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Displaying from Monday, September 22, 2014
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September 2014
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Tuesday 23 |
In this workshop, we will explore methods and models for forecasting time series. Topics to be covered include seasonality and trends, exponential smoothing, ARIMA modelling, dynamic regression and state space models, as well as forecast accuracy methods and forecast evaluation techniques such as (...)
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Wednesday 24 |
18:30 - SEMINAR - SPAMH presents Q&A: Out of Sight, Out of Mind : An expert panel, including Tim Marney, will be exploring the issue of stigma and discrimination against mental illness in a question and answer session with audience involvement.
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“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.”
Bill Clinton
In Australia, it is estimated that 45 per cent of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime.
This prevalent condition should be at the forefront of social (...)
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Sunday 28 |
15:30 - CONCERT - Quintet Plus One Concert : Perth's historically informed 'A-Team' perform a variety of classical works.
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Perth's historically informed 'A-Team' perform a variety of works including Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, Handel's Organ Concerto in F major, C.P.E. Bach's String Symphony No. 3 in C major and Boccherini's Quintet Op.39 No.3.
Harpsichord/Organ: Stewart Smith
Violin: Paul Wright and Shaun (...)
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Tuesday 30 |
This course is aimed at anyone wishing to improve their survey questionnaires. This course is useful for both people new to questionnaire design and those who have experience and would like to extend their knowledge. It will be a benefit not only for people who anticipate designing a questionnaire (...)
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October 2014
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Wednesday 01 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Are individual health emergency risk perceptions, experiences with previous disaster events, and anxiety level associated with household based health emergency preparedness in Hong Kong?
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Professor Chan is the Director of Centre of Global health at SPHPC and the Director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), which was established in 2011 and aims to conduct research, teaching and engage in knowledge (...)
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Friday 03 |
13:00 - PRESENTATION - 3MT UWA Final : An inspiring insight into PhD/Masters research at UWA
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Ten dynamic speakers will each have 3 minutes in which to explain the significance of their research using language that everyone can understand.
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Saturday 04 |
St George's College will throw open its doors for everyone to visit, explore and discover what life is like in the 'castle'! In conjunction with Open Gardens Australia the day will feature building and garden tours, a variety of musical performances, extensive art exhibition (including works by (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Basic assumption and possible underlying processes in Attentional Bias Modification
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Dr Bram Van Bockstaele obtained his master’s degree in theoretical and experimental psychology at Ghent University in 2007. After his studies, he completed his PhD as a member of the Learning and Implicit Processes Lab at Ghent University, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Geert Crombez and in close (...)
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Wednesday 15 |
17:30 - EVENT - MBA Information Evening (Perth) : An information evening for prospective Master of Business Administration students
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Come along to the UWA Business School's information evening for the Master of Business Administration (MBA), where you can learn about our new MBA Full Time as well as MBA Flexible. You will have the opportunity to meet professors and current students, have all your questions answered, and even (...)
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Tuesday 21 |
Theories of working memory (particularly serial recall) have assumed that people structure information in a hierarchical fashion. I’ll discuss some recent research asking how people access this hierarchically structured information. Evidence from experiments manipulating the grouping of (...)
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Monday 27 |
18:30 - PUBLIC TALK - A Future Made Together : New directions in the ethics of autism research
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Autism affects millions of people’s lives. There have been many legislative, policy and service initiatives in recent years aiming to improve the life chances and opportunities of autistic people. There has also been an explosion of autism research. But the focus of research is largely on the (...)
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November 2014
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Sunday 02 |
15:30 - EVENT - Portraits of UWA Concert : Series of musical compositions by College Director of Music, Michael Grebla
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Young UWA composer and St George's College Director of Music, Michael Grebla, presents a series of musical compositions inspired by the landscapes, art, people and wildlife of UWA accompanied by large format photographic prints of the University. The concert will include a variety of works for (...)
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Tuesday 04 |
16:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - RESEARCH WEEK EVENT: Teacher wellbeing and its impact on student learning : This presentation will discuss the relationship between school staff’s and students’ wellbeing and achievement
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Given the development of young people’s academic, social and emotional competencies in school settings is highly dependent on the presence of skilled and competent school staff, this presentation will discuss the relationship between school staff’s and students’ wellbeing and achievement.
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Wednesday 05 |
Psychotic symptoms indicate risk for mental illness. Despite much effort, our current ability to predict the course and outcome of early psychotic symptoms is limited, hampering timely intervention and treatment. Research in this area to date relies heavily on diagnostic categories, group-level (...)
13:30 - EVENT - Organisational Behaviour Research - A discussion as part of UWA Research Week : Featuring researchers from the UWA Business School and School of Psychology
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This panel discussion will showcase research on organisations, featuring a variety of speakers on topics including organisational change and structures, diversity and culture, and human behaviour and effectiveness in the organisational setting.
Speakers include Sharon Parker, Alex (...)
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Thursday 06 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - RDI Intellectual Property for UWA Researchers : A seminar to be held on Thursday 6 November 2014
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Come along and learn more about Intellectual Property and what it can do for you:
. types of IP, why and how to protect it
. managing IP to protect future research opportunities
. accessing funding from various sources including Pathfinder, industry contracts (...)
9:30 - EVENT - Understanding Human Values - A UWA Research Week event : Featuring UWA Business School researchers
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This event, featuring Julie Lee and Geoff Soutar, will showcase research into universal human values. The lecture focuses on the structure of values within individuals (children and adults) and explores patterns and their implications across societies.
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11:30 - EVENT - Research for a Better Society - A UWA Research Week event : Presented by the Centre for Social Impact
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This event, featuring Paul Flatau, will showcase research into programs and activities that create beneficial social impact. Social impact refers to all forms of significant change experienced by individuals and communities.
This includes income and labour market impacts, education (...)
13:30 - EVENT - WA and the Global Economy - A UWA Research Week event : Featuring UWA Business School researchers
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This session will provide an overview of contemporary economic issues of local, national and global importance.
Ken Clements will discuss the Australian Dollar.
Rod Tyers will discuss the Global Economy.
Michael McLure will discuss the GST and issues for Western Australia.
This event (...)
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Saturday 08 |
13:00 - SCREENING - Free Human Rights Films : Free awarding-winning films about human rights in China
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At 1:00pm "Transcending Fear, the Story of Gao Zhisheng" will be screened.
Born in a cave with only stars to tell time, Gao Zhisheng overcomes incredible odds to become one of China’s top attorneys. The people call him “the Conscience of China.” But then, in the eyes of (...)
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