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Displaying from Sunday, May 11, 2014
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May 2014
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Monday 12 |
12:00 - Art Exhibition - The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition : A compelling fine art exhibition reflecting the human rights situation in China (Free event)
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The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) takes viewers through the story of Falun Dafa - from its introduction to the public in 1992, through the beauty and enlightenment of the practice, to the unjust and unrelenting persecution, moving forward through the peaceful (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
17:00 - BOOK LAUNCH - Launch of "Personalities & Places" : Full Title: Personalities & Places on the Crawley Campus
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This book was funded by a University Centenary Grant with detailed vignettes of 71 places named after personalities on the Crawley Campus. An initiative of the UWA Historical Society, it includes a fold-out map showing each location. Join the authors and their many supporters for the launch.
18:00 - EVENT - Do you live in fear of needles or blood? : Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia Group
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Do you live in fear of needles or blood? If so, read on...
Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia is a fear that is triggered by seeing blood or an injury, or by receiving an injection or other invasive medical procedure. People vary in the way they react to situations involving blood or (...)
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Wednesday 14 |
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - The Role of Universities in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Faculty of Engineering Experience
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Professor Lynch has a remarkable record in Canada for his entrepreneurship especially in his fundraising work for his Faculty.
I encourage you to attend and look forward to seeing you there - Prof John Dell, Dean of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics UWA
If you can't escape from the reality of your life, and are feeling stressed and overwhelmed, The Robin Winkler Clinic is here to help! This clinic is linked to the School of Psychology at UWA. Post-graduate Clinical Psychology trainees at the clinic will soon be starting a stress management (...)
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Friday 16 |
Join us for casual drinks and a short presentation from Steven Lawrence, the Executive Director of the WA Institute of Sport, who will provide a compelling insight into how the Australian sporting industry has had to adapt and adopt concepts from the business world to retain Australia's preeminent (...)
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Sunday 18 |
3:30 - CONCERT - 'Back in the USSR' Concert : Selection of UWA School of Music graduates perform a selection of musical gems.
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Former violin lecturer at the UWA and USSR educated violinist Semyon Kobets, mentors young trio members and recent School of Music graduates Osborn Fong (cello) and Siang Ching (piano) to perform a selection of musical gems that were composed during and in anticipation of the Soviet Union.
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Wednesday 21 |
13:00 - STUDENT EVENT - Stress Less Meditation with Blackstone and UWA Buddhist Youth Club : Outdoor meditation (if weather permits) for stress less week!
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Outdoor meditation for students run by the Blackstone society and UWA Buddhist Youth Club as part of Allens Stress Less Week.
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Thursday 22 |
18:00 - PRESENTATION - What's Christianity Ever Done for the Law? : This WXED talk uncovers some pioneering persons, values and structures that Christianity has contributed to the Law as we have it, though its track record is stained by times of corruption and assumed privilege.
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Complex ethical questions, judgements for the crime or the criminal or society? And what place mercy? Much of our talk takes place in a vacuum. So, taking a leaf from "Life of Brian" this WXED talk uncovers some pioneering persons, values and structures that Christianity has contributed (...)
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Tuesday 27 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Police line-ups in 2064: Getting the bad guy with certainty.
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Neil Brewer is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Flinders University. He was Dean of the School of Psychology for around 10 years between 2000 and 2013. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the APAs Journal of (...)
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June 2014
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Monday 02 |
7:00 - COURSE - Winter Clinical Pilates : Exercise to keep you mobile during the winter months
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Machine &/or mat based clinical Pilates classes focusing on efficient and effective movement patterns. Classes are designed to strengthen the body whilst enhancing mobility over the colder winter months!
Classes may incorporate elements of myofascial and muscle release, contemporary Pilates (...)
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Wednesday 04 |
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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Thursday 05 |
8:30 - CONFERENCE - 10th Australasian Development Economics Workshop : This event brings together development economists from Australia and internationally with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.
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The annual Australasian Development Economics Workshop, sponsored by DFAT, brings together development economists from Australia and internationally with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.
The next workshop is the tenth in the series and will be hosted by the Business School (...)
13:30 - EVENT - IOA Postgraduate Showcase - Frontiers in Agriculture : 9 PhD students present their diverse agriculture-related research
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The Institute of Agriculture's annual Postgraduate Showcase brings together some of UWA’s best PhD students at an advanced stage of their research.
This year, nine presentations covering a wide range of disciplines will highlight some of the research and progress underway at UWA in the area of (...)
16:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - How Nations Succeed : A public lecture from Harvard University’s Professor Lant Pritchett
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Economic growth and development depend on institutions such as administrative capability of the state and the capability of governments to affect the course of events through policies and programs.
Harvard University’s Professor Lant Pritchett will discuss how some countries manage to (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
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). The statistical package SPSS will be used to (...)
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Monday 30 |
10:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Courageous Conversations Masterclass : Courageous Conversations About Race Masterclass for staff who have completed the CCAR workshop
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This is a unique opportunity for staff who have already undertaken the CCAR workshop with Malcolm Fialho to engage with Glenn Singleton, the scholar who developed Courageous Conversations About Race.
This practical session will refresh the CCAR protocol, and specifically focus on (...)
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July 2014
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Tuesday 01 |
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. The course will include: Introduction to R: How to install R on (...)
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Friday 04 |
17:30 - EVENT - GMA Twilight Drinks - �A Century of Evidence: People Helping People�
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Join us for casual Friday drinks to help you unwind at the end of the working week with some fellow alumni, staff, and students from the Business School.
Enjoy a refreshing ale or glass of wine, rekindle some old acquaintances or make some new ones and generally have a relaxing start (...)
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Monday 07 |
7:45 - EVENT - St George's College July School Holiday Program : St George's College will again be holding its popular School Holiday Program in July. The year's entry will be grades 3 - 7.
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Dates are 7 - 11 and 14 - 18 July 2014, 7.45 am - 5.00 pm.
The holiday program provides for exciting educational days in and around the College's historic buildings and beautiful gardens. This year's entry will be expanded to cover school years 3 - 7.
The schedule starts at 7.45 each (...)
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