What's On at UWA

The School of Population Health is holding an Information Evening on Monday 16 December at 5.30pm.

We will present three concurrent information sessions for those interested in achieving a Master of Nursing Science, Masters of Social Work or Master of Public Health.

If you (...)

INDIGital is a free, one day indigenous symposium presented by the Perth International Arts Festival in partnership with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.

Held on Monday 24 February 2014 at the UWA Club, INDIGital will bring together indigenous practitioners working any art form or in the (...)

There will be presentations by international visitors, games, prizes, a photo booth, treats on offer and lots and lots of information about exchange and study abroad opportunities for UWA students.

Marnda Week, "Coming Together". From the Western Australian Student Aboriginal Corporation: join us in a week of activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our evolving culture. Organised and run by Indigenous students on campus. * Welcome to Country from (...)

Marnda Week, "Coming Together". From the Western Australian Student Aboriginal Corporation: join us in a week of activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our evolving culture. Organised and run by Indigenous students on campus. * Special guest speakers! * (...)

Marnda Week, "Coming Together". From the Western Australian Student Aboriginal Corporation: join us in a week of activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our evolving culture. Organised and run by Indigenous students on campus. * Join us in a viewing of John (...)

Marnda Week, "Coming Together". From the Western Australian Student Aboriginal Corporation: join us in a week of activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our evolving culture. Organised and run by Indigenous students on campus. * Indigenous students of UWA (...)

Reconciliation is “a journey”. The destination is a state of being where “understanding, unity, trust and respect” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is the norm (http://www.icv.com.au/). Reaching this state, however, is hampered by many things including the widespread belief (...)

The School of Indigenous Studies will be holding an Open Day on Thursday June 26, commencing at 9.30am for prospective students, particularly those who want entry to UWA for second semester 2014.

Applications for the Aboriginal Orientation Course and entry to degree courses through (...)

Join in the conversation with exhibition curator Barbara Bynder as she discusses the exhibition Wildflower Dreaming: Shirley Corunna and the Coolbaroo League 1952-1962.

The exhibition presents a snapshot of Shirley’s personal journey, following a move from her home in Three Springs (...)

Join writer and academic Anna Haebich, John Curtin Distinguished Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Design and Art, Curtin University as she discusses the Coolbaroo League’s role in creating a sense of community among the Aboriginal groups living in Perth from the late 1940s to (...)

Come and find out about UWA’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, scholarship opportunities, outstanding career options and explore our community programs and facilities.

This year there will be campus tram tours, hands-on activities, live music and entertainment, as well as plenty (...)

Award winning researcher and writer Stephen Kinnane who co-wrote and produced The Coolbaroo Club (1996), an ABC TV documentary, will introduce the film and take questions following the screening.

This documentary is a portrait of the Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club which (...)

The author of numerous books and articles, Stephen Kinnane, a Marda Marda from Mirrowoong country in the East Kimberley has been working as a researcher and writer for over 20 years on community cultural heritage and development projects across the spectrum of Aboriginal history, sustainability (...)

You are invited to attend this free lecture which will include a Q&A session with the guest speaker.

Professor George Williams AO is the Anthony Mason Professor and the Foundation Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales. He has (...)

This paper is a work in progress examining Francis Barrallier’s 1802 expedition to discover a means of crossing the Blue Mountains. Barrallier’s was not the first unsuccessful attempt to cross the mountains which had thus far served as the impenetrable boundary of the Port Jackson colony (...)

Wesfarmers and The University of Western Australia proudly present the inaugural Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History Oration by Winthrop Professor Jane Lydon.

In 1905 HG Wells wrote that photographs ‘send out a ray of special resemblance and remind one more strongly of this friend (...)

A public lecture by Ann Curthoys, Honorary Professor of History, University of Sydney and 2014 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.

The years leading up to the passing of the Western Australian constitution in 1889 (effected in 1890) saw several interlocking public debates in WA itself and in (...)

Curated by Fiona Gavino, Yirrkala Drawings presents an exhibition of 1940s and beyond Yolngu stories told through crayon drawings on brown paper, bark paintings, and sculptures from the Berndt Museum Collection.

Presented by the Berndt Museum and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as a part of (...)

The University of Western Australia's Careers Fair provides excellent opportunities for students to engage, network and meet prospective employers looking to recruit students for graduate programs, vacation work, internships and voluntary positions. From first year to final year, Undergraduate to (...)