What's On at UWA

The Progressive Law Students' Association (UWA) presents a talk by the Indonesian Consul, Mr Aloysius L Madja, on the Indonesian justice system.

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

The Victorian Peace Network

With the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

and the Institute of Advanced Studies, UWA

Present a public lecture by

Nancy Fraser, Professor of Political and Social Science New School, New York

The Institute of Advanced Studies regrets to advise the cancellation of the George Ellis lecture "The Way the Mind Works: how emotion underlies intellect" scheduled for Wednesday 27 July, 7pm at the University Club Theatre Auditorium.

Due to the current South African Airways (...)

The Institute of Advanced Studies regrets to advise the cancellation of the George Ellis lecture "The Way the Mind Works: how emotion underlies intellect" scheduled for Wednesday 27 July, 7pm at the University Club Theatre Auditorium.

Due to the current South African Airways (...)

The School of Earth and Geographical Sciences and the Institute of Advanced Studies, The University of Western Australia

Cordially invite you to

The Inaugural Joseph Gentilli Memorial Lecture

The University of Western Australia is pleased to establish this memorial (...)

Learn more about developing the clarity of mind and liberate yourself from afflictive emotions at classes conducted by the UWA Buddhist Bliss Culture Society (BBCS).

To purify the mind, develop awareness and clarity of mind, leading to inner peace, bliss and brightness, and causing a (...)

Preview - Saturday, 30 July, 8:00pm. Preview - Monday, 1 August, 8:00pm. Preview - Tuesday, 2 August, 8:00pm. Opening night - Wednesday, 3 August, 8:00pm. Thursday 4th - Saturday 6th August, 8:00pm. Monday 8th - Saturday 13th August, 8:00pm. Monday 15th - Saturday 20th August, 8:00pm. Saturday (...)

‘Exoticism’ or ‘Orientalism’ has intrigued the European mind since the time of the Crusades, images of its sensuousness, beauty and cruelty kept alive in literature, painting and opera throughout the centuries that followed. Nowhere was this more powerfully felt than in the early 19th–cen (...)

School of Music performance staff Paul Wright (violin) and Suzanne Wijsman (cello) with guest artist Stewart Smith (harpsichord) perform works from the French Baroque.

Pat Thane, Professor of Contemporary History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London

Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History Director, Centre for Contemporary British History Convenor, MA in Contemporary British History Fellow of the Royal Historical (...)

The UWA French Club is proud to present: "Fanny" by Marcel Pagnol. This production, part of an annual series of productions beginning in the 1930s, will be performed in French (with projected subtitles), and is performed, produced and directed by students from across Australia!

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David Dolan will consider the exhibition 'A Partial View: Australian art in the UWA Art Collection' from a variety of perspectives. David has experience in museum management and collection development, and curatorial involvement in a number of areas. He has a particular commitment to heritage (...)

A recent feature story in the Indonesian news weekly, "Tempo", announces "palm oil fever" as the latest focus of people's aspirations for economic development in the country. However, it is questionable whether the development of oil palm plantations actually represents (...)

A free public lecture by Mr Daniel Griswold, Director, Centre for Trade Policy Studies at CATO Institute, Washington, USA. Mr Griswold is an expert on trade issues, including bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.

Inaugural event hosted by the Confucius Institute at The University (...)

Enjoy Pizza and Mulled Wine at 6.30pm, followed by our speaker Mr Alan Dodge, Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia at 7pm. Bookings are essential. Cost: $12.50 for non-members and $10 for members

This lecture will bring us into Tibet, and the fascination of this spectacular land. We will meet different ethnic groups and visit the most important monasteries, the archaeological remains to understand their particular history. Following the steps of Professor Tucci's expeditions (in the year (...)

The 2005 Salek Minc Lecture

'University Art Museums and Galleries: Collections, Contradictions and Challenges'

will be presented by Leon Paroissien AM, Founding Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and a well-known and highly respected spokesperson for museums (...)

Slides & talk of adventures on going to China in June & July 2005, looking for work as English Teachers for primary/secondary school

Abstract: Tom Lehrer notoriously advertised the view that mathematics is so simple that only a child can do it. Nevertheless, children, and especially gifted and talented children, can benefit greatly from being challenged and shown that they can in fact understand that which at first seemed (...)