What's On at UWA

Presented as part of the World Musician in Residence Program (made possible by a generous donation from a private donor to the School of Music) we are pleased to welcome Vickneswaran Ramakrishnan (tabla) and Praashekh Borkar (sarod) in a workshop-performance focussing on Hindustani classical music (...)

The place of the Islamic face veil in public places has again arisen as an issue for debate in Australia. Politicians from all sides have variously called for its banning, called it confronting or appealed to liberal values in defence of freedom of choice. In light of the recent debates it is time (...)

The Japan Careers Seminar has been organised by the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Alumni Association in WA with the support of the Consulate General of Japan in Perth, for over 20 years. There are approximately 500 JET alumni in WA and many of them continue to work in Japan-related fields (...)

The conference will provide a platform to discuss and present the latest research from OI Post Grads. Different laboratories will introduce the in house research facilities at UWA and time will be allocated during the conference for ‘speed dating’ sessions - one on ones with current post docs (...)

In June 2014, six researchers in archaeology and ancient languages, were asked to participate in an independent review of interpretations made by an English-American historical linguist working in Pingguo County, Guangxi, China. He had interpreted rocks and features as being aligned with stars as (...)

The School of Music offers a number of stimulating and enjoyable broadening units for all undergraduates studying at UWA.

Come and hear part of the wealth of musical talent on campus in this concert featuring our brand new ensembles for Semester 2 - the Ukulele Ensemble & Rumba (...)

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 (...)

The Australian Government’s decision to elevate the threat level of violent extremism in the country against the backdrop of the developments in Iraq and Syria has reignited debates on the place of Muslims and Islam in Australia. The feeling of being victimised among some Muslim minority groups (...)

A specially commissioned piece for the School of Music, made possible by a donor, will see a world premiere by internationally renowned Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe performed alongside his monumental work Memento Mori. The concert will coincide with UWA's Institute of Advanced Studies' (...)

Theories of working memory (particularly serial recall) have assumed that people structure information in a hierarchical fashion. I’ll discuss some recent research asking how people access this hierarchically structured information. Evidence from experiments manipulating the grouping of (...)

The Olympic Games, as a mega event, can potentially have a significant economic impact on the host city and, for the smaller countries, on the host nation as a whole. While the event itself will only last for a few weeks, its preparations commence up to a decade beforehand and may entail (...)

Please join us for the panel discussion on rare earth elements which are used in magnets, hybrid cars, lasers, mobile phones, and computers. Growing demand for rare earths has strained their supply, and global supply chains are prone to instability with significant economic and security (...)

This paper explores the experiences of Muslim married women in their marital sexual relationships with their husband. It encompasses women’s expectations, desires and practices of marital sexual relations with their husbands based on ethnographic research on Islam and women’s sexuality in (...)

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 (...)

The Weld Range in Wajarri Yamatji country is home to the nationally heritage listed Wilgie Mia Aboriginal Ochre mine. At the time of European contact, the vibrant red ochre from Wilgie Mia was traded far and wide. It continues to be used ceremonially today. The spiritual and economic significance (...)

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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In the psychology of language, most accounts of self-monitoring assume that it is based on comprehension. Here I outline and develop the alternative account proposed by Pickering and Garrod (2013), in which speakers construct forward models of their upcoming utterances and (...)

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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 (...)

The Faculty of Arts' annual Media and Communication Showcase of students' creative works is being held at the UWA Somerville Auditorium on Thursday 20 November. Join us for a picnic and screening of short films; doors open at 6pm (BYO picnic; the bar at Somerville will also be open) and the (...)

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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 (...)