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November 2013
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Tuesday 19 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Speaker Perception : Vocal information plays a major role in person perception and social communication
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While humans use their voice mainly for communicating information about the world, paralinguistic cues in the voice signal convey rich dynamic information about a speaker´s arousal and emotional state, and extralinguistic cues reflect more stable speaker characteristics including identity (...)
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Wednesday 20 |
7:00 - EVENT - CANCELLED: Diversity Champions Breakfast : Discover why inclusion for LGBTI employees is now crucial to your business success
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join international human resources and diversity expert, Professor Mustafa Ozbilgin and leaders from Chevron, IMB, UWA and Westpac, as they discuss the international trends and organisational developments in the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Austere times, and the perverse reproduction of neoliberal reason
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A free public lecture by Jamie Peck, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia.
The lecture will explore the political and theoretical status of neoliberalism in these ostensibly twilight times. Particular attention will be focused on the peculiar course of austerity (...)
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Thursday 21 |
Effective management of diversity in society and workplaces continues to present challenges in the 21st century. Diversity management remains a fragmented research discipline and profession which suffers from crises of legitimacy and trust. Despite an ‘it’s good for us: it’s good for business� (...)
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Monday 25 |
The Guardian newspaper once called him “the greatest poet of our age”. Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, celebrated translator, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature and many other awards, was the rarest of poets: one who was lauded by critics and loved by readers from around the world. The (...)
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Tuesday 26 |
16:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2013 UWA Historical Society Annual Lecture : 'The Fly-out, Fly-in Professor' with E/Prof Reg Appleyard
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Associate Professor of Economics Paul McLeod will chair a 'fireside presentation' with colleagues of our guest, Emeritus Professor Reg Appleyard. Hear about changes to university education and student internationalisation during
Prof Appleyard’s time as Head of Department with his frequent (...)
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Wednesday 27 |
8:00 - CONFERENCE - EPHEA 2013 Conference : 8th Biennial Conference of Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia
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During the last week of November The University of Western Australia will be hosting the biennial EPHEA conference in conjunction with Curtin University, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University.
The theme for this year’s conference is "Building for the Future: Leadership (...)
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Friday 29 |
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Jill Scott Artists Talk: AURALROOTS : Public lecture with current SymbioticA resident
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AURALROOTS is a quasi-real interactive sculpture inspired by the behaviour of the outer hair cells and inner hair cells and auditory nerves of the cochlea. It combines tactile and augmented technologies with the strategies of scale to allow the viewer to hear biological and traditional stories (...)
17:30 - LAUNCH - Westerly magazine launch : The Westerly Centre, in partnership with the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, will launch the latest issue of Westerly magazine
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Westerly will launch issue 58:2 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
The launch is being held in conjuction with the Bliss exhibition, for which the Westerly Centre was campus partner.
This special edition, On Beauty, has been guest edited by long-term former editor, Dennis (...)
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December 2013
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Monday 02 |
OUTDOOR FITNESS [FIT-R + RUNNING CLUB]
FIT-R: Outdoor exercise class including strength, fitness and mobility training designed to challenge participants and at the same time cater for individual difference and tailor appropriately.
RUNNING CLUB: Twice weekly group running sessions (...)
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Thursday 05 |
18:00 - EVENT - Transform Your Life Forum : Addictions and Mental Health in the Modern World with Dr George O'Neil and Prof. Gary Hulse
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Transform Your Life Forum is a series of community based presentations, seminars and workshops presented to address the full range of mental health issues.
Dr. George O'Neil founded the Fresh Start Recovery Programme in 1996 and is its Medical Director. He has a strong interest in (...)
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Saturday 07 |
8:00AM - 12:00PM, SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2013
UWA Publishing’s Big Book Sale is back for 2013 and bigger than ever!
Come down to the UWAP carpark on Saturday 7 December and grab some pre-Christmas bargains.
ALL BOOKS UNDER $10!
Books for sale include fiction (...)
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Monday 09 |
18:00 - EVENT - Year 12 TISC Information Session : Find out how to make the most of your TISC preferences and what options are available to you if your WACE results exceed (or don’t quite meet) your expectations.
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Don't spend the first few weeks of your summer break stressing about your (or your son or daughter's) impending WACE results!
This information session will provide advice on UWA courses, admission requirements and how to structure your TISC preferences to ensure you give yourself the (...)
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Tuesday 10 |
10:30 - Sporting Event - England Lions versus WACA XI Cricket Match : Join us on campus at The University of Western Australia for a 3-day match between the EBC England Lions and the WACA XI team.
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Join us on campus at The University of Western Australia for a 3-day match between the EBC England Lions and the WACA XI team.
The ECB England Lions team may well include possible future England star and Australian born Sam Robson, along with established Test player Tim Bresnan. Also (...)
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Thursday 12 |
19:00 - EVENT - University Carols Service : A Service of Readings and Carols at St. George's College Chapel
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Members of the UWA community, family and friends are invited to a traditional service of readings, carols and hymns at the Chapel of St. George's College on Thursday 12th December at 7pm. The choir is the UWA Winthrop Singers.
The event is free and we invite a donation which will be (...)
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Friday 13 |
19:00 - EVENT - Christmas Carols with the Winthrop Singers : Beautiful Christmas Carols performed by the Winthrop Singers
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An annual event at St George's College is the Christmas Carols performed by the Winthrop Singers. An evening not to be missed. Please book as there is limited space. Performances are on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 December.
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Sunday 15 |
17:30 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents: Master's Recital - Marco Lombardi (piano)
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Master of Music (Research) student Marco Lombardi presents his Master's Piano recital. The program includes:
Chopin, Frederic - Preludes Op 28
Mozart, W.A. - Rondo in A minor K511
Busoni, Ferruccio - Sonatina Seconda
Castiglioni, Niccolo - Sonatina
Entry is free - all welcome! (...)
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Monday 16 |
17:30 - EVENT - Information evening for Nursing, Social Work and Population Health : Master of Nursing Science, Masters of Social Work and Master of Public Health.
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The School of Population Health is holding an Information Evening on Monday 16 December at 5.30pm.
We will present three concurrent information sessions for those interested in achieving a Master of Nursing Science, Masters of Social Work or Master of Public Health.
If you (...)
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January 2014
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Saturday 11 |
9:30 - COURSE - Over 50's Swim & Gym Program : 50+ Swim and Gym
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The UWA Health & Rehabilitation Clinic along with UWA Uniswim invite you to join our launch of a gym and swim program for over 50's.
The program will include a 40min gym session working on strength, function and balance. Plus a 40min swimming session working on cardiovascular (...)
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Wednesday 15 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Waves and Currents: Hawking Radiation in the Hydraulics Laboratory : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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We are all aware that nothing, not even light, can escape from a black hole. Well, maybe not! In 1974 Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes emit a form of radiation, which has become known as Hawking radiation.
This radiation originates at the black hole horizon – the spherical (...)
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