What's On at UWA

Now, more than ever, parents, school leaders and policy-makers have access to a dizzying array of data on the performance of students, schools and systems.

As data factories, schools also produce new forms of data through the increased use of online and mobile learning apps and platforms. This data revolution, driven by technological advances, has not only made it possible to generate large amounts of data, but also to make it widely accessible.

Navigating this new data-driven world, however, is easier said than done. Without sufficient understanding of what data can or cannot tell us, it is easy to use data in misleading or ineffective ways. This is often the case with data generated from large-scale student assessments such as NAPLAN, school performance data on the My School website, or data presented in the form of ‘league tables’ that rank school ATAR performance. The rapid shift towards online learning also presents complex questions about data privacy and use, and the role of corporate influences in schools. In this context, data-literacy is a crucial skill to posess.

Join us for a Q&A-style panel that brings together policymakers, researchers, school leaders, teachers and parents to reflect on the possibilities and challenges presented by the ‘data revolution’ as we enter the 2020s. Presenters will dissect issues ranging from how parents use data about schools and student achievement, through to how policy makers harness system wide data to reform our education systems. Moderated by Associate Professor Glenn Savage, our panel of experts will engage in productive dialogue regarding the uses, misuses and potentials for the rapidly expanding data climate we inhabit.

Git is to 'track changes' what a Ferrari is to a horse and cart.

Try to find someone who doesn't think learning this was a good idea: you won't be able to.

Drop in and get an intro to this Version Control System; to follow along take a look at https://git-scm.com/downloads

This is UCC's second talk in a six-part series on Streamlined Documents. This is an online talk offered for free to the general public. All you need to do to join the session is to open the following meeting link at 6pm on Thursday, July 7, 2020:

https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/tec-mzh-h9w

For more details of the other talks within UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents, please see the event(s) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1520901188076576/

Please note there has been a URL Change for this meeting as our usual meeting link is down. Please join us tonight by using this link: https://hubble.ccgs.wa.edu.au/b/tim-y9r-3g7

The 16th Global Rubber Conference 2020 is designed as a platform to discuss commercial prospects and opportunities on the rubber market pricings and bring together the regulatory authorities and commercial players of the rubber and rubber-products.

The Age-friendly Cities 2020 (AFC2020) designed to introduce Best Practices and served as a mechanism to create a deep understanding of what is involved in the creation of vibrant, cohesive and sustainable age-friendly cities and provided the foundation to the creation of a global network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.

Why do we have earthquakes in WA? Why do they happen more in some areas and not at all in others? WA is a long way from a tectonic plate boundary, so our earthquakes are different in nature to those in places like California, Indonesia or Japan.

Join Prof Myra Keep and PhD candidate Sean Standen as they explain the underlying geology of WA (using cake) and how it controls earthquake locations. They will then describe an example of an earthquake from the Wheatbelt, which occurred in Lake Muir in 2018, and see how the cake explains reality! Did we mention cake?

Emacs is interesting because it provides unparalleled flexibility, and even has a few 'killer apps' which raise it above other editors.

This talk is the third part of UCC's 'Streamlined Documents' series, and seeks to provide an introduction to Emacs using the nice "Doom Emacs" config base.

It takes a little bit more effort to install, but if you're interested take a look here: https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs/blob/develop/docs/getting_started.org#install

Whether you are an undergraduate student, currently writing your thesis, or create and edit large numbers of documents as a teacher or tutor - UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents is a series you won't want to miss.

This is an online talk offered for free to the general public. All you need to do to join the session is to open the following meeting link at 6pm on Tuesday, July 7: https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/tec-mzh-h9w

For more details of the other talks within UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents, please see the event(s) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2752020645019377/

Conflicts between groups are deeply rooted in our society, but we also have the capacity to get along with our neighbours and ally for a common goal.

Using evolutionary theory as a navigational guide, Dr Cyril C. Grueter draws on his research on the social organisation of our primate relatives to explore the origins of tolerance in human sociality.

Have you ever had Word crash on you? Corrupt a document? Or even just be a pain to work with?

LaTeX offers a number of compelling advantages...

There's a reason why ~90% of Maths/Phys/Eng/Comp Sci papers are produced with this. LaTeX documents are also fast becoming the best way to submit Journal Articles!

Find out more at this talk!

Get a copy (warning: can be up to 4gb) from https://www.latex-project.org/get/

Whether you are an undergraduate student, currently writing your thesis, or create and edit large numbers of documents as a teacher or tutor – UCC’s Guide to Streamlined Documents is a series you will not want to miss. Join the University Computer Club online on Tuesday, July 14 from 6PM for the fourth instalment of a six-part series on Streamlined Documents.

The focus of these talks is to get you acquainted with some of the best ways to create and edit documents.

These talks are all online are are offered for free to the general public. All you need to do to join the session is to open the following meeting link at 6pm on Tuesday, July 14:

https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/tec-mzh-h9w

For more details of the other talks within UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents, please see the event(s) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/569545763701077/

Sleep is a vital biological need. It is crucial for good health, mood stability, and high performance. Despite this, sleep loss and sleep disorder are now global health epidemics. Sleep is a vital state within which your brain ‘cleans house’ and replenishes needed energy. Sleep of poor quality or quantity is linked to health and social problems now: and in a person’s future, can be linked to the development of dementia.

Join Dr Michelle Olaithe as she will discuss how psychology research can help us understand what sleep is, why we need it, what good sleep looks like, and how much is enough.

What would happen if LaTeX, Markdown, Jupyter/R Notebooks and Emacs had a baby?

You'd get Org-mode, which I think I can seriously call the best of all worlds.

Am I infatuated with it? Yes.

Find out why by coming to this talk! (just needs Emacs)

Join the University Computer Club online on Tuesday, July 21 from 6PM for the fifth instalment of a six-part series on Streamlined Documents.

The focus of these talks is to get you acquainted with some of the best ways to create and edit documents.

Whether you are an undergraduate student, currently writing your thesis, or create and edit large numbers of documents as a teacher or tutor – UCC’s Guide to Streamlined Documents is a series you will not want to miss.

This is an online talk offered for free to the general public. All you need to do to join the session is to open the following meeting link at 6pm on Tuesday, July 21: https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/tec-mzh-h9w

For more details of the other talks within UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents, please see the event(s) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/668357567047741/

A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Madrigal Project

Join Honours voice student David Woods as he leads a concert of madrigals in collaboration with a selection of talented singers from the UWA Voice Department. The diverse range of works on this programme explore of themes of love, loss and lamentation. Please come and join us for an exciting evening of madrigal madness!

Free entry - bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/BKNHA

Science investigates the world in highly methodical ways: and our scientists use different chemical markers to record and observe changes in our environment. This knowledge helps to better understand the past, observe what is happening in our present and aid in the maintenance of our future.

UWA scientsits Dr Greg Skrzypek & Dr Aleksy Sadekov will be joined by Angela Rossen, Artist and Biodiversity Educator, to discuss how scientific enquiry informs our understanding of the world. Greg will walk you through the use of stable and radio isotopes to assess changes to flora, fauna and the atmosphere. Whilst Aleksy will explain how his work with marine calcifiers can trace chemical pollutants in the ocean.

This talk is an opportunity to review the five talks on Streamlined Documents presented by Timothy Chapman.

This is an interactive session to provide an opportunity for all to ask questions on modal editors, git, LaTeX, org, and emacs.

Whether you are an undergraduate student, currently writing your thesis, or create and edit large numbers of documents as a teacher or tutor – UCC’s Guide to Streamlined Documents is a series you will not want to miss. All of the sessions will be recorded and available through the meeting URL provided.

This is an online talk offered for free to the general public. All you need to do to join the session is to open the following meeting link at 6pm on Tuesday, July 28: https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/tec-mzh-h9w

For more details of the other talks within UCC's Guide to Streamlined Documents, please see the event(s) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3331326516880574/

Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

Join us this week as soprano Sara Macliver and pianist Gladys Chua perform some of their favourite works for voice and piano including Grieg's 'Haugtussa' and Ravel's 'Five Greek Songs'.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS

This online collaborative event, jointly organised by Engineers Australia (WA Division) and the UWA Public Policy Institute, will bring together engineering professionals and researchers to explore the challenges presented by climate change and the likely impacts on engineering standards, training and policy.

Professor Anas Ghadouani will explain both short- and long-term projected climate conditions for Western Australia, followed by further examination by our panel of experts on the challenges of climate change on the lifespan of engineering projects. The parallels with other professions and disciplines will be explored, as well as what engineers can do to ensure that their skills and purpose remain relevant to climate change-driven problems.

In the last four years fall armyworm has been found establishing all over the world and it has been problematic to manage. With a large host range and high dispersal capability, when the fall armyworm invaded Australia in January 2020 it was declared un-eradicable. This insect reportedly feeds on over 350 plant species, many of them crop plants. In large numbers the larvae can devastate a crop, seemingly overnight. With a propensity to develop resistance to insecticides, fall armyworm continues to be a challenge for management in its native range and now as a global pest that affects multiple production industries. Western Australia is fall armyworm’s newest home. We will need some creative and innovative thinking to manage this challenging pest.

This Webinar will be via Zoom and registration is essential via:https://uwa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lc6vhARcTKm7xeMxvtbSuQ

Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

This week UWA Chair of Violins and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Shaun Lee-Chen, performs Bach's Partita no. 2 in D minor.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS

A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

VOSE Concerto Competition First Round

The VOSE Memorial Prize is UWA’s most coveted performance award, with 3 finalists chosen to perform with full symphony orchestra in the Perth Concert Hall in October. Join us for the first round as 32 talented students perform their chosen concerto for our panel of judges.

Tickets: In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 all our concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential.https://www.trybooking.com/BKSYP

The competition will start at 4pm and run till approximately 915pm (with a short break). Audience members are welcome to arrive at any time, and will be admitted provided overall capacity is not breached.

Back for Semester 2 2020, the West Australian Youth Percussion Group (WAYPG) is an exciting program run through the UWA Junior Music School and directed by Perth percussionists Jackson Vickery and Adam Tan. WAYPG aims to provide enthusiastic and talented young percussionists an opportunity to perform in a high-quality ensemble outside of their school environment, bridging the gap between secondary and tertiary education.

The members of WAYPG will rehearse a wide variety of repertoire, including works for marimba ensemble, world percussion and multi percussion, culminating in a public performance at the Percussion All-Stars percussion showcase concert. This biannual performance showcases students of all levels from around Perth in a professional concert environment. WAYPG members will also have opportunities to perform in other public performances around Perth.

WAYPG is currently open to high-school students in years 7-12 with at least one year of percussion tuition. To audition, applicants must send in a short video of them playing (phone video is fine). Returning students are not required to re-audition.

Saturday's 3.30pm – 4.30pm Dates: 8 Aug - 19 Sept and 17 Oct - 28 November

Concert - 28 November (time TBC)

Cost: $400

Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

The UWA Guitar Studio will present a free concert of solo and chamber repertoire.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS