What's On at UWA

The lecture is entitled Empirical Model Discovery. In it Professor Hendry re-interprets model evaluation as discovering what is wrong, robust statistics as discovering which sub-sample is reliable, and model selection as discovering which model best matches the criteria. Automatic methods enable (...)

Islamic art can be defined with an elaborate sentence as the art produced for the most part by (but by no means exclusively) Muslim artists and craftsmen beginning from the 7th century CE in those areas of Asia, Africa, and Europe that were for the most part ruled by Muslim leaders and which was (...)

The global financial crisis has tested business leaders worldwide and found many unprepared. Shareholders, employees and suppliers have been dramatically impacted. But what is the wider impact on our community? Have business leaders been socially responsible and how should we have been better (...)

Coffee and tea are both consumed in most countries. Worldwide, approximately three cups of tea are drunk for every cup of coffee. Almost three quarters of tea consumption takes place in developing countries with tea drinking dominating throughout Asia, the former Soviet Union and Africa. In (...)

UWA has started a new Master of Nursing Science course to enable graduates with a Bachelors degree in any field to undertake two years of intensive full-time study leading to eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nurses and Midwives Board of WA. The two-year course will (...)

The Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson and the Institute of Advanced Studies invite you to a public lecture by Australian Laureate Professor Richard Hobbs.

“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan in the classic Australian bush poem by John O’Brien. Hanrahan saw ruination in the (...)

Morning tea and lunch provided

Scientific Programme

08:30 – 08:40Prof Simon Brown Introduction

08:40 – 09:30Dr Stephen Macdonald The Multiple Markers in Chest pain (MiMiC) study; evaluation of a rapid biomarker-based assessment of suspected Acute Coronary (...)

Shenton College - Graduation Ceremony

Where: Winthrop Hall When: 22 October 2009 at 7.00pm

Michelle Outram, Simon Wise, Oron Catts, Tania Visosevic and Cat Hope, delegates on the WASh Program (Western Australia, Shanghai) will share stories on their recent visit to Shanghai, discuss future plans for the program, what it is and why they’re doing it.

The aim of the WASh (...)

Newman College - 2009 Valedictory Ceremony

Where: Winthrop Hall When: 23 October 2009 at 6.30pm Tickets available: via Newman College

As seen on Talkin 'bout Your Generation and Good News Week, winner of Best Newcomer Melbourne Comedy Festival, Josh Thomas is coming to the Octagon Theatre!

Josh has taken his collection of awkward teenage moments and turned pro, talking about his countless first-hand 'what not to do' (...)

Part One: Figaro's Wedding - scenes from Mozart, Da Ponte and Beaumarchais Part Two: Gian Calo Menotti's One Act Comic Opera, The Old Maid and the Thief

Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th October 2009

7.30pm (Friday & Saturday)

2pm (Saturday)

All tickets (...)

This fund raising event by the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay invites Western Australian craftspeople to showcase and sell their locally made products. A vast range of high quality craft is available for purchase. An Inaugural Craft & Design Exhibition by school students will complement the Fair (...)

This annual fund raising event by the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay invites Western Australian craftspeople to showcase and sell their locally produced, hand made products. A vast range of high quality craft is available for purchase. An Inaugural Craft & Design Exhibition by school students will (...)

Iranian-American stand up comedian Maz Jobrani returns to Australia following his successful 2008 performances in Sydney and Melbourne.

Jobrani’s comedy tackles topics of politics, race, religion and other common issues that exist in our daily lives.

He takes pride in (...)

LIWA is pleased to present Rachel Ramsdale "Australian Imaging and Analysis Technology" plus guest speaker "Importance of Biotechnology"

A free public lecture by Chris Sidoti, Human Rights Lawyer, Activist and Teacher.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by Australia 19 years ago after intense campaigns for and against, especially in Western Australia. Those that believed in the (...)

From teargas to arrest.

Sarah will share what she learned from Israeli peace activists on her recent trip to Palestine with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).

The presentation will include photos, a brief historical overview, and maps which demonstrate (...)

Smartline is a federally-funded project compiling over 200 coastal datasets into a single nationally consistent format. It provides a user-friendly means to access coastal landform data for the entire coastline of Australia. This seminar, hosted by the School of Earth and Environment, will be given (...)

Come along and find out about postgraduate studies in Arts -general overview, student experience,and individual discipline booths. Refreshments provided.