What's On at UWA

SymbioticA Friday Seminar> Speaker: Alfred Vendl; Title: 'Science Visualization in prime time TV-documentaries and Material Science Research'; Location: SymbioticA Room 228, Level 2 , School of Anatomy and Human Biology, UWA, 3:30-5pm; "Alfred Vendl will present and discuss several short (...)

Put the Phys Back into Your Life!

For nearly five decades Apoxyomenos has been a unique part of student life in the School of Physics. In his various guises he has watched students (and staff) rushing to lectures, celebrating successes and bemoaning exams.

Now we are inviting (...)

The celebrated Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe has sometimes been criticized for his adaptations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island melodies. But what are the underlying political issues, and what are the ethics of such cross-cultural appropriations? Unlike earlier generations, Indigenous (...)

An Institute of Advanced Studies public lecture by Dr Sylvester James Gates, Jr, John S. Toll Professor of Physics, University of Maryland.

The physicist John Wheeler proposed over thirty years ago a hypothesis he described as `IT from BIT,’ meaning the ultimate architecture of nature (...)

Professor Ian McLean is Discipline Chair of Visual Arts in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts, and Tjalaminu Mia is Research Fellow in the School of Indigenous Studies at UWA. Together, they will examine key social and political issues addressed in Ricky Maynard’s (...)

An IAS public lecture by John W Byrne, a Governor of Dr Johnson’s House, London and Bibliophile.

In this lecture, John Byrne will discuss the faint but fascinating presence of Johnson and his circle in this continent, from the earliest days of English exploration and settlement on the (...)

The Perth Human Rights Arts and Film Festival is proud to present a fundraising breakfast where Dr Geoff Gallop will give the keynote address on the topic: 'The Case for a Bill of Rights in Australia’. The breakfast will be held on 18 March 2010 in the Banquet Hall at the University Club of (...)

SymbioticA Friday Seminar> Speaker: Steve Smith; Title: 'A vision of our energy future'; Location: SymbioticA Room 228, Level 2 , School of Anatomy and Human Biology, UWA 3:30-5pm; "Despite what our leaders and many scientists say, alternative supplies of energy are neither renewable nor (...)

CONVOCATION, the UWA Graduates Association invites all graduates and other members of Convocation to attend its First Ordinary Meeting

The results of the 2010 elections for Warden, Deputy Warden, Members of the Council of Convocation and Convocation-elected Members to Senate will be (...)

Formerly known as the University Music Society Subscription Series, Artistry! is a collection of six mixed-repertoire concerts in Winthrop Hall and the Octagon Theatre.

Tickets available from BOCS:http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/events/artistry1_sartory.shtml

Since their formation in 2003, the exciting young Sartory String Quartet has achieved much recognition both in Australia and overseas. The Quartet features Daniel Kossov and Pascale Whiting on violins, Katherine Corecig on viola and Sophie Walker on cello. The Quartet appears at the annual (...)

John Joseph Dwyer photographed the Western Australian Goldfields from 1896 to 1917.

Witnessing a period of rapid change and growth, he documented the rise and fall of towns during the gold rush. His revealing images of townscapes, industrial landscapes, machinery and people give an (...)

Keith Munro is Curator of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. In this talk he will explain his role as the curator of the exhibition Ricky Maynard: Portrait of a Distant Land, which he developed and toured to various galleries throughout (...)

Tara French is a graduate research student working with Professor Raymond Macdonald who directs the music and health research unit at Glasgow Caledonian University. Tara’s research explores how people regulate mood and overall wellbeing through their choice of music. In this presentation she will (...)

In this presentation, Professor Hubbard will explore the ways in which cities have become hubs in an international sexual economy that is increasingly important as a driver of global economic change. Focusing on the intersections between business travel, sex tourism, prostitution and pornography (...)

Leigh Robb is Curator at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Brendan van Hek is a contemporary West Australian artist. Hear their take on Aernout Mik’s video installation touch, rise and fall (2008), and how it connects to other recent video art practice in Australia and overseas.

In this lecture, author Susanna de Vries will speak about her latest book 'Females on the Fatal Shore: Australia’s Brave Pioneers'.

Females on the Fatal Shore documents the story of the lives of 12 significant women who sailed to the Australian colonies in its founding years. Every (...)

Join Winthrop Professor David Lumley as he talks about how WA is poised to embark on several new world-class energy projects. These include over A$250 Billion investment in major offshore natural gas reserves in the Carnarvon, Browse and Bonaparte basins, of which Gorgon is the first. Developing (...)

Year twelve can be a stressful time for students and parents!

Our free information session will give you a head-start on making your child's Year twelve experience a positive one.

You'll hear: current UWA students talk about what worked for them in Year 12, and what they'd do (...)

UWA EXTENSION PRESENTS - AN EVENING WITH TIM COSTELLO

Recognised as one of Australia’s leading voices on social justice issues, Tim has spearheaded public debates on gambling, urban poverty, homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse. Since February 2004, as CEO of World Vision (...)