What's On at UWA

‘A day in the life of an Engineering Student’ gives year 10 and 11 students the opportunity to explore the different types of engineering currently available at UWA and to participate in a range of activities which will help to explain what engineering is and how it can be applied in the real (...)

Participants must bring their own laptops.

Bayesian approaches to statistical modelling and analysis are being enthusiastically adopted in many disciplines. The course is structured as two mini-workshops each of two days: Introductory Bayesian analysis using WinBugs and Bayesian analysis (...)

The Netherlands is situated in the delta of the Rhine-Meuse Estuary.What will be the effect of sea level rise due to climate change for a country that has been struggling for centuries against the forces of nature? Will it be able to maintain its safe and pleasant living conditions foanother (...)

The Business School is offering Year 11 and 12 students the chance to take part in a wide range of hands-on activities that will be interactive, fun, competitive and very rewarding.

You will work in teams with other students and interact with lecturers and current business students who (...)

A free public lecture by by Professor Carlos Duarte, Director of UWA's Oceans Institute.

Professor Carlos Duarte was appointed Director of UWA’s Oceans Institute in March 2011. He is currently leading the Malaspina 2010 Expedition, a Spanish circumnavigation expedition that is sailing (...)

The 10 most engaging 3 Minute Thesis presenters selected at the UWA semi-finals on 21st July, will compete for prizes and the opportunity to represent UWA at the Australia-New Zealand 3MT competition in September. Please come along to support the presenters and vote for your "People's Choice&qu (...)

Thinking of excelling in New HSK test? Then enrolling in these training courses will enhance your chances!

The New HSK test is China’s officially recognised language proficiency test. All HSK results are internationally recognised as proof of Chinese language proficiency, and it is (...)

Artists operate within both the miniscule contexts of cells and molecules and the vastly larger macrocosm of human experience. While scientists ponder higher dimensions and the existence of multiple universes, the scope of knowledge encompasses once inconceivable reaches of space and time. Art is (...)

Presentations over this two-day event will cover comparisons of environments for the dawn of life on Earth and comparing with the possibility of life on the red Planet, Mars.

Written submissions from teachers, scientists, engineers, social theorists, managers, writers and artists are (...)

Celebrate the best of Australian wine and food at the Wine Show by the Bay where over 30 of the nation’s best loved estates will be represented in a wine fair like no other.

Enhance your experience and expand your knowledge with master classes by Clairault, Henschke and Thompson (...)

Sue Murphy, one of the first female UWA engineering graduates and CEO of the Water Corporation will give us an insight into her time at university, her personal achievements and the challenges ahead.

The UWA Centenary Trust for Women (CTW) was established in 2002 by a group of UWA women (...)

After 25 years of research Prof Commbe has an international reputation on the structure and function of a class of carbohydrates: GlycosAminoGlycans (GAGs). The biological activities of GAGs indicated that they may have important roles in a number of diseases and in recent years Prof Coombe’s (...)

A public lecture by Professor Terry Smith, FAHA, CIHA - Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.

The lecture is based on Terry Smith’s new book which argues that, in recent (...)

It appears that the genetic programming of humans and other complex organisms has been fundamentally misunderstood for the past 50 years, because of the assumption that most genetic information is transacted by proteins. The human genome contains about 20,000 conventional protein-coding genes (...)

Recent media attention has focused on the comparative lack of philanthropy from Australia's highest earners. Our wealthy non-givers have been described as "morally bankrupt" and displaying "utter greed and selfishness". Are Australia's high net worth really that bad? Why aren't (...)

Amongst all the emotions, fear is the one with the highest impact upon human life. Safety is sought at all levels of societal organization: countries always have enemies to fear and fight; within each country, social groups differentiated by ethnicity, social class or other attributes have (...)

An information evening to learn more about the new Juris Doctor (JD) and entry pathways into Law. Faculty of Law Dean and Deputy Dean will talk about the reasons for the change and the advantages of the JD. Law graduate and 2011 Rhodes Scholar Jackie McArthur will speak about her experience (...)

Lecture title: The use of EEG-based neurofeedback of slow cortical potentials in the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents

Professor Dr Florian Zepf is Head of the Department for Translational Neuroscience in Psychiatry and Neurology at the Clinic for Child and Adolescent (...)

A public lecture by by Joel Bernstein, Professor of Chemistry, NYU Abu Dhabi and Ben Gurion University of the Negev and 2011 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large.

This talk will examine the developments leading to chemical microscopist Walter McCrone’s investigations (...)

Dr Lee is an Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She is also a Senior Consultant at the National University Hospital. Dr Lee has an active interest in lung cancer, pleural disease, obstructive airway disease, bronchoscopy and pleuroscopy (...)