What's On at UWA

During copulation, males transfer an ejaculate to the female that typically consists of sperm and seminal fluid. Seminal fluid is increasingly recognised as a main driver of male reproductive success in the fields of sexual selection and reproductive biology.

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s Curator Sally Quin has selected artworks for the latest exhibition (Out of the Darkness: Prints and Drawings from The University of Western Australia art collection) through a process of viewing all the works on paper in the collection. While researching she came (...)

The University Branch of Save the Children Australia will conduct its giant annual book sale in the Undercroft of Winthrop Hall (below the Clock Tower) commencing on Friday 20th August at 5.00pm, and ending at 9.00pm.

Other Book Sale opening times are: Saturday 21st, 6.00 am-5.00 pm (...)

*** THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Research investigating the impact of maternal exposure to risk in the prenatal period has only recently addressed child and adolescent psychological and behavioural outcomes. This presentation commences with an overview of developmental psychology and the developmental origins of health and disease (...)

A free public lecture by Shane White, Challis Professor of History and Australian Professorial Fellow at the University of Sydney.

The most ubiquitous feature of Harlem life between the world wars was the game of “numbers.” Tens of thousands of wagers, usually of a dime or less (...)

Join the Royal Society Fellow, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, as he discusses the sensitivity of coral reefs to the threats of global climate change, as well as the direct human impacts degrading their local marine environment. Malcolm talks about how rapidly rising levels of atmospheric CO2 is (...)

The art of drawing is central to Jon Tarry’s practice as an artist and academic at UWA. In this talk Jon will explore the topic ‘Drawing in an expanded field: drawing as a way of thinking; drawing as way of seeing; drawing as a currency of practice for the artist, architect, and landscape (...)

Another season of free lunchtime meditation sessions has commenced Fridays (1.10pm – 1.45pm). Come take a little time to de-stress and gain some clarity through our guided meditation sessions. All are welcome.

SymbioticA Friday Seminar> Speaker: ANHB PhD candidate Maria João Grade Godinho; Title: 'Doing this PhD was like eating a cumquat'; Time & Location: 3:30-5pm @ SymbioticA; "Maria João Grade Godinho submitted her PhD thesis, titled 'Effects of neurotrophic factors on the (...)

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Combined Biological Sciences Meeting, this years conference will be followed by a Dinner Dance to be held at Mosmans Restaurant, Mosmans Bay. The after dinner speaker will be astrophysicist and presenter of the ABC's Catalyst science program, Dr (...)

Michael Humphreys is a Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. Mike graduated with a PhD from Stanford University where he worked with W. K. Estes. Mike then taught at The University of British Columbia and Northwester University before coming to The University of (...)

Global Health Short Course 2010 A free 7 week lecture series at UWA with fourteen speakers from around Australia including Dr Norman Swan, Dr Carmen Lawrence and Professor Mike Daube, among others. Topics include Global Health and the Media; Refugee Health in Australia; Conflict, War and (...)

Title: Modelling of Submarine Slides and Their Impact on Pipelines

Abstract: Oil and gas developments off the coast of Australia are now catching up with other, more mature, regions of the world in respect of water depths and the resulting geohazards. New developments such as Gorgon (...)

String theory suggests that our universe is but a slice of some higher-dimensional space-time. In this talk I will discuss why one consequence of these models is that copious numbers of mini black holes might be formed by collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. We will describe how (...)

Since the inception of the Positive Psychology Movement (American Psychological Association, 2000) in modern scientific psychology, many psychologists have been focusing their attention on the positive aspects of human behaviour instead of the historically darker side of human nature. As observed (...)

Clare Tunney (cello) and Martina Liegat-Wilson (piano) in recital.

You are invited to attend a UWA Business School Public Lecture presented by the Honourable Colin Barnett MLA, Premier, Western Australia.

Colin Barnett was elected 29th Premier of Western Australia on 6 September 2008, and this year celebrates 20 years in state politics.

In (...)

In this lecture Stephen Gundle, Professor of Film and Television Studies at Warwick University, will discuss the origins of glamour and explain how these shed light on the paradoxical promise of exclusivity and accessibility that modern fashion offers consumers.

He will argue that to (...)

An important figure in Western Australian printmaking, Associate Professor Paul Trinidad has a wealth of experience in the field. In this talk he will share his knowledge of printmaking through an examination of many of the etchings, aquatints, linocuts, lithographs, and silkscreens featured in the (...)