What's On at UWA

It is with great pleasure that ECS is able to announce that Michael Malone, CEO of iiNet and the 2011 Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur Of The Year', will be coming to UWA to deliver a speech about entrepreneurship, innovation and his journey growing iiNet from a start-up in his parent's garage (...)

Future Leaders in Finance

Azure Capital and the Finance Association of Western Australia have pleasure in inviting you to attend the first Future Leaders in Finance Event for 2012 – Visions for WA Beyond the Current Growth Cycle. The evening will feature an ABC-style “Q & A” (...)

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Professor Jeff French will review new insights emerging from behavioural economics and social psychology and the tactical implications for delivering more effective social programmes. The presentation will cover a number of approaches, including the use of framing, priming (...)

In this 2020 Business Insights Forum our panel of distinguished experts keeps you informed with what is working, what is not working and lessons learned from successful capital raising ventures. Hard won wisdom from the market places will be shared that will give you new insights on how to raise (...)

BHP Billiton is a leading global resources company and is committed to respecting the environment and communities in which it operates.

This information evening will be an opportunity to learn more about the BHP Billiton Scholarships and to meet with the current and past recipients, as (...)

UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.

Come and find out about the courses on offer, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.

There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music and (...)

Celebrating the 36th anniversary of the GMA, the 2012 GMA Annual Dinner will be hosted at The University Club, with guest speaker Carol Schwartz AM, founding Chair of Our Community.

Carol currently has high-level involvement in Women's Leadership Institute Australia, Qualitas Property (...)

Professor Ron McCallum is renowned nationally and internationally for his work in labour law. As Emeritus Professor of Labour Law at the University of Sydney, Ron teaches labour law and litigation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was the University's foundation Blake Dawson Waldron (...)

Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing as you. In the 2012 Shann Memorial Lecture, Professor Dixit will combine common sense with counterintuitive theory to illustrate a (...)

'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics. The talks explore personal stories of family, place, formative influences and how these things continue to shape people's lives and academic work.

The next conversation is with Paul Flatau (...)

Richard Heinberg, a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, will deliver a public lecture exploring the close link between the resource/environment and the social/economic components of the present global turmoil.

Richard argues that continuous growth of either population or GDP is (...)

An ‘Inquiring Minds’ lecture by Rod Tyers, Winthrop Professor of Economics, UWA Business School.

This lecture will review recent economic development in China and Japan and will examine the likelihood that either country will overcome barriers to further economic growth. It will draw (...)

In October 2002, Professor Fiona Wood led a Royal Perth Hospital team treating 28 people injured in the Bali bombings. The scale of burns injuries was previously unseen by the hospital, and the exceptional situation required individuals, governments and the private sector to work together closely (...)

The annual Women in Finance Cocktail Evening, hosted by the Finance Association of Western Australia is a unique opportunity for female students to network with and learn from some of the most successful female executives working in the financial and professional services industry.

An (...)

The annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business attracts national attention and has significantly enhanced PhD studies for a large number of students.

The Confererence was established as a response to the widespread feeling that PhD students could benefit from interacting with their (...)

The UWA Business School Centre for Social Impact is delighted to announce the 2nd annual Indigenous Business, Enterprise and Corporations (IBEC) Conference to be held at UWA Business School on 3 –4 December 2012.

The theme of the 2nd IBEC Conference is Growth and New Opportunities for (...)

Recent years have witnessed significant growth of Indigenous businesses and community enterprises around Australia. Native Title agreements are providing new opportunities to transform economic and social outcomes for Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities.

This breakfast brings (...)

Professor Michael Burawoy who is the 2013 UWA Business School Visiting Professor will present a public lecture as part of the Contemporary Issues in Employment Relations Series.

Abstract: The world is currently living through multiple crises including the ongoing global financial crisis (...)

We invite you to attend our upcoming information evening which will give you the opportunity to learn about the programs on offer, to discuss your study options, meet Business School staff and have all your questions answered before applying for your chosen MBA course.

The event starts (...)

What happens when chief executives go on vacation? In this lecture, New York University Stern School of Business Professor David Yermack will show how to identify vacations of CEOs by tracking movements of their corporate jets to leisure destinations where they own property. CEOs tend to announce (...)