September 2012
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Thursday 20 |
12:00 - EVENT - What Matters to me and Why (with Paul Flatau) : Conversations with UWA Academics on what really matters to them
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'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, Director of the Centre for Social Impact. The Centre for Social Impact (UWA), thought leader in social investment and sustainable communities, is a joint venture between the national Centre for Social Impact and The University of Western Australia Business School.
Paul will share some of his story and then there will be the opportunity for questions/conversation. BYO lunch. Tea/Coffee is available in the meeting room (at the request of the Science Library, please do not carry coffee through the library).
The Science Library is towards the southern end of the campus just south of the Chemistry and Psychology buildings.
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Monday 24 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - LIWA Medical Research Seminar Series : Mr Gary Cox presents "Patenting for medical researchers the ins and outs"
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LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "Patenting for medical researchers the ins and outs" by Mr Gary Cox, Chairman, Partner, Wray and Associates. Time: 12 noon for light lunch with 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.
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Thursday 27 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The End of Growth : Public Lecture with Richard Heinberg
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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 impossible in a finite world, with both these drivers of unsustainability having now run up against nature’s biophysical limits. While the conventional wisdom is that we must get ‘the economy’ growing again, Heinberg shows that not only is this the wrong strategy, it is actually making the situation worse.
Nature—according to Richard—is now forcing humanity to a transition, one that is as profound as the transition from gatherer/hunter to settled agriculturalist 10,000 years ago.
Richard is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost Peak Oil educators. His latest book, The End of Growth, follows nine others that deal with declining resources, particularly oil. His books have been translated into eight languages. Richard is a recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education (2006). He has appeared in a number of documentaries, the most recent being Earth 2100 (2009)
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October 2012
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Wednesday 03 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Growth headwinds in China and Japan: implications for the Australian economy
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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 on research using models of the global economy and associated projections of economic performance to suggest the consequences for the Australian economy during the coming decade.
Free, but RSVP required. Book a seat online (unreserved):http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/tyers
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Tuesday 16 |
10:00 - PRESENTATION - Study In Asia (Exchange Program) : An information session about exchange in Asia
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Want to go on exchange to Asia? Come along to the info session to hear specific details on studying in Asia. Meet UWA students who have studied there as well as students studying at UWA from Asia.
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Wednesday 17 |
7:00 - EVENT - Breakfast by the Bay with Fiona Wood : Burns research 10 years on; what has been achieved?
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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 in coordinating evacuations and treatment.
During that time, Fiona witnessed extraordinary bravery,
saw incredible acts of courage and was moved by people’s
will to survive. The experience inspired her to drive forward
on all fronts cutting across boundaries and exploring
ground-breaking and innovative research and treatments
applicable in burns and other traumatic injuries.
Fiona has now established the Fiona Wood Foundation,
which is built on the premise that each and every patient
must be given the opportunity to achieve the best
possible outcome by combining current treatments with
cutting-edge research.
At the breakfast, Fiona will share inspiring stories, as well
as her vision for the future of burns treatment: a holistic
approach encompassing community education, clinical,
basic science and population health research to improve
wound healing, and the associated long-term physical
and psychological complications of burns.
Price: Members $45 / Guests $55 / Table of Ten $450
Price includes a two-course sit down breakfast and presentation by Fiona Wood
8:30 - EVENT - Australia China Business Council Education Forum 2012 : Chinese Language and Cultural Competency in Schools and Industry - Real Links to a Sustainable Relationship
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Whilst trade and enterprise have led Australia's bilateral relations with China, education promotes mutual understanding and long lasting links. This year's forum will focus on developing Chinese language and cultural competency in schools, universities and industry. His Excellency Mr Chen Yuming, Chinese Ambassador to Australia, will provide the keynote address and a panel of business leaders and education representatives will share their experiences.
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Thursday 18 |
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 engaging panel discussion will be followed by food and light refreshments. This year, our panellists will discuss the topic 'Career Progression: Stumbles and Successes - What I've learnt, what I loved and what I would do differently'.
This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry representatives from a broad range of companies including ANZ, Argonaut, Azure Capital, Boston Consulting Group, BHP Billiton, Deloitte, Department of Treasury, Ernst & Young, Macquarie, Viburnum Funds, Wesfarmers, Westpac and many more!
18+ Event
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November 2012
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Wednesday 07 |
0:00 - CONFERENCE - THE TWENTY-FIFTH PhD CONFERENCE IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS : Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business
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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 peers at other universities and being exposed to a broader group of scholars. The students present papers on their research and receive comments from prominent scholars in the area. The tone of the conference is scholarly and highly professional, but constructive and supportive, with the students the focus of attention.
The conference was initiated by the UWA Business School in 1987 and is now a joint venture between UWA, the Australian National University, the University of Queensland, and from 2012 Monash University. The 25th Conference will be held at UWA in November 2012.
Over the last 25 years, the Conference has provided the opportunity to gain valuable exposure for, and feedback on, the work of around 700 PhD students from most Australian and New Zealand universities, as well as a number of prominent universities such as Chicago, MIT, Queen’s, Cambridge, Oxford and the London School of Economics. The Conference also acts as an informal job market with major employers sending representatives to the event.
One important feature of the conference is the outstanding quality of the discussants’ comments. The student papers are circulated beforehand and discussants prepare written comments, typically devoting several days to this task. As there is substantial professional prestige in being invited to be a discussant, there are strong incentives for discussants to work hard at the conference and help the students by proving detailed comments and advise. Additionally, there is the highly-valued “Best Discussant Prize” for which the competition is vigorous.
Please see below link for more information.
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Tuesday 27 |
This course will take you through the basics you need to do statistical analyses in R, a powerful freeware statistical package.
The course will cover basic statistics such as t-tests, regression and ANOVA as well as producing high quality graphics.
The course is hosted by the Centre for Applied Statistics and we offer discounted rate fees to UWA Graduate Research Students.
Fee information is available on our website http://www.cas.maths.uwa.edu.au/courses. Please register online.
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Thursday 29 |
The course is designed for people with knowledge of basic statistics who want to learn more about designing and analysing experiments.
It will cover material ranging from a review of simple one-way ANOVA, to more complex designs and analyses including crossed and nested factors with fixed and random effects.
The course is hosted by the Centre for Applied Statistics and we offer discounted rate fees to UWA Graduate Research Students.
Fee information is available on our website http://www.cas.maths.uwa.edu.au/courses. Please register online.
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December 2012
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Monday 03 |
8:45 - CONFERENCE - CONFERENCE: 2012 Indigenous Business, Enterprise and Corporations Conference : Indigenous business leaders, corporate representatives, leading academics and policy makers talk about the new opportunities for Indigenous people and communities being created by the rapidly expanding Indigenous business, enterprise and corporations sector.
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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 Indigenous Business.
Conference Streams;
- Indigenous business, enterprise and entrepreneurship in action
- Native Title trusts, agreements, and Corporations
- Corporate and Government Indigenous business partnerships
- New opportunities and emerging sectors: Finance, education, housing, tourism and the arts
- Research in the IBEC sector
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Tuesday 04 |
7:00 - EVENT - Breakfast by the Bay : Building the Indigenous economy: The vital role of business and enterprise
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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 together a panel of Indigenous
leaders to examine the state of the Indigenous economy
in Australia and consider how new opportunities can be
created and built upon to improve economic and social
outcomes for Indigenous people.
The panel will consider issues surrounding the balancing
of cultural values and economic opportunities and the
role the corporate sector and governments can play
in enhancing the environment for growth. It will also
consider the barriers faced by Indigenous businesses and
the challenges of transforming the benefits of Native Title
agreements into sustainable opportunities.
This breakfast coincides with the UWA Business School
Centre for Social Impact’s 2012 Indigenous Business,
Enterprise and Corporations Conference being held on
campus on December 3 and 4.
Price: Members $45 / Guests $55 / Table of Ten $450
Price includes a two-course, sit-down breakfast and panel discussion.
9:00 - COURSE - Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling : A Short Course using AMOS and Mplus
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SEM is used widely by researchers to test complex relationships among observed (measured) and latent (unobserved) variables.
This course will introduce you to SEM and also covers issues relating to model specification, identification and estimation, assessing model fit (goodness-of-fit criteria), and dealing with problem data.
The course is hosted by the Centre for Applied Statistics and we offer discounted rate fees to UWA Graduate Research Students.
Fee information is available on our website http://www.cas.maths.uwa.edu.au/courses. Please register online.
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Monday 10 |
The course is designed as a comprehensive coverage of applied SEM techniques using the Mplus statistical software package. Mplus offers a general modelling framework that allows both the modelling of cross-sectional and longitudinal data using observed variables that are a combination of continuous and categorical variables.
The course is hosted by the Centre for Applied Statistics and we offer discounted rate fees to UWA Graduate Research Students.
Fee information is available on our website http://www.cas.maths.uwa.edu.au/courses. Please register online.
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February 2013
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Monday 18 |
The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Subsidised rates are available for UWA Graduate Research Students.
Please register online.
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Tuesday 26 |
Enactus UWA is part of an international community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world.
If you'd like to find out more about what we do, come to this Information Session to learn about our projects, meet the team and find out how you can get involved.
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Wednesday 27 |
Enactus UWA is part of an international community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world.
If you'd like to find out more about what we do, come to this Information Session to learn about our projects, meet the team and find out how you can get involved.
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March 2013
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Friday 01 |
9:00 - EVENT - UWA Careers Centre - 2013 Management Consultancy & Investment Bank Day : Graduating in 2013 and want to work for a management consultancy or Investment Bank? Come along and meet the employers…all on one day!
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Firms include:
Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, JP Morgan, McKinsey & Company, Momentum Partners, Partners in Performance (PIP), Port Jackson Partners (PJP), and UBS.
Register on CareerHub - https://uwa.careerhub.com.au/ViewEvent.chpx?id=139097
Venue details will be sent through UWA CareerHub closer to the date, so ensure your CareerHub details are up to date.
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Monday 04 |
10:00 - EVENT - UWA Historical Society March 4th Convocation Centenary: Photo Shoot at 10am : All welcome on the steps of the old St George's Hall 500 Hay St Perth to celebrate 100 years to the day of the first meeting of UWA's Convocation.
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You are invited to join us mark the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of the University of Western Australia’s Convocation.
The First meeting was held on March 4th 1913 in St George’s Hall, Hay St near the corner of Irwin Street. The historic façade including the portico, steps and tall white columns were restored when the new Perth District Court was constructed behind it at 500 Hay Street. To celebrate the Centenary of this meeting, a photo-shoot of 100 'graduates' will take place on the steps of the façade at 10am on Monday March 4th 2013.
The UWA Historical Society would be delighted if you could join us.
If you have academic robes, please bring them. If not please come anyway, as having just a few robed members will provide the ‘flavour’. Balloons for a joint release will be provided.
Monday March 4th is a public Holiday (Labour Day). There should be nearby street parking available and there is a public parking station across the road at King’s Hotel.
The UWA Centum will be there
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