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March 2016
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Wednesday 09 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Looking Back To Go Forward: why marine management needs lessons from the past
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A public lecture by Dr Kathleen Schwerdtner Máñez, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology.
This lecture introduces marine environmental history (MEH) and its relevance for marine management. It will present some of the underlying concepts, theories and methods, and present the (...)
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Thursday 10 |
7:30 - EVENT - Perth Blood Institute Presents Another Bloody Breakfast : Join Professor Ross Baker and Dr Quintin Hughes as they discuss the high quality research being undertaken by the Perth Blood Institute.
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Professor Ross Baker together with Dr Quintin Hughes present ‘Another Bloody Breakfast', hosted by Adrian Barich with special guest, former West Coast Eagles Premiership legend, David Wirrapanda.
Come and hear about the Institute's mission to conduct high quality medical research into (...)
15:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Public Lecture with His Excellency Mr Bong-hyun Kim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Australia : "How to upgrade the relationship between Australia and the Republic of Korea"
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Australia and the Republic of Korea are close friends and both countries have developed a strong strategic partnership in the Asia-Pacific for the last half-century. Korea is Australia’s third largest export market at fourth largest two-way trading partner. Bilateral trade and investment is (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar : Did the Tasmanian Aborigines eat fish?
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The presence or absence of fish in the Tasmanian archaeological record has long been a lightening rod for the broader debates about the level of social and technological impacts within isolated human populations. The narrative has largely been driven by data derived from the Rocky Cape caves, dug (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Taking a Shortcut Through the Long Grass : The 2016 Grace Vaughan Memorial lecture by Dorinda Cox, Project Officer, Keeping Kids Safe Project
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The 2016 Grace Vaughan Memorial lecture by Dorinda Cox, Project Officer, Keeping Kids Safe Project, Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services WA and Managing Director of the Inspire Change Consulting Group.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 35 times more (...)
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Friday 11 |
14:30 - SEMINAR - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Human Sentience and Ideas of Empathy: A Neuroanthropological Study of the Sensory Life Worlds of Women With Fibromyalgia and/or Autism Spectrum Condition
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Human Sentience and Ideas of Empathy: A Neuroanthropological Study of the Sensory Life Worlds of Women With Fibromyalgia and/or Autism Spectrum Condition
This proposed ethnographic study poses the question: How are biomedical interpretations of fibromyalgia (FM) and autism spectrum (...)
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Tuesday 15 |
UWA School of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.
Join us each Thursday during semester for a (...)
18:30 - Masterclass - The School of Music and AUSTA present: Masterclass (Brian Finlayson - Chamber Music)
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Masterclass: Brian Finlayson (Chamber Music)
Mastery of Technique and Excellence in Performance International artist and pedagogue Violin/Violist Professor Finlayson will conduct a series of lectures, masterclasses and workshops for students, professionals and teachers. Professor (...)
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Thursday 17 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar/Earth Sciences : The record of past climates in tsunami deposits
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Professor Christophe Lécuyer received his PhD in petrology and geochemistry from the University of Rennes France) in 1989, and also obtained a position at CNRS. He has worked as a Research Associate at the University of Michigan (1990-1991) where his research began on past global climate change (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Critically Engaged Medical Humanities: the model of 'Life of Breath'
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A public lecture by Jane Macnaughton, Professor of Medical Humanities, Durham University, UK and Co-Director of the Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities.
Can the arts and humanities make a real difference to clinical practice and research? This lecture takes up that challenge (...)
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Friday 18 |
2:30 - SEMINAR - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Governmental Discipline and the Limits of Agency: Singapore’s Developing National Identity, New Media, and its Generation Y
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The People’s Action Party, Singapore’s governing political party, has since independence in 1965,imposed strict restrictions on the Singaporean populace. Using direct and indirect measures to manage the city-state, the resultant climate of fear has developed widespread use of out-of-bound (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - The School of Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert (UWA Vocal Consort)
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Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.
This week the UWA Vocal Consort presents Renaissance to Rihanna - a selection of sacred and secular a cappella partsongs that will rock (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : ‘Not-so Anglo’: Representations of Australianness and Migrant Cultural Identities in Contemporary Australian Women’s Fiction
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This presentation will offer an overview of my doctoral research project, which focuses on representations of migrant cultural identities in selected fictional works by second-generation Australian women writers of Asian and Middle-Eastern backgrounds.
My research focuses on an emerging (...)
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Biofilia - Base for Biological Arts : Public Talk with Marika Hellman
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Biofilia – Base for Biological Arts is a learning and research environment at the intersection of art, life sciences and technology. It offers a platform and infrastructure for trans-disciplinary research and education that aims to create cultural discussion and innovation around the topics (...)
The ideal way to start your weekend, Fridays@Five offers unique musical experiences to delight all music lovers. See young artists be inspired through a variety of masterclasses, workshops, pre-concert talks, lectures and Q&A sessions. Delve deep into music or simply enjoy a free informal (...)
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Monday 21 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Where Do We Find Hope When Facing A Terminal Illness? : **FULLY BOOKED**
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A public lecture by Paivi Hietanen, oncologist and psychotherapist, Helsinki.
As an oncologist and psychotherapist Paivi Hietanen has met many cancer patients and their family members who struggle with anxiety and depression when facing a life threatening illness. Her lecture will deal (...)
18:30 - PRESENTATION - Year 12 Information Session 21 March 2016 : Learn how to make the most of your WACE results and achieve your study and career goals.
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If you are a Year 12 student (or a parent of a Year 12 student), this session will provide information about UWA's courses, admission requirements and how to achieve your study and career goals.
UWA Future Students Office staff will be on hand to answer your queries following the (...)
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Tuesday 22 |
A public lecture by Christophe Lécuyer, Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre Planètes, Environnement, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, France and 2016 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.
Samples of tooth enamel and bone have been obtained from Egyptian human and animal mummies (...)
18:30 - PRESENTATION - Year 10/11 Information Session 22 March 2016 : Find out how to keep your future study options open even if you're not sure if university is the right path for you.
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Deciding what subjects to study in Year 11 and 12 can be a daunting process, particularly if you are not yet sure if university is the right pathway for your future goals.
Our information sessions will provide advice on UWA's courses, entry requirements and other helpful subject (...)
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Wednesday 23 |
1:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Soft Exosuit: New Generation Exoskeletons : Dr Fausto Panizzolo, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
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Dr Fausto Panizzolo is a former international postgraduate student from Italy who completed his PhD at UWA in Feb 2015 under an SSEH supervisory team led by Associate Professor Jonas Rubenson. Fausto currently holds a post-doc position at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired (...)
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