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Displaying from Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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June 2015
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Tuesday 16 |
Whether you're coming to the end of your time at high school and are considering your university study options, or you already have an undergraduate degree and are looking to re-skill or complete postgraduate study, our 'Engineering information evening' will provide you with all of the info you (...)
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Wednesday 17 |
A public lecture by Professor Marlene Zuk, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota.
Today it seems everyone is fond of paleofantasies, stories about how humans lived eons ago, and we use them to explain why many elements of our lives, from the food we eat (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - EU Climate Diplomacy Action Day : Informed debate with the aim of limiting global temperature rises to below two degrees
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Expert panel discussion on climate change including Professor Malcolm McCulloch from the UWA Oceans Institute and the School of Earth and Environment
In the lead-up to a major UN climate change conference in Paris later this year, Perth will host an expert panel discussion featuring Norwegian (...)
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Thursday 18 |
In this public lecture, Professor Graham K. Brown, Head of the School of Social Sciences at UWA, will take a critical look at the rise of religious violence around the world. In mainstream and popular academic discourse, it is often presumed that religious violence has been on the rise. Yet (...)
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Monday 22 |
9:00 - COURSE - Food and Nutrition in Population Health PUBH5804 : SPH Seasonal School unit
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This 6-point unit offers an introduction to the
principles of essential human food and
nutrition, with public health applications.
Applied topics include nutrition for
different life stages; popular diets;
nutrition and chronic disease; Indigenous
nutrition; global nutrition issues; food
supply (...)
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Wednesday 24 |
This public lecture by Toby Burrows, the European Union Marie Curie Fellow in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, will look at serendipity in the context of humanities research processes generally.
Why are classification and categorization so important? What do (...)
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Saturday 27 |
19:00 - STUDENT EVENT - Retro Night : Fundraiser for Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
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Tickets are $35. Pre-sale only at perkins.org.au/events/retro-night/ Come dressed in your fave retro outfit and party with DJ Amnesia and a special appearance by the Spice Girls. Prize for best item in talent quest. This is a fundraiser for Perkins researchers who are walking in the Weekend to End (...)
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Monday 29 |
9:30 - COURSE - Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Disease PUBH5761 : SPH Seasonal School five-day unit
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Covering the principles of infectious
disease emergence and transmission
using current case studies, this unit
reviews the tools of outbreak and
epidemic investigation, combined with
ideas on environmental change as a
driving force behind disease emergence.
We offer a range of 5-day full- (...)
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July 2015
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Saturday 04 |
Presented by the Berndt Museum, WARMUN THEN AND NOW features artwork by renowned Indigenous artists whose homelands lie in Gija country, located in the Kimberley region of north-east WA.
This exhibition presents a distinctive series of paintings by 1980s artists such as Queenie McKenzie (...)
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Wednesday 08 |
9:00 - Childrens Workshop - UWA School of Music and Educated by Nature present Natural Melodies
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Have you ever stopped to listen to the melody of a leaf or thought about what a stick sounds like when it sings? Using natural materials from the world around us children will explore the form and shape of found objects from the world, converting them into melodies, rhythms and visual patterns.
18:30 - PUBLIC TALK - The Long Game. Working with Survivors of War Crimes
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Professor Eric Stover is an eminent human rights researcher and advocate. He is Faculty Director of the Human Rights Centre and Professor of Law and Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. For the past thirty two years he has focused his professional work on the investigation of (...)
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Thursday 09 |
14:00 - EVENT - The UWA Institute of Agriculture 2015 Industry Forum : Where are we heading with the red meat industry?
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Demand for protein is likely to increase as global incomes rise. What does Australia need to do to maintain its competitive export market? This year's Industry Forum will discuss the outlook for global demand for red meat and Australia's role in supplying it.
Cost is free but (...)
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Friday 10 |
16:15 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Public Lecture by Adeel Hashmi : Pakistan's Youth as a Force of Change
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This public lecture by Adeel Hashmi, a Pakistani youth activist and a documentary filmmaker, explores the political direction that the Pakistani youth has taken and how they have taken up political initiatives to ensure their voice is heard in the corridors of power.
Mr Adeel Hashmi (...)
18:00 - EXHIBITION OPENING - *AMENDED TIME - 6pm* Exhibition Opening - Elise Blumann and Object Lessons
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Join us at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery for the launch of two new exhibitions: Elise Blumann: An Emigre Artist in Western Australia, 1938-1948 AND Object Lessons II: Curtain Situations.
German artist Elise Blumann arrived in Perth in the summer of 1938. She was immediately struck by (...)
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Monday 13 |
10:00 - GUIDED TOUR - UWA Crawley Campus Tour : Prospective students and their families are welcome to join us for an informative tour around campus
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The Prospective Students Office invites future students and their families to join us on a guided tour of UWA's stunning Crawley campus.
You will have the opportunity to explore our beautiful grounds and heritage buildings while learning more about the University, our courses and (...)
10:00 - COURSE - 2015 kids July school holiday program : Chinese language and cultural
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Looking for something interesting, creative and educational for your child during the school holidays? We offer Chinese language and culture workshops that will develop your child's communication skills and the understanding of the amazing ancient culture. The program includes language study as (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
Peter Singer's challenging new book 'The Most Good You Can Do' has the power to change the way people think about how they live. Professor Singer presents a challenging new movement called 'Effective Altruism' in the search for an ethical life.
In this special Perth event, Professor (...)
19:00 - EVENT - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Return to tradition - the Dobag Project and the future of village carpet weaving in Turkey
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Presentation synopsis
In Turkey, works of art cover the floors. The region has long been known for its carpet-weaving traditions. From nomadic tribal flatweaves and knotted pile carpets to the luxurious silk textiles of the Ottoman court, rich colours and bold geometric designs have (...)
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Return to tradition, the DOBAG Project and the future of village carpet weaving in Turkey
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In Turkey, works of art cover the floors. The region has long been known for its carpet weaving traditions. From nomadic tribal flatweaves and knotted pile carpets to the luxurious silk textiles of the Ottoman court, rich colours and bold geometric designs have expressed the aesthetic heritage of (...)
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Thursday 16 |
8:45 - OPEN DAY - A Day in the Life of a Plant Ecologist : Event providing an insight into a typical day of a student
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A free event for high school students. They will have the opportunity to meet with our academics, current PhD and UG students, participate in fun and informative workshops, visit the glasshouses and aquarium, etc.
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