What's On at UWA

The Careers Boot Camp will get you ready for employment! Brush up your networking skills, update your resume and get tips to help you find a job.

All students welcome to attend.

Book for the individual workshops on CareerHub (http://uwa.careerhub.com.au/students/events)

9am Workshop 1: Job Search Strategies

10am Workshop 2: Resumes & Cover Letters

11am Workshop 3: Networking Effectively

1pm Workshop 4: Addressing Selection Criteria

2pm Workshop 5: Interview Techniques

3pm Workshop 6: Get LinkedIn

Our world and the world of business is constantly changing.

How does this impact you and your career journey?

Students who are currently in first or second year of university are invited to attend an in house breakfast event where we will showcase the career paths available through a graduate career in Audit.

What to expect?

Find out what a graduate career in Audit involves and the career progression and development opportunities available within PwC.

Hear from PwC's Lead Consulting Partner WA, Andrew Friars who will share his career journey from where he #StartedinAudit to now, leading PwC's Asian Oil and Gas Consulting Practice.

Andrew's presentation will be followed by a panel Q&A with representatives from across our Assurance and Deals businesses.

Students who attend will have the opportunity to network with PwC staff and may be invited to interview for our vacation program.

Be quick! Apply today as places for this event are strictly limited.

St George's College and the SAS Resources Trust are combining together on Saturday 10th October for a day of interest and enjoyment at the College. The activities will include an SAS historical display and talks from former SAS officers. The "Midday Live Set" featuring resident musicans and vocalists, including the College Barbershop "Newby Blues", plus piano performances in the Dining Hall, Harpist in the Chapel and regular tours throughout the entire grounds. An art exhibition and other activities will be available. Open to the public with a $10.00 per person charge (18 free) which will be donated to the SAS Resources Trust to assist in funding a child of a fallen SAS Soldier to attend College.

Join us for an evening of all Mozart concerti performed by local champion soloists Paul Wright, Robert Gladstones and Raymond Yong accompanied by a chamber orchestra of brilliant young musicians.

The program will include Piano Concerto No.12, Horn Concerto No.2 and Violin Concerto No.5.

Admission is by booking only as seating is limited.

Booking is free. Maximum booking of 4 seats per person, for larger bookings please contact administration with the names of each guest attending [email protected] or call 9449 5555

If you are experiencing difficulties booking, please email reception.

If you are no longer able to attend it is important that you let the College know ASAP so others who want to come do not miss out.

The Catholic Chaplain Rev Father Cyprian M Shikokoti invites you, your friends and colleagues to our last of 2015 weekly Masses; this Wednesday at 12.00pm in the University's chapel; located in the Law Link Building - Room G.32.

Students and staff, please do come and join us in thanking God for bringing us this far. We will of course be praying especially for all our students who will start to prepare and sit their exams in the weeks ahead.

As always, on behalf of the Catholic Chaplaincy and on my own behalf; I wish you every success in all your endeavours here at the University of Western Australia.

Indeed, We Are a Family!

The GeneMappers conference has traditionally focused on novel concepts for the genetic dissection of common complex human diseases. This year the emphasis of the conference will be on exploring these themes in detail, with a particular focus on the contemporary methods and techniques that will take the field into the future.

The Australian Centre for Geomechanics will host the inaugural International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining in Perth from 17-19 November 2015. This seminar will focus on both the numerical and empirical methods used for the design of underground metalliferous mines. The International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining will have a special focus on case studies where design methods have been successfully applied.

This course focuses on model selection techniques for linear and generalised linear regression in two scenarios: when an extensive search of the model space is possible as well as when the dimension is large and either stepwise algorithms or regularization techniques have to be employed to identify good models. We incorporate recent research on graphical tools for model choice and on how to tune regularisation procedures, such as the Lasso through resampling or model selection criteria. Importantly, the limitations of the various model selection procedures will be discussed.

The practical implementation of the discussed methods is an essential component of this course. Interactive labs will give participants the opportunity to apply what they have learnt. We will use the cross-platform, open-source software R, in particular the `leaps', `bestglm', `glmnet' and `mplot' packages.

#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give. It will culminate with a global day of giving on the first Tuesday of December every year. The idea is to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season.

What can you do? Can you give a little more? Can you get more comfortable talking about giving? Can you run a fundraiser? Can you donate your christmas? Small things make big difference - 50c can deworm a child (Schistosomiasis Control Initiative), $5 can provide a bed net for a family (Against Malaria Foundation), $25 can treat preventable blindness (the Fred Hollows Foundation), or $500 can provide life saving surgery (Fistula Foundation). http://www.thelifeyoucansave.org

Or read these Myth Busters about giving and share a little knowledge about foreign aid https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved/myths-about-aid/

Let's show the world how much we care, let's promote love and equality, and lets acknowledge that we can do a lot of good just by giving what we can. http://givingtuesday.org.au

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.

Event has been cancelled

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Topics will include Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis, Canonical Variate (or Canonical Correlation) Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling and Ordination. Examples and exercises will be provided using the statistical package IBM SPSS, where possible. The course aims to provide an understanding of the ideas behind the analyses rather than be a mere button pressing exercise, although buttons will be pressed.

Is it unethical to conduct studies that are too large or too small? If so, how do we find the right balance based on the available resources? This seminar provides an overview of sample size calculations and demonstrates how to use the free "PS" software to perform simple sample size calculations for the following study designs: - Comparator studies (two sample t-test, paired t-test) - Case-Control Studies (unmatched, matched) - Cohort studies (test of 2 proportions or odds ratios) - Survival Studies (log rank test) It will conclude by reviewing potential sources for estimates of effect size or variability and identifying situations where the best course of action is to consult a statistician.

In the absence of large, randomised, well-controlled clinical trials (with independent replication) to address every research question we all need to increase our statistical literacy. We are often faced with the need to critically assess grant applications, manuscripts or reports without a detailed knowledge of the underlying science. In 2013 William Sutherland, David Spiegelhalter and Mark Burgman published a list (in Nature) to “help non-scientists interrogate advisers and grasp the limitations of evidence.” These tips are just as relevant for health researchers who may be looking for a refresher course in statistical literacy or early career researchers struggling to understand the seemingly unlimited sources of bias and confounding. This seminar will use examples from the medical literature to bridge the statistical literacy gap and will indicate when it is time to consult the statisticians.

This is a free event and all are welcome to attend.

Some of the world's leading energy economics experts will attend an international conference to address Asia's future energy needs.

The UWA Business School will host the 5th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Asian Conference from February 14 to 17, 2016, bringing together policy makers, energy professionals and academics.

The conference will examine topics including Asian energy market developments to 2040; policies around environmental effects of energy production; renewable energy technologies; financing energy production and infrastructure investments; the future of nuclear power and new energy technologies; and political dimensions of Asian energy demand.

For more information visit www.business.uwa.edu.au/iaee-2016

Find out what opportunities are available in management consulting. Six firms will present over 2 days. This is your chance to meet and network with employers.

Presentation/Networking (Mon 22 February):

9.00am-10.30am: McKinsey and Company

10.30am-12.00pm: Bain and Company

12.00pm-1.30pm: Strategy&



Presentation/Networking (Tues 23 February):

9.00am-10.30am: Boston Consulting Group

10.30am-12.00pm: Azure Consulting

12.00pm-1.30pm: EY



Students from all disciplines are welcome to attend.

Bookings are essential through CareerHub for catering purposes.

You are invited to join many of Australia's leading organisations at the year’s most important free careers event – The Big Meet.

Whether you're looking for graduate employment, a new job, vacation work, an international internship, a gap-year experience, voluntary work, travel, overseas opportunities, a teaching job or postgraduate education, The Big Meet can get you started.

Entry is FREE. Don't miss out!

The analysis of thin films introduces numerous unique complexities compared to bulk materials. A thorough knowledge of thin film XRD enables researchers to gain a detailed understanding of their structure and composition and hence, arms them with the knowledge to better predict their in-service behaviour for applications including aerospace, biomedical, corrosion or wear resistance, optical or electronic. This seminar will take you through the complex analysis of thin films and show you how to generate and interpret thin film XRD data. From specific hardware configurations to experimental design all the way through to data interpretation, Shintaro Kobayashi, a Rigaku Applications Specialist will show you how to gain valuable insights into your thin films using the SmartLab and its unique capabilities such as the in-plane arm and high flux-generated by rotating anode technology. For more information, please visit www.axt.com.au/thin-film-seminars

RSVP by 10 March 2016 to: Cameron Chai ([email protected] or 02 9450 1359

Shell are coming on campus during March for a series of presentations. For students applying to the Shell graduate or vacation programs, these talks give you first-hand knowledge of what is important to Shell and can enhance your application and interview.

March 15 – Innovation Innovation with Claus Otto

Claus Otto is the Technology Manager at Shell Australia. He is responsible for identifying and deploying value-adding technologies to Shell’s integrated gas business and assets in Australia and globally. He also manages the R&D portfolio for Shell Australia supporting local and national technology developments at universities and research institutions, as well as sponsoring local SMEs to advance innovative technologies. Claus joined Shell in 2007 and worked 7 years as Program Manager at the Shell Technology Centre in the Netherlands before returning to Perth in his current role. Prior to joining Shell he worked 15 years at CSIRO as a principle research scientist and manager working on dryland salinity, water resources, exploration and Carbon Capture and Storage. He has a MSc in geology and a PhD in hydrogeology.

March 22 – Prelude with Mike Townsend

Find out about the FLNG Venture Implementation by Shell Australia.

Bookings on CareerHub. For more information contact [email protected].

Staff are also welcome to attend.

Your application is a powerful marketing tool that can gain an employer's interest. This session hosted by Goldman Sachs will talk through ideas for your application that will sit you on top of the pile.

RSVP - CareerHub - http://uwa.careerhub.com.au

Find out about exchange opportunities to study overseas as part of your UWA degree including semester long and short term programs. Meet international students from UWA partner universities from all over the world and get advice on how an overseas experience can add to your UWA degree.

Dr Fausto Panizzolo is a former international postgraduate student from Italy who completed his PhD at UWA in Feb 2015 under an SSEH supervisory team led by Associate Professor Jonas Rubenson. Fausto currently holds a post-doc position at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and we are delighted to have him back in Perth this week to attend his PhD conferral ceremony. He will be presenting some of his current work in a lecture titled "Soft exosuit: new generation exoskeletons" at 1pm Wednesday 23rd March in the SSEH John Bloomfield Lecture Theatre for those interested in attending.