What's On at UWA

A public lecture by Ben Derudder, Professor of Human Geography, Ghent University and 2016 Institute of Advanced Studies Short Stay Visiting Fellow.

In this public lecture, Dr Ben Derudder will use the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network’s state-of the-art methodology (...)

Everyone is warmly invited to the Joint Physics and Mathematics Colloquium.

Title: "Higher-Spin Gauge Symmetries and Space-Time"

Abstract: Higher-spin gauge theory is a theory exhibiting an infinite extension of usual space-time and internal symmetries of modern (...)

Each year the School of Music celebrates the amazing talent of our perfromance and composition students in a series of senior and graduation recitals.

We invite you to join us to help celebrate our students' endeavour and enjoy some wonderful free music.

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A public lecture by Jasper Schipperijn, Research Unit for Active Living, University of Southern Denmark and 2016 Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.

In this public lecture, international expert Dr Jasper Schipperijn will discuss how neighbourhoods provide opportunities (or (...)

The Australian-China Centre for Transcultural Studies (ACTS), Beijing Foreign Studies University and The University of Western Australia invite you to engage in the critical issues and perspectives in a Globalised World at the China in Australia Symposium on the 25 November.

Scholars (...)

Each year the School of Music celebrates the amazing talent of our perfromance and composition students in a series of senior and graduation recitals.

We invite you to join us to help celebrate our students' endeavour and enjoy some wonderful free music.

Friday 25 November

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18:00 - FREE LECTURE - PUBLIC LECTURE: One Belt, One Road and Australia : China in Conversation Public Lecture and ACTS Symposium Keynote

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Each year the School of Music celebrates the amazing talent of our perfromance and composition students in a series of senior and graduation recitals.

We invite you to join us to help celebrate our students' endeavour and enjoy some wonderful free music.

Saturday 26 November< (...)

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has organised OpenFOAM training which will be delivered by OpenFOAM Ltd.

This training will be particularly relevant for researchers working with Computational Fluid Dynamics and simulating complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions; turbulence and (...)

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. Those without this experience are encouraged to attend the (...)

Each year the School of Music celebrates the amazing talent of our perfromance and composition students in a series of senior and graduation recitals.

We invite you to join us to help celebrate our students' endeavour and enjoy some wonderful free music.

Tuesday 29 November

This seminar provides members with the key issues to consider when entering retirement. Whether planning for an immediate retirement or just seeking to gain a better understanding of the central issues, this comprehensive seminar includes information on:

Accessing superannuation benefits (...)

The Forum is an opportunity to showcase education-related research and receive valuable feedback from the education research community in Western Australia. This year, a record number of works will be presented by students from The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University and Murdoch (...)

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.

Speaker has a medical emergency and will not be able to be in Perth on Thursday. Apologies for any inconveniences.

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Radio galaxies and galaxy evolution

It is now widely recognised that radio (...)

The 2016 Ian Constable Lecture by Professor John Mattick, Executive Director, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney.

The genomic programming of human development has been misunderstood because of the initially reasonable, but ultimately incorrect, assumption that most genetic (...)

The 2016 Ian Constable Lecture will be delivered by Professor John Mattick, Executive Director, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney. The topic will cover ” The central role of RNA in human evolution and development. ”

Gaussian, Inc., in cooperation with the The University of Western Australia, is pleased to announce that the workshop “Introduction to Gaussian: Theory and Practice” will be held at The University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia from December 3 - 7, 2016. Researchers at all levels (...)

This event explores the powerful role of photography in shaping our understanding of human rights. Historically images have been a crucial way of disseminating ideas, creating sense of proximity between peoples across the globe, and notions of a shared humanity.

The idea of the Reformation as an event had emerged in historical scholarship by the end of the seventeenth century. New research led by Alexandra Walsham and Brian Cummings is revealing how the reformers were commemorated in a range of ritual and material forms. Although monuments were themselves (...)

Special Psychology Colloquium

Tuesday 6th December 4:00-5:00pm in Bayliss MCS G.33, followed by post-talk drinks in the Psychology Courtyard.

Presenter: Prof Dorothy Bishop (Oxford)

Title: What is the reproducibility crisis and what can we do about it?

Abs (...)