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May 2013
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Friday 03 |
PLEASE BE ADVISED: - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
13:00 - EVENT - Confession & the Popular Media: Guest Seminar with A/Prof Tom Scirghi SJ : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies
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A/Prof Tom Scirghi, the 2013 St Thomas More College Visiting Chair of Jesuit Studies, presents the second of three seminars, focusing this week on confession and the popular media.
Why was Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey so criticised by the media? And is forcing priests (...)
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Amplifying Ambiguity, Contesting Futures : Public talk with SymbioticA resident Art historian Nora Vaage
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In our contemporary Knowledge society, ideas for and about science are often shaped by the visions, scenarios and predictions offered by more or less clear-sighted actors within different societal spheres.
Entering into the contested terrain of which futures to prepare for, some of these (...)
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Sunday 05 |
15:30 - CONCERT - 'Something Old, Something New' : A mixture of old and new works for cello and piano.
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A mixture of old and new works for cello and piano covering the last 100 years. Older pieces from the start of the century with new interpretations plus new works from the later part of the century. There will also be original music written by a UWA Music School student.
Entry is (...)
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Monday 06 |
17:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Scott Stephens CS Lewis Anniversary Lecture : Fifty years on, CS Lewis still inspires intelligent Christian commentator on society
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Scott Stephens of ABC Religion and Ethics will speak on "The Missing Middle: How we lost our sense of the Good (and our sense of God along with it)." This is one of several events commemorating C.S.Lewis and his impact. One of 2013 UWA CHaplain's International Lecture series.
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Tuesday 07 |
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Louise Devenish
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Louise Devenish (DMA candidate)
17:30 - BOOK LAUNCH - The Myth of �Islamic Terrorism�: Religion, Politics and the Making of Terrorism in Pakistan. : Author Eamon Murphy demonstrates that the root causes of terrorism in Pakistan have little to do with the teachings of Islam but rather lie in more mundane political, social and historical developments.
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Ever since 9/11, “Islamic terrorism” has been regarded by Western political
leaders, the media and a great number of academics and terrorism experts
as the most serious security threat facing Western countries and their allies.
Pakistan in particular has, with some exaggeration, been singled (...)
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Wednesday 08 |
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Information Evening for Prospective School Leaver Applicants to Medicine
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The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an evening for prospective applicants to the School Leaver Pathways for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course.
Year 12 students who are considering applying to the one of the School Leaver Pathways are encouraged to (...)
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Thursday 09 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Visiting Fellow Dr Sanu Kainikara will present India in the 21 Century: An Emerging Global Power? : The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence its strategic path and progress.
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The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic
development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence
its strategic path and progress. It will then examine the possibility of India emerging
as a genuine global power in the future. In (...)
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - FREE Lunchtime Concert : UWA Faculty Artists: Suzanne Wijsman (cello) & Martina Liegat-Wilson (piano)
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Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Western Australia as an old landscape transformed, altered, but not lost
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from the wheatbelt to the Murchison in the path of Surveyor Robert Austin’s 1854 expedition.
An Inquiring Minds Lecture by Stephen Hopper, Winthrop Professor of Biodiversity,The University of Western Australia.
In this talk, Professor Hopper will present a modern journey (...)
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Sunday 12 |
15:00 - PERFORMANCE - Keyed Up! Raymond Yong : Continuing in the Keyed Up! tradition, the School of Music is proud to host internationally distinguished artists in 2013. Indulge your senses in the renowned acoustic of the Callaway Music Auditorium and give your Sunday afternoons a new dimension!
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Raymond Yong is widely recognised artist around Australia, performing solo recitals, concertos with orchestra, and chamber music concerts with some of Australia’s finest musicians and ensembles. He is the founding Artistic Director of Orchestra 21, Music Director of the Victorian Youth Symphony (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
12:30 - PUBLIC TALK - Seminar -Education for Sustainability: exploring roles and activities for Higher Education - Professor Kerry Shephard - Otago University
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Professor Kerry Shephard from the University of Otago’s Higher Education Development Centre will present this month’s FASE/CATL seminar.
This workshop will look at the ways that university teachers, departments and other groups in higher education have sought to embed sustainability (...)
19:00 - EVENT - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : The Square Kilometre Array - an awesome international project
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Presentation Synopsis
Dr Bowen’s talk will cover these points: What will it do? Where will it be built? What are the timelines? What is the governance? What are the technologies? What are the challenges?
About the Speaker
Dr Bernard Bowen spent most of his (...)
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Wednesday 15 |
A public lecture by Ian Chubb, Chief Scientist of Australia.
In this inaugural Rio Tinto-UWA Education Partnership lecture, Professor Ian Chubb will discuss the importance of science to Australia’s future and its place in the world.
Professor Ian Chubb was appointed to the (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Information Evening for Prospective Applicants to Dentistry and Podiatric Medicine : This session is aimed at School Leaver and Graduate applicants to Dentistry and Graduate applicants to Podiatric Medicine
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The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an information evening for prospective students: to one of the School Leaver Pathways to the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), to one of the Graduate Pathways to the DMD, to the Graduate Pathway to the Doctor of Podiatric (...)
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Thursday 16 |
9:00 - EXPO - Careers, Education and Employment Expo : Come and see UWA at the Careers Expo
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Come and check out the UWA stand at the Careers, Education and Employment Expo and discover how we can help you achieve your study and career goals.
DATES: Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 May 2013
TIMES: Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm; Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm; (...)
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : "IWRM and water resource modelling project experiences in Africa by our Aurecon Water Resources."
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My Seminar deals with two Aurecon Projects on opposite ends of the African Continent that might appear widely divergent, but which are actually closely related within the domain of IWRM.
Nile Basin DSS: Aurecon is the lead consultant on Pilot Studies on the development and establishment of (...)
A cross-disciplinary forum.
The importance of water and its impact on society will continue to be one of the key challenges for future generations struggling with droughts, floods and the availability of clean drinking water. The need for cross-disciplinary strategies to deal with the (...)
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