What's On at UWA

The 3MT competition challenges research students to give a dynamic and engaging presentation about their research and its significance in a way that can be understood by everybody. The audience will select the "People's Choice" winner.

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution welcomes you to the first of a series of free seminars on past, current and planned research in the Kimberley.

1st Speaker: Dr Barry Wilson (Murex Consultants), Patterns of life on Kimberley shores

The major controls of (...)

Title: Juvenile reef fish assemblages of Ningaloo.

Abstract: The abundance, species richness and assemblage structure of juvenile fishes was quantified in the summers of 2009-2012 along Australia’s largest fringing reef, Ningaloo in Western Australia. In total, over 50,000 juvenile (...)

Title: Climatic and anthropogenic drivers of river runoff in northeast Madagascar

Abstract: Rivers and their associated watersheds govern the erosion and transport of terrestrial material into the marine environment. In order to characterise the impact of terrestrial runoff on a large (...)

Paul Sharp is founder of Two Hands Project and works on issues of plastic pollution, particularly in the marine environment. Two Hands Project is a collaborative approach to dealing with plastic pollution: take 30 Minutes and Two Hands to clean up yOUR world anytime, anywhere.

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Title: Oceans of data: the Integrated Marine Observing System and the Australian Ocean Data Network Abstract: Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS, imos.org.au) is a research infrastructure project to establish an enduring observing program for Australian oceanic waters and shelf (...)

Title: Extreme oceanic events

Abstract: Extreme oceanic events have received much less attention than they deserve. There are two good reasons why we have tended not to focus on ocean extremes: one is that by definition, they are rare, so direct observations probably don’t exist unless (...)

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 (...)

Understanding how the physical, chemical and biological attributes of the ocean interact is important because it provides a way to forecast fisheries productivity and the ecosystem effects of climate change. Yet, obtaining high-resolution and accurate taxonomic data on microscopic plankton species (...)

Title: Determining extinction risk in Western Australia's endemic reef fishes

Abstract: In the terrestrial environment, endemic species have experienced the highest rates of extinction over the last 400 years because they exhibit a range of vulnerable ecological, biological and genetic (...)

Cartilaginous fishes are comprised of approximately c. 1185 species worldwide and occupy a range of niches and primary habitats. It is a widely accepted view that neural development can reflect morphological adaptations and sensory specializations and that similar patterns of brain organization (...)

CBSM aims to promote biological science in Western Australia by encouraging the interaction of scientists, students and industry representatives from all aspects of life science.

The meeting is designed to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and expertise to keep the life (...)

Title: Toward the prediction of noncoherent tides

Abstract: Ocean tides are among the best observed and most predictable geophysical phenomena. However, in the 1960's Walter Munk and David Cartwright discovered that the phase and amplitude of tidal motions vary in time and are not (...)

Title:Observations of Internal Waves from Autonomous Gliders - studies from Luzon Strait and from Tasmania.

Abstract: The vertical isopycnal displacements associated with internal waves are estimated using autonomous underwater gliders. Although they travel relatively slowly, the (...)

Organisms living in cold environments must possess enzymes which function at lower temperatures in order to survive. Humans have found uses for these enzymes in the food and processing industries, domestic products and for biotechnological applications. This, along with their potential for (...)

The Eastern Front—Museums and Archaeology in Western Australia on the Indian Ocean

Abstract: In June 2011, the Western Australian (WA) Museum established a partnership with the British Museum. The signing of a memorandum of understanding between both institutions was witnessed by (...)

With another very dry winter just passing, we can see that one of the greatest impacts of climate change on Australia is the drying of the South-West of the WA. If we add this climate pattern to the growing pattern of resource development, population growth and overuse of some of our scarce water (...)

Title: Simple bodies of calcaronean sponges are products of complex developmental toolkits

Abstract: Evolution of animal body plans, and genomic changes that are underlying the morphological changes, are key biological problems. From cnidarians to humans, bodies are patterned by a (...)

How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? How do flowers know when to show their pretty colours? Can plants actually hear the chatter of the neighbourhood? This seminar is a window open onto the realm of plants, one hour detour into the history of how we perceive them, what we know about (...)

Title: The Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network facility of IMOS – present and future.

Abstract: HF ocean radars provide maps of surface currents over meso-scale areas of coastal ocean and make it possible to map real-time dynamics of sea surface currents across substantial areas of (...)