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October 2014
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Friday 10 |
We would like to invite you to participate and/or present your work at the Third Translational Medicine Symposium between UWA and Shanghai Jiaotong University, which will be held at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research on the 10th of October 2014. The purpose of this Symposium is to (...)
9:00 - CONFERENCE - 2nd National SKMRC Melanoma Conference : Register now for SKMRC’s 2nd National Melanoma Conference in Perth
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If you are a clinician, researcher or industry representative interested in cutting edge melanoma research and the very latest treatment developments, please register now for SKMRC’s 2nd national melanoma conference in Perth, WA this October at skmrc.org.au
This is a rare opportunity for Perth (...)
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Tuesday 14 |
13:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture: Professor Andrew E Pelling : Pushing Living Cells to Artificial Extremes
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Living cells possess an exquisite ability to sense and respond to physical information in their microenvironment. This ability plays a key role in many fundamentally important physiological and pathological processes. I will describe our work utilizing a variety of biophysical tools to investigate (...)
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Tuesday 21 |
13:00 - EXPO - Mini Pop-up Postgraduate Expo : Find out more about your postgraduate study options at UWA
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Missed out on the Postgrad & Honours Expo? Come along to the Business School foyer between 1pm and 2pm to meet staff from faculties across UWA. Have your questions about postgraduate studies answered and grab some free pizza!
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Monday 27 |
12:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture: The best laid schemes of airway repair : Dr Adam Giangreco
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Chronic airway diseases including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and lung cancer are leading causes of worldwide mortality with annual healthcare costs of billions of pounds. Despite this, there have been only a few therapeutic advances in these conditions over the past 20 years (...)
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Tuesday 28 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Targeting transdiagnostic processes and using imagery to optimise clinical outcomes from cognitive behaviour group therapy for anxiety disorders : School of Psychology Colloquium
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Presenter: Associate Professor Peter McEvoy
Associate Professor Peter McEvoy completed his masters in clinical psychology and PhD in the School of Psychology at UWA in 2004, after which he worked as a clinical psychologist and service co-ordinator at the Anxiety Disorders Unit, St (...)
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Friday 31 |
15:30 - TALK - Talk by Visiting Professor Zi-Bing Jin : Mutation spectrum in Chinese population with retinitis pigmentosa
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November 2014
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Sunday 02 |
15:30 - EVENT - Portraits of UWA Concert : Series of musical compositions by College Director of Music, Michael Grebla
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Young UWA composer and St George's College Director of Music, Michael Grebla, presents a series of musical compositions inspired by the landscapes, art, people and wildlife of UWA accompanied by large format photographic prints of the University. The concert will include a variety of works for (...)
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Tuesday 04 |
16:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - RESEARCH WEEK EVENT: Teacher wellbeing and its impact on student learning : This presentation will discuss the relationship between school staff’s and students’ wellbeing and achievement
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Given the development of young people’s academic, social and emotional competencies in school settings is highly dependent on the presence of skilled and competent school staff, this presentation will discuss the relationship between school staff’s and students’ wellbeing and achievement.
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Friday 07 |
12:00 - EVENT - UWA Staff Sports Fun Day : There is a time for work...and a time for play!
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UWA Staff Sports Fun Day is a day on campus for staff and postgraduate students to get together and participate in sport and activity. This year's theme is Brazil - be loud, be colourful and join in - up to 1000 participants expected throughout the day.
Get Involved: Contact your Team (...)
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Saturday 08 |
13:00 - SCREENING - Free Human Rights Films : Free awarding-winning films about human rights in China
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At 1:00pm "Transcending Fear, the Story of Gao Zhisheng" will be screened.
Born in a cave with only stars to tell time, Gao Zhisheng overcomes incredible odds to become one of China’s top attorneys. The people call him “the Conscience of China.” But then, in the eyes of (...)
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Tuesday 11 |
R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. The course will include: Introduction to R: How to install R on (...)
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Friday 14 |
9:00 - EVENT - Reduce Food Waste Forum : The theme of the Forum is “Waste in Food Value Chains: Opportunities for Technological, Policy and R&D Innovations for waste minimization and utilization”.
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We invite you to register and attend a “Reduce Food Waste Forum” on 14 November 2014 at the Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre at Murdoch University.
Murdoch University, Curtin University and The University of Western Australia are sponsors of this Forum.
The theme of the Forum (...)
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Tuesday 18 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Autism Spectrum Disorder and the DSM-5 : School of Psychology Colloquium
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Finally, in May 2013, DSM-5 by the American Psychiatric Association was published, after 15 years of planning and development. There were and are many controversies around the DSM-5, particularly regarding, neurodevelopmental disorders, and most prominently concerning autism (...)
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Monday 24 |
13:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture: Professor Phil Ainslie : New Concepts in the Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Humans
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Professor Phil Ainslie received his PhD from Liverpool John Moores University (UK) followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Calgary (Canada) and a Faculty appointment at the University of Otago (NZ). Phil is currently Professor and Research Chair at The University of British Columbia (...)
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Tuesday 25 |
The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA). The statistical package SPSS will be used to (...)
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Wednesday 26 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Reducing Distraction by Improving Driver Ability : Neurotrauma Research Program Seminar
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Every year road accidents take a significant toll on health and well-being in WA, and results in substantial costs in lost productivity and medical care. While conventional approaches have focused on tougher law enforcement and vehicle safety technology to mitigate risk (...)
17:00 - EVENT - INFORMATION SESSION: POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION : Course Information Session
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Postgraduate Courses in Health Professions Education
Do you have a background in health or science?
Do you teach or supervise students or peers and are you interested in improving your skills as an educator?
Do you have an interest in educational research and (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture: Testing the Limits of the Human Brain : Public Lecture presented by Professor Phil Ainslie
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Relative to its size, the brain is the most oxygen-dependent organ in the body, but many pathophysiological and environmental processes may either cause or result in an interruption to its oxygen supply. Remarkable feats, however, have been achieved where the human brain has survived extremely low (...)
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January 2015
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Tuesday 06 |
8:00 - SEMINAR - EPC Summer Special : 30 day membership for $30
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Come and try the great range of group classes available at the Exercise and Performance Centre for just $30. Classes include Pilates, Aqua and Circuit training. Valid for new members only, medical clearance may be required. Space in classes are limited and bookings are essential.
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