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Displaying from Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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May 2012
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Tuesday 15 |
13:00 - Demonstration / Open Day - Demonstration / Open Day : CMCA: Hawker Richardson Products for Productivity
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- Obligation free hands on demonstrations
- Bring and try your own samples
- Patented eye-pieceless optics allows operators freedomn of head movement with the ability to wear glasses
- Superb Ergonomics reduces eye strain and fatigue
- Pin sharp iomage with long working distances
- Bright LED (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Secrets of the mind : International health expert will reveal causes of brain degeneration in dementia
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Although the risk of developing dementia increases with age – in most people with dementia, symptoms first appear
after age 60. Dementia is not a part of normal aging. It is caused by a fatal disease that affects the brain. Dementia
is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly (...)
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Thursday 17 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - CMCA Seminar Series : Measuring nanoparticle dispersion and in vitro cellular uptake by electron microscopy
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'Measuring nanoparticle dispersion and in vitro cellular uptake by electron microscopy' presented by Nicole Hondow from the Institute for Materials Research, University of Leeds
Engineered nanoparticles have been the focus of much recent research with a wide-range of potential (...)
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Friday 18 |
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Amanda Newall and Ola Johansson: PROJEKTET : Resident Artists talk at SymbioticA
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The immune system can be seen as the metaphorical factor of applied performance, which makes the latter artistic practice more than simply social work. Transposed into a functional nomenclature, the immune system makes a larger body stay healthy by encountering visitors (pathogens) by way of (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Science Communication Seminar Series : Roaming Reptile Education - Trials and tribulations of starting and running a science communication business
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Teaching school children about reptiles sounded like a great, easy idea. I had a snake and a few lizards that were children-friendly, what else did I need? Well, the answer was licensing, business registration, naming rights, website construction, writing fact sheets, linking material to the school (...)
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Friday 25 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - PaLM Seminar Series (RPH) 2012 - Abdullah Ali Aseeri and Royston Ong: Seminar presentation
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All welcome to attend the School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2012 Seminar Series (RPH). On a weekly basis we have local/guest speakers presenting to a wide audience typically in the fields of immunology, molecular biology and cancer related research. This week we are delighted to have 2 (...)
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Wednesday 30 |
A public lecture by Professor Eric Higgs, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Canada and 2012 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large.
The science and practice of ecological restoration have thrived for several decades on the idea that historical (...)
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Thursday 31 |
0:00 - CLOSING DATE - UWA Campus Challenge : Closing 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 (...)
0:00 - CLOSING DATE - National Youth Science Forum : A two-week program of science events for students about to enter year 12
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Applications to Rotary Clubs close on 31 May for 2013 program for current year 11 students. Go to the NYSF website for details.
The National Youth Science Forum is a two weeks in January program of events for students about to enter Year 12 and who are considering going on to a tertiary (...)
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June 2012
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Friday 01 |
The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) WA is the peak professional society representing Australian health adn medical research.
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 - 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 (...)
15:15 - EVENT - FNAS Outreach Program (AIM) : On-campus outreach activities for school groups
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School groups can book in for various science activities at UWA during June and November.
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Tuesday 05 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Lung injury and fibrosis: can stem cells deliver regeneration? : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: The lung is a remarkable organ with gas exchange and vital immune defence roles accomplished in a branching network of airways and about 200 million alveoli. It is also an extremely dynamic tissue with rapid turnover of lung cells and their surrounding matrix which may explain the (...)
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Thursday 07 |
10:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - The "all you can eat" guide to the Three Minute Thesis : Three Minute Thesis: A comprehensive guide to preparing and presenting a compelling 3MT talk
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The Three MInute Thesis (3MT) is a fun and challenging event that encourages the communication of research to a wide audience. The UWA 3MT competition finals will be held on 25th July and this presentation is a comprehensive guide to the preparation and presentation of a compelling 3MT talk. The (...)
Each year The UWA Institute of Agriculture hosts an annual Postgraduate Showcase where selected postgraduate students in the area of Agriculture and related Natural Resource Management present their research findings.
The Postgraduate Showcase brings together some of UWA’s outstanding PhD (...)
X-ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal. This talk will briefly outline the technique used in the determination of crystal structures with special reference to small molecules. The instrumentation which is available to researchers at UWA for (...)
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Friday 08 |
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - I Lay My Ear to Furious Latin: Listening for Bees in Urban Environments : Public talk with Tarsh Bates and Susan Hauri-Downing
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Where do native bees live in contested urban environments? How has the colonisation and urbanisation of Perth affected native bee populations? What is the nature of the human/bee interactions and what cultural roles do they play? In the context of a global honey bee crisis, Australian colonisation (...)
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Thursday 14 |
A free public forum hosted by UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson.
Keynote Speakers:
The Hon Greg Combet AM, MP
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Minister for Industry and Innovation
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Winthtop Professor Malcolm McCulloch, FAA (...)
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Friday 22 |
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Dr Nigel Helyer: Audio Portraits : Free public talk with Sound Artist & Sculptor Dr Nigel Helyer
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Nigel Helyer will discuss six recent projects, that focus upon the role of memory and site in establishing identity such as GhosTrain and three, including Vox on the Rox, that develop the concept of 'audio portraits' and sonic cartography into the arena of art and science.
Nigel Helyer (a.k.a. Dr (...)
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