What's On at UWA

This lecture will explore some of the options for the minerals and the energy industry in light of the extraordinary demands being called for by scientists preparing for the forthcoming climate change meeting in Copenhagen in December.

Australia has long benefited from being a supplier (...)

The W.A. Branch of the Australian Association of Social Workers, in partnership with The University of Western Australia Social Work Alumni, The UWA Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy and The Department of Social Work and Social Policy at Curtin University of Technology, is pleased to (...)

Join Dr Collette Livermore, Tracy Ryan and  A/Prof Sister Veronica Brady for a discussion about the possibilities and impossibilities of faith in today's world. Chaired by Canon Frank Sheehan, this discussion addresses the sensitivities that surround talk of religion. How can an intelligent (...)

WA’s marine environment is vast and unknown and there are more unique species here than anywhere else on the planet. It is subject to significant pressures in terms of fishing , offshore oil and gas exploration and production, and climate change. Please join Professor Meeuwig as she explains how (...)

Previously: GENE TECHNOLOGY COURSE

The Gene Technology Act and Regulations were passed through the Australian Parliament in 2000-2001. The GT Act and Regulations were reviewed in mid 2007. This legislation is the Commonwealth component of a national scheme for the regulation of (...)

Thinley, Sonam Choden, Sunita Pradhan and Sampa Tshewang are science and mathematics teachers from Bhutan who are enrolled in UWA's Master of Science Communication and Education. They will give an insight into Bhutanese culture and their experiences in Western Australia. Diversity seminars are a (...)

A night of high comedy and grand drama are guaranteed as the work of two of Europe's finest playwrights are brought to life on the Dolphin stage. Both focus on an impending marriage and all of the drama this brings to any family. Fathers and daughters and their fiances - if only they'd listen to (...)

This international seminar organised by the Trade, Migration and Development Research Centre will enable participants to have an intitial collective assessment of current research findings of the importance of good governance to sustainable development.

Participants of the seminar are (...)

Topics covered include: what makes a media-friendly story, tailoring messages to increase impact and preparing for an interview.

Participants will be interviewed by an experienced journalist and receive feedback on their interviews.

WHEN: 9am to 5pm on Monday 29 June and (...)

LIWA presents the next in its series of the popular one-hour lunchtime lectures for anyone involved or interested in medical research.

Come along to Perth's premier Antiques and Jewellery Fair at Winthrop Hall. WA and Interstate Antique dealers will be present, all selling. A Roadshow Valuation Panel will be available for valuations on Thursday 2 July and Friday 3 July. Limit of three items for valuation (gold coin donation). Not (...)

In this lecture, some of the fascinating interactions between organism life cycles and their dependence on water motion will be discussed. In addition, some implications of water motion on pollution will be illustrated. Finally, the potential impacts of global climate change on the health of (...)

SymbioticA’s Friday Seminar showcases outcomes of the week long Adaptation Workshop. Works created in response to five days of interrogating the problems, challenges, and potentials of a unique site combining stories of creation and evolution, desalination and floods, histories of human (...)

Don't miss the chance to see one of New Zealand's most successful comedy acts live on stage. The Laughing Samoans tour New Zealand, Australia, The Pacific, the USA and the UK playing to packed houses. This is their one and only show of Prettyfull Woman in Western Australia...

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The forum will discuss a number of infectious disease threats that society has or may have to face and how the scientific community is dealing with these issues. Specific areas of interest include: the chance of another SARS outbreak, the impending influenza pandemic, climate change and its impact (...)

The mirror test – a classic investigation of consciousness in animal research – has aspects of a typical pulp science fiction scenario of alien abduction: an animal is rendered unconscious, during which time dye is applied to its face in some way; when it awakes, the animal is given access to a (...)

Professor Armato's main research interests include the automated detection of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) scans, enhanced visualization techniques for chest radiography, and imaging-based tumor response assessment for lung cancer and mesothelioma. Professor Armato is a Principal (...)

Professor Ruth Gilbert is Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Child Health, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University College London - Institute of Child Health. The two current strands of Professor Gilbert's research, infections and child maltreatment, incorporate (...)

‘Welcome to Country’ by Dr Richard Walley at 6.35pm

Price: FREE – RSVPs essential as space is strictly limited.

The Talk About Art event in July is held in conjunction with the Noongar Koort Boodja – Noongar Heartland exhibition being presented by Gadfl y Gallery in (...)

Please be advised that this seminar has been cancelled