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Displaying from Monday, September 08, 2014
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September 2014
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Monday 08 |
Professor John Fingert is a US Board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in glaucoma and a PhD in ophthalmic genetics. He is a clinician-scientist internationally recognised for his research work investigating the genetic basis of optic nerve disease.
Glaucoma is a (...)
18:00 - PRESENTATION - Mature-age Information Evening (repeat session) : Find out about our mature-age entry pathways (for prospective undergraduate students aged 20 years or over)
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Mature-age entry provides flexibility for entering UWA, even if you don't have any previous academic results.
If you are aged 20 or over on 1 March of the year of intended entry, you qualify for our mature-age entry pathways.
Find out which entry pathway is most appropriate (...)
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Tuesday 09 |
12:00 - EXPO - MBA and Postgrad Studies Expo (Canberra) : Meet UWA Business School staff and explore further study options
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The MBA & Postgrad Studies Expo enables you to compare courses from local and interstate universities, discussing in person details of postgraduate certificates, diplomas, masters and doctorates in all disciplines.
Meet UWA Business School staff and find out all about our (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Exploring the Epigenome: from stem cells to your brain, and in between : 2014 Ian Constable Lecture
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The 2014 Ian Constable Lecture by Professor Ryan Lister, Future Fellow Plant Energy Biology, ARC Centre of Excellence.
In this lecture Professor Lister will discuss the cutting edge DNA sequencing techniques that have led to the production of the first comprehensive maps of the human (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Shopping in Perth: Memories of Bon Marché
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For most women before 1960, ‘shopping in Perth’ meant donning hat and gloves and driving or catching the bus or tram ‘into town’ to visit their favourite department store. Bargains, advertised in a local paper or on the radio, checked out it was time for tea and (...)
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Wednesday 10 |
12:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture : Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma: Hopes for Better Management
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Professor Alward is primarily a glaucoma clinician. His areas of research interest include pigmentary glaucoma, combined glaucoma and cataract surgery, normal tension glaucoma, and gonioscopy. The major focus of his research over more than two decades has been the molecular genetics of glaucoma (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - HCV adaptation to host immune responses during acute infection: relevance to infection and treatment outcomes : this seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem with an estimated 170 million people infected worldwide presenting a risk to develop end-stage liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Albeit the host’s immune responses developed against HCV and/or initiation of treatment (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The looting and trafficking of cultural property in Africa; why we should care and what we can do about it
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An 'On the Edge' Lecture by Benjamin W. Smith, Winthrop Professor of World Rock Art at UWA
In this lecture Professor Smith will draw upon experiences from his past four years as President of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association to consider the illicit practices, the scale and the (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia : Do you or someone you know live in fear of needles or blood? If so, read on...
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Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia is a fear that is triggered by seeing blood or an injury, or by receiving an injection or other invasive medical procedure. People vary in the way they react to situations involving blood or injections. Some individuals may feel disgust, nausea, or dizziness. Some (...)
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Friday 12 |
12:00 - CANCELLED - EVENT - Raine Lecture : High myopia registry in Guangzhou - CANCELLED
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
Professor Mingguang He is unable to visit The University of Western Australia in September, owing to circumstances beyond his control.
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Professor Mingguang He is an ophthalmologist and Deputy Director of (...)
In this talk, Honor Harger will discuss her curatorial approaches including those in her role as Executive Director ArtScience Museum Singapore. Additionally she will share details of her recent project involving the sounds of the sky, using art to connect her audience to the universe via radio (...)
Professor Peter Klinken CitWA, Chief Scientist of Western Australia will be speaking on
"Science and Industries of the Future" Please RSVP convocation.uwa.edu.au/events/meetings/rsvp or contacting the Office of Convocation at [email protected] or (+61 8) 6488 3006
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Monday 15 |
17:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Steps to Sustainable Livestock and the Global Farm Platform : A public lecture by Prof Mark Eisler, Chair in Global Farm Animal Health at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Prof Mark Eisler, Chair in Global Farm Animal Health at the University of Bristol will be giving a public lecture entitled Steps to Sustainable Livestock and the Global Farm Platform. In this lecture, Mark Eisler will describe his work towards establishing a ‘Global Farm Platform’, an (...)
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Tuesday 16 |
12:00 - EXPO - MBA and Postgrad Studies Expo (Melbourne) : Meet UWA Business School staff and explore further study options
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The MBA & Postgrad Studies Expo enables you to compare courses from local and interstate universities, discussing in person details of postgraduate certificates, diplomas, masters and doctorates in all disciplines.
Meet UWA Business School staff and find out all about our (...)
13:00 - Colloquium - A Human Factors perspective on the loss of HMAS Sydney
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Kim Kirsner’s education included a BComm (Melb), a BSc (London), and a PhD (London) under the supervision of Fergus Craik. He subsequently completed a PDF under Ben Murdoch at the University of Toronto, and accepted an appointment to the School of Psychology at UWA in 1972. In the succeeding (...)
14:00 - WORKSHOP - School of Music Presents - World Musician in Residence Program: Open Rehearsal
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The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)
An Inquiring Minds Lecture by Mark Spackman, Winthrop Professor and Head, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia.
We all know what crystals are, but how much do we know about what lies within? And how do we know it? This year celebrates the centenary of (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Confucius Forum : The UWA Confucius Institute is delighted to host the second Confucius Forum
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The UWA Confucius Institute is delighted to host the second Confucius Forum in the Theatre Auditorium at The University Club of Western Australia from 6pm-8.30pm on Tuesday 16 September 2014. We proudly have the following speakers on the night and they are:
1. Mr Kong Xianlin, the 75th Generation (...)
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Wednesday 17 |
14:00 - WORKSHOP - School of Music Presents - World Musician in Residence Program: Open Workshops
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The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Pls. note that this afternoon's CWR Seminar has been canceled. Sincere apologies for the extremely short notice
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