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July 2012
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Thursday 26 |
9:00 - COURSE - Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis : A Short Course using IBM SPSS
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The course is designed for people with knowledge of basic statistics who want to learn more about how to analyse binary or survival data.
The course is hosted by the Centre for Applied Statistics and we offer discounted rate fees to UWA Graduate Research Students.
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August 2012
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Thursday 02 |
14:00 - PUBLIC TALK - STATISTICS SEMINAR : Bootstrap Methods for Inference with Cluster-Sample IV Models
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Microeconomic data often have within-cluster dependence. This dependence affects standard error estimation and inference in regression models, including the instrumental variables model. Standard corrections assume that the number of clusters is large, but when this is not the case, Wald (...)
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Tuesday 07 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Algebraic properties of chromatic polynomials
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Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
Graham Farr (Monash)
will speak on
Algebraic properties of chromatic polynomials
at 1pm on Tuesday 7th of August in Maths Lecture Room 2
**Note this is the new regular seminar time for this semester**
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Sunday 12 |
UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.
Come and find out about the courses on offer, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.
There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music and (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Spreads of symplectic spaces of small order
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Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
Sylvia Morris (UWA)
will speak on
Spreads of symplectic spaces of small order
at 1pm on Tuesday 14th of August in MLR2
Abstract: Spreads of symplectic spaces are used to construct translation planes, Kerdock (...)
13:00 - EVENT - UWA Careers Centre-Public Sector Commission : Considering a career in the public service? Graduating soon and still searching for a job?
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Come along to the Working in WA State Government information session. The session is open to students from all years and all disciplines. You will be surprised at the opportunities available in the public service.
Bookings on CareerHub – http://uwa.careerhub.com.au
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Wednesday 15 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Accomplished Education Researcher Seminar Series : Reflecting on how education researchers are tackling some of Australia's pressing issues
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The Graduate School of Education invites you to participate in this inaugural Seminar Series.
With a focus on sharing personal insights into timely and relevant topics in education research, these seminars will engage participants in a lively discussion of some of the pressing issues (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - Choosing science comes more from the heart than from the brain (or the pocket) : A retrospective study of why scientists chose to study science
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The ‘science pipeline’ in Australia is under threat because not enough budding scientists are moving through from school to university to science-based jobs. The aim of this research was to retrospectively survey current Australian and New Zealand scientists to ascertain why they chose to study (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Volunteering Opportunities Seminar � UWA Careers Centre & Guild : Learn how volunteering can improve your employability.
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Not only is volunteering an opportunity to give back to the community but it provides invaluable experience which can be included on your resume and helps to boost your employablity.
Come and learn more about the value of volunteering and the opportunities available.
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Tuesday 21 |
The 2012 Blakers Mathematics Competition is now open.
Eligible candidates are all undergraduates in first, second and third years
at a WA university.
Entries must be received by Friday, September 28, 2012. They may be mailed or
given to Dr Greg Gamble, School of Mathematics (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Compositions of n and an application to the covering number of the symmetric groups
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Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
Pablo Spiga (University of Milano-Bicocca)
will speak on
Compositions of n and an application to the covering number of the symmetric groups
at 1pm in MLR2 on Tuesday 21st of August
Abstract: Given a positive (...)
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Tuesday 28 |
13:00 - EVENT - SIFE Information Session : Find out more about SIFE UWA and our latest projects
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SIFE is a global network of university teams competing in over 40 countries, creating change in the lives of others through the positive power of business.
Being the 2012 National Australian Champions, SIFE UWA will be travelling to Washington D.C in September to represent Australia (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Are Three Squares Impossible?
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Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
BIll Smyth (McMaster University/Kings College London/UWA)
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Are Three Squares Impossible?
at 1pm Tuesday 28th of August in MLR2.
Abstract: This talk describes work done over the last 30 years or so (...)
13:00 - BARBEQUE - Free BBQ with ACYA : 1pm Tuesday 28 August, Matilda Bay (look for our banner)
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Join us for a free welcome BBQ during common lunch hour - meet new friends, catch up with old ones and chat about burning Australia-China issues!
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Wednesday 29 |
Green chemistry is about developing processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and use of chemical products.
The presentation will track the development of green chemistry, as a drive towards getting the planet onto a (...)
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Thursday 30 |
14:00 - SEMINAR - Modelling spatial and temporal movements of tourists : Statistics Seminar
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Tourist movement is a complex process. It can be modelled from a number of different perspectives; for example, Tourism, Geography, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Psychology. This talk aims to discuss a sound methodology, using Markov and Semi-Markov processes to model the spatial (...)
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September 2012
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Thursday 06 |
14:00 - SEMINAR - Infinite Divisibility I - The Elements : STATISTICS SEMINAR
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Among other things, in recent years I have investigated infinite divisibility properties of some new probability laws: generalized Planck, Lambert, and generalized stable. Although infinite divisibility is now important in physics and quantitative finance, it has dropped out of the undergraduate (...)
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Tuesday 18 |
17:30 - SCREENING - UPS Screening Night : A free screening of Feynman's lectures and "ATOM"
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As part of a tradition at the University Physics Screening, fortnightly screenings of various Science Fiction Movies, documentaries and famous recorded lectures will continue screening weekly all through this semester.
This week's screening features a recorded lecture "Fun To (...)
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October 2012
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Tuesday 02 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics: Packing Steiner trees
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Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
Irene Pivotto (UWA)
will speak on
Packing Steiner trees
at 1pm Tuesday 2nd of October in MLR2
Abstract: A classic theorem of Nash-Wiliams and Tutte gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a graph to
have k (...)
17:30 - SCREENING - UPS Screening Night : A free screening of Donnie Darko
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As part of a tradition at the University Physics Screening, fortnightly screenings of various Science Fiction Movies, documentaries and famous recorded lectures will continue screening weekly all through this semester.
This week's screening features the famous cult-hit movie classic (...)
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