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Displaying from Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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September 2014
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Wednesday 10 |
12:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture : Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma: Hopes for Better Management
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Professor Alward is primarily a glaucoma clinician. His areas of research interest include pigmentary glaucoma, combined glaucoma and cataract surgery, normal tension glaucoma, and gonioscopy. The major focus of his research over more than two decades has been the molecular genetics of glaucoma (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - HCV adaptation to host immune responses during acute infection: relevance to infection and treatment outcomes : this seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem with an estimated 170 million people infected worldwide presenting a risk to develop end-stage liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Albeit the host’s immune responses developed against HCV and/or initiation of treatment (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The looting and trafficking of cultural property in Africa; why we should care and what we can do about it
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An 'On the Edge' Lecture by Benjamin W. Smith, Winthrop Professor of World Rock Art at UWA
In this lecture Professor Smith will draw upon experiences from his past four years as President of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association to consider the illicit practices, the scale and the (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia : Do you or someone you know live in fear of needles or blood? If so, read on...
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Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia is a fear that is triggered by seeing blood or an injury, or by receiving an injection or other invasive medical procedure. People vary in the way they react to situations involving blood or injections. Some individuals may feel disgust, nausea, or dizziness. Some (...)
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Friday 12 |
12:00 - CANCELLED - EVENT - Raine Lecture : High myopia registry in Guangzhou - CANCELLED
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
Professor Mingguang He is unable to visit The University of Western Australia in September, owing to circumstances beyond his control.
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Professor Mingguang He is an ophthalmologist and Deputy Director of (...)
In this talk, Honor Harger will discuss her curatorial approaches including those in her role as Executive Director ArtScience Museum Singapore. Additionally she will share details of her recent project involving the sounds of the sky, using art to connect her audience to the universe via radio (...)
Professor Peter Klinken CitWA, Chief Scientist of Western Australia will be speaking on
"Science and Industries of the Future" Please RSVP convocation.uwa.edu.au/events/meetings/rsvp or contacting the Office of Convocation at [email protected] or (+61 8) 6488 3006
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Monday 15 |
17:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Steps to Sustainable Livestock and the Global Farm Platform : A public lecture by Prof Mark Eisler, Chair in Global Farm Animal Health at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Prof Mark Eisler, Chair in Global Farm Animal Health at the University of Bristol will be giving a public lecture entitled Steps to Sustainable Livestock and the Global Farm Platform. In this lecture, Mark Eisler will describe his work towards establishing a ‘Global Farm Platform’, an (...)
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Tuesday 16 |
12:00 - EXPO - MBA and Postgrad Studies Expo (Melbourne) : Meet UWA Business School staff and explore further study options
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The MBA & Postgrad Studies Expo enables you to compare courses from local and interstate universities, discussing in person details of postgraduate certificates, diplomas, masters and doctorates in all disciplines.
Meet UWA Business School staff and find out all about our (...)
13:00 - Colloquium - A Human Factors perspective on the loss of HMAS Sydney
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Kim Kirsner’s education included a BComm (Melb), a BSc (London), and a PhD (London) under the supervision of Fergus Craik. He subsequently completed a PDF under Ben Murdoch at the University of Toronto, and accepted an appointment to the School of Psychology at UWA in 1972. In the succeeding (...)
14:00 - WORKSHOP - School of Music Presents - World Musician in Residence Program: Open Rehearsal
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The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)
An Inquiring Minds Lecture by Mark Spackman, Winthrop Professor and Head, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia.
We all know what crystals are, but how much do we know about what lies within? And how do we know it? This year celebrates the centenary of (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Confucius Forum : The UWA Confucius Institute is delighted to host the second Confucius Forum
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The UWA Confucius Institute is delighted to host the second Confucius Forum in the Theatre Auditorium at The University Club of Western Australia from 6pm-8.30pm on Tuesday 16 September 2014. We proudly have the following speakers on the night and they are:
1. Mr Kong Xianlin, the 75th Generation (...)
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Wednesday 17 |
14:00 - WORKSHOP - School of Music Presents - World Musician in Residence Program: Open Workshops
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The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Pls. note that this afternoon's CWR Seminar has been canceled. Sincere apologies for the extremely short notice
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18:00 - SEMINAR - Bernard Smith and Some Northern Critics of Australian Art
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As part of the ALVA Seminar Series, Dr Simon Pierse (Senior Lecturer at the School of Art, Aberystwyth University, Wales) will present his paper on Bernard Smith’s essay Some Northern Critics of Southern Art (1986) - a personalised account of his encounters with
British and American critics who (...)
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Thursday 18 |
In this special 'On the Edge' forum, three marine experts from the UWA Oceans Institute will discuss the ‘science of sharks’.
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Winthrop Professor Shaun P. Collin, UWA Oceans Institute, the School of Animal Biology and IAS Distinguished Fellow;
Research (...)
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Friday 19 |
SymbioticA presents the launch of the latest issue of the internationally distributed Australian Magazine Artlink. This issue focuses on the broad topic of Bio-art and features several WA-based artists and researchers.
Bio-art inhabits a realm within the art/science/medicine/technology (...)
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Monday 22 |
18:30 - PUBLIC TALK - Val McDermid - The Skeleton Road : Val McDermid introduces us to her latest book, The Skeleton Road.
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Val McDermid is one of the biggest names in crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 30 languages, sold over 10 million copies worldwide and well over 300,000 copies in Australia, making her one of our most popular crime writers. Journalist, occasional broadcaster, and superb Tartan Noir (...)
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Tuesday 23 |
An On the Edge Lecture by Jon Jureidini, child psychiatrist, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide.
Over diagnosis and overtreatment are dangerous, not just because of the possible adverse effects of unnecessary interventions, but because they detract from autonomous citizenship.< (...)
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