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February 2014
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Thursday 13 |
The Gold Standard GAMSAT Course in Perth will have the GAMSAT Practice Test and Review on Feb. 13 - 14, 2014 at St. George's College, University of Western Australia. The course will start at 9 am and ends at 6 pm daily.
The tutor of this course is Dr. Brett Ferdinand, author of the (...)
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March 2014
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Monday 17 |
0:00 - FUNDRAISER - WaterAid's Walk 4 Water : 10,000 steps challenge to raise money for WaterAid
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WaterAid is calling on Australians to join its annual fundraiser Walk 4 Water this March.
The 10,000 steps challenge will remind participants of the daily journey that people – primarily women and children - in developing countries undertake to collect water every day.
Walk (...)
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Friday 21 |
12:30 - EVENT - Harmony Day : An annual event celebrating cultural, linguistic and religious diversity
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Harmony Day is an annual event in the UWA calendar that provides an opportunity to affirm and celebrate cultural, linguistic and religious diversity in the campus community.
The Vice-Chancellor, Winthrop Professor Paul Johnson, invites you to join him in the Tropical Grove to hear guest (...)
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Wednesday 26 |
17:30 - FREE LECTURE - Isabelle Lake Memorial Lecture : Annual lecture on a topic related to transgender inclusion
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The 2014 Isabelle Lake Memorial Lecture is entitled "Making History: All the places we've been and are still yet to go in the fight for Transgender and Intersex Rights".
The lecture will be deliverd by Aram Hosie, a queer identified transgender man from Perth, Western Australia (...)
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April 2014
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Wednesday 30 |
17:00 - LECTURE - Public Lecture by Dr Khalid Zaheer: Women's Rights and Duties in Islam : This CMSS lecture explores the topic of women's rights in Islam
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Dr Khalid Zaheer is the Scholar at Understanding Islam UK (UIUK) since May 2012. UIUK is a non-political organization established in UK as a registered charity since 2001 for spreading a non-sectarian, peace-promoting, and moderate message of Islam based on the two authentic sources of Qur'an and (...)
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May 2014
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Thursday 01 |
17:00 - LECTURE - Public Lecture by Dr Khalid Zaheer: Interfaith Dialogue in the Contemporary World : This CMSS lecture explores the merits and promotion of interfaith dialogue today.
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Dr Khalid Zaheer is the Scholar at Understanding Islam UK (UIUK) since May 2012. UIUK is a non-political organization established in UK as a registered charity since 2001 for spreading a non-sectarian, peace-promoting, and moderate message of Islam based on the two authentic sources of Qur'an and (...)
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Monday 12 |
12:00 - Art Exhibition - The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition : A compelling fine art exhibition reflecting the human rights situation in China (Free event)
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The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) takes viewers through the story of Falun Dafa - from its introduction to the public in 1992, through the beauty and enlightenment of the practice, to the unjust and unrelenting persecution, moving forward through the peaceful (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
17:00 - BOOK LAUNCH - Launch of "Personalities & Places" : Full Title: Personalities & Places on the Crawley Campus
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This book was funded by a University Centenary Grant with detailed vignettes of 71 places named after personalities on the Crawley Campus. An initiative of the UWA Historical Society, it includes a fold-out map showing each location. Join the authors and their many supporters for the launch.
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Thursday 15 |
18:00 - PRESENTATION - What's Christianity Ever Done for Arts and Architecture? : This WXED talk presents stunning visuals of soaring and uplifting Christian art and some stories of iconclasm and censorship in order to draw a picture of Christianity's contribution to our current artistic culture.
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'Verily it is by beauty that we come at wisdom,'so it says at Winthrop Hall, so what are all the 'words' for? This WXED talk presents stunning visuals of soaring and uplifting Christian art and some stories of iconclasm and censorship in order to draw a picture of Christianity's contribution to (...)
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Tuesday 20 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - India-Pakistan Relations: An Overview : CMSS Presents: A Public Lecture by Dr. Sanu Kainikara
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Ever since the birth of Pakistan and India as independent nations after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, Indo-Pak relations have been vexed to say the least. The nations have fought three accepted wars; two unacknowledged wars; and is still in the throes of insurgency and counter-i (...)
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Thursday 22 |
18:00 - PRESENTATION - What's Christianity Ever Done for the Law? : This WXED talk uncovers some pioneering persons, values and structures that Christianity has contributed to the Law as we have it, though its track record is stained by times of corruption and assumed privilege.
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Complex ethical questions, judgements for the crime or the criminal or society? And what place mercy? Much of our talk takes place in a vacuum. So, taking a leaf from "Life of Brian" this WXED talk uncovers some pioneering persons, values and structures that Christianity has contributed (...)
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Thursday 29 |
18:00 - PRESENTATION - What's Christianity Ever Done for Education? : This WXED talk will trace several pillars of today's Education system that arose from an adventurous Christianity.
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It began with chimney sweeps and is now publicly funded universal education. In this and other stories, this WXED talk will trace several pillars of today's Education system that arose from an adventurous Christianity. Is there today a potential for teachers and students in a new ongoing (...)
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June 2014
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Friday 20 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Education Researcher Seminar : “The age of my participants keeps getting younger!” A personal journey into science education research with young children
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Science education has long been the poor second cousin to literacy and numeracy. Australia’s Chief Scientist has recognised the urgent need for improving science education at all levels to make Australia competitive in innovative and economic terms. However, fewer students are studying science at (...)
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Friday 27 |
18:00 - CONCERT - POSTPONED CMSS Musical Evening: with Salamat Ali Khan : NOTE: This event has regrettably been postponed
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We regret that this event has been postponed. The details of Salamat Ali Khan's next event will be released in the near future. Please visit www.cmss.uwa.edu.au for details of other upcoming events. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Salamat Ali Khan is one of the leading exponents (...)
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August 2014
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Sunday 10 |
10:00 - OPEN DAY - 2014 Open Day : Join us for our Open Day and experience all that UWA has to offer
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Come and find out about UWA’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, scholarship opportunities, outstanding career options and explore our community programs and facilities.
This year there will be campus tram tours, hands-on activities, live music and entertainment, as well as plenty (...)
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Wednesday 13 |
17:30 - Panel Discussion - Being Out: Interview to Promotion : Panel discussion about being 'out' in the workplace (part of UWA Careers Week)
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A LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) panel of industry professionals from Management Consulting, Law, Accounting, Oil/Gas/Mining, and Financial Services will speak from their own experience of coming out, being out, and how it has impacted their career. The Panel will be held as (...)
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Friday 29 |
8:00 - EVENT - Combined Biological Sciences Meeting : 24th Annual CBSM @ UWA University Club
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CBSM aims to promote biological science in Western Australia by encouraging the interaction of scientists, students and industry representatives from all aspects of life science.
The meeting is designed to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and expertise to keep the life sciences in WA (...)
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September 2014
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Saturday 06 |
15:30 - CONCERT - Beethoven: A Tale of Triumph : Selections from Beethoven's piano sonatas performed by Perth's mightiest pianists!
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Beethoven: A Tale of Triumph Concert - to be held at St George's College as part of their Spring Concert Series. The concert will see a selection from Beethoven's piano sonatas including the famous Moonlight Sonata performed by Perth's mightiest pianists! Performing: Mark Coughlan, Caroline (...)
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Tuesday 09 |
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Shopping in Perth: Memories of Bon Marché
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For most women before 1960, ‘shopping in Perth’ meant donning hat and gloves and driving or catching the bus or tram ‘into town’ to visit their favourite department store. Bargains, advertised in a local paper or on the radio, checked out it was time for tea and (...)
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November 2014
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Tuesday 11 |
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : What history has taught me
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In this presentation Professor Bunbury will illustrate early influences on his awareness of the importance of contemporary history, both as a child growing up after World War Two; later as a teacher and how later still his work at the ABC in the Radio National’s Social (...)
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