What's On at UWA

Sean will be presenting his seminar on The politics of performance in an Indonesian DIY hardcore scene.

Underground music has a significant role in modern Indonesian youth culture, and the city of Bandung boasts a flourishing hardcore punk scene. A committed minority within this scene (...)

The 2009 George Seddon Lecture will be given by Stephen D. Hopper, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, and School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia and is presented by UWA Friends of the Grounds and the Institue of Advanced Studies. This lecture explores the ideas (...)

Join us for some interesting and stimulating philosophical exchange. All are welcome to attend this free event hosted by Philosophy at Notre Dame, UWA and APIS Inc., WA.

Dr Bannan is Lecturer in Music Education at UWA having previously been on the staff of the University of Reading. His interests are as wide as his background. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, has taught at Eton College and the Yehudi Menuhin School. For 12 years he was the conductor of the (...)

The Conservation Council is Western Australia's peak environment group, representing over 95 community-based environment and sustainability groups throughout the state.

In this seminar, the director of the council Piers Verstegen will discuss some of the key policy challenges facing the (...)

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“We value excellence as well as fairness, independence as dearly as mateship” Draft Constitutional Preamble, John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, 1999

G’day mate: it’s the iconic Aussie greeting, and mateship is the iconic cultural attribute of Australian men. But is it or (...)

Speaker: Dr Debra McDougall, History, The University of Western Australia

This lecture will discuss how the physical environments of Oceania have shaped colonial encounters and how historians and historical anthropologists have incorporated metaphors of islands, voyages, and beaches in (...)

Performing a series of intimate solo acoustic shows this August, Eddie Kowalczyk is widely known as the singer and front-man of one the most popular and enduring rock bands of the last two decades, LIVE.

During this tour Eddie is offering an intimate performance through his solo-acoustic (...)

Higher Education in Pakistan has been restructured in Pakistan since 2001 with generous budgetary allocation to facilitate international research and collaboration opportunities. On 62nd Anniversary of Pakistan the Pakistani Student Association has organised this event for the academics and (...)

Australian artist Boo Chapple will discuss the 2009 Honours Class “BioArt: contemporary art & the life sciences” she recently ran at The Arts & Genomics Centre (TAGC), in Leiden, The Netherlands. The Class was an art and science crossover lab that encouraged students from various (...)

Temple Grandin is well known both as a representative of autistic people and as an animal scientist. In the latter capacity she has designed a system of humane slaughter that is now widely used across the English-speaking world. In addition, Grandin has authored several bestselling books and over (...)

As part of National Science Week (National Speakers Tour), The University of Western Australia is hosting a free public lecture by NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur.

Astronaut McArthur will share stories of her first expedition into space (embarking on the fifth and final service mission for (...)

National Science Week 2009 takes place from the 15th to 23rd August. It will be the 12th year of National Science Week which is an annual celebration of Australian achievements in science. Visit UWA's new Science Library in Science Week - see here for full details: http://www.library.uwa.edu.au/news (...)

Improve your knowledge of light and learn how to achieve the correct exposure for different light conditions. Experiment with film types, filters and different lenses to make the most of existing light opportunities. A 35mm SLR film or digital camera and associated lenses are required. Course Code: (...)

Digital cameras have more controls and features than film cameras and yet most often they are not utilised to full effect. Gain the confidence to operate your camera and its features to produce better photographs of people, places or plants. Course Code: 0942733 Sat 10am-3pm Aug 15 Wed 7-9pm Aug 19 (...)

Proudly presented in conjunction with Tura New Music’s 2009 Scale Variable series.

Morris Palter, percussion (Canada); Chris Tonkin, live electronics

In this showcase of new media art, UWA Lecturer in Composition Chris Tonkin curates a series of performances featuring live (...)

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 (...)

See spectacular images produced by Pathologists and Medical Researchers as part of the art and science of Pathology. Discover the beauty within disease processes and the depth and breadth of medical research in Western Australia. Open all day.

Attack of the killer tomatoes and soylent green: what science has done with food!

How is food today different to what our parents used to eat? How has science and technology impacted what we grow and eat? What does the future hold?

Professor Garry Lee Professor of Food Science (...)