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March 2011
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Thursday 03 |
10:00 - EVENT - Writing a successful grant application : This workshop is structured to help postgraduates develop their grant writing skills
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Grantsmanship can make a difference! Come along and further develop your grant writing skills. This workshop, prepared in consultation with UWA researchers who have been successful in obtaining peer-reviewed funding and who have served on national reviewing bodies, will be structured to assist (...)
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Tuesday 08 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Soil&Water Seminar, 11am Tues8th March: : “The effect of tree belowground C allocation on the seasonal course of microbial N cycling in an European beech forest soil”
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All welcome!
“The effect of tree belowground C allocation on the seasonal course of microbial N cycling in an European beech forest soil”
ABSTRACT:
Soil microbes in temperate forest ecosystems are able to cycle several hundreds of kg of nitrogen (N) ha-1 yr-1 and are (...)
13:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - A drug template's hiding place in sunflower revealed : An unusual biosynthesis of small, ultra-stable cyclic peptides from bifunctional precursors
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Dr Mylne (PhD, Botany) worked at the John Innes Centre (2001-2005), using molecular genetics in Arabidopsis to study proteins that accelerate flowering in response to prolonged cold (vernalization). In 2006 he moved to the IMB in Brisbane where he holds an ARC QEII Fellowship (2008-2012) and is the (...)
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Wednesday 09 |
The seminar next week is from:
Dennis Stanley, Mun Woo,
Ben Hollings and Christine Hanson
from Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG) and The UWA Oceans Institute
Title: “Sustained oceanographic observations around Australia using autonomous (...)
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Thursday 10 |
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre - Credit-Suisse Recruitment Talk : Are you interested in working for Credit Suisse in full time and summer intern analyst roles? These roles are for students from ALL DISCIPLINES.
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Credit Suisse offers intellectual challenges, exceptional rewards and global development potential for people who want to make a difference in the world. It's not about filling jobs. We are looking for people with the energy, ambition and passion to help Credit Suisse become the world's premier (...)
This year the CMCA will be leading a WA-based consortium applying for funding through ARC LIEF to provide advanced X-ray micro-CT capabilities for local researchers mainly in the physical and geo-sciences.
To provide more information on the capabilities of the latest generation micro-CT (...)
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Tuesday 15 |
11:00 - BARBEQUE - Zoology Welcome back BBQ Tuesday 15th : Come have fun with the Zoologists at an awesome bbq with a waterslide, paddling pool and fun games with awesome prizes!
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Zoology club is welcoming back the new semester with a BBQ! Come down to Matilda Bay, opposite the Zoology building (look for the Zoology Banner) and have some fun with a sausage sizzle, waterslide, paddling pool and games with AWESOME PRIZES! 11am til 2pm Tuesday the 15th. Gold Coin Entry. All (...)
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Friday 18 |
13:00 - CANCELLED - VISITING SPEAKER - **CANCELLED** Molecular evolution of fertility restorer genes reveal a conflict between nucleus and mitochondria throughout angiosperm evolution : ABSTRACT AVAILABLE
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. Our apologies.
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13:00 - SEMINAR - SOTA FUJII : Molecular evolution of fertility restorer genes reveal a conflict between nucleus and mitochondria throughout angiosperm evolution
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Despite Japan's devastation, Dr Fujii wishes to proceed with his seminar as planned!
We appreciate such a gesture at this difficult time.Sota will fly home morning after seminar. We wish him strength & love in what may be a very trying time for a while to come.
We will be making a DONATION to (...)
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Tuesday 22 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Soil&Water Seminar(SEE), Mar22: : “Bring back the mouldboard plough for renovation cropping?”
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The Soil&Water Seminar at 11am on Tues, March 22nd, will be given by Dr Bill Bowden.
All welcome!
TITLE: “Bring back the mouldboard plough for renovation cropping?”
ABSTRACT: The effects of deep cultivation following years of no-till farming is being investigated in (...)
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Friday 25 |
The University of Western Australia provides a range of geographic resources from analog paper maps to state-of-the-art digital Geographic Information System (GIS) data. Recently the Science library has provided a new home for the University's map collection and has been instrumental in negotiating (...)
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April 2011
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Friday 01 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Community-Based Development and its Application to Marine Turtle Conservation in Drake Bay, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica : a talk by Dr Robert James, Project Director at The Corcovado Foundation
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A special seminar to be held on Friday 1st April, 1 – 2pm in the Jennifer Arnold Lecture Theatre, Ground floor, Zoology Building (South).
Dr Robert James will speak on “Community-Based Development and its Application to Marine Turtle Conservation in Drake Bay, Peninsula de Osa, Costa (...)
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Tuesday 05 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Soil&Water Seminar, 11am April5: : “Vegetation and soil controls on water redistribution on vegetated engineered cover systems associated with mine waste disposal”
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The Soil&Water Seminar at 11am on Tues, April 5th, will be given by Willis Gwenzi, from the Soil Physics group at SEE and Plant Biology.All welcome!
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TITLE: “Vegetation and soil controls on water redistribution on vegetated engineered cover systems associated with mine waste (...)
15:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Building evolutionary bridges: female sperm storage organ and male accessory gland genes in Drosophila melanogaster : Hosted by: CIBER (Collaborative Initiative for Bee Research)
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Friday 15 |
13:00 - Forum - UWA Future Farm : The 'ideal farm' - an $8m project
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Agriculture is highly significant to the WA economy and landscape.
UWA's Future Farm is an 'ideal' farm for 2050 - when the world population is expected to exceed 9 billion, providing the double challenge of feeding 50% more people without destroying the planet. There is no greater issue facing (...)
14:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Taming plastids for biotechnology : Speaker is Director, Max Planck Inst Molec Plant Physiol Germany
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Plant genetic engineering will likely contribute to the required continued increase in agricultural productivity during the coming decades. FULL ABSTRACT AVAILABLE [email protected]
15:30 - PUBLIC TALK - To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar : Speaker: Dr Rob James
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To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar
Date: 15th April; Speaker: Dr Rob James; Time & Location: 3:30 - 5:00pm @ SymbioticA
Molecular solutions to ethical obstacles precluding human enhancement through genetic engineering.
Emerging biotechnologies promise (...)
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Monday 18 |
There will be a special Plant Biology seminar this Monday 18th April at 4pm in the BAYLISS Building Lecture Theatre (G33).
Emeritus Professor Winslow Briggs, from Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, will present his extensive research into "Phototropin LOV domains - serving many (...)
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May 2011
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Monday 02 |
8:45 - EVENT - A Day in the Life of an Environmental Science Student : Enjoy a day discovering what it's like to be an Environmental Science Student at UWA.
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‘A day in the life of an environmental science student’
gives WA secondary school students the opportunity
to find out what studies in this field would be like
at UWA.
Students will take part in a variety of
workshops and demonstrations throughout the day
that are designed to give (...)
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Wednesday 04 |
9:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Molecular basis of Fe and Mn homeostasis: key transporters and metal imaging : Iron (Fe) is absolutely required for cell life ..
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