What's On at UWA

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

Tickets: THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT (...)

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.

Neutron-imaging (NI) has been established as a non-destructive technique which can be applied from fundamental research to industry. In particular, radiography results in a two-dimensional image of the sample studied and, if time resolved, can visualize dynamic processes. Tomography provides three-d (...)

Neutron-imaging techniques are emerging as an innovative and attractive investigative approach to characterise ancient artefacts without the need for sampling or invasive procedures. Similarly to traditional X-ray methods, radiography results in a two-dimensional image of the sample studied while (...)

When outsiders have lived for many years on Ranongga in the Solomon Islands' Western Province, people may joke that they have "lost their passports" (lusim paspot) and become "citizens" of the island. Such joking calls attention to the difference between connections to ancestral (...)

UWA Law School in conjunction with PLEAWA present a WACE Revision Seminar for Politics and Law Stage 3.

The event is free however there is a $25 material fee.

The School of Music is very excited to once again present international concert pianist, Bernadette Harvey. Renowned for her commitment to Australian music and since winning the 'ABC Young Performer of the Year', her career has taken her all over the world to great acclaim. Bernadette returns to (...)

Whatever your idea of impossible might be, visit UWA 7 - 11 September for Research Week and discover the possibilities when we showcase UWA Research and its contribution to local and global communities. With over 40 events, there is sure to be something that ignites your interest.

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Bernadette Harvey (piano)

Tickets:

Unreserved seating, tickets available at the door.

Standard $10 / Students free

Meet the leaders of science in Western Australia and advocate for your future. The Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum of the Australian Academy of Science invites you to an afternoon networking and learning about what the EMCR Forum does and how you can be a part of it.

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In this public lecture Professor Peter Eastwood, Head of the Centre for Sleep Science at UWA, will discuss the causes of sleep apnoea and its current treatments. He will talk about the cause of sleep apnoea, and in particular the importance of the structures of the face, head and neck.

As (...)