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 April 2013
Monday 15
8:00 - Service - Computer Waste Collection : Do you have computer waste waiting for safe disposal? Bring it to UWA's three-day computer waste collection event. All items will be recycled. Website | More Information
UWA is committed to reducing hazardous e-waste in landfill. Staff, students and members of the public are invited to dispose of computer and IT-related waste that is end-of-life ie irrepairable or redundant.

Accepted: computers, including laptops and monitors, printers, faxes, scanners, keyboards, mice, webcams, modems, routers, multi-media speakers, hard drives, circuit boards, power cords, cables and mobile phones.

Please deliver materials between 8am and 10am, or 3:30pm and 5:30pm, on each day between Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 April. Vehicle access via Fairway Entrance 4 is granted during these times.

The collection is limited to IT equipment. Personal and work-related waste is accepted. Unfortunately, other electrical items, such as televisions and appliances, cannot be accepted.

Sims Recycling Solutions will break down the waste to recover reusable materials such as plastic and metals. Up 98% of the waste volume will be returned to the manufacturing process.

Please note: all items will be broken down for recycling. If your equipment is in good working order consider donating it for reuse.

Please note: UWA procedures for secure file removal and asset retirement must be followed for University computers. These steps are outlined at: http://www.sd.fm.uwa.edu.au/programs/recycling/computers.

The collection is an initiative of UWA Sustainable Development and SIMS Recycling Solutions.

13:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Morning after the Arab Spring : CMSS has invited Nina Markovic from the UNA Centre for European Studies, to explain the EU’s multi-dimensional foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More Information
This lecture aims to explain the EU’s multi-dimensional foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which is a vitally important neighbourhood for the future of the entire Union and its members. In the EU’s security strategy, the risk of failing states is seen as a major security challenge for collective institutions and individual members. The change of leadership over the past two years under intense domestic pressure (the transformative phenomenon known as the ‘Arab Spring’) has brought about changes in the EU’s neighbourhood policy. The surge of asylum seekers has also put additional pressure on the Mediterranean countries, which have been calling for all other EU members to share the migration burden more equitably.

17:00 - SCREENING - CMSS "Crossing the Line" a documentary film by Anita Barar : An Australian film about the partition of India in 1947. More Information
In 1947, when India attained freedom from the British Empire, a line was drawn on the map of India on the basis of religious majority creating two countries – India and Pakistan. Millions crossed the line and massive violence and slaughter occurred on both sides. The history of humanity has perhaps not witnessed a darker tragedy, millions died and tens of millions were uprooted from their homes - without a war.“It has been said that ‘There are good people and bad. There is little you can do about the bad, but the tragedy is that so many good people do bad things in the name of religion’. Crossing the Line is the beginning of the recovery, of some of the shattered lives, after one of the worst bloodbaths in history,” Crossing the Line was produced as a result of the passion of Anita Barar, who wanted the stories of her community told, and their experiences shared on the screen. Anita successfully brought together members of the Indian Australian & Pakistani Australian community and conducted a series of storytelling workshops which were digitally documented providing insights into the long-term aftermath of experiences of migration and displacement – the disorienting experience of living in a new country while profound and enormous changes take place in one’s country of origin.
Tuesday 16
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Kristin Bowtell Website | More Information
Kristin Bowtell (returning Court Music Fund award-holder)

The Embodied Score: Conductors' Interpretive Decision-Making

Conductors are expected to develop a personal interpretation of each piece in advance of the first rehearsal, yet the conducting and performing literature gives little guidance beyond ‘gain experience’. Contemporary research in neuroscience, learning theory and philosophy suggests that musical expressivity originates in bodily processes, (particularly motion) and that cognition is not purely located in the brain but is distributed throughout the body. This indicates that conductors who seek to develop their range of musical expression (and hence increase their interpretive options) should utilise the body as a musical interface and source of ideas, rather than merely as a machine that inputs and outputs sounds on behalf of the disembodied brain.

18:00 - SEMINAR - Mature-age Entry Information Evening : Find out about UWA's Mature-age entry pathways Website | More Information
There are a number of entry pathways for mature-age students interested in studying at UWA - including those that have no previous secondary school results.

If you are 20 years of age or over by the 1st March in the year you wish to commence study, you may qualify for one of our mature-age entry pathways.

This session will provide you with advice on UWA's entry pathways and courses; what to expect from student life; and, there will be time afterwards to answer any questions you have.

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The History of Education and the Values of Cultural Heritage Website | More Information
A public lecture by Ian Reid, Adjunct Professor, English and Cultural Studies UWA.

A century ago, when The University of Western Australia first opened its doors to students, the general purposes of higher education seemed relatively clear in the public mind. But these days there is less certainty about the relevance of some cherished academic traditions. What distinctive role do universities still have, if any? What can the wider community reasonably expect universities to deliver? What should be the relationship between universities and cultural institutions in the heritage and collections sector?

This lecture is presented by the Institute of Advanced Studies, the National Trust of Australia (WA) and Australia ICOMOS to celebrate the International Day of Monuments and Sites on 18 April. The theme for the 2013 celebration is the Heritage of Education. This year’s lecture also forms part of the National Trust’s 2013 Western Australian Heritage Festival. For more details on the festival go to www.national trust.org.au .

Cost Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/ian-reid or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Wednesday 17
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Probation worker responses to turbulent conditions: Constructing identity in a tainted occupation Website | More Information
Public lecture by Anne Worrall, Professor of Criminology, Keele University, UK and Honorary Professorial Fellow, Law School, UWA.

Drawing on recent research on the occupational cultures of probation workers, Anne Worrall explores the motivations, values and job expectations of present and former workers. Arguing that probation work is often regarded by society as a ‘tainted’ or ‘dirty’ occupation which operates in turbulent political, social and economic conditions, Professor Worrall will consider how probation workers respond to these adverse circumstances to make their work meaningful and fulfilling, or just to cope.

Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/worrall or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Thursday 18
13:10 - EVENT - FREE Lunchtime Concert : UWA Guitar Ensemble Website | More Information
Free 50min Concert every Thursday

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Blue Forests for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Website | More Information
A public lecture by Núria Marbà, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (UIB-CSIC).

Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalge and mangroves) occupy 0.2 % of the ocean surface but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their canopies dissipate wave energy while high burial raises the seafloor, buffering the impacts of rising sea level and wave action with climate change. The loss of 1/3 of their global cover involves a loss of CO2 sinks and the emission of 1 Pg CO2 annually. The conservation, restoration and use of vegetated coastal habitats in eco-engineering solutions for coastal protection provide a “Blue Forest” strategy delivering significant capacity for climate change mitigation and adaption.

Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/marba or RSVP to [email protected] or 6488 1340
Friday 19
17:30 - FREE LECTURE - Raine Lecture : Raine Visiting Professor Lecture - Strabismus and other eye motor disorders Website | More Information
Professor Engle’s research combines clinical, genetic, and molecular biological approaches to the study of strabismus (commonly referred to as 'misaligned eyes' or 'squint') and ocular motor neuron and axon development. As a paediatric neurologist, her research has focused primarily on a set of disorders referred to as the congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders. These are incomitant forms of strabismus in which primary gaze may be aberrant and one or both eyes are unable to move into one or multiple fields of gaze. These disorders can cause significant visual impairment and can be cosmetically disfiguring. Professor Engle's Lecture will discuss recent advances in causes, genetic diagnosis and treatments for these disorders.

19:30 - PERFORMANCE - Artistry! Sensation Website | More Information
Opening the season, conductor and virtuoso violinist Paul Wright conducts a program affected by classical sensibilities featuring some of the period’s best-loved works.

Grainger: Duke of Marlborough Fanfare; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished); Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major (Soloist: Paul Wright); Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 Classical

Tickets: Standard $25, Concession $20 - available here: http://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=AUUNITHEATRES&event=art1 or on the door.
Tuesday 23
12:00 - EVENT - ARCHBISHOP's MASS AND LUNCH : Annual visit by the new Catholic Archbishop to offer Mass in the UWA chapel, followed by lunch together More Information
All welcome to the Mass and Lunch, either or both, starting at 12 noon. Mass is offerd by the new Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costello. Lunch will be served after Mass. The UWA Chapel is on the first floor above the Village Cafe in the Guild Courtyard, that is one floor below the medical centre.

17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - David Symons Website | More Information
David Symons: Antill After Corroboree: A Return to Conservatism?

This paper investigates one of the widespread perceptions in much critical comment on the music of John Antill following the composition of his famous ballet Corroboree – namely, that the composer reverted to a ‘quieter’ and more conservative musical style in his later output in the 1950s and 1960s. The generally negatively-toned criticisms of Antill’s later work are assessed from two standpoints – that of musical ‘style’ or ‘character’ and that of musical ‘language’ or idiom. While Antill never wrote another work as ‘barbaric’ or ‘abrasive’ in manner as Corroboree, his later works explore a wider expressive palette in which there are some examples of the milder English ‘pastoral’ style, but the predominant ‘language’ is that of between-the-wars neoclassicism or neo-tonality of Bartok, Hindemith and Stravinsky. In this respect Antill shares a general stylistic range with the more progressive Australian composers of the same period such as Margaret Sutherland, Dorian Le Gallienne, Raymond Hanson and Robert Hughes.
Friday 26
13:00 - SEMINAR - Marriage and the Wedding Industry : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies More Information
With the average Australian wedding costing $36,000, is the wedding day really the "Bride's Day"? And should the bride still be "given away" like property?

Professor Tom Scirghi SJ of Fordham University, New York, is the 2013 St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies, and will discuss marriage and the wedding industry as the first of a series of seminar topics scheduled over the next three weeks.

The St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies is a joint initiative between the College, The University of Western Australia, and the University of Notre Dame Australia, bringing a leading Jesuit scholar to Perth each year to teach, lecture, and interact with the local community.
Sunday 28
15:30 - CONCERT - Change of Pace Concert : Chilled tunes on solo guitar plus classic and original piano pieces of jazz trio. Website | More Information
Join UWA School of Music guitarist Don Candy as he plays some of his chilled tunes on solo guitar followed by School of Music composer and jazz pianist Josiah Padmanabham performing classic and original pieces of jazz trio.

Admission is free, book ahead by visiting Epic Events.
Monday 29
6:00 - EVENT - UWA Health & Rehab - Running Club : Running Club Website | More Information
Running Club - All Levels!

Monday & Friday @ 6.30am - Variety of group runs, hills and intervals Wednesday @ 6.15am - Strength and Mobility session for Running (incl. Pilates, stability training, technique coaching)

$10 a week for 6-week block OR $350 yearly membership

Suits participants of all abilities including those returning from injury or waiting to start running for the first time. Great for those working towards an event or fun run (i.e. City to Surf).

Sessions will run ‘rain, hail or shine’ with access to indoor training facilities if required. Running coach with coordinate Monday and Friday sessions, with Wednesday classes run by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist* (*Private Health Rebates may apply)

CONTACT THE CLINIC TO REGISTER.

18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Information Evening-Master of Pharmacy Website | More Information
The Information Evening will provide details to everyone interested in enrolling in the Master of Pharmacy Program in 2014 about entry requirements, the application process, fees and commonwealth supported places, clinical placements and preregistration. We will also provide an overview of our two year course.
Tuesday 30
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Elections in Pakistan 11 May 2013: Possible Scenarios : CMSS Panel Discussion on who would win the elections in Pakistan on May 11, 2013? More Information
For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a democratically elected government has completed its term and has stepped down. Pakistani nation will be casting its vote to elect a new government on 11 May 2013. These elections are a good omen for the political and democratic culture of Pakistan as it will ensure the continuity of the democratic practices. However, the country is facing increased energy shortage, dismal economic situation, terrorism, sectarianism and ethnic problems. Who would win the elections? Would Imran Khan-led Pakistan’s Justice Movement (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) with its popularity among the youth of Pakistan, emerge as the winner or be part of a coalition? How do ethnic communities view the elections?

The panel comprises of specialists on Pakistani politics and foreign policy at theCMSS.

Naeem Salik Brigadier (Retired) is currently a PhD candidate at Centre for MuslimStates and Societies/Pol Science and IR Department at UWA, Perth. Before his retirement from Pakistan’s military, Brigadier Salik served as director of armscontrol and disarmament affairs in the Strategic Plans Division, the secretariat of Pakistan’s National Command Authority.

Rizwan Zeb is a doctoral candidate at the Center for Muslim States and Societies, University of Western Australia, and a Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is a former Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor in Politics , University of Bristol (2006); Visiting Scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC (2004); and member, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London (current). He is co-author of Indo-Pak Conflicts: Ripe to Resolve? (Manahor, 2005).He is currenttly working on a book on the history and future of Pakistan.

Dr Samina Yasmeen is director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, School of Social and Cultural Studies, at UWA. She is also an associate professor in Political Sciene and International Relations, the University of Western Australia (UWA),As a specialist on politico-strategic developments in South Asia, Professor Yasmeen has focused on the role of Islamisation in Pakistan’s domestic and foreign policy. Her current research focuses on the role of Islamic militant groups, their prescriptions for social and political structures for Muslim states, and the implications of these ideas for Pakistan’s stability and foreign policy. She has conducted research on groups including Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) and Jaish Mohammad.

17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Clint Bracknell/Makoto Takao Website | More Information
Clint Bracknell - Songs from the South: The Wirlomin Project and Southern Noongar Song

Aboriginal people, language and song inform a rich sense of place in Australia. Wirlomin Noongar people from the southwest are in the process of claiming, consolidating, enhancing and sharing their endangered cultural heritage. In this context, I will examine the value of community-driven Aboriginal language revitalisation and the potential function of local Aboriginal song idioms in broader cultural sustainability activities.

Makoto Takao - Glocal Emotion: Performative Practices of Jesuit Conversion in Early Modern Japan

This thesis will explore Jesuit conversion policy in Japan during the Christian Century (1540-1650). It will specifically analyse the means by which performative practices were employed as a way of fostering faith through the use of music, drama, and visual arts. These modes of communication embody inherent emotive potency, and the measure of their success can be best identified as degrees of affectivity amongst the converted.

 May 2013
Wednesday 01
9:00 - EVENT - Co-op UWA Clearance Sale : Co-op UWA May Clearance Sale More Information
The Co-op UWA May Clearance Sale from Wednesday May 1st

Clearance stock of fiction, non-fiction and academic reference titles at $10, $5.95, $5 and $2. Co-op members also receive Member discount off Sale Prices.

Last shipment of grey, navy and black UWA Hoodies on sale @ $39.95

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