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Displaying from Wednesday, October 08, 2014
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October 2014
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Wednesday 08 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Development of a spatiotemporal assessment of the Wheatbelt's water vulnerability: a building block for examining the food-water-energy nexus : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Water availability encompasses the physical reserves of water as well as the accessibility, use and sharing of water. Water, being the central node of the water, food, climate, and energy nexus, the resource plays a critical role in the sustainable development and livelihoods of a region.
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Antipodes in Literature: European Geographies - Australian Appropriations
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A public lecture by Klaus Stierstorfer, Professor of English and Chair, British Studies, University of Münster, Germany and 2014 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.
The Antipodes are a concept which originated in European Antiquity and then travelled with expanding and changing (...)
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Thursday 09 |
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Islam and the Community: Panel Discussion : This panel discussion will engage with the various reactions to current national security policy in Australia
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There are some students and individuals of Muslim background who feel
that they are being targeted through the new focus on anti-terrorism moves
taken by the Federal Government. There is also concern among students
and members of the wider community about perceived dangers posed by
Muslim community (...)
A public lecture by Terry Speed, Professor of Bioinformatics, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Scientists have now mapped the human genome - the next frontier is understanding human epigenomes; the ‘instructions’ which tell the DNA whether to make skin cells or (...)
Under the Rug is an open-entry art competition aiming to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing on campus.
All welcome to attend this official exhibition opening, and view the outstanding artworks on display. Prizes will be awarded and light refreshments will be provided.
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Friday 10 |
9:00 - CONFERENCE - 2nd National SKMRC Melanoma Conference : Register now for SKMRC’s 2nd National Melanoma Conference in Perth
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If you are a clinician, researcher or industry representative interested in cutting edge melanoma research and the very latest treatment developments, please register now for SKMRC’s 2nd national melanoma conference in Perth, WA this October at skmrc.org.au
This is a rare opportunity for Perth (...)
18:30 - TALK - Twilight Drinks with Dual Olympian, Richard Pengelly : "Future Talent - Nurture It Now": How can we provide positive environments to help young adults prosper and realise their true potential in life?
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Join us for what promises to be a fascinating presentation from Richard Pengelly, Dual Olympian and Chairman of True Blue Dreaming, a not-for-profit youth and community development mentoring program which seeks to link university students as mentors to educationally disadvantaged youth and children (...)
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Monday 13 |
A public lecture by Professor Pere Masqué, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and 2014 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.
The accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 caused the largest accidental release of (...)
The Robin Winkler Clinic at The University of Western Australia will be conducting a smoking cessation treatment program commencing in October. The group will meet for two hours each week for ten sessions, with an initial assessment session before the group commences
and a follow-up session one (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
13:00 - Colloquium - Basic assumption and possible underlying processes in Attentional Bias Modification
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Dr Bram Van Bockstaele obtained his master’s degree in theoretical and experimental psychology at Ghent University in 2007. After his studies, he completed his PhD as a member of the Learning and Implicit Processes Lab at Ghent University, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Geert Crombez and in close (...)
13:00 - EVENT - Pop-up Mini Postgrad Expo : Find out about PG courses at a mini expo held in the Arts Building hallway.
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Missed out on the PG and Hons Expo? No problem! Come along to our pop-up mini postgrad expo and find out about all PG courses across the University held in the Arts Building with FREE PIZZA!
15:00 - Lecture-performance - School of Music Presents : World Musician Vickneswaran Ramakrishnan
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Presented as part of the World Musician in Residence Program (made possible by a generous donation from a private donor to the School of Music) we are pleased to welcome Vickneswaran Ramakrishnan (tabla) and Praashekh Borkar (sarod) in a workshop-performance focussing on Hindustani classical music (...)
This year, Carmen Lawrence presents the Callaway Lecture exploring how music gives shape and meaning to our lives and what happens to us when its power is diminished. After training as a research psychologist at The University of Western Australia and lecturing in a number of Australian (...)
18:00 - FREE LECTURE - Banning the Burqa is not the Answer : This lecture will discuss the place of the burqa in Australian society.
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The place of the Islamic face veil in public places has again arisen as an
issue for debate in Australia. Politicians from all sides have variously
called for its banning, called it confronting or appealed to liberal values in
defence of freedom of choice. In light of the recent debates it is time (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Julie Szego - The tainted trial of Farah Jama : Join journalist and lawyer Julie Szego, as she explores a shocking miscarriage of justice.
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How did a young Somali man end up in jail for the rape of a woman he had never met, in an over-28s nightclub he was too young to be admitted to, in a Melbourne suburb he had never visited? Join journalist and lawyer Julie Szego, as she explores a shocking miscarriage of justice. Tickets $19.
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Wednesday 15 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Novel imaging - Applications in Archaeology : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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Paul Bourke will present two novel imaging technologies and how they are being applied to recordings in archaeology. The first is high resolution photography, that is, acquiring images many tens of times higher resolution than any single camera can capture.
The second is the (...)
17:30 - EVENT - MBA and Graduate Certificate Information Evening (Perth) : An information evening for prospective Master of Business Administration students
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Come along to the UWA Business School's information evening for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Graduate Certificates, where you can learn about our MBA Full Time, MBA Flexible, Graduate Certificate in Business, Graduate Certificate in Social Impact, and Graduate Certificate in (...)
A public talk by Alice Vrielink, Professor of Structural Biology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia.
The science of crystallography has had an enormous impact on our understanding of molecules, their structures, chemical and physical properties (...)
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Thursday 16 |
Be transported from the everyday every Thursday in our free lunchtime concert series.
FREE 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm.
No booking required, just turn up!
The School of Music offers a number of stimulating and enjoyable broadening units for all undergraduates studying at UWA.
Come and hear part of the wealth of musical talent on campus in this concert featuring our brand new ensembles for Semester 2 - the Ukulele Ensemble & Rumba (...)
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