What's On at UWA

This year's Reid Oration will be given by Mr Peter Allen, Deputy Dean, Australia and New Zealand School of Government.

The challenges facing Australia have changed significantly since the Federation was created in 1901. Increasingly, the national government is using its dominant role in (...)

A free seminar, co-sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Office of Innovation and Industry at UWA, KCA and Wrays.

This seminar will explore various aspects of the chemistry related to granted patents and how it relates to some selected IP litigation cases. The importance (...)

The HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) is China’s officially recognised language proficiency examination. All HSK results are internationally recognised as proof of Chinese language proficiency. HSK is a basis for employment and education institutions to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of their (...)

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, once the world’s largest underground Church, came from out of the catacombs. Viciously persecuted for a period of nearly half a century, one of the first initiatives of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was to make the near (...)

Winthrop Professor John Melville-Jones was part of an Australian team of archaeologists granted permission to investigate one of the biggest houses in Pompeii. The ‘House of the Coloured Capitals’. Winthrop Professor John Melville-Jones will present the evidence of life uncovered at this two (...)

UWA graduate, Patrick Hollingworth, presents his journey to the summit of Mount Everest. From his initial attraction to mountains during a visit to New Zealand as an eighteen year old, to his bravery in overcoming a fear of heights, Patrick was determined to one day tackle Mount Everest. When (...)

The UWA Business School is proud to host the visit of WestNet Infrastructure Group Visiting Professor Juan de Dios Ortuzar and Professor Margarita Greene.

Professor Ortuzar and Professor Greene will discuss how crime is essentially a social problem but happens in space; as we are far (...)

Sufism remains a significant form of Islamic identity in Pakistan. While militants attempt to introduce harsher interpretations of Islam, the sufi tradition and sufi poetry continues to provide a counterpoint for others around the country. This evening provides a unique opportunity to immerse (...)

12 noon for light lunch. Presentation 12.30 - 1.30pm. Register at [email protected]

At the conclusion of a report on a patent litigation involving the drug Viagra, The Economist quoted one of the attorneys involved as saying, “Forget horse racing, patent litigation is the true sport of kings.” Indeed, patent cases involving drugs provide a meeting ground for issues involving (...)

Professor Yermack will present recent research analysing changes in apparel company stock prices when Michelle Obama wears designer outfits at major events.

The First Lady's selections can create value exceeding $100 million for companies that design and market her clothing. The effect (...)

More Australians than ever volunteer and the online world offers new and varied ways to donate one’s time and expertise.

Come and be inspired when a panel of high-profile leaders from not-for-profit organisations (and one for-profit organisation) share their tales and the passion that (...)

A free public lecture by Alain Aspect, Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, Palaiseau, France.

Is light a wave or a particle? After many centuries of debate, involving giants such as Newton, Huygens, Young, Fresnel, Maxwell and Einstein, the final answer of quantum (...)

A symposium exploring the culture and ethics of the use and ownership of living material, from the cell to the whole body, in art, science, law and philosophy.

The body is increasingly being transformed into commodity and media, put on display, fragmented, manipulated, preserved and (...)

Developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan have come to occupy central place in determining the future directions of global stability. The discussion of a shift from counter-terrorism to counterinsurgency, the need for an exit strategy and the future scenarios in the region have attracted attention (...)

Professor Herzog is regarded among the international leaders in muscle mechanics and biomechanics. He is the director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary, where he is Dean of Reserach in the Faculty of Kinesiology, and holds a Canada Research Chair in Molecular and (...)

The President and Committee of the Western Australian branch of the Australian College of Educators invite Fellows, Members and guests to celebrate on the occasion of the 2010 Walter Neal Oration and Awards Evening.

This evening is a chance for the College to acknowledge outstanding (...)

Oron Catts is Director of SymbioticA, The Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts, School of Anatomy and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia. He is also a Visiting Professor of Design Interaction, Royal College of Arts, London. Oron Catts is an artist, researcher and curator whose (...)

The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) is proud to announce that Professor Robert Califf will take to the podium in Perth on August 10 for the 2010 Wesfarmers’ Harry Perkins Oration.

Professor Califf’s address, Linking Molecular Medicine and the Community (...)

Salinisation is one of those forms of degradation of Australia’s natural environment where the adverse effects have been overstated, and the bulk of the suggested strategies for improving sustainability have either been over-optimistic, misguided, or just plain wrong. Although most of the (...)