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Displaying from Thursday, May 05, 2011
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May 2011
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Thursday 05 |
16:00 - CANCELLED - SEMINAR - CMCA Seminar Series: Atmospheric anoxia: an Archean absolute (or even absolutely Archean)?
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
This week's seminar by Dr Boswell Wing has now been cancelled due to unforeseen events.
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Dr Boswell Wing from Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University will introduce the S MIF proxy for pO2 and (...)
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Friday 06 |
19:30 - CONCERT - "Prayer" - Music for Japan earthquake disaster relief : Japanese Kimono Flutist "Momochiyo" and Taiko Drum group "Kaze No Ko" are offering a charity concert for earthquake victims of Japan. If you are interested in experiencing ethereal strains of Japanese flute music, the energetic rhythms of Japanese Taiko drums or if you would simply like to join us in helping those in need, please come along for this concert.
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UWA Be with Buddha Society has organised a Japanese Music concert in efforts to raise funds for Japan disaster relief.
Kimono Flautist “Momochiyo” will share with us the hopeful spirit of Japan through her music, culture and memories, and Perth’s Taiko Drum group “Kaze No Ko” (...)
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Tuesday 10 |
10:00 - FUNDRAISER - Lunchtime Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis : Visit us for a chat and to support Cystic Fibrosis WA.
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is Australia’s most common, life threatening recessive genetic condition. 1 in 25 people are carriers of the CF gene. There is no cure. Support people living with cystic fibrosis by purchasing 65 Roses Day merchandise, visit our stall at lunchtime on Tuesday 10th and 17th (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - The relationship between musical training and literacy development
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Adam Wigley, PhD Candidate, Schools of Music and Psychology,
UWA presents his innovative research investigating ways in which music learning impacts on literacy skills in young children. Part of the Power of Music Seminar series.
18:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - THE VALUE OF EDUCATION - Part 1 : is to build and strengthen one’s inner personality
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The word educate is derived from educare (Latin), meaning to draw out, to bring out potential. Educational systems, the world over, are based on thrusting knowledge onto students, instead of drawing it out of them. As a result, students become well informed on one or more subjects. Such education (...)
19:30 - TALK - Friends of the Library talk : 19th Century Journal Accounts of Life Aboard Sailing Ships
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Diaries written by two great-great uncles as they sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1854, together with a copy of the Daily Sick Book and Synopsis written by their father, Dr John Patchell, on a journey, as the ship’s surgeon, from Dublin to Sydney in 1839 provided Joan Robins with a wealth (...)
19:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Friends of the Library talk: Nineteenth Century Journal Accounts of Life Aboard Sailing Ships
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Diaries written by two great-great uncles as they sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1854, together with a copy of the Daily Sick Book and Synopsis written by their father, Dr John Patchell, on a journey, as the ship’s surgeon, from Dublin to Sydney in 1839 provided Joan Robins with a wealth (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
When hearing the term ‘mental health’, most people think of mental illness.
A growing body of research demonstrates the ability of individuals to improve their mental health through a range of simple behaviours, but it is difficult to get people to engage with mental health as a topic and (...)
18:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - THE VALUE OF EDUCATION - Part 2 : This is the second seminar in a two-part seminar series
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Intelligence is acquired knowledge of a particular subject or subjects. But being knowledgeable in no way renders your intellect clear to think, reason and decide on matters pertaining to life. A person could be highly intelligent, yet impractical in day to day living. For example, a scientist may (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Doctor of Medicine (MD) - information evening for secondary students
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The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an evening for secondary students interested in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course. Year 12 students who are interested in the MD are encouraged to attend. Parents and teachers welcome. Booking not required.
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Thursday 12 |
Dr Suzanne Wijsman presents a recital including works by Faure and Martinu.
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - The Arab's Third Awakening and Osama's Passing : Osama bin Laden’s death has followed the change in the Arab World and demands for greater democratization. What do these two devel- opments mean for the Muslim world? How will they affect global stability? What does it mean for Australia? Professor Amin Saikal will address these questions in his public address.
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Professor Amin Saikal, Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University will be giving a public lecture on Thursday May 12th,2011 at The University of Western Australia. He will discuss issues surrounding The Arab's third awakening and Osama's passing and (...)
18:30 - FREE LECTURE - FREE PUBLIC LECTURE "Huge Science Investment and Future Science in WA" : Learn of the planned LIGO-Australia gravitational wave observatory near Gingin valued at about $300 Million.
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Western Australia could soon be home to the biggest international science investment in Australia’s history. This would arrive in the form of a new Advanced Gravitational Wave Observatory, valued at about $300 Million. The observatory would combine the most precise mirrors and the largest vacuum (...)
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Friday 13 |
This week’s Colloquium will take a slightly different format from the usual. Instead of one presenter, we will have 4 members of a team present (Carmen Lawrence, Steven Smith, John Cook, and myself) who are the principals behind the project “Shaping Tomorrow’s World” at www.shapingtomorrowsw (...)
16:30 - Competition - The 10th �Chinese Bridge� Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students : Mandarin speaking and performance competition
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The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual international Chinese Mandarin speaking and performance competition. The competition is organised by the Office of the Chinese Language Council International (‘Hanban’, Beijing). The theme for this year is ‘Bridge of (...)
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Sunday 15 |
0:00 - EVENT - Desert Country : Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery present ‘Desert Country’, an Art Gallery of South Australia Travelling Exhbition
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Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery will be the first venue in a national tour to exhibit the Art Gallery of South Australia’s exhibition ‘Desert Country’, following its successful season in Adelaide.
‘Desert Country’ charts the evolution and diversity of Australia’s most (...)
Nici Cumpston is Associate Curator of Australian Paintings, Sculpture and Indigenous Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this talk she will discuss her role as curator of the Desert Country exhibition, and will provide insight into the remarkable group of artists and artworks presented in (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
7:30 - VISITING SPEAKER - Breakfast with Patrick Hollingworth : For UWA Sport Science & Exercise Science Alumni and the general public.
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On Monday, 17 May 2010 UWA graduate Pat Hollingworth reached the summit of Mt Everest (8850m). His team took five days to make the final ascent and another two and a half days to
return to the relative safety of Everest Base Camp. It was really only once he was back in Base Camp that he started
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10:00 - FUNDRAISER - Lunchtime Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis : Visit us for a chat and to support Cystic Fibrosis WA.
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is Australia’s most common, life threatening recessive genetic condition. 1 in 25 people are carriers of the CF gene. There is no cure. Support people living with cystic fibrosis by purchasing 65 Roses Day merchandise, visit our stall at lunchtime on Tuesday 10th and 17th (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Charles Darwin, Percy Grainger and John Blacking: Australian influences on the concepts of evolution and archetype in music curriculum design
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Nicholas Bannan, Associate Professor, School of Music, UWA presents interdisciplinary research that brings insights to the school curriculum.
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