What's On at UWA

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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.

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 (...)

Dr. Alan Lourens presents works on his 1934 Elkhart Conn Double Belled Euphonium.

Works by Jan Bach, Arthur Remington and others.

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 (...)

"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 (...)

The UWA Music Students' Society presents an evening of contemporary works performed by UWA music students.

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 (...)

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 (...)

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.

Almost 1 in 20 Australians will be diagnosed with a malignant melanoma. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to find out how scientists and clinicians are waging war on melanoma and using new treatments to halt the rising tide of fatal melanoma cases. World expert, Professor Grant McArthur is (...)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a betaherpesvirus that persistently infects the majority of the population, resulting in severe disease in individuals with compromised immunity such as HIV/AIDS patients and congenitally infected infants. We have identified a novel gene, m15, in murine cytomegalovirus that (...)

The terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 catapulted the world into a new era of interstate and global relations. The lexicon of terrorism and counter-terrorism entered the vocabulary of policymakers, analysts and ordinary citizens. The subsequent years and continuing militant (...)