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May 2011
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Friday 13 |
This week’s Colloquium will take a slightly different format from the usual. Instead of one presenter, we will have 4 members of a team present (Carmen Lawrence, Steven Smith, John Cook, and myself) who are the principals behind the project “Shaping Tomorrow’s World” at www.shapingtomorrowsw (...)
16:30 - Competition - The 10th �Chinese Bridge� Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students : Mandarin speaking and performance competition
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The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual international Chinese Mandarin speaking and performance competition. The competition is organised by the Office of the Chinese Language Council International (‘Hanban’, Beijing). The theme for this year is ‘Bridge of (...)
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Sunday 15 |
0:00 - EVENT - Desert Country : Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery present ‘Desert Country’, an Art Gallery of South Australia Travelling Exhbition
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Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery will be the first venue in a national tour to exhibit the Art Gallery of South Australia’s exhibition ‘Desert Country’, following its successful season in Adelaide.
‘Desert Country’ charts the evolution and diversity of Australia’s most (...)
Nici Cumpston is Associate Curator of Australian Paintings, Sculpture and Indigenous Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this talk she will discuss her role as curator of the Desert Country exhibition, and will provide insight into the remarkable group of artists and artworks presented in (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
7:30 - VISITING SPEAKER - Breakfast with Patrick Hollingworth : For UWA Sport Science & Exercise Science Alumni and the general public.
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On Monday, 17 May 2010 UWA graduate Pat Hollingworth reached the summit of Mt Everest (8850m). His team took five days to make the final ascent and another two and a half days to
return to the relative safety of Everest Base Camp. It was really only once he was back in Base Camp that he started
thin (...)
10:00 - FUNDRAISER - Lunchtime Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis : Visit us for a chat and to support Cystic Fibrosis WA.
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is Australia’s most common, life threatening recessive genetic condition. 1 in 25 people are carriers of the CF gene. There is no cure. Support people living with cystic fibrosis by purchasing 65 Roses Day merchandise, visit our stall at lunchtime on Tuesday 10th and 17th (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Charles Darwin, Percy Grainger and John Blacking: Australian influences on the concepts of evolution and archetype in music curriculum design
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Nicholas Bannan, Associate Professor, School of Music, UWA presents interdisciplinary research that brings insights to the school curriculum.
18:30 - SEMINAR - Year 10/11 Parent Information Session : Learn about entry into UWA for year 10 & 11 students.
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This information session is designed for the parents or guardians of current year 10 and 11 students who are considering studying at UWA in the future. The session will include information about UWA's New Courses, admission requirements and study options.
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Wednesday 18 |
14:00 - EVENT - International Museums Day Panel Discussion : Museums and Memory: The link between memory, community and identity
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To celebrate International Museums Day, the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is hosting a special panel discussion on the theme ‘Museums and Memory: The link between memory, community and identity’, which focuses specifically on Indigenous art and culture. Panelists include Tracie Pushman, Lecturer (...)
The Institute of Advanced Studies at UWA and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) present in a free public lecture by Professor Simon Driver, The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, The University of Western Australia.
Astronomers argue that the (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) - information evening
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The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an evening for all applicants interested in the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) course. Year 12 students as well as university students and graduates are encouraged to attend. Parents and teachers welcome. Booking not (...)
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Thursday 19 |
UWA Wind and Brass students - Old Wine in New Bottles.
Wind and Brass students present colourful arrangements of classic works.
Winthrop Professor Mohammed Bennamoun from Computer Science & Software Engineering, University of Western Australia will provide a brief introduction to the area of computer vision (with an emphasis on 3D).
He will also talk about the related work in this field that has been done in the School (...)
18:30 - SEMINAR - Year 10/11 Parent Information Session : Learn about entry into UWA for year 10 & 11 students.
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This information session is designed for the parents or guardians of current year 10 and 11 students who are considering studying at UWA in the future. The session will include information about UWA's New Courses, admission requirements and study options.
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Friday 20 |
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Human capital or human development? Education policy and China�s urban-rural divide : A Worldwide Universities Network 'Virtual Seminar'
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Professor Wang's talk examines the role of education policy in China through the lens of human capital and human development approaches. It makes use of China’s urban-rural education divide to analyze how policies promote or hinder students’ capability development. The analysis unfolds at three (...)
Alien Agencies:
Performance, Science and Experimental Practice
Speaker:
Chris Salter, PhD
Concordia University/Hexagram
Montréal, Québec
Canada
What is “performance” in a scientific context? Who or what is performing? How do we articulate such performative practices (...)
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Saturday 21 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - A day with J.R.R. Tolkien : Full day workshop open to the general public - registration fee applies.
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Learn from and discuss with UWA's Experts:
'Tolkien's world and work' (Andrew Lynch)
'Tolkien and History' (Caroline Finander)
'Tolkien's Politics' (Rob Stuart)
'Tolkien and medieval myth and legend' (Anne Scott)
'Tolkien on the screen' (Alice Davies)
Registration:
General $75 (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
In this lecture-performance, renowned soprano Julianne Baird, Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, will discuss and perform music from the Jane Austen Songbook, reflecting from her research on what they tell us about the great English novelist’s musical tastes and the cultural milieu of (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Information Evening for Prospective Graduate Entry Medicine Applicants
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The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an evening for university students and graduates interested in studying medicine. Booking is not required.
19:30 - EVENT - Theology Lecture at St. George's College : “God of the fault lines: Theological reflections on natural disasters”
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The last few years have seen some catastrophic natural disasters: Hurricane Katrina; the SE Asian Tsunami; earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Japan and Christchurch; and floods in Eastern Australia. This lecture and conversation will explore how we think, talk about and find God in the midst of natural (...)
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