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Displaying from Monday, September 01, 2014
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September 2014
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Monday 01 |
9:00 - SYMPOSIUM - IAVS 2014 : 57th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science
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The International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) is a worldwide union of scientists and others interested in theoretical and practical studies of vegetation: its composition and structure, history, classification, distribution, ecology, dynamics, management and uses in the landscape. The (...)
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Tuesday 02 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Down from the verandah and back again: Cross-cultural and experimental studies of human physical attractiveness. : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: Although beauty is often said to be ‘in the eye of the beholder’, the past 30 years of research into human mate preferences has revealed that our judgments of physical attractiveness are not so subjective. Instead, sexual dimorphism in body composition and secondary sexual traits (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Concrete Power: the ideology of monumental public building in ancient Rome by Prof. Jeff Tatum
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Prof. Jeff Tatum, of Victoria University of Wellington, is a 2014 Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Visiting Professor.
It is well known that monumental architecture in Rome was a crucial medium for the exhibition of aristocratic prestige, not least by way of its enduring (...)
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Wednesday 03 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Together/Apart: intimacy and autonomy in contemporary personal life
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A public lecture by Sasha Roseneil, Director of the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research, University of London and 2014 IAS Professor-at-Large.
We long to connect, to be close to another, yet we also want our own space, need to do our own thing. That a fundamental tension exists (...)
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Thursday 04 |
This workshop will focus on the criteria and evidence that can be included in a teaching portfolio and used for PDR and promotion. You will leave this session confident and eager to make a start on your own portfolio. This workshop is a good follow-up to the 'What counts as evidence of good (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - The Rise of the Nucleolus as a Target for the Treatment of Cancer: �mille viae ducunt homines per saecula Ribosoma�
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Professor Ross Hannan is a head of the Oncogenic Signaling and Growth Control Program in the Division of Research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia. The focus of his research is to understand at the molecular level how ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar function are (...)
17:45 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2014 John Toohey Oration, The long march from Milirrpum to Mabo: great lawyers at work : A free lecture given by The Honourable Dr Fred Chaney AO
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The Mabo decision in 1992 was a decisive shift in the law as it had been previously understood. It effected the most significant shift in the balance of power between Aboriginal Australians and the settler society since 1788. Great lawyers playing many different roles, in Milirrpum and beyond (...)
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Friday 05 |
Axel Kallies is a laboratory head in the Molecular Immunology Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
Dr Kallies received his PhD from the Free University in Berlin, Germany, where he worked on transcriptional targets of IRF-8 and their role in (...)
15:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar, Counting surfaces: ribbon graphs, branched covers, and more
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Norman Do (Monash University)
will speak on
Counting surfaces: ribbon graphs, branched covers, and more
at 3pm Friday 5 September in Weatherburn Lecture Theatre.
Abstract:
The enumeration of ribbon graphs (graphs embedded in surfaces) (...)
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Tuesday 09 |
18:00 - EVENT - Exploring the Epigenome: from stem cells to your brain, and in between : 2014 Ian Constable Lecture
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The 2014 Ian Constable Lecture by Professor Ryan Lister, Future Fellow Plant Energy Biology, ARC Centre of Excellence.
In this lecture Professor Lister will discuss the cutting edge DNA sequencing techniques that have led to the production of the first comprehensive maps of the human (...)
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Wednesday 10 |
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 (...)
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Thursday 11 |
This workshop will examine: Why it is important to set out a proper case with respect to teacher and unit evaluations. How you go about demonstrating a case. Key elements in showing the effectiveness of your teaching. What other evidence can be included to support your teaching.
12:00 - CANCELLED - SEMINAR - �Thrombopoietin and the control of hematopoietic stem cells and platelet production�
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
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Professor Warren Alexander received his Ph.D. in medical biology from the University of Melbourne, and his post-doctoral studies were completed at the Research Institute for Molecular Pathology in (...)
This session is for Unit Coordinators, Lecturer, Tutors.
Self and Peer Assessment by students, when properly implemented, has been shown to result in significant learning gains and deeper understanding. In this workshop the process needed to establish rigorous self and peer assessments will be (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : To the Islands: the Barrow Island Archaeology Project
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This presentation will provide an update on the progress of the Barrow Island Project focusing on research questions and the results from this year’s fieldwork. New finds are profiled from excavations at both early Holocene/Terminal Pleistocene sites as well as 19th century historic pearling (...)
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Friday 12 |
15:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar, Generalized quadrangles and AS-configurations of finite p-groups
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Stephen Glasby (UWA)
will speak on
Generalized quadrangles and AS-configurations of finite p-groups
at 3pm Friday 12 September in Weatherburn Lecture Theatre.
Abstract:
This is joint work with John Bamberg and Eric Swartz at UWA.
One method (...)
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Monday 15 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Supervisor Induction : Research Supervision Professional Development Program
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This workshop is for UWA staff and others who are new to supervision at UWA.
It provides an overview of research training at UWA for those who are new to supervision, new to supervision at UWA or plan to supervise in the future. The workshop is grounded in the Graduate Research School's Policies (...)
13:00 - WORKSHOP - Support for Research Students : Research Supervision Professional Development Program
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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:
- Induction of (...)
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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