democracy building.
Contextual factors include the life of democracy in India, the Middle East
and Africa (...)
A public lecture by Tim Seastedt, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Fellow, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado.
Conservationists are faced with managing for environmental changes they cannot control. Ecosystems now experience longer growing (...)
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Wednesday 08 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Development of a spatiotemporal assessment of the Wheatbelt's water vulnerability: a building block for examining the food-water-energy nexus : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Water availability encompasses the physical reserves of water as well as the accessibility, use and sharing of water. Water, being the central node of the water, food, climate, and energy nexus, the resource plays a critical role in the sustainable development and livelihoods of a region.
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Antipodes in Literature: European Geographies - Australian Appropriations
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A public lecture by Klaus Stierstorfer, Professor of English and Chair, British Studies, University of Münster, Germany and 2014 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.
The Antipodes are a concept which originated in European Antiquity and then travelled with expanding and changing (...)
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Thursday 09 |
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Islam and the Community: Panel Discussion : This panel discussion will engage with the various reactions to current national security policy in Australia
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There are some students and individuals of Muslim background who feel
that they are being targeted through the new focus on anti-terrorism moves
taken by the Federal Government. There is also concern among students
and members of the wider community about perceived dangers posed by
Muslim community (...)
A public lecture by Terry Speed, Professor of Bioinformatics, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Scientists have now mapped the human genome - the next frontier is understanding human epigenomes; the ‘instructions’ which tell the DNA whether to make skin cells or (...)
Under the Rug is an open-entry art competition aiming to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing on campus.
All welcome to attend this official exhibition opening, and view the outstanding artworks on display. Prizes will be awarded and light refreshments will be provided.
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