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August 2016
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Saturday 27 |
The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research will be holding their open day on Saturday 27 August 2016.
Join us for talks on the very latest in research and treatments, guided tours of the building by medical researchers and a rare walk through our state-of-the-art laboratories where our (...)
10:00 - OPEN DAY - Open Day - Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research : Join us at 10am on Saturday 27 August.
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On Saturday 27 August 2016, the Perkins will open its doors to the public.
Join us between 10am and 3.30pm to enjoy:
- Talks on the very latest in medical research and treatments.
- Guided tours of the building by medical researchers, including an inside-look at the spectacular (...)
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Monday 29 |
18:15 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 'Shooting an Elephant: Why I am Writing a History of Human-Animal Emotions in the Age of the African Safari' : Hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions
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In this paper, Professor Iain McCalman will outline why and how a small episode of elephant killing during Theodore Roosevelt’s eleven-month African Safari of 1909–1910 led to his current book-in-progress on hunting and human-animal emotions. This book will tell the story of an eminent circle (...)
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Wednesday 31 |
16:30 - SEMINAR - Religion, State and Society Seminar Series: Has global jihadist ideology been transmitted to Indonesia?
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CMSS’s Religion, State & Society Seminars will explore the role of religion in shaping lived experiences of Muslims in the contemporary globalised world. This involves exploring the interaction between Muslims and non-Muslim in political, social, cultural and economic spheres at local (...)
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September 2016
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Thursday 01 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : UMR PACEA, CNRS - Université de Bordeaux, France Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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The spatial distribution of chemical species on and within a rock art panel can help to better understand the relations between paint materials, deposits and alteration products and catch a glimpse of events related to the making, alteration and use of the paintings. Analyses of micro samples with (...)
19:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Voice! Salon Series: The Parisian Salon : Reaching out to full bloom
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Presented by Emeritus Professor David Tunley (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques, 1983), Head of Vocal Studies, Andrew Foote and senior UWA Vocal Students. This concert will feature all French Salon music from around 1830-1870, with Professor Tunley providing the historical context of (...)
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Friday 02 |
9:00 - SYMPOSIUM - 'Feeling (For) the Premodern' : A symposium hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions
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'Feeling (for) the Premodern’ is a symposium that aims to consider the emotional and affective factors in scholarly, popular, imaginative and re-creative involvements with the period 1100-1800, both during and after those dates. What is the emotional history of responses to the premodern past? (...)
16:00 - FREE LECTURE - Talk by Dr. Louise Richardson-Self : Who Can Be A Victim of Hate Speech? Locating Women in the Philosophical Literature
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In Philosophy, an extensive amount of ink has been spilled on the topic of hate speech: what is it? (Why) is it wrong? And, how does it harm? The paradigmatic case studies used to animate such questions are based on race, religion, and sexual orientation. But what about women? Can they be targets (...)
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Saturday 03 |
19:30 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents Main Stage: Innovation
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With his works regularly performed across the world, award winning composer James Ledger steps out onto the stage to conduct the UWA Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s enchanting Pastoral Symphony before young emerging composers respond to Beethoven’s work with their own orchestral compositions (...)
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Monday 05 |
Visit UWA from 5 – 9 September for UWA Research Week and imagine what is possible when we showcase UWA research and its impact on local and global communities.
With over 50 events it is a great opportunity for people to come and see the sorts of problems we are working on, the (...)
11:00 - FREE LECTURE - Does University Make You Myopic? : This intriguing question will be analysed by Prof David Mackey and Dr Seyhan Yazar during UWA Research Week
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The “epidemic” of myopia or short-sightedness has grabbed headlines over the last year. There is an increasing rate of myopia in the cities of East Asia, now affecting more than 80 per cent of school leavers.
A higher level of education is a well-defined risk for the development of (...)
18:00 - PRESENTATION - Mature-age Information Session : Find out more about UWA's entry pathways and admission requirements for mature-age students.
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Are you 20 years or older and looking to come to university for the first time?
Come and explore your options at UWA’s Mature-age Information Session. Our Future Student Advisers will be on hand to answer any questions you have about studying at UWA and help you find your pathway (...)
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Wednesday 07 |
12:00 - DISCUSSION PANEL - Encounters and Emotions in Colonial Histories : UWA Research Week Discussion Panel
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European exploration and colonisation in the early modern period, whether in the Americas, Asia or Australia, prompted a range of encounters between diverse peoples and cultures. But how did emotions – fear, anger, or sorrow – shape these encounters? And in what ways are their emotional (...)
16:30 - SEMINAR - Religion, State and Society: Islam and Lived Experiences of Muslims in the Philippines
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CMSS Religion, State & Society Seminar Series
Amina Rasul, President, Philippine Centre for Islam and Democracy
Title: Islam and Lived Experiences of Muslims in the Philippines
For the first time in history, the Philippines has elected a new President who hails (...)
17:00 - EVENT - School of Psychology: Postgraduate Programs 2017 Information Session
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An Opportunity will be provided for informal conversation with staff after the presentation. The application closing date for postgraduate programs and scholarships is 31st October 2016. Please RSVP for this event at: [email protected]
18:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Developing Diversionary Pathways for Indigenous Young People with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) : This lecture will report on the findings of a 17-month study undertaken in three Indigenous communities in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia, to develop diversionary alternatives for Indigenous young people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
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This lecture will report on the findings of a 17-month study undertaken in three Indigenous communities in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia, to develop diversionary alternatives for Indigenous young people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
FASD is a non-diagnost (...)
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Thursday 08 |
16:00 - EVENT - Archaeology Seminar Series : Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming
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For Research Week at UWA, Traditional Owners from Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) are visiting UWA to learn about university research and to co-present findings from the first 13 months of an ARC Linkage project, Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming. This project is a partnership between Murujuga (...)
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Friday 09 |
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology / Sociology Seminar Series : Transnational therapeutic encounters: Understanding the health-seeking behaviour of Indian-Australians and Anglo-Australians with depression
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In this paper I draw on ethnographic data from Melbourne, Australia to explore how Indian and Anglo-Australians with depression procure medicines transnationally. From young Australians who buy (via e-pharmacies) American proteins and Chinese pills for ‘wellbeing’ to Indians who bring in (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
UWA School of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.
A free weekly seminar series, with presenters (...)
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Wednesday 14 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Water for Western Australia's Future : 2016 ATSE Eminent Speaker Series
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A public lecture by Sue Murphy, CEO, Water Corporation of Western Australia and the 2016 ATSE Eminent Speaker.
Southwest WA has been hit by climate change harder and faster than nearly anywhere else on the planet.
Since the 1970's, Perth's rainfall has reduced such that last (...)
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