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Displaying from Tuesday, October 06, 2015
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October 2015
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Tuesday 06 |
A public lecture by Vicki Hansen, McKnight Presidential Professor of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Minnesota, Duluth and 2015 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.
Earth's so-called Archean Era, which ended 2.5 billion years ago, marks a time during which the Earth was a completely (...)
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Wednesday 07 |
A public lecture by Paul Baird, Professeur Classe Exceptionnelle, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Laboratoire de Mathematiques de Bretagne Atlantique
This question is the last of J. A. Wheeler's four puzzles that challenge our conception of the world. We have a profound sense that (...)
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Thursday 08 |
A public lecture by Hugh Durrant-Whyte, ARC Federation Fellow, the University of Sydney.
Digital disruption - data analytics, computing, automation and robotics - is transforming the world we live in, challenging and destroying conventional business models, but in the digital wake (...)
The Callaway Lecture is one of the most prestigious events on the School of Music calendar. Over the last two decades, a host of distinguished speakers have taken to the podium to deliver their thoughts on subjects as broad ranging as the effects of music on the mind, and the place of music in the (...)
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Friday 09 |
14:30 - SEMINAR - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Riding buses in Darwin: dilemmas for the accidental anthropologist
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The Northern Territory's capital city, Darwin, plays host to thousands of Aboriginal visitors at any one time. Darwin also serves as a base for anthropologists who work in many different capacities throughout the northern parts of the NT, some permanent residents and others visiting for weeks or (...)
16:00 - FUNDRAISER - Light the Night at UWA : Raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation
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You can create a brighter future for people with blood cancer by signing up for the Leukaemia Foundation's Light the night walk on Friday, 9th October. Gather family and friends to light a beautiful lantern; gold to remember someone, white for your own journey or blue to show you care. The money (...)
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Saturday 10 |
10:00 - Public Event - Demystifying Mental Illness : The School of Psychology will host a series of engaging presentations aimed at reducing stigma around mental health problems and allowing students/staff to share their research.
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Join the UWA psychology students and staff on a journey of reducing stigma and demystifying mental illness for Mental Health Week 2015.
Presentations focus on understanding and acting on mental health issues, including:
What does depression and anxiety look like?
What does getting help (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Collective Future Speaking Tour : Oaktree's forum on the impact of climate change
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We can't end poverty without strong action on climate change. And nobody understands this better than the frontline communities already experiencing the devastating impacts of increasing droughts, floods, hunger and disease.
That's why we're bringing together activists from across the (...)
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Monday 12 |
The lecture will explore Islam's position on the issue of khilafah and nationality and discuss related questions, including
How do we differentiate between the religious terms and the common words used in the religious sources?
What does the word khalifah signify?
Is (...)
19:30 - CONCERT - Artistry! Culmination : Three young artists from the School of Music perform a movement of their chosen concerto
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Every year, the outstanding ability and youthful passion of the emerging artists and their mentors combine to celebrate the culmination of a yearlong collaboration. Three young artists from the School of Music perform a movement of their chosen concerto on stage at the Perth Concert Hall in the (...)
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Tuesday 13 |
19:00 - EVENT - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Look up Perth
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In his talk, 'Look Up Perth', Richard Offen will touch on the history of some of Perth's superb wealth of heritage buildings, telling the story of their birth and people behind their creation. From the city's oldest standing building, the Old Court House to treasures such as His Majesty's Theatre (...)
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Wednesday 14 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - How Do You Restore Seagrass Meadows? : A Guide to Seagrass Restoration
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A public lecture by John Statton and Gary Kendrick, UWA Oceans Institute.
At The University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute, and in collaboration with industry partners and international experts, we are developing large scale restoration techniques that can be used to both (...)
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Thursday 15 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : MAAWA's Port Gregory investigation
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MAAWA has been investigating Port Gregory for many years in association with the WA Maritime Museum.
The rationale for the port is embedded in the story of the 1847 discovery of galena by the Gregory brothers in
their survey of the West Australian northern regions. The extensive infrastructure that (...)
19:30 - CONCERT - Korean music and dance concert : The Rhythm of Korea
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The Faculty of Arts Korean Studies at UWA are organising an exciting Korean music and dance performance at UWA Octagon Theatre next Thursday 15th October 2015, starting from 7.30pm. "The Rhythm of Korea" showcases Korea's music and dance at the intersection of traditional and (...)
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Friday 16 |
Flaneur: A literary and theoretical urban figure who walks and experiences the city.
The idea of flanerie, or what Balzac once described as 'the gastronomy of the eye', is experiencing a revival. The idea of strolling, no longer by a lone male of a certain class, but by one observing (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Pre-fieldwork PhD Seminars
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2.30pm Marnie Tonkin, PhD Candidate, Anthropology & Sociology, UWA
Title: Payinjala Pinpala Yurlu (strike camp) Aboriginal architecture in the Pilbara: an investigation of transformation and identity creation through the architectural forms of the 1946 pastoral workers strike
Abstract (...)
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Monday 19 |
A public lecture by Robert Fisher, Dean of Research, Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh and 2015 IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellow.
This talk will present an overview of the data acquisition and analysis from the ChiRoPing and Fish4Knowledge EU funded research projects (...)
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Tuesday 20 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Rapid Access Ice Drill : A new tool for exploration of the deep Antarctic ice sheets and subglacial geology
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A public lecture by John Goodge, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota-Duluth.
In this lecture, Professor Goodge will discuss the Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID), currently in development, which will be able to will penetrate the Antarctic ice sheets in (...)
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Wednesday 21 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - View from the Shore : the cultural impact of globalization on Indonesia during the Age of Spices
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A public lecture by James Bennett, Curator of Asian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia and co-curator of 'Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices' Exhibition.
In this lecture, James Bennett will explore the Indonesian pesisir art featured in 'Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices' (...)
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Thursday 22 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : A History of MAAWA and its relationship to the WA Museum
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Ian presents here a brief history of the Maritime Archaeological Association and its relationship with the
WA Maritime Museum. The presentation will summarise and explore the results of some joint expeditions
with the Museum on shipwrecks in Australia and Overseas. It will also include a discussion (...)
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