What's On at UWA

Katey Middle an arts and film student talks about the current ethical and moral challenges facing the film industry and how her faith shapes her artistic vision.

Buddhism has a unique understanding of selfhood and happiness that has brought it great popularity in recent times. This course will explore questions such as : Who Am I? What is Enlightenment? Who was the Buddha? Why don't Buddhists believe in a self or soul? Through discussion, activiites and (...)

In this presentation, Margo Kingston will discuss her experience of participatory journalism and pose some questions about where we may go to from here in the current state of things.

Margot Kingston is visiting Perth as a guest of the IAS and the Perth Social Forum, Fremantle Town Hall (...)

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Gender research shows us more about how gender inequality is perpetuated than how it can be reduced. To gain a deeper understanding of how gender relations might be deeply transformed, or to put the problem differently, why such changes are so glacially slow, we turned to (...)

Professor Michael Levine teaches philosophy at UWA, covering a wide range of subjects, including the philosophy of religion and metaphysics. He has written, amongst many other topics, on philosophy and psychoanalysis, the evolution of the concept of enlightenment, the concept of the self, and Buffy (...)

Please join

Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell, Filmmakers and Disability theorists

For a film screening and discussion of their work

The talk will involve screening three international short films: Pierre Levacher's "Sangue Froid/Cold Blood" (France (...)

The Sun Fair is aimed at introducing the people of Perth to sustainable living concepts, technology and lifestyles. Major themes of the fair include renewable energy, energy efficiency, environment conservation and natural living.

We hope to bring people together on this weekend so they (...)

Profile: Walther Ludwig is one of the world’s most eminent and prolific scholars in Renaissance and early modern studies. His career has spanned Europe and the United States (from 1970-1976 he was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Greek and Latin at Columbia University, New York) (...)

A beginner's course for singers wanting to learn to read music. Have fun with your classmates as you work your way through dozens of examples using clapping, singing and even whole body movements to reinforce concepts. Includes a 150 page text book of rhythm and pitch exercises, rounds and written (...)

The University Music Society 2005 Season commences this Thursday at 7.30pm in the Octagon Theatre.

The concert opens with the premiere of Roger Smalley's "Three Studies in Black and White", commissioned and performed by pianist Emily Green-Armytage.

Acclaimed West (...)

The Azad Ensemble present an evening of Persian spritual music at the Octagon Theatre on Saturday 9 April 2005 as part of their Australian tour.

Featuring Master Davod Azad, the ensemble brings musicians from Iran to perform with traditional instuments, the Tar, Tamboor, Daf, Barbat (...)

The Ali Bodycoat Trio, The Danny Moss Quartet and June Smith and the Apple Band feature in a benefit concert for AARI. A great night featuring the very best of Jazz in WA. Tickets $12. On sale at the door. Reserve a table on 9346 3198.

Professor Coleman graduated with BA magna cum laude and MA (Philosophy) from St Louis University, Missouri. He obtained a PhD (Sociology) from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Coleman inaugurated the Chair for the Study of Religion and Values in American Society, University of (...)

The Golden Age of Radio: bringing back memories of what it was like before television arrived in 1956 (We'll remember the stars, the serials, the ads and the ABC)

David Hawkes is one of Australia's most experienced and versatile broadcasters. Until his retirement at the end of June (...)

Water Corporation of Western Australia

and the University of Western Australia

present a public lecture by

Professor Ian Lowe AO, Emeritus Professor, Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University, Brisbane

Abstract: Climate change is real, it is (...)

As part of the University of Western Australia's dynamic Indigenous cultural exchange programme, the School of Indigenous Studies in collaboration with the Insitutute of Advanced Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts and the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences is (...)

The UWA Fitness Centre has design a Mother's Day Gift Pack to help you get your mum Motivated, Active and Healthy. And best of all you can give it to her for Mother's Day. The Pack includes:

* 1 Month Fitness Centre Membership * Portable Radio with Headphones * Workout Towel

Al (...)

Tis Mal Crow – ‘Saving our Mother and Protecting All Children’

Since childhood Tis Mal Crow has worked with tribal elders studying the identification and medicinal uses of plants and native root doctoring techniques. He is the author of ‘Native Plants, Native Healing – (...)

Come alomg and join in the fun. FREE activities all day including:

FREE Group Fitness Classes FREE Court Hire FREE Blood Pressure Testing FREE Kids Games Heaps of Giveaways

6.00am to 8.30pm. Bring a friend and enjoy the fun.

Professor Alan Robson Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia

Invites you and your guest to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Professor Ian Constable’s appointment as founding Professor of Ophthalmology at the

2005 Ian Constable Lecture

to be (...)