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Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn more about the UWA JD and where a UWA Law degree can take you! The Juris Doctor is UWA’s leading postgraduate law degree for aspiring lawyers and legal practitioners. The three year full time law degree is designed for students with an (...)

Missed out on the Postgrad & Honours Expo? Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn more about both our exciting new Postgraduate courses, or our longstanding Postgraduate courses. The Law Postgraduate Admissions team and the Dean of the Law School will be on hand to answer any (...)

The LSAT is one of the two criteria for selection into the UWA JD program. The LSAT is a written test, designed to measure aptitude for graduate legal study. It focuses on reading and verbal reasoning skills, and does not require knowledge of the law. This briefing is designed for those applicants (...)

The Law School is pleased to host Dr James Goudkamp who will be giving a talk about his monograph Tort Law Defences published in the series Hart Studies in Private Law. This book has been awarded Joint Second Prize for the 2014 Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal (...)

The University of Western Australia Law School presents a unique opportunity for members of the public to hear from globally renowned scholar and advocate for women Professor Catharine A. MacKinnon.

Catharine A. MacKinnon is a professor of law at the University of Michigan and Harvard (...)

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George Winterton was one of Australia's foremost experts on the Constitution and constitutional law, with an international reputation. A long-standing Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Sydney and Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales, he (...)

The University of Western Australia's Careers Fair provides excellent opportunities for students to engage, network and meet prospective employers looking to recruit students for graduate programs, vacation work, internships and voluntary positions. From first year to final year, Undergraduate to (...)

You're invited to attend a free public event with Mr Patrick Suckling, High Commissioner to India. 2014 was an important year for Australia - India relations with Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to India in September and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic address to Parliament during his (...)

The Western Australian Minister for Water announced on 13 March 2015 that the State Government is proceeding to draft a Water Resources Management Bill along the lines of the 2013 position paper: 'Securing Western Australia's Water Future'.

The Department of Water says that community (...)

Representatives from UWA's Exchange Partner institutions, returned students and faculty representatives will be there to tell you all about the fantastic opportunities they have available. Make sure your students come along to check it out!

RDI is sponsoring two UWA students or staff to attend the Ignition Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course in 2015.

Ignition is an intensive 5.5 day education program for aspiring entrepreneurs, academics and corporate innovators to trial and prepare their business ideas for the (...)

In this public lecture, Sarah Murray from the Law School at The University of Western Australia will explore her research into Neighbourhood Justice Courts and the NJCs in Western Australia and the nation more generally. The City of Yarra in Melbourne is the home of Australia's only NJC, however (...)

Successful resumes and cover letters get put on top of the pile rather than in the bin! This seminar/lab will focus on the most important things that employers look for in the written application. You will review and learn key elements of how to:

Structure and format your resume and (...)

DATES for JULY Workshops - 7 July, 21 July.

Learn how to build your online professional presence so organisations seek you out . Many organisations use LinkedIn to find potential employees, some have talent searchers specifically employed to scan professional networks and poach potential (...)

Professor Eric Stover is an eminent human rights researcher and advocate. He is Faculty Director of the Human Rights Centre and Professor of Law and Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. For the past thirty two years he has focused his professional work on the investigation of (...)

If you'd like policymakers to take more notice of your research, this short course is for you. This 3 day short course on knowledge translation and exchange can help you make your work more accessible and useful to policymakers.

You'll receive training on writing for policymakers and (...)

A desert retreat is an opportuntiy during UWA semester break to slow down and get clear on what's going on in our lives. Koora Retreat is in the Boorabbin National Park between Southern Cross and Coolgardie, providing healthy food, showers, warm beds and toilets. $495 to reception at Student (...)

Presenter: Prof Neil Brewer

Neil Brewer is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Flinders University. He was Dean of the School Psychology for around 10 years between 2000 and 2013. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and is the Editor-in-Ch (...)

The UWA Law School together with the UWA Business School are pleased to invite you to hear The Hon Christian Porter MP speak on "Magna Carta. Celebrating 800 Years of Law and Liberty". On the 800th anniversary of its inception the Magna Carta remains perhaps the major symbol of the rights (...)