What's On at UWA

The annual Ian Constable Lecture acknowledges the contribution of Professor Ian Constable AO, founding Managing Director of the Lions Eye Institute and founding Professor of Ophthalmology at The University of Western Australia. This year we are very pleased to have Professor Simon Foote, Director (...)

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Join Team WA Homeward Bound 2018 for a lively evening of conversation and celebration on behalf of WA women in science. In a provocative moderated discussion, panelists share stories and insights from their leadership (...)

Bringing learning to life with digital technologies

Come and see the innovative ways classroom teachers are using digital technologies to enhance their teaching and learning - and be inspired to integrate some of these ideas into your own teaching

A one-day hands-on conference (...)

Once again St George’s College will be holding the free community event Spring Fair on October 29th from 11am-4pm. The fair promises to be a lively day with packed activities and something for everyone to enjoy. Wine tastings, musical entertainment, kids' activities, market stalls. The Fair will (...)

The Ear Science Centre is conducting research on a new type of hearing screening test. We are interested in research participants with and without a hearing loss. The testing will take approximately 60 to 90 minutes, and include a comprehensive hearing test. Our testing normally takes on Fridays (...)

The UWA Friends of the Grounds are holding a Spring Plant Sale next week and you're invited!

Stock up on Christmas presents, improve your Mum's herb garden or add a succulent to your study space while supporting Friends of the Grounds. All plants are $3!

Lions Eye Institute World Diabetes Day Presentation - Diabetes in WA: The Local Story | If you would like to attend this presentation please RSVP by visiting Eventbrite or the Lions Eye Institute Facebook page

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For over a century aerial archaeology has been in the vanguard of archaeological discovery and recording. Thanks to a unique twenty year programme of aerial reconnaissance in Jordan combined with the growing availability of high-resolution satellite imagery we can now (...)

The University of Western Australia is pleased to host the 2017 Australian Sociological Association Conference, which returns to Perth after ten years.

Join Australia Indonesia Youth Association / AIYA WA for a special public screening of As Worlds Divide. 100% of funds raised via the #wafsac screenings will be used to implement the Mentawai community’s indigenous education program over the next 10 years, enabling them to preserve their precious (...)

Welcome to TEDxUWA 2017, a multidisciplinary, full-day celebration of ideas worth spreading. Our theme for this year is: The Future Blueprint ... BLUEPRINT - noun 1. a detailed program of action that describes how something might be achieved; 2. an early-stage design plan

This year, we (...)

AGN are episodic in nature, cycling through periods of activity and quiescence. Their life-cycle is key for understanding the impact they have on their host galaxy. On the other hand, this cycle is also the result of the intricate interplay between various, and sometimes, competing processes. The (...)

Bring a picnic, a rug, your family, and friends for classical favourites and carols under the stars! The Orchestra of St George's College, led by violinist Paul Wright, will be joined by acclaimed musicians, Sara Macliver (soprano), Raymond Yong (piano), and Alex Isted (violin), under the direction (...)

Gold Standard will be holding a GAMSAT Practice Test on January 23, 2018 at the University Hall. This will be followed by a review of worked solutions by Dr Brett Ferdinand on January 24, and an optional Advanced GAMSAT Topic Course on January 25.

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UWA Publishing and Perth Writers Week invite you to The 2018 Dorothy Hewett Award ceremony.

UWA Publishing's Dorothy Hewett for an Unpublished Manuscript is a national prize worth $10,000. It is a rare, multi-genre award open to fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. The first winner (...)

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The Friends of the UWA Library are delighted to begin the 2018 series of talks with award-winning author, Josephine Wilson. Josephine will talk about her critically acclaimed book Extinctions.

Winner of the prestigious 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award and (...)

Paul Roberts, a UK-based strategic development adviser and director of Turnberry Consulting, will explore what constitutes a successful campus and how to apply these conclusions to real-life, modern-day contexts.

Roberts will take the audience through the rich history of campus design (...)

All are welcome to the premier screening of the first ever documentary film, exploring the ancient game of Go “The Surrounding Game”, followed by a panel discussion with academics, students and practitioners with interest in applying lessons from Go to social science, IT, education and ways of (...)

Are you interested in studying health care or pursuing a career in the fast-growing and in-demand health industry? UWA is holding a Health Campus Open Day on Sunday 8 April for prospective students to find out all about the health related courses on offer in areas like medicine, biomedical (...)

Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering were one of the most evil combinations of the20th century but they very nearly didn’t make it as a pair. Goering, who created the dreaded Gestapo in Nazi Germany at the time of World War ll and was a key figure in the “final solution” of exterminating the (...)