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Displaying from Saturday, December 07, 2019
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December 2019
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Tuesday 10 |
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Quantum Simplicity: Introduction to Complexity Science in a Quantum World : A masterclass with Assistant Professor Mile Gu, Nanyang Technological University and UWA IAS Visiting Fellow.
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Complexity and quantum science appear at first to be two fields that bear little relation. One deals with the science of the very large – seeking the understand how unexpected phenomena can emerge in vast systems consisting of many interacting components. Quantum theory, on the other hand, deals (...)
A public lecture by Dr Ron Kikinis, Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
During the last decade, results from basic research in the fields of genetics and immunology have begun to impact treatment in a variety of diseases. Checkpoint therapy, for instance has fundamentally (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Anatomy Above the Shoulders : A Masterclass with Dr Ron Kikinis, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
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Human anatomy is a foundation of medicine and therefore important for anybody who is active in the medical field. This master class will review the anatomy of the head and neck using an engineering perspective. Topics discussed will include the biomechanics of the neck, thermal stabilization of the (...)
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February 2020
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Tuesday 18 |
A public lecture by Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland.
In this lecture, internationally renowned sociologist Patricia Hill Collins will consider the concept and practices of intersectionality, a term that (...)
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March 2020
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Wednesday 04 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Trends and dangers in US philanthropy � are there implications for Australia?
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A public lecture by Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In this lecture, Mark Sidel will discuss some important recent themes in US philanthropy – the role of philanthropy in an era of increasing wealth disparities; (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Reframing Human Rights: health, �dirt� and ecologies of right-making
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A public lecture by Professor Rosemary J. Jolly, Weiss Chair, Humanities in Literature and Human Rights, Pennsylvania State University and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
A central problem of the UNHR is its dependence on the state and citizenship as the (...)
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Thursday 05 |
A public lecture by Christophe Lazaro, Associate Professor of Law & Society, Centre for Philosophy of Law, University of Louvain and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
An entirely new fauna composed of entities, which are said to be smart and autonomous (...)
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Monday 09 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - When Animals Talk Back. Perspectives on human-animal communication.
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A public lecture by Don Kulick, Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology, Uppsala University, Sweden and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
The past two decades have seen a seismic shift in our understanding of what animals are, what they perceive and think (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Interrogating an Ancient War on Terror: the persecution of the Christians reconsidered
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A public lecture by Dr James Corke-Webster, Senior Lecturer, Roman History, King’s College London and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
This lecture will explore the persecution of the early Christians under the Roman Empire. This has always been remembered as a (...)
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Monday 16 |
16:00 - CANCELLED - MASTERCLASS - UWA Conservatorium of Music presents David Kim Masterclass (Piano)
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
In light of the recent developments around international visitors arriving in Australia, we have taken the sad decision to cancel David Kim’s activities at the Conservatorium this week.
We will continue to monitor the Department (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
17:00 - CANCELLED - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Callaway Centre Research Seminar Series : David Kim
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
In light of the recent developments around international visitors arriving in Australia, we have taken the sad decision to cancel David Kim’s activities at the Conservatorium this week.
We will continue to monitor the Department (...)
The Inaugural John Taplin Memorial Lecture in Transport, by Professor David A. Hensher, PhD FASSA
Due to ongoing concerns about the development of the COVID-19 virus and the importance of reducing its spread, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this public lecture.
We (...)
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Wednesday 18 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Subsurface Energy Choices: challenges and opportunities *cancelled*
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Unfortunately due to current travel restrictions, this event has been cancelled. We hope to be able to reschedule this event at a later date.
A public lecture by Professor Derek Elsworth, Center for Geomechanics, Geofluids, and Geohazards, Pennsylvania State University and Robert and (...)
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Thursday 19 |
The 2020 Tom Stannage Memorial Lecture by Professor John Maynard, Chair of Aboriginal History, University of Newcastle and Director, Purai Global Indigenous History Centre.
Due to ongoing concerns about the development of the COVID-19 virus and the importance of reducing its spread, we (...)
19:00 - PERFORMANCE - The Irwin Street Collective presents David Kim
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David Hyun-Su Kim has distinguished himself as one of the most thoughtful and distinctive musicians to emerge from the newest generation of American pianists.
A native of upstate New York, David holds degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Cornell universities and a doctorate from the New England (...)
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Thursday 26 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Historically Hot: Reimagining Beauty from Japan's Past *Cancelled*
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A public lecture by Laura Miller, Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Endowed Professor of Japanese Studies and Professor of History, University of Missouri–St. Louis and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
**Unfortunately due to travel restrictions, this public lecture has (...)
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Tuesday 31 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Oxygen Deprivation, temperature extremes and survival of the human brain *cancelled* : School of Human Sciences 2020 Seminar Series
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A public lecture by Professor Philip Ainslie, University of British Columbia, Canada and 2020 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
Due to ongoing concerns about the development of the COVID-19 virus and the importance of reducing its spread, we have made the difficult (...)
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April 2020
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Thursday 16 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Hormonal Changes with Age in Women and Men: Impacts of Exercise *cancelled* : School of Human Sciences 2020 Seminar Series
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Due to ongoing concerns about the development of the COVID-19 virus and the importance of reducing its spread, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event.
We apologise for any disappointment this may cause, however we believe that this is the most responsible course of (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Keeping People Healthy and Out of Hospital: treating the global inactivity pandemic *cancelled* : School of Human Sciences 2020 Seminar Series
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Due to ongoing concerns about the development of the COVID-19 virus and the importance of reducing its spread, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event.
We apologise for any disappointment this may cause, however we believe that this is the most responsible course of (...)
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November 2021
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Tuesday 16 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Dante's Divine Comedy : A medieval masterpiece and our modern search for meaning
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An accessible introduction to the Divine Comedy, Dante's journey through the human heart. With art from seven centuries, readings from Inferno in Italian and in English, and music inspired by Dante's words in Inferno.
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