What's On at UWA

NTEU Federal Budget Forum and Q&A: Come and discuss what the Budget means for UWA, for the sector, for staff and students.

A few years ago we stumbled upon an interesting peptide biosynthesis in sunflower seeds. A small peptide was buried inside another protein and the peptide emerged from its hiding place by hijacking the protein processing machinery of the 'host' protein. This system has become a lead-in to studying (...)

This workshop will cover both the technical and the pedagogical aspects of successful PowerPoint design, and is aimed at teachers interested in enhancing their presentations and their students' learning.

Kyle completed a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science at The University of Western Australia. He is currently completing his PhD in the Neurogenetics Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, under the supervision of Nigel Laing, Kristen Nowak, Mark Davis and (...)

This program is intended for staff teaching at UWA for whom English is a second language and who would like to enhance their oral presentation and pronunciation skills. Preference will be given to permanent teaching staff. Please note that this workshop will run over 4 consecutive Fridays: 13th (...)

How does Australia’s aged care system benefit from the latest scientific research? What are the opportunities for the future?

James Lush from ABC Radio 720 Perth will host this discussion presented by the CRC for Mental Health. Bringing together researchers, clinicians, and experts in (...)

The development of maritime archaeology in Sri Lanka began in the early 1960s when a 17th century shipwreck carrying a cargo of silver coins was discovered. At that time, investigations were undertaken by interested parties in the ex-pat community and it was not until 1992 when a formal maritime (...)

Nigel Bunnett was educated at Cambridge University where he was awarded a PhD degree in 1981. He spent the next thirty years of his career on the West Coast of the United States, as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles, and then an Assistant Professor at the (...)

Science education has long been the poor second cousin to literacy and numeracy. Australia’s Chief Scientist has recognised the urgent need for improving science education at all levels to make Australia competitive in innovative and economic terms. However, fewer students are studying science at (...)

Professor David Thomas is Head of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Head of the Cancer Division of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney. His research interests include quantitative evolutionary genetics in cancer cell populations, mapping a cancer neochromosome at single nucleotide (...)

The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA). The statistical package SPSS will be used to (...)

This workshop is designed for supervisors of Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and is grounded in the Graduate Research School's Policies and Rules. Supervisors of Honours and Postgraduate Coursework students are also welcome to attend. Workshop Description - Supervisor and student (...)

Bruce Robinson is a clinician-scientist at UWA and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is the current West Australian of the Year, and WA Australian of the Year. Bruce is the Director of the NHMRC-funded National Centre for Asbestos Diseases Research (NCARD), an Australian national cooperative of (...)

Several aspects of facial appearance contribute to attractiveness, including shape cues such as symmetry (Grammer & Thornhill, 1994), averageness (Rhodes, Zebrowitz, et al., 2001) and sexual dimorphism (Thornhill & Gangestad, 1999). It has been suggested that these facial cues represent (...)

The flow of ice sheets, and their susceptibility to change, is significantly influenced by a series of non-linear interactions between the ice and the materials beneath - water and rocks. Water, in various ways, exerts an accelerative influence on ice sheet flow. Freshwater lubricates the ice sheet (...)

A public lecture by Craig Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of York.

This lecture will explore the two great trials of the celebrated French heroine, firstly at Rouen in 1431 while in the hands of her enemies and then between 1455 and 1456, when a posthumous (...)

Have you ever thought to record your lecture outside the lecture theatre? Do you need to record a lecture snippet instead of a full hour lecture? This presentation is for those wanting to record lectures for the flipped classroom as an alternative full lecture in-room recording. This presentation (...)

This workshop is designed for experienced supervisors of research students at UWA want to update their current conceptions and practice of supervision at UWA, including updates on UWA policies and rules.

It provides an overview research training at UWA and is designed for supervisors of (...)

R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. The course will include: Introduction to R: How to install R on (...)

One of the best strategies for long-term management and potential in situ remediation of bauxite residue held in storage facilities globally is through vegetation establishment (often termed phytostabilisation). Sustainable vegetation growth on bauxite processing residues involves the (...)