What's On at UWA

Prof Constable is recognised as one of the world’s leading ophthalmic surgeons and is founder of the Lions Eye Institute. He is a consultant retinal surgeon at Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner and Princess Margaret Hospitals.

Prof Constable was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal from (...)

Realism in pictures is an illusion. Identifying the objects in a photograph requires learning to be deluded by perceptual illusions. Those illusions are created by lines and tones, lines and tones that differ in contrast and are juxtaposed in ways that invoke our previous experience. Master (...)

From the Australian Global Studies Research Centre at UWA, AIESEC UWA is proud to present you with a guest lecture being given by Professor Robert Lambert. He will be speaking about Globalisation and Industrial Relations and explaining what they mean and how they interrelate. Don't miss out on what (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Sabina Pannek (UWA/Aachen)

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Fat elements in the sporadic simple groups and their covering groups.

at 1pm on Tuesday 26th of October in MLR2

Abstract: Consider the finite general linear group G = GL( (...)

Bioenergy is a favorable option at remote sites where land is available with reasonable soils and sufficient water for the required biomass production. Immediate use of the biomass can be made with off-the-shelf thermochemical conversion systems providing syngas or electricity via generators or (...)

Sanam Mustafa obtained an M.Sci. (Honours) in Genetics with Industrial Placement in 2004 from the University of Glasgow and completed her PhD, also at the University of Glasgow, in one of the world’s leading G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) laboratories under the supervision of Prof Graeme (...)

The UWA Historical Society was established in 2008 to create a fellowship of persons interested in, and to encourage appreciation of, UWA History. On Wednesday 27 October (5pm for 5.30pm start) the Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the Old Senate Room, Sir James Oval, UWA. The (...)

At the invitation of the UWA Law School and the ALLY network, prominent gay activist, Rodney Croome will visit the Law School on Thursday 28 October to speak on 'The implications of the 2010 federal election for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) issues'.

As part of their studies, Graduate Diploma of Education students will present short papers that address selected works in the Gallery. This is an excellent opportunity to support UWA education students and to learn more about some of the rarely seen prints and drawings from the university art (...)

9.15W/Prof. Hans Lambers, University of Western Australia Extremely high efficiency of phosphorus acquisition and phosphorus use in Australian plants: can this knowledge be applied to cropping systems?

9.45Dr. Patrick Finnegan, University of Western Australia Applying molecular tools to (...)

The course is designed as an introductory, applied course in the use of SEM using the Amos7 or Amos16 program. SEM is used widely by researchers in a diverse array of fields (including business and management, economics, epidemiology, education, marketing, nursing and health sciences, psychology (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Alexander Hulpke (Colorado State University)

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Computing Conjugacy Classes in finite Matrix groups

a 1pm on Tuesday 2nd of November in MLR2

Abstract: The matrix group recognition project has reached (...)

Dr. Ela Eroglu is one of the newest researchers to join the UWA - Centre for Energy. Ela completed her Postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley on algal biofuels, following her PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering (METU, Turkey) on biohydrogen production by utilization of (...)

An IAS public lecture By Dr Betty McLellan, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Community Welfare at James Cook University, Townsville.

The principle of Freedom of Speech is much valued in democratic societies, but is it free for all?

Do all (...)

The maritime endeavors of the Dutch East India Company were greatly successful due to a business model which maintained that the key to profitable trade was ensuring cargo made it to and from the Indies. Thus, from the inception of the Company, sea surgeons were required on every vessel to treat (...)

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) aims to observe gravitational waves of cosmic origin. These waves were first predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1916 and they may unveil the dark side of the universe, including black holes and the big bang itself (...)

This symposium is open to all clinical and academic researchers and will be an opportunity to hear from some of the world’s experts in Melanoma clinical and academic research. With the 7th Annual International Melanoma Congress being held in Sydney this year, we have been fortunate to lure (...)

The Seminar: To date, a number of potentially clinically relevant cellular transplantation approaches have been used in animal models of incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), with varying degrees of success and at least some functional improvements. The research conducted in the Eileen Bond Spinal (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Brendan Douglas (UWA Physics)

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Automorphism properties of Adinkra graphs

at 1pm on Tuesday 9th of November in MLR2.

Abstract: Adinkras are a class of highly symmetric graphs arising from studies (...)

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Professor Yuying Li, University of Waterloo

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Flash Crash, Market Impact, and Optimal Execution

at 3pm, 9 November 2010 in Engineering Lecture Theatre G11 – ENGG11 . Abstract:

The U.S. market Flash Crash (...)