What's On at UWA

On Wednesday 6th October from 2-4.30pm the School of Music shall be running a workshop in association with Catch Music as part of Mental Health Week. There will be a performance following the workshop from 5-5.45pm.

The workshop will have participants from the community - some of whom (...)

Learning about the different threads of other cultures and ways of life is part of what weaves UWA into a beautiful tapestry of multiculturalism. At the Global Cafe on the 6th of October, students, staff and the general public are invited to join us in a cosy, informal setting to learn more about (...)

Free Seminar Open to All Disciplines.

When it comes to making the right choices in life, mere intelligence will not guarantee the best result. This fact is exemplified by the problems of obesity, depression and stress among highly intelligent people. This talk will investigate how we can (...)

A public lecture by Derek Elsworth, Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, Penn State and 2010 Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large.

Sometimes described as the “green new deal” this refers to solutions to the perfect storm caused by the current financial (...)

UWA Business School and the Centre for Social Impact (WA) invite you to a public lecture with

Cheryl Kernot Director of Social Business and Associate Professor Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Australian School of Business

to mark the launch of the Graduate Certificate for (...)

Food is one of the most well-known and loved aspects of multiculturalism. Spring Feast has always been the largest event in MCW, and this year it promises to be the biggest yet! On Thursday, 7th October, the UWA Guild Courtyard and Oak Lawn will once again be transformed into a marketplace by (...)

'Multi platinum artist Dozi, kicks off his Australasian tour in Perth with a special performance of all his greatest hits. Dozi's unique blend of Afrikaans, Zulu and English, guarantees a wonderful evening of South African entertainment for the whole family.

UWA Multicultural Week concludes on October 8th with a fun-filled Treasure Hunt. Taking the form of a race, teams of “treasure-hunters” are required to answer riddles and complete tasks based on cultural and geographical facts around the world. At the end of the journey, prizes are hidden (...)

SymbioticA Friday Seminar; Speaker: Lisa Carrie Goldberg; Title: Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep; Time & Location: 3:30 – 5:00pm @ SymbioticA;

Have you ever wondered what you look like when you sleep? Can you imagine your body positions creating artwork while you are (...)

Thanks to the generosity of the Vose family, the annual Vose Memorial Prize for Music provides the UWA School of Music with the opportunity to select one outstanding senior performance student for the prestigious Vose Prize. In this special concert audiences will hear the outstanding finalists (...)

The Western Australian Philatelic Council's annual Swan stamp show is being held at UWA this weekend, in the UWA Guild Refectory.

The show runs over two days, Saturday 9 October 10am - 5pm and Sunday 10 October 10am - 4pm.

There will be an auction each day, along with free (...)

Prof Chen Shengwen will give a brief introduction to the Nanshan Hospital and its department of respiratory medicine. He will present a range of challenging cases his department has dealt with and discuss respiratory medicine practice in China today. There will be the opportunity for questions (...)

Last week of the UWA Co-op Bookshop Sale. Additional stock added and further markdowns in Sale stock. Academic books, fiction, general interest, cards, stationery and assorted gifts.

Dennis Lillee (DK), President of the WA Cricket Association, is best known as the legendary Australian fast bowler who terrorised batsmen all over the world during the 1970s and 1980s.

Join Dennis as he gives his insight on being a board member, an international sportsman and a (...)

Leaders play an important role in maintaining and improving safety yet little research provides a systematic view of safety leadership in complex organizations. Mark will present recent work to develop a better theoretical understanding of the way leaders integrate safety into the broader culture (...)

Tuesday 14th September 2010 and all Tuesdays through to Tuesday 12th October, 5- 6.30pm. Tunley Lecture Theatre, School of Music, UWA. List yet to be distributed. Honours presentations by School of Music BMus and BMusEd candidates.

This seminar will be presented in the context of Professor Tilbrook’s role as the Deputy Director of the Animal Welfare Science Centre (AWSC). The AWSC is recognised nationally and internationally for its leadership and contribution to animal welfare through research, teaching and training (...)

Join WA Premier’s Research Fellow, Winthrop Professor Shaun Collin, as he focuses on the vision of species of fish which inhabit the diverse Australian marine ecosystems. Shaun talks about the vital importance of light detection to the survival of any living organism. Highlighting 2010 as the (...)

Mr Kevin Coate will speak on his Kimberley connections, initially about his cousin Howard Coate, a lay missionary, who moved to the Kimberley in 1934 to work with Aboriginal people. His interests in linguistics and Aboriginal mythology brought him to the notice of Professor AP Elkin and Dr Arthur (...)

An IAS public lecture by Mike Morwood, Professor of Archaeology, University of Wollongong.

In 2003, an Australian-Indonesian research team announced the discovery of endemic hominin species, Homo floresiensis, on the East Indonesian island of Flores. The species lived at Liang Bua from (...)