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Displaying from Sunday, April 22, 2012
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April 2012
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Thursday 26 |
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Masterclass: Endoscopic optical imaging technologies : Integrating endoscopic confocal and OCT imaging technologies into biomedical research
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The focus of this IAS Masterclass will be on advances in instrumentation for biomedical optical imaging. We will see how improvements in fibre optics, wavelength-swept lasers and miniature optical components improve the resolution, acquisition speed and signal to noise ratio of single fibre (...)
Come along and listen to some of UWA's senior Vocal Students
16:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Moral Pragmatism:Thin Universals and Thick Practices : Second in the 2012 series of the Three Universities Lectures
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Given there is no consensus, in the history of philosophy or theology, about how a rational agent ought to solve complex moral dilemmas, Dr. Matthews will advocate that the thick theoretical differences that separate us are not as significant as the thin universals that unite us as rational moral (...)
A public lecture by Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck College and 2012 UWA Fred Alexander Fellow.
War is atrocious. In this this talk, Professor Joanna Bourke will explore the changing ways in which stories of murderous violence in wartime been told, reflecting on the terror (...)
18:00 - PERFORMANCE - ANZAC Service for Peace : Service for Peace with the Winthrop Singers and instrumentalists from the UWA School of Music
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A Service for Peace,
featuring
Readings of West Australian war poets
HAYDN's 'Nelson' Mass
performed by the UWA Winthrop Singers with an orchestra made up of members of the School of Music,
led by Winthrop Professor Paul Wright
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Friday 27 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: immune restoration disease 20 years on
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Martyn French will give a talk on "Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: immune restoration disease 20 years on" in the Microbiology & Immunology Seminar room, Friday, 27 April 2012 at 9:00am.
Martyn French is a Clinical Immunologist at Royal Perth Hospital and a Winthrop (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2012 John Toohey Oration, The Need for Reasons : A free lecture given by His Excellency Mr Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC
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It is an inherent characteristic of humans that we want to know the reason for everything.
That “need to know”, to understand the reasons, is not confined to the physical world. It extends to decisions made by another, especially if they affect us.
Who has not, at some (...)
In a special partnership with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, emerging artists take to the stage with their mentors to present a program of some of the best-loved music of the classical period. The Winthrop Singers will also join the ensemble in heavenly music. Lead by Paul Wright and Alan (...)
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Saturday 28 |
8:00 - EVENT - Chronic Lung Disease and Smoking Cessation : Educational seminar day with presentations from respiratory specialists including W.Prof. Phil Thompson, Dr Peter Bremner and international smoking cesstion expert Dr Hayden McRobbie.
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For all members of the health care team including physicians, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals.
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Sunday 29 |
There will be two short movies shown, Sound of silence (story of a Pak armed force personnel) and Life in Siachen (where at the present time 135 Pak armed force personnel have been trapped for last 13 days because of an Avalanche)followed by prayers for Australian and Pakistani troops.
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Monday 30 |
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - LIWA Medical Research Seminar Series : Prof Jose Porcel presents "Pleural Fluid Biomarkers"
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LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "Pleural Fluid Biomarkers" by Professor Jose Porcel from Department of Internal Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Spain. Time: 12 noon for light lunch with 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Shale Gas and Fracking: Environmental Saviour or Devil Incarnate?
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A public lecture by Derek Elsworth, Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University & 2012 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large.
Shale gas is just one of a variety of approaches that may be taken to reduce the carbon footprint (...)
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May 2012
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Tuesday 01 |
The Co-op Bookshop May Sale ends Thursday May 31st All Sale stock half marked price this week only. Wide selection of fiction and non-fiction, academic remainders and children's books. The University Co-operative Bookshop Limited
Guild Village, UWA, Nedlands Campus
11:45 - EXPO - UWA Student Exchange Fair : A showcase of the Student Exchange Program's partner universities
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Did you know that UWA students can go on exchange to USA, Netherlands, Denmark, Singapore, Chile, Norway, China, UK, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Korea, Hong Kong and Spain?
The annual Student Exchange Fair has (...)
19:00 - EVENT - The Australian String Quartet : Exclusive performance by the Australian String Quartet
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You will not want to miss the magical experience of the
internationally acclaimed Australian String Quartet as
they play exclusively for you at the Club.
Established in 1985, the Australian String Quartet has had
a major impact on the musical life of Australia, touring
widely to capital (...)
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Wednesday 02 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents: : An integrated system for high quality water recovery and wastewater treatment
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An integrated system for water recovery from most known water resources has been developed.
It is innovative, standard, more economical and simpler than the current operating systems in use for wastewater treatment coupled with water recovery and it uses presently available technologies (...)
18:00 - SYMPOSIUM - Bazm-e-Sarfraz 2012 Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Progressive Thinkers in Pakistan : This year, the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at UWA is celebrating Faiz Ahmed Faiz's centennial year by organizing a symposium on his poetry. This symposium is unique because anyone can participate in a poetry recital/singing competition based on Faiz poetry. Faiz's daughter Moneeza Hashmi will be the judge.
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The Symposium organised by the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, commemorates the contribution and services made by Begum Sarfraz Iqbal(1939-2003) to Urdu literature.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was one of the leading poets of Pakistan. Listed four times for the Nobel Prize, he is also (...)
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Thursday 03 |
9:00 - EVENT - Careers, Education and Employment Expo : Come and see UWA at the Careers Expo
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Come and check out our stand at the Careers, Education and Employment Expo and discover how UWA can help you achieve your study and career goals.
Wondering what's out there after school? Ready to take your job further but not sure where to start? Want to make a new beginning and need (...)
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - Lunchtime Concert: Belinda Callaway (flute) : Belinda Callaway and Adam Pinto present a selection of works for flute and piano, including Prokofiev's Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94.
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The UWA Winthrop Singers perform a choral Evensong on Thursdays at 6pm during semester. These currently take place at St Thomas More College chapel.
This week features Canticles composed by an alumnus of UWA.
Responses: Smith
Psalm 145
Old Testament (...)
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