What's On at UWA

Bob Muir’s career as chemometrician; part analytical chemist, part statistician has spanned over 16 years. He is the Senior Chemist and Research Officer for ChemCentre, Perth. Previously Bob worked for DSTO, part of the Australian Department of Defence and prior to that the Defence Science & (...)

A/Professor Peter Richmond is a General Paediatrician & Paediatric Immunologist at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and the School of Paediatrics and Child Health at UWA. A/Professor Richmond is also the director of the Vaccine Trials Group, a multidisciplinary research group whose aim (...)

A symposium on ear and hearing research, held in conjunction with the Raine Lecture to be given by Prof De Wet Swanepoel, the Raine Visiting Professor at the Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, for 2011. De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, has extensive experience in paediatric audiology (...)

Aboriginal Health begins with an examination of the impact of historical events on the health of present day Aboriginal communities.

The implications of the intercultural influences of Europeans on Indigenous populations are drawn.

Unit outline In this five-day unit, students (...)

We are seeking volunteers for a study investigating ways to improve the health and well being of dog owners and their dogs. If you own a dog, but do not walk it very often we would like you to hear from you.

Participation in this study will involve attending a 1-2 hour discussion with (...)

After 25 years of research Prof Commbe has an international reputation on the structure and function of a class of carbohydrates: GlycosAminoGlycans (GAGs). The biological activities of GAGs indicated that they may have important roles in a number of diseases and in recent years Prof Coombe’s (...)

It appears that the genetic programming of humans and other complex organisms has been fundamentally misunderstood for the past 50 years, because of the assumption that most genetic information is transacted by proteins. The human genome contains about 20,000 conventional protein-coding genes (...)

Dr Lee is an Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She is also a Senior Consultant at the National University Hospital. Dr Lee has an active interest in lung cancer, pleural disease, obstructive airway disease, bronchoscopy and pleuroscopy (...)

Do you own a dog and would like to walk it more often? Volunteers Needed

We are seeking volunteers for a study investigating ways to improve the health and well-being of dog owners and their dogs. If you own a dog, and would like to walk it more often we would like you to hear from you.

Presentation from Stay on Your Feet WA on the 9 steps that you can take to reduce your falls risk. 1 in 4 people over 60 will fall each year which can lead to injury and significant physical limitation. Being active and independent is a key to being able to enjoy our lives at any age. Come along (...)

The Western Australia Chief Scientist, Professor Lyn Beazley, and the University of Western Australia's Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management are hosting a symposium in Albany to showcase the excellent science taking place in the Great Southern region.

'Great Southern (...)

UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.

Come and find out about the courses on offer, valuable research, community programs, and facilities...all mixed with a day full of lots of fun activities for everyone!

Dr Murray works as a cardiothoracic radiologist at Royal Perth and Princess Margaret hospitals and at Envision Medical Imaging. His current research interests include the utility ultra-low dose CT for children with cystic fibrosis (AREST-CF research group) and low dose CT for the secondary (...)

The inaugural SolarisCare symposium featuring international and domestic speakers in conjunction with UWA and local researchers and clinicians. Topics include wellness, communications and complementary therapies.

As part of SolarisCare Foundation's 10th Anniversary a play by Alan Hopgood in conjunction with Molly Carlile will be performed at UWA Octagon Theatre.

Prof French is a physician/scientist who holds the positions of Winthrop Professor of Clinical Immunology in the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA and Consultant Clinical Immunologist at Royal Perth Hospital and PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth.

Issues raised by bio-medical ethics touch on some of the most profound moments of joy, hope, fear, anger, sorrow, disappointment and relief in our lives. The Roman Catholic moral tradition has constantly wrestled with life issues. Are there valuable insights that this long theological tradition (...)

The Postgraduate and Honours Expo showcases a host of opportunities for further study, including honours and postgraduate coursework and research possibilities.

Discover the courses each faculty has to offer, learn about postgraduate scholarships, attend information sessions and talk to (...)

Got some Questions? Want some Answers? Come join us in Mental Health Week to pick the brains of our diverse panel of experts at SPAMH's inaugural Q&A event: Adventures In Mental Health. No issue is off-limits! Stalls from 7pm, Q&A from 7.30pm. Light supper provided. Dress code is smart (...)

The Cancer Council Relay for Life at UWA is a Guild Volunteering run event. In it's inaugural year in 2010 Relay@UWA raised over $100,000 for The Cancer Council and we hope to go above and beyond that this year. The event will be held on the 15th and 16th of October. We require as many teams and (...)