What's On at UWA

Seminar One: Consulate-General of Japan will present information on the Japan Exchange and Teaching programme for students in all disciplines. The Programme offers participants the opportunity to serve in local authorities as well as public and private primary, junior high and senior high schools (...)

The Seminar: Some forms of smooth muscle show a property known as 'catch', where force production is maintained even though intracellular Ca2+ (the trigger for muscle contraction) drops back to very low levels. Skeletal muscle has also been reported to display a 'catch-like' enhanced contractile (...)

The School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health are hosting a 3A/3B P E Studies Student Course Content Revision Seminar on Sunday September 13 2015 which is open to all Year 11/12 students. The Seminar will be delivered in the format of five lectures by leading UWA researchers and lecturers (...)

Hudson will deliver a session that will give you the chance to explore and learn about Assessment Centres including how they are used, what to expect and how to make the most out them.

You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions related to: typical activities in an assessment (...)

William Cookson is Professor of Genomic Medicine at Imperial College London and Head of Respiratory Sciences for the College. He is Head of the Asmarley Centre for Genomic Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute. He won a Joint Wellcome Senior Investigator Award with Professor Miriam (...)

The GeneMappers conference has traditionally focused on novel concepts for the genetic dissection of common complex human diseases. This year the emphasis of the conference will be on exploring these themes in detail, with a particular focus on the contemporary methods and techniques that will take (...)

This unit aims to acquaint you with the theory and the practical skills needed for analysis of large sets of linked administrative health data at an introductory or intermediate level.

The School of Population Health offers a range of 5 day fulltime out of semester units for course (...)

Social research skills are highly sought after in a wide variety of sectors to identify social, organisational and government needs. This course can open up avenues for improving society, developing the wellbeing of communities and working towards solving the world's problems.

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Professor Dr Magdalena Götz is the Director of the Institute for Stem Cell Research at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, and Chair of the Physiological Genomics at the Medical Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany. Dr G� (...)

Offered through the UWA Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health CAMDH, this unit offers an overview of Aboriginal lifestyle. It focusses on traditional and environmental responsibilities and the social practices of Indigenous communities during pre and post colonial times, followed by an (...)

Improve your knowledge of clinical research methods and develop a critical approach to the incorporation of research into clinical care decisions. Outcomes include increased competence in preparing a competitive research grant proposal, from research question refinement to study design, systematic (...)

#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give. It will culminate with a global day of giving on the first Tuesday of December every year. The idea is to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season.

What can you do? Can you (...)

In the absence of large, randomised, well-controlled clinical trials (with independent replication) to address every research question we all need to increase our statistical literacy. We are often faced with the need to critically assess grant applications, manuscripts or reports without a (...)

The next meeting of the Faculty of Science, Women in Science group will be a morning tea. All are welcome.

The morning tea is a great opportunity to network with other scientists in an informal setting. We will be discussing the implementation of the Faculty of Science mentoring (...)

Find out what opportunities are available in management consulting. Six firms will present over 2 days. This is your chance to meet and network with employers.

Presentation/Networking (Mon 22 February):

9.00am-10.30am: McKinsey and Company

10.30am-12.00pm: Bain (...)

Please join us to hear about the 2016/2017 Raine Medical Research Foundation funding programmes including Grants, Fellowships, Research Collaboration Awards, Visiting Professor Awards and Publication Prizes.

The Raine Foundation has allocated in excess of $36m for medical research since (...)

You are invited to join many of Australia's leading organisations at the year’s most important free careers event – The Big Meet.

Whether you're looking for graduate employment, a new job, vacation work, an international internship, a gap-year experience, voluntary work, travel (...)

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 (...)

Are you aged 15 - 25? We want to hear from YOU! Tell us, what is important to YOU about health and wellbeing? How do YOU want to have a say about health research? Join us at Telethon Kids Institute for a community forum. Free parking, free pizza and payment included.

New client special at UWA Exercise & Performance Centre (EPC)! Machine and/or mat based Pilates classes with a focus on efficient and effective movement patterns. Classes designed to strengthen the body whilst building flexibility and mobility.

Sessions may incorporate elements of (...)