What's On at UWA

In this public lecture Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Managing Director and CEO of Toro Energy Limited, will uncover the science and facts behind the mining and use of uranium globally, and bust a few of the myths that have circulated for a long time. Dr Guthrie is the 2015 ATSE Eminent Speaker.

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A public lecture by Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Managing Director and CEO of Toro Energy Limited and 2015 ATSE Eminent Speaker.

In this talk, Dr Vanessa Guthrie will uncover the science and facts behind the mining and use of uranium globally, and bust a few of the myths that have circulated for (...)

Associate Professor Fang-Xu Jiang was trained as a medical doctor in China and is now Head of the Islet Cell Development Program, at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. He pioneered, during his PhD studies, male germ stem cell transplantation. For this contribution, he won The European (...)

In this public lecture Gustavo Striker, Assistant Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, will address the question of what we are doing to solve new problems. The increased area and yields of crops has benefited farm incomes. However, new challenging problems have emerged: (i) the appearance (...)

A public lecture by Gustavo Striker, Assistant Professor, University of Buenos Aires.

For 100 to 120 years, agriculture in the Pampas traditionally consisted of a sequence of arable crops alternated with sown pastures for livestock production. However, during the last two-to-three (...)

Abstract- When assessing socioeconomic health inequalities researchers often draw upon measures of income inequality that were developed for ratio scale variables. As a result, the use of categorical data, such as self-reported health status, produces rankings that may be arbitrary and contingent (...)

The reasons for the rise in late and non-marriage are varied and complex. Konkatsu('marriage-partner-hunting') is focused on matching marriage-minded individuals, with konkatsu literature, websites and businesses focused on promoting meetings between individuals looking to marry. The literature of (...)

The ageing and impending retirement of much of the academic workforce, as well as the growing casualisation of university staff, are two major issues impacting Australian universities today. These issues are particularly pertinent for recent PhD graduates who hope to secure academic positions (...)

Composed whilst he was prisoner of war and premiered by his fellow prisoners at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in 1941. Messiaen's magnificent and moving Quartet for the End of Time will be performed in this special ANZAC concert by School of Music staff.

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A public lecture by Professor Peter Klinken, Chief Scientist of Western Australia.

Western Australia has become a world leader in mining, petroleum and agricultural industries, all strongly based on science. In addition, the application of science in processing methods has allowed the (...)

Presenter: Prof Neil Brewer

Neil Brewer is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Flinders University. He was Dean of the School Psychology for around 10 years between 2000 and 2013. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and is the Editor-in-Ch (...)

A public lecture by Sarah Codd, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Montana State University and 2015 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.

This presentation will cover the range of places where biofilms are found naturally in the environment, where they can be beneficially (...)

Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago, North West Australia) is a land and seascape that has experienced incredible social and environmental changes over the past 50,000 years. The region is home to over one million rock art engravings which express the sociocultural dynamics of this vibrant (...)

Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia) is one of the most enigmatic archaeological landscapes in the world. The islandscape hosts the largest open-air rock art galleries in the world, home to over a million engravings. These engravings provide insight into the sociocultural dynamics (...)

The 2015 Conference includes topics on General Podiatry, Sports Podiatry, Podopaediatrics, Orthopaediatrics, Podiatric Surgery, High Risk Foot, Rheumatology, Radiology and more. Tickets, including lunch and morning tea - $190 UWA PMA and Friends of Alumni, $220 General Admission. Tickets (...)

As part of the 100th Anniversary ANZAC commemorations, in this special free event, the School of Music, in collaboration with the UWA Choral Society and Churchlands Senior High School present Britten's epic War Requiem.

Britten: War Requiem

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Bradshaw rock art is highly controversial in all its aspects, not least being its age. Respected direct physical dating methods have failed, with radiocarbon invalid for living art that continues to take up C14 from the environment, and with Uranium isotope series so far inoperative in silica-based (...)

A public lecture by Joseph Seymour, co-Director of the Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Montana State University.

The way in which a teacher leads students is reflected by their own experiences and scientific understanding. Professor Seymour will discuss how his own journey into a life in (...)

The Seminar: As we move through the 21st Century, conservation of wildlife has become a flagship for change, as the destruction of rainforest becomes a major driver of global warming. Whilst talk of broad-scale solutions dominate political agendas, we continue to see very little on ground action (...)

Professor John Oakley (William and Mary College, Virginia), the 2015 Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Visiting Professor, will be giving a lecture on 'Scenes from Daily Life on Athenian Vases'. This event is free and open to the public; all are welcome.