What's On at UWA

One reason that human activities have so often been unsustainable may be that the global patterns of productivity are not understood correctly. The global distribution of marine productivity, which is highest in the high latitudes, has been well-understood for several centuries, although this has (...)

Most agree that we can no longer rely on oil for our future energy needs and the search for the next big energy sources is more urgent than ever. This talk will discuss the various forms of energy resources which are available: fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), renewable energies (solar, bio, hydro (...)

This course will discuss the skeletal evidence for the earliest species of humans from the first australopithecines to homo erectus. It will consider where and how each species lived and what the physical changes successive species underwent may mean in terms of their ability to survive and their (...)

Dr Joyce Joseph will be talking on "Tumerfactive Multiple Sclerosis" and Dr Jing-Shan Wu will be talking on "Frequency of HLA-DRB1 alleles and disease-modifying effects in a large West Australian Multiple Sclerosis cohort". Bayer Healthcare will be providing a light lunch at 12:3 (...)

In RiP: A remix manifesto, Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers.

The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up (...)

Composition is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding aspects of photography and mastering its principles can mean really big improvements to your photographs. This course will be particularly beneficial to beginners wishing to develop their expertise with film or digital cameras, but will also (...)

Designed for those who know the basic functions and features of their digital camera and wish to learn more, or have completed the Beginners course. Topics include aperture priority, shutter speed priority, portrait modes, landscape modes, exposure compensation, eliminating shutter lag, manual (...)

This course gives a valuable insight into what images sell and who buys them? Are you considering commercial, photo-art or stock? Copyright, model releases and managing your digital assets are considered along with licensing and contracts. Which stock agencies are worthwhile? What are the technical (...)

UWA Centenary Trust for Women Annual Gala Lunch

Guest Speaker Geraldine Doogue AO UWA graduate and acclaimed media presenter

RSVP: Monday 6 July 2009 Attendance: $120 per person (incl. GST)

Creating opportunities for present and future generations of women at UWA

Entry by gold coin donation

Are you struggling with your weight and longing for answers that make sense? Australian leading weight loss scientist Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis, author of The Don't Go Hungry Diet, will explain new ways to lose weight and keep it off with less effort. Learn about your Famine Reaction and how you (...)

The UWA Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management presents A Symposium: CHALLENGES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GREAT SOUTHERN - People Land Water

A day of talks highlighting NRM research focussed on the Great Southern including an opening address by the WA (...)

This talk will be a brief introduction to two topics on which it has proved possible to learn about how the brain may work using methods of mathematical physics. It has some relevance to the way in which theorists approach the problems of the shape, structure, and distribution of galaxies, and of (...)

When we think of what it is that historians study, the environment rarely springs to mind. However, there is a long tradition of historically-informed writing about human-environment relations, and in the midst of the rise of the new environment movement in the 1970s and 1980s, a new sub-discipline (...)

Speaker: Professor Reinhard Genzel, Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, FRG & Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Lecture Abstract: Evidence has been accumulating for several decades that many galaxies harbour central mass (...)

Surroundings Around opens up a discourse about ecosystems and integrity through focusing on the relationship between human activities surrounding the fishing culture.

Opening: Thurs 23 July 6 - 8 pm Exhibition Dates: 24 - 30 July 2009 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12 pm - 5 pm / Sat & (...)

Militancy in Pakistan is receiving a great deal of interest globally. It has implications for neighbouring states, particularly Afghanistan and India. But how does the growth of militant groups affect ordinary citizens living in Pakistan? What impacts do these militant groups have upon the state? (...)

Dr Michelle Byrnes will be presenting her talk "My Mindful Journey: Neuroplasticity and Holistic Multidisciplinary Neurorehabilitation after Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury and Stuttering". Dr Byrnes will present a summary of her 15 year journey from a career as a Postdoctural Neuroscientist (...)

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE - ALL WELCOME. Robert French, UWA graduate in science and law and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, returns to Perth to deliver the inaugural annual lecture of the recently-established UWA Historical Society in association with Convocation - the UWA Graduates (...)

Controversial (at times), comprehensive (in parts) and rich (in cultural significance) The University of Western Australia Art Collection is one of the state's best art collections.

The exhibition ranges from Ernest Stocks' romantic 1896 view of Perth from the west through to Elise (...)