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Displaying from Friday, April 01, 2016
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April 2016
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Friday 01 |
2:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology / Sociology Seminar Series : Anthropology and Sociology in Australia: Asymmetries and Vexed Institutional Relationships
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The ambit of the social sciences stretches across traditional disciplines, such as anthropology and sociology, which are closed bound by internal academic cultures, and others that are more responsive to external links, such as education and law’ (Macintyre 2010, p. 4).
This (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Counting labelled delta-matroids
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Time and place: 11:00 Friday 1 April in MLR1
Speaker: Steven Noble (Brunel University London)
Title: Counting labelled delta-matroids
Abstract: Delta-matroids were introduced and studied by Bouchet in the 1980s, but have largely been ignored until the last few years (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - Rent Extraction by Capitalists : Economics Research Seminar
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Abstract - Rent extraction by capitalists is present if the capital income share exceeds the capital output elasticity. Based on a sample of 111 countries during the period 1970-2010, this paper provides estimates of
the capital output elasticity and compares these to countries capital income (...)
13:00 - TALK - Stories of the Indian Diaspora: Reflections on Language, Culture and Identity in Australia
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Complementing the themes in the exhibition Bharti Kher: In Her Own Language, Sana Bharadwaj, PhD Candidate in Linguistics who was herself born in the Indian State of Maharashtra, will reflect on how language, culture and identity interact in the sociolinguistics of the Indian diaspora in Australia.< (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - How to Develop an Overseas Short Term Program : Presented by the Global Learning Office
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This session will provide staff with an overview of the Blackboard unit that has been created to assist with the development of new Overseas Short Term Programs.
Staff who are interested in creating new programs for students will benefit from the Best Practice Guide that has been created and other (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Mountain Changers: Lifestyle Migration in Southwest China
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In the early twenty-first century, the People's Republic of China continues its remarkable transformation that encompasses all facets of social life. One of the most significant, visible forms of such change is urbanization. Chinese cities are rapidly expanding and, according to some reports, will (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Free Lunchtime Concert: School of Music Staff
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Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.
This week School of Music Staff Ashley Smith (clarinet), Suzanne Wijsman (cello), Andrew Foote (voice), Adam Pinto (piano), Martina Leigat- (...)
17:00 - Masterclass - School of Music presents - Fridays@Five Masterclass: Shaun Lee Chen (violin)
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The ideal way to start your weekend, Fridays@Five offers unique musical experiences to delight all music lovers. See young artists be inspired through a variety of masterclasses, workshops, pre-concert talks, lectures and Q&A sessions. Delve deep into music or simply enjoy a free informal (...)
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Monday 04 |
14:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Public Lecture : Now for the hard part: Building state capacity as the frontier development issue
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Michael Woolcock is Lead Social Development Specialist in the World Bank's Development Research Group, where he was worked since 1998. He is also a (part-time) Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His current research focuses on strategies for enhancing (...)
17:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Public Forum : International Development – Ways Forward
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Discover the exciting possibilities and challenges of International Development at our event.
Join our lively discussion on International Development with Dr Michael
Woolcock from The World Bank and Mrs Dibya Gurung from DeKMIS, as
well as Dr Petra Tschakert, Dr Amin Mugera, and Dr (...)
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Tuesday 05 |
David Tunley: À l'’orient! Early 19th -century French glimpses of the exotic
Against the wider background of East-versus-West from the time of the Crusades this paper focuses upon early 19th-century French interest in eastern music and the attempts to incorporate it into some of (...)
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Wednesday 06 |
Deciding what to do when it’s time to use your super for retirement can be daunting. This seminar aims to explain the common options available to generate income and fund your retirement goals.
Topics discussed include:
• challenges in retirement
• pension options including annuities and (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Beginning of String : Part of the 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' lecture series
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A public lecture by Associate Professor Jane Balme, Archaeology Discipline Chair, UWA.
String may have its antecedents in the behaviour of our ancestors, however subsequent use by our own species (Homo sapiens sapiens) to create complex tools, symbolic items and to colonise new (...)
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Thursday 07 |
Title: Mathematics and Statistics of Scuba Diving
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Scuba divers are trained to follow procedures that keep them safe
while diving and afterward. Surprisingly, these safety measures
are based on just a handful of simple mathematical and statistical principles,
which will be (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Bright, Breezy, Bracing South Beach Fremantle’s Seaside Playground
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From the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century, South Beach enjoyed a period of extraordinary popularity as a leisure destination, attracting an estimated 35,000 people to its opening ceremony in 1909. However, at the South Beach of today, little remains to indicate this vibrant past, prompting (...)
17:00 - Masterclass - School of Music presents - Masterclass: Tania Frazer (Double reeds)
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Tania Frazer is the solo oboist and Creative Director of the Southern Cross Soloists, one of Australia’s leading chamber music ensembles. A dedicated teacher, Tania is also the oboe lecturer at the University of Queensland in Brisbane and Director of the Southern Cross Soloists Winter Music (...)
17:00 - Masterclass - School of Music presents - Keyed Up! Masterclass: Alex Raineri (piano)
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Alex Raineri, described by Limelight Magazine as ‘a soloist of superb skill and musicality’, is an active soloist and chamber musician, currently based in Brisbane.
His performance experience includes tours of California, South- East Asia, England, New Zealand, Germany and a vast (...)
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Friday 08 |
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Free Lunchtime Concert: Southern Cross Soloists - Three's Company
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Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School
This week Southern Cross Soloists present 'Three’s Company'
Members of the Southern Cross Soloists: Tania Frazer (oboe) (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology / Sociology Seminar Series : Dirty Little Freaks: The containment and remediation of adolescents with severe intellectual disabilities
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16:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Invariable generation of permutation groups
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Time and place: 16:00 Friday 8 April in Weatherburn LT
Speaker: Kyle Rosa (UWA)
Title: Invariable generation of permutation groups
Abstract: An invariable generating set for a group is a collection of conjugacy classes from which any choice of representatives form a (...)
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