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Displaying from Sunday, May 08, 2016
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May 2016
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Tuesday 10 |
19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : The battle of Gallipoli 1416 and its consequences for Venetians and Ottomans
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On May 29, 1416, a Venetian fleet that was escorting an ambassador to the Ottoman Sultan was attacked by a larger number of Turkish vessels off the harbour of Gallipoli, on the eastern side of the Gallipoli peninsula. The Venetians destroyed the Turkish fleet, and killed so many of its sailors and (...)
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Wednesday 11 |
9:30 - EVENT - Ambassadors' Dialogue with Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider and the Hon. Kim Beazley, AC : Will the real USA and Australia please stand up?
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The Perth USAsia Centre in collaboration with the Australian American Leadership Dialogue are delighted to invite you to participate in our Ambassadors' Dialogue with Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider and the former Ambassador to the U.S., The Hon. Kim Beazley on Wednesday, 11 May from 9.30am – (Lig (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Limits of Tolerance: arguments for and against religious violence in the High Middle Ages
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Public lecture by Michael Barbezat, Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions.
In this presentation, Michael Barbezat will argue that medieval calls for divinely sanctioned murder relied heavily upon a discourse of love. He will follow the use of the (...)
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Thursday 12 |
9:00 - EXPO - Perth Careers Expo : Meet the UWA Future Students team at Perth's largest Careers Expo
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Come and check out the UWA stand at the Perth Careers Expo and discover how we can help you to achieve your study and career goals.
DATES: Thursday 12 - Sunday 15 May 2016
TIMES: Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm, Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday 10:00am - 4:00p (...)
10:30 - TALK - Identity and Representation in Contemporary Art : A conversation with multi-media artist Khaled Sabsabi
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The UWA Cultural Precinct and the Institute of Advanced Studies are pleased to invite you to a conversation with multi-media artist Khaled Sabsabi.
How do we curate diverse stories, voices and languages of so-called marginalised people in Australian society? This Conversation with Khaled (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Rock Art Use and Abuse in South Africa Today
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South Africa is unique in the contemporary world in that it uses indigenous rock art images in its major national symbols. For example rock art appears at the heart of the national coat-of-arms and on all banknotes. One can judge whether a banknote is genuine by folding it and seeing whether the (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Motivation in Learning, Work and Wellbeing: research and practice from the perspective of self-determination theory
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Public lecture by Professor Richard M. Ryan, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University and 2016 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.
Dr Ryan will present research based on self-determination theory (SDT) concerning how managers, teachers, coaches (...)
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Tuesday 17 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Hearing the Unheard, Seeing the Unseen. A Man�s Journey to Better Understanding the Challenges Facing Australia in the 21st Century. : The 2016 Sir Wallace Kyle Oration by Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO (Retd).
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David Morrison will ask the question 'are we the best we can be?' If we are not the best we can be, what do we have to do to make us so?
As Chief of Army, David was forced to ask these questions of the Australian Army and it has set him on a course to urge reform not only for the (...)
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Thursday 19 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Gallop House / Nanulgarup Uncovering Perth’s Multi-Cultural Past
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Notionally, Gallop House, Dalkeith, WA is a heritage-listed colonial house built c. 1873on the banks of Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River).However, the house is just one extant part of a wider, multi-ethnic colonial landscape. Settled by Adam Armstrong in 1831 CE, the property has had multiple owners (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - PUBLIC TALK : China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A Game Changer in the Region?"
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CMSS and AIIA WA public talk by Mr Anwaar Ul Haq, Spokesperson for Balochistan government, Pakistan, on "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A Game Changer in the Region?"
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Friday 20 |
Art and literature are spaces in which both the Muslim minorities and the majority communities engage in exclusion and inclusion at various levels, individually, as communities, and through government funded programs and publications.
Professor Samina Yasmeen, Director of the Centre for (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Understanding Academic Cheating in Senior Secondary Schools in Indonesia and Its Relation to Corruption
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Academic cheating is a serious problem for many countries, with the highest prevalence of the misconduct found in the senior secondary level of school (Craig & Evans, 1990; Schab, 1991; Anderman & Midgley, 2004; Finn & Frone, 2004). In Indonesia, academic cheating is mainly spotted in (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Free Lunchtime Concert: UWA Guitar Ensemble
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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.
Please join the UWA Guitar Ensemble in the intimate Eileen Joyce Studio. Under the direction of Jonathan Fitzgerald be inspired by a (...)
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 (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - What�s the Social Impact of Social Media in The Resources Sector? A Case Study from the Coal Seam Gas Industry.
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Free Public Lecture: The Social Impact of Social Media
Hashtag activists: Local communities, social media and the fall of Australia’s coal seam gas industry
Presented by Sara Bice - social scientist and Director of Research Translation for the Melbourne School of Government - (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - �The same mistakes again and again� - Intergenerational Violence, Intergenerational Trauma, Intergenerational Incarceration - a privileged view from the inside.
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In this lecture Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson will reflect on her experiences working with Indigenous women to heal the pain and disorders that arise from the experience of intergenerational violence and trauma.
Judy Atkinson identifies as a Jiman/Bundjalung (Aboriginal Australian) (...)
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Wednesday 25 |
20:00 - EVENT - The Europeans (Struggles to Love) : Howard Barker's play explores themes of love in a time of catastrophe after the Battle of Vienna 1683.
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THE EUROPEANS (STRUGGLES TO LOVE) by Howard Barker. Directed by Dr Steve Chinna (English and Cultural Studies). Theatre students in English and Cultural Studies at UWA present contemporary English playwright Howard Barker’s The Europeans. The play is set after the battle of Vienna in 1683, with (...)
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Thursday 26 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Investigating 50,000 years of Aboriginal Maritime Adaptations from the Carnarvon Bioregion
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My thesis will focus on long-term marine assemblages from the Carnarvon Bioregion of north-west Australia and is part of the larger ARC Barrow Island Archaeology Project (BIAP). Dating of archaeological record on Barrow Island positions early shellfish and faunal assemblages as some of the earliest (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - From 'Subject' to 'Partner': the changing role of patients and the public in health research
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Public lecture by Simon Denegri, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Director for Patients and the Public in Research and Chair, INVOLVE
The role of patients, carers and the public in medical and health research is changing fast. What are the challenges and (...)
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Friday 27 |
Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.
Under the leadership of Helpmann Award winner and Head of Vocal Studies, Andrew Foote, celebrate our young emerging artists in an exciting (...)
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