What's On at UWA

It appears that the genetic programming of humans and other complex organisms has been fundamentally misunderstood for the past 50 years, because of the assumption that most genetic information is transacted by proteins. The human genome contains about 20,000 conventional protein-coding genes (...)

Recent media attention has focused on the comparative lack of philanthropy from Australia's highest earners. Our wealthy non-givers have been described as "morally bankrupt" and displaying "utter greed and selfishness". Are Australia's high net worth really that bad? Why aren't (...)

Premlata Kumar obtained her PhD in Molecular Pharmacology under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Ratajczak in the University of Western Australia in 2001. The same year she joined Dr. Philip Shaul in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX, USA for a (...)

An information evening to learn more about the new Juris Doctor (JD) and entry pathways into Law. Faculty of Law Dean and Deputy Dean will talk about the reasons for the change and the advantages of the JD. Law graduate and 2011 Rhodes Scholar Jackie McArthur will speak about her experience (...)

Intended Audience: The Introduction to University Teaching programme is part of a comprehensive set of professional development programmes offered by the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL). The programme is specifically designed for postgraduate students who are teaching at (...)

Mismanagement of the earth’s water resources has resulted in a severe water crisis. One of the major deleterious effects of our anthropogenic inputs to waterways is an increase in eutrophication, which can lead to toxic cyanobacterial blooms. Such blooms are of global concern due to their ability (...)

A public lecture by by Joel Bernstein, Professor of Chemistry, NYU Abu Dhabi and Ben Gurion University of the Negev and 2011 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large.

This talk will examine the developments leading to chemical microscopist Walter McCrone’s investigations, the (...)

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Distinguished Visiting Teacher Workshop: Prof Barbara Holland

Session title: Service Learning: Evidence, Quality, Challenges Workshop and Panel Discussion with visiting Professor Barbara Holland

Date: Friday (...)

Dr Lee is an Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She is also a Senior Consultant at the National University Hospital. Dr Lee has an active interest in lung cancer, pleural disease, obstructive airway disease, bronchoscopy and pleuroscopy (...)

Intended Audience: Tutors, including postgraduate students, teaching in any subject area.

Note: Business students should contact Professor Phil Hancock for subject-specific workshops.

Workshop Description: In this workshop, you will examine a range of strategies for (...)

The Seminar: Postnatal growth in mouse is rapid, with total skeletal muscle mass increasing several-fold between birth and weaning (just a few weeks). Where myofibre hypertrophy during growth requires the addition of new myonuclei, these are supplied by muscle satellite cells, the resident stem (...)

This lecture is part of a series of lectures organised jointly by UWA (Religion and Globalisation Initiative), Murdoch University and the University of Notre Dame Australia

Throughout the ages the question of human freedom and divine providence has cause heated debate. If humans are free (...)

Today, the Kyrgyz Manas is one of the most celebrated epic heroic poems in the world. At the turn of the new millennium it was appointed a UNESCO ‘Masterpiece in the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind’, signaling its global importance. It sits alongside Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, or the South (...)

Up to twelve Scholarships for Honours, Masters and PhD students at the UWA Business School are available each year, valued from $20,000 up to $153,000.

For information about the scholarships, join us and senior BHP Billiton representatives for an Information Evening. Networking and (...)

A free public lecture by Professor Lyndel V. Prott, Honorary Professor, University of Queensland.

Appreciation, accumulation, devastation? The love of beauty has inspired many great collections of works of art.

Source countries are today increasingly articulate about the (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Murray Smith (UWA)

will speak on

Perfect State Transfer

at 11am Wednesday 3rd of August in MLR2



Abstract: In quantum information systems, it is desirable to transfer the quantum state of one qubit (...)

Do you own a dog and would like to walk it more often? Volunteers Needed

We are seeking volunteers for a study investigating ways to improve the health and well-being of dog owners and their dogs. If you own a dog, and would like to walk it more often we would like you to hear from you.

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16:00 - SEMINAR - “Immune consequences of UV exposure: Is it more than just vitamin D?"

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Prue Hart is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia. Prue is a University of Qld graduate (BScHons, PhD). After working at University of Melbourne and Flinders University, she relocated to Perth in (...)

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18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Climate Change and Energy Security Policies: Are they really two sides of the same coin?

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The 2011 Reid Oration will be presented by Peter Hartley, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University.

Professor Hartley is a 2011 Professor-at-Large at the Institute of (...)

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19:30 - FESTIVAL - School of Music: Old Cello/New Cello Festival

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3 - 8 August 2011

A festival of old and new music for 1-12 cellos spanning 3 centuries

Old meets new in an exciting festival of music composed for the cello, ranging from baroque works written in the early 18th century through to world premier compositions by UWA resident (...)