What's On at UWA

Did you know that once a month on campus the UWA Catholic Society hosts a short 30 minute lunchtime mass? Meditate. Sing. Reflect. Refresh. Beautiful hymns with live instruments. Celebrated by Father Gerald Brennan.

You are invited to a free public lecture by

Professor Sally Macintyre Director, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow

Who you are or where you are? Social and spatial patterning of health

Date and Time: Wednesday 27 October at 7.00pm

Brian Kowald, a weather observer at the Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, looks at the clouds on a daily basis. Brian has observed clouds in many locations from Antarctica and Central Australia, to Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands. In this talk he describes how clouds are formed, what each (...)

The University of Western Australia; School of Psychology Child Study Centre; The Australian Psychological Society and the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists

Present

Dorothy Bishop, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology

Department of (...)

The Roman Empire reinvented itself in the East and lived on for a thousand years. Learn about the fascinating Byzantine Empire - how it survived, flourished and then declined over the centuries. Meet emperors, empresses, generals, patriarchs, heretics, Huns, Arabs, Bulgars and Turks. See medieval (...)

Dr. Richard Read investigates changes in the meaning of clouds represented in several media, cultures and periods of history. Richard Read is Associate Professor in art history in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Art at UWA.

This talk is presented in association with 'Clo (...)

In the 12th and 13th centuries the cities of Flanders became enormously wealthy as the centre of a vast cloth production and distribution network across northern Europe. The newly enriched cities such as Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp displayed their wealth in grand civic buildings and magnificent (...)

The Institute of Advanced Studies in conjunction with The School of European Languages, UWA

Present

A Guest lecture by Professor Jürgen Meyer

Member of the German Parliament

and Delegate to the EU Constitutional Convent

‘Legal and political (...)

Savour an eclectic collection of artistic treasures found in the familiar Grand Tour cities, as well as some unexpected delights located off the beaten track. Explore painting, sculpture, architecture and design from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Baroque and beyond.

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The University of Western Australia

and the Institute of Advanced Studies

In conjunction with The Office of Women’s Policy

Present

The Grace Vaughan Memorial Panel 2004:

‘SEX, POWER AND SPORT’

Some of the exciting guest (...)

Lesley Duxbury considers John Constable's love of clouds and his cloud paintings on Hampstead Heath, London in the 1820s. Lesley's work is represented in 'Clouded Over: Representations of Clouds in Art' currently on display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

Lesley Duxbury is (...)

GENOMICS DIRECTIONS: BIOETHICS AND BEYOND

BIOETHICS SYMPOSIUM

Date : Tuesday 16 November 2004 Time: 9am - 3.30pm

Venue: WAIMR Seminar Room Hospital Avenue Nedlands www.waimr.uwa.edu.au

PUBLIC LECTURES VENUE: Geography Lecture Theatre 1, UWA http://maps.u (...)

Sent on behalf of the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia

2004 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829 by Captain James Stirling. Many have contributed to making Western Australia the rich and diverse society that it is today. These include the (...)

You are invited to a free public talk by

Andrew Cohen, evolutionary thinker, spiritual teacher and founder of What is Enlightenment? magazine.

Evolutionary Enlightenment: A Spirituality for the 21st Century

Andrew Cohen has his headquarters at Foxhollow in (...)

Clouds form an important component of Penny Bovell's painting practice. In this talk she considers the paradox of imaging the sky, discussing recent work including her Bunkers Bay and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital public art commissions.

This talk is in asssociation with the exhibition ' (...)

Abstract:

Billions of dollars are spent on medical research around the world. A lot has been achieved but the big question is the extent to which the results have truly made a difference to our wellbeing? Are we spending our research dollars in the right places and what does a scorecard (...)

Dr. Sally Quin specializes in sixteenth century Italian art theory, and is Curator (Collections) at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

Sally's talk investigating clouds and Renaissance painting, is in association with 'Clouded Over: Representations of Clouds in Art' on display at the (...)

You are invited to a free public lecture by

Associate Professor Helen Fulton, Department of English University of Sydney

'London in Medieval Texts: Constructing the Metropolis'

Biographical note:

Helen Fulton was educated in England and Australia and is (...)

Art and Wellbeing Forum

The role of art and culture in creating wellbeing in Western Australian communities.

Thursday 9th December, 3:00pm – 6:00pm

University of Western Australia Geography Lecture Theatre 1 See map at http://maps.uwa.edu.au/crawley/display/6
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You are cordially invited to a Raine Lecture to be presented by:

Professor Sergio Della Sala

Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience and Honorary Consultant in Neurology

University of Edinburgh

Raine Foundation Visiting Professor in 2004

Tall (...)