What's On at UWA

Research Impact Series Events:

Cosmos: Journey Through the Universe Thursday. 9 August, 18 October and 8 November 2018

Germaine Greer On Rape: Monday 3 September 2018

Raising the Bar Perth: 10 bars, 10 topics, 1 night only. Tuesday 11 September 2018

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Find out how social media can help research engagement and networking. Use social media to stay up to date with the latest developments in your field. Discover tools like Altmetric.com and PlumX which capture and measure online sharing, mentions and engagement with research outputs.

Using a citation software program, such as EndNote or Mendeley, makes managing your readings and referencing much easier. Learn how to use these programs in free introductory workshops at a range of times and Library venues throughout semester.

Cyril, was a journalist on The West Australian for 36 years, 25 of them as crime reporter.

He has covered assignments in Libya's Sahara Desert, Afghanistan, New Guinea, Central Borneo, Nepal and Japan to name but a few.

He searched for and found a lost tribe of Penans in (...)

Applying for grants, tenure or promotion? Want to monitor your research performance? Find:

Evidence of quality for journals in which you have published – journal rankings, inclusion on esteemed journals lists.

Citation numbers for individual publications (Google Scholar, Web (...)

A systematic review requires a rigorous and systematic search of the literature. In this introductory seminar we will overview a comprehensive approach to systematic searching, key sources and tools available to you. This workshop is intended for researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and (...)

Overview of search techniques for literature searching with a focus on Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Includes planning, constructing your search, analysing results and monitoring the literature. Register here: https://library-uwa.libcal.com/event/4435297

This annual Ian Constable Lecture presented by the Lions Eye Institute and the UWA IAS, honours the work of Prof Ian Constable who is recognised as one of the world's leading ophthalmic surgeons. Please join us for the 2018 lecture presented by Professor Andrew Dick: 'Tale of two diseases: (...)

Harold Rowell was an experienced pilot with MacRobertson Miller Airlines (MMA). He had served as a pilot in the Second World War and joined MMA as a commercial pilot in 1948. The introduction of jet aircraft to service the Pilbara and the North West in the 1970s meant that many of the gravel (...)

Everyone Googles ... but do you really know how to get the best out of Google Scholar for your research?

Researchers conducting systematic reviews in the health and medical sciences require an in-depth understanding of the Medline and Embase databases. This hands-on workshop will ensure you have a strong grasp on the functionality of these databases and how to use them to structure an accurate (...)

Open Access (OA) benefits researchers through the increased collaboration, sharing and potential for engagement and impact that can come about due to the improved access to their research. Find out what OA is all about and how you can make your research openly available, where possible.

This session will be useful for researchers who are applying for grants, tenure or promotion; or who generally wish to monitor their research performance. It will cover finding:

Evidence of quality for journals in which you have published – journal rankings, inclusion on esteemed (...)

Deciding where to publish is an important step in the research process. Ensure that your research reaches the appropriate audience and maximise its discoverability and potential impact. Aim for top journals in your field and have confidence that your research outputs will count in UWA's internal (...)

This session will provide an overview of the lifecycle of copyright in a thesis to ensure you understand your copyright obligations and can confidently use copyright material in your thesis.

Deciding where to publish is an important step in the research process. Ensure that your research reaches the appropriate audience and maximise its discoverability and potential impact. Aim for top journals in your field and have confidence that your research outputs will count in UWA's internal (...)

A member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983, June Craig became only the second woman (after Dame Florence Cardell-Oliver) to achieve Cabinet rank in Western Australia.

In 1987, asked about her time in government as only the fourth woman to be elected to (...)

Achieving Your Research Outcomes is series of 10 events for UWA researchers, staff and postgraduate students to learn about the processes and functions that can help you achieve your research outcomes.

These separate sessions, hosted by Central UWA areas, will run in succession at the (...)

A great step forward for the women and babies of W.A. was the founding, over a hundred years ago, of the King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women. The need for a dedicated maternity hospital for poor women and a specialist women’s hospital was vigorously supported by leading women activists (...)

This workshop will cover 4 methods for analysing various groups of researchers: using a list of DOIs, searching on address, names of authors and FOR codes, and then looking at benchmarking individuals. This workshop is an overview of the basics and gives an idea of what can be done.