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January 2012
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Tuesday 17 |
9:00 - EVENT - The UWA Science Experience 2012 - APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW : Three days of science activities for high school students about to enter year 10 and year 11.
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The Science Experience is a three-day program of events aimed at high school students about to enter Year 10 and year 11, and will be held at UWA from the 17th to the 19th of January 2012.
It aims to showcase the courses and facilities available to future students, and the multitude of (...)
9:00 - STUDENT EVENT - The Science Experience 2012 : A three-day program of science events for high school students
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The UWA Science Experience is a three-day program of events held at The University of Western Australia campus for students about to enter Year 10 and Year 11. Around 160 students from schools across the metropolitan region and country Western Australia will attend.
The program is (...)
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Friday 27 |
9:00 - AWARD CEREMONY - PICSE Industry Placements Reporting Back Session : Industry Placement Scholarship students report back to PICSE staff, industry partners and members of the university community
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The Reporting Back Session is the culmination of the Industry Placement Scholarship program. Here parents, teachers and friends of the scholarship students as well as PICSE industry partners and members of the university community are able to hear about the students experiences with PICSE. On the (...)
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February 2012
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Wednesday 01 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - SPICE Learning Technology and Science Workshops : For high school science teachers
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SPICE Events are designed to expose high school science teachers to exciting new science by increasing interaction between teachers and researchers at UWA. They provide the opportunity for teachers to engage in current research and learn new ideas for the classroom, and usually contain a range of (...)
12:00 - EVENT - SPICE PD, Regional Visits and Travelling Scientist : The Travelling Scientist accompanies the SPICE team when they visit regional schools. The Travelling Scientist, a young PhD student, talks to students about their journey in science
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SPICE Events are designed to expose high school science teachers to exciting new science by increasing interaction between teachers and researchers at UWA. They provide the opportunity for teachers to engage in current research and learn new ideas for the classroom, and usually contain a range of (...)
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Thursday 02 |
15:30 - PUBLIC TALK - Beyond Humans: Art and the future evolution of the human species : Public talk with Ingeborg Reichle
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In my paper I will present the exhibition "jenseits des menschen, beyond humans" I curated in 2010 for the Berlin Medical History Museum of the Charité, putting new works by the Berlin based artist Reiner Maria Matysik as part of the Interventions series on show, which was initiated in (...)
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Monday 06 |
The PICSE Science Investigation Awards (SIA) are an opportunity for Year 8, 9 and 10 students to investigate a topic and hypothesis of their OWN CHOICE to find out answers with a hands-on and fun approach to science. Winning investigations receive cash prizes of up to $500.
Simply pick a (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - No more needles � Nanopatch technology for a healthier world
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The dynamic inventor of the vaccine Nanopatch, Prof. Mark Kendall, will talk about the development and enormous potential of this revolutionary technology for vaccine delivery. You can also explore the Incredible Inner Space exhibition, which includes an amazing microscope image of the Nanopatch.
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Wednesday 22 |
A Public Lecture by Dr Nina Fedoroff, Distinguished Professor, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology and Evan Pugh Professor, Penn State University.
The climate is warming. Water tables are falling around the world. Biodiversity is under ever-increasing pressure. The (...)
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Tuesday 28 |
12:00 - CLOSING DATE - The Australian Brain Bee - neuroscience competition for high school students : Closing date for Round 1 registrations
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The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) motivates young people to learn about the brain – and has been created to inspire students to pursue careers in neuroscience research.
As Australia’s only neuroscience competition for high school students, the ABBC is an event that will have (...)
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March 2012
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Thursday 01 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - SPICE Learning Technology and Science Workshops : For high school science teachers
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SPICE Events are designed to expose high school science teachers to exciting new science by increasing interaction between teachers and researchers at UWA. They provide the opportunity for teachers to engage in current research and learn new ideas for the classroom, and usually contain a range of (...)
9:00 - EVENT - SPICE PD, Regional Visits and Travelling Scientist : The Travelling Scientist accompanies the SPICE team when they visit regional schools. The Travelling Scientist, a young PhD student, talks to students about their journey in science
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SPICE Events are designed to expose high school science teachers to exciting new science by increasing interaction between teachers and researchers at UWA. They provide the opportunity for teachers to engage in current research and learn new ideas for the classroom, and usually contain a range of (...)
9:00 - STUDENT EVENT - UWA Campus Challenge : Opening date for applications for current year 10-12 students
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A event run in the July school holidays for prospective UWA students. Dates and program yet to be confirmed.
Campus Challenge aims to provide high school students with the opportunity to experience different aspects of university life through participation in academic, sporting (...)
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Friday 02 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Science Communication Seminar Series : Sony ExploraScience – an interactive science museum
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Behind the scenes at Tokyo's Sony ExploraScience interactive science museum - a summer of science performances, blogging, media releases and workshop planning
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Tuesday 06 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Metabolic regulation of insulin secretion and the impact of exercise : School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: A large body of work has been produced in the laboratory of Prof. Newsholme detailing the importance of amino acids to insulin secretion. While long-term exposure to high glucose induces oxidative stress in beta cells, conflicting results have been published regarding the impact of ROS (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - America's Water Crisis and what to do about it : Trepidation and Inspiration for Western Australia
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A public lecture by Robert J Glennon, The Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy, Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona.
Australia and the United States are both facing a water crisis. Recent and severe droughts, especially in Western Australia and in Texas, have (...)
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Wednesday 07 |
Ocean disasters of the last decade have brought to public awareness the significant consequences and threat to life on earth posed by tsunamis, climate change and industry accidents. In this public lecture, three expert commentators will offer their expertise on the future of disaster management in (...)
19:00 - TALK - The Moon, Apollo, Spaceship Earth and all that...
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Prof. O’Brien gives an illustrated talk linking together his careers of being Professor of Space Science in the USA during the Apollo era in the 1960s, the first Director of Environmental Protection and first Chairman of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in WA 1971 -1977, and his (...)
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Friday 09 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Science Communication Seminar Series : Film-making with Aboriginal and Malawian students
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The aim of this research is to examine Australian and Malawian students' connections between scientific and cultural knowledge through a story box activity and the production of short films.A total of 39 films were produced by students from Years 7-10 from a regional Aboriginal student group, a (...)
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Monday 12 |
13:30 - EVENT - The Australian Brain Bee : Online quiz held in high schools during Brain Awareness Week
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Round 1 (Online Quiz): During Brain Awareness Week 12-18 March 2012 and the following week 19-23 March 2012 - see website register and for further details.
The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) motivates young people to learn about the brain – and has been created to inspire (...)
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