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August 2011
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Tuesday 23 |
17:00 - CANCELLED - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Student Research Seminar Presentations
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Co-ordinated by Associate Professor Victoria Rogers, School of Music, UWA, these training seminars are presented by the School's honours-level students.
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Sustainable Wellbeing � An Economic Future for Australia : UWA Business School - Shann Memorial Lecture with Dr Martin Parkinson PSM
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Dr Parkinson was appointed Secretary to the Treasury in March 2011. He is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management, and member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Board of Taxation, the Board of Infrastructure Australia and
the Council of Financial (...)
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Wednesday 24 |
What does the future hold for us? Current lifestyles are built on large amounts of cheap energy and abundant resources.
The challenge now is that climate change and resource depletion threaten food production and peace. I expect the retrospective view of the 21st century will show up (...)
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Thursday 25 |
13:00 - FREE LECTURE - Talk and poetry reading: As is Painting, so is Poetry : Discussion on the perceived relationship between painting and poetry by leading WA poets.
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Assoc. Prof. Glen Phillips (ECU) and John Ryan, PhD candidate (ECU) examine the relationship between painting and poetry through a discussion of two works from the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's current exhibition, Recent Past: Sydney Nolan's 'The Snake' and 'Flower panels [Paradise Garden series]' (...)
Tzvi Friedl presents a program including works by Brahms and more recent compositions for viola in this free lunchtime concert.
A concert of Baroque favourites by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and others. You will hear some of the best loved works of classical music, which just happen to date from the era, played on period instruments in authentic Baroque style.
Ticket available from: http://uwa.interticket.com/search.php (...)
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Friday 26 |
9:30 - SYMPOSIUM - School of Music presents: Festival Baroque Australia 2011 Symposium
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The Grit in the Oyster: Reflections on the Baroque in Music
Symposium Chair: Emeritus Professor David Tunley
Speakers include: Margaret Sears, Jonathan Paget, Stewart Smith, Sandra Bowdler, Nicholas Bannan and Paul Wright
For further information and to register your interest (...)
15:00 - SEMINAR - The role of youth, families and schools in community disaster preparedness and prevention
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Until recently, the predominant focus of research in relation to children and disasters has been on children’s vulnerability and reactions to disasters during the Response and Recovery phases. Research focused on children’s preparation for hazardous events has a much shorter history. This (...)
We sometimes forget that Handel was not the only great Baroque composer of his time. In this concert we will hear chamber cantatas composed by such forgotten luminaries as Giovanni Bononcini, Nicola Porpora and Adolf Hasse.
Tickets available from: http://uwa.interticket.com/search.php?la (...)
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Monday 29 |
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Lung Institute of WA Medical Research Seminar : Imaging of the Lung: What the future holds
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Dr Murray works as a cardiothoracic radiologist at Royal Perth and Princess Margaret hospitals and at Envision Medical Imaging. His current research interests include the utility ultra-low dose CT for children with cystic fibrosis (AREST-CF research group) and low dose CT for the secondary (...)
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Tuesday 30 |
13:00 - FREE LECTURE - Collaborative Scholarship in the Digital Humanities : International Research Seminar by Professor Harold Short (King's College London)
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The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences presents an International Research Seminar led by distinguished visiting scholar in digital humanities, Professor Harold Short (King’s College London).
What are the particular challenges faced by scholars engaged in collaborative (...)
17:00 - CANCELLED - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Student Research Seminar Presentations
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
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Co-ordinated by Associate Professor Victoria Rogers, School of Music, UWA these seminars are presented by the School’s honours-level students.
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Wednesday 31 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and fires: are these the climate hazards of our future? : The 2011 Joseph Gentilli Memorial Lecture
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The 2011 Gentilli Memorial Lecture will be given by by John McBride, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Bureau of Meteorology, Centre for Atmospheric Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne.
It is often stated that the effect of climate change will be felt through its impact on extreme (...)
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September 2011
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Thursday 01 |
Dr. Alan Lourens presents works on his 1934 Elkhart Conn Double Belled Euphonium.
Works by Jan Bach, Arthur Remington and others.
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The Future of Disability Policy in Australia: Improving the Lives of People with Disability, their Families and Carers
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The 2011 Disability Collective Lecture will be given by Senator Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers.
This lecture is co-sponsored with the Institute of Advanced Studies and Equity and Diversity Unit at UWA and the Western Australian Disability Collective, a (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Reconstructing an Iconographical Program of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos: New Wall-Paintings and their Interpretation. : Classics & Ancient History, UWA, present the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Visiting Professor, Prof. Jack Davis, the Carl W. Blegen Professor of Greek Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati and Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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"Reconstructing an Iconographical Program of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos: New Wall-Paintings and their Interpretation."
Carl W. Blegen, excavator at the Palace of Nestor, designed an admirable program of publication for his finds, most of which was completed during his (...)
20:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music: Music Students' Society - Contemporary Music Concert
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The UWA Music Students' Society presents an evening of contemporary works performed by UWA music students.
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Friday 02 |
15:00 - SEMINAR - Adapting to Living with Bushfire and Earthquake Hazards: Integrating household, community and societal influences : This seminar discusses empirical findings regarding why people decide to prepare or decide not to prepare.
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Despite the efforts and resources committed to encouraging people to prepare, levels of readiness remain low. Neither living in high risk areas nor providing people with information about risk and preparedness ensures that people prepare. This presentation argues that it is not information per se (...)
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Monday 05 |
Quit Smoking Successfully!
The Robin Winkler Clinic at The University of Western Australia will be conducting a SMOKING CESSATION treatment program commencing on Monday 5 SEPTEMBER 2011. The group will meet for two hours each week for ten sessions, with a follow-up session one month after (...)
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Tuesday 06 |
17:00 - CANCELLED - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Student Research Seminar Presentations
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
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Co-ordinated by Associate Professor Victoria Rogers, School of Music, UWA these seminars are presented by the School’s honours-level students.
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