What's On at UWA

Jim Gill, Shaun Cox and Ross Young, with Geraldine Mellet

As Australia's population continues to grow, particularly in our cities, the community and the water industry face many environmental challenges to maintain and improve public health and community well-being.

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Three curators and exhibition managers discuss their work with artists in developing exhibitions where the outcomes are uncertain and the focus is on opportunities for growth and experimentation.

Hannah Mathews, Exhibition Manager, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts; Alli Doherty (...)

The Bahá’í students in Iran have again been denied access to higher education, continuing a pattern of religious persecution that has excluded the Bahá’ís of Iran from universities and colleges for a quarter of a century. This action is a major part of the Iranian government's effort to (...)

Abstract: The movement of fresh-water through atmosphere and ocean is a part of the machinery of global climate. With impending warming over much of the Earth, the atmosphere is expected to be loaded with extra water, yet as predicted for Australia, changes in circulation patterns can reverse this (...)

Free showing of Chinese Film "A Time to Live",an autobiographical account of growing up in Taiwan in the 1950's - winner of several awards. English subtitles.The event is supported by the Chinese Assocation of UWA. Tea & coffee after

Three representatives from civil society organisations will offer their perspective on the legislation. Speakers will present for one hour in total with the remaining time available for questions, comment and discussion.

More and more Australians are deeply troubled about the (...)

Abstract: Concern about crime and fear of crime appear to be one of the characteristics of the age, not just in Australia but also in all western societies. The supposed links between immigrant minorities and criminal behaviour is a recurring theme in Australian immigration history. Post September (...)

The ten pound passage British assisted migration scheme, introduced by Arthur Calwell as Immigration Minister in 1947, was the most ambitious in Australian history in both its vision and results. By the time of its termination in diminished form in 1982 it had attracted well over a million British (...)

John Peart speaks on his work, ideas and development over a forty year period as one of Australia's leading artists. John Peart first came to prominence through 'The Field' exhibition in 1968. He continues to this day to push beyond the predictable, and remains committed to abstraction and artistic (...)

VIRGINIA LAFOND: WORKING WITH THE GRIEF OF MENTAL ILLNESS: ITS UNTAPPED PROMISE

(055265) Mon 7-9pm Nov 14 Standard $27 - Concession $18

Canadian Social Worker, Mental Health Practitioner and author of the acclaimed book 'Grieving Mental Illness; A Guide for Patients and Their (...)

Dr Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is senior consultant for reconciliation at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town. A clinical psychologist, she is a former member of the Human Rights Violations Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). A highly acclaimed human rights (...)

Healing Without Violence is a way of dealing with issues both with in ourselves and a way of collective Healing in our Country. In our community there is an issue of inter-generational violence as a result of Indigenous children being taken away some never to return to their people. Many of these (...)

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The lecture title comes from Samuel Johnson, as he contemplates the difficulties of writing the life of Addison, whose lifetime, very briefly, touched Johnson’s own. ‘As the process of writing these narratives (The Lives of the Poets) is now bringing me among my (...)

Abstract painting can be considered on a number of fronts, and in her talk Penny Bovell seeks to map and interpret ideas associated with Abstraction by merging history, theory and practice. Penny Bovell is an artist and lecturer of visual arts in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual (...)

Everyone's favourite scientist is back with his 24th book! Enjoy a drink at University Club and meet best selling science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki as he launches his newest collection of myth-busters, 'Dis Information'. Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney, Dr Karl used (...)

Peak Oil: what are the risks?

This is a unique opportunity to find out what is happening with global oil price trends and discuss crucial factors for future planning.

Oil depletion, rising fuel prices and the forecast liquid transport fuel shortages are already affecting all (...)

The Institute of Advanced Studies presents a series of three lectures by distinguished Australians, advocating for further discussion of the Australian human rights landscape.

9/11 left the world irrevocably changed. One thing is certain: we live in a more fearful world.

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Cultural and intellectual property rights have been increasingly invoked to address the problems of appropriation, but no single volume to date has focused exclusively on art forms from these interdisciplinary points of view.

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An upcoming collection No Deal! (...)

Walkley award winning journalist and United Nations Peace Award recipient Ian McPhedran will join us to discuss his best selling book 'Secret Wars: The Amazing SAS'. Ian was granted unprecedented access to the men and methods of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment in order to share their (...)

Club Members and their guests are invited to the official opening of "NYA – SEE!" and to meet the artists behind the exhibition!

Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Corporation is delighted to be able to present 'Nya' - a selection of works by Aboriginal artists that allows you to (...)