What's On at UWA

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 (...)

On behalf of the organising committee of the Symposium of WA Neuroscience (SWAN), in association with the Neurotrauma Research Program of WA and supported by the WA Neuroscience Research Institute, the Australasian Neuroscience Society and Murdoch University, it is my pleasure to announce that (...)

Psychology colloquium

Tuesday 3rd May in Bayliss MCS G.33, with post-talk drinks in the Psychology Courtyard (or in bad weather, the Psychology Common Room on the 2nd floor of the main psychology bldg.)

Presenter: Prof Richard Ryan

Richard M. Ryan is a clinical (...)

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 (...)

The Seminar: On December 18 1995, Forbes predicted academic publisher Elsevier’s relevancy and life in the digital age to be short lived. 20-years later, the academic publishing oligopoly that Elsevier leads is thriving with an annual revenue of $25.2 billion at profit margins higher than Apple (...)

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 (...)

Drinks, food, fireworks and science. Come and watch as our fresh, young scientists present their work at a pub event with a difference.

The ten young scientists will describe their scientific discoveries in the time it takes a party sparkler to burn out.

One hundred early-caree (...)

Psychology Colloquium

Presenter: Assoc/Prof Konstantin Cigularov (ODU, Norfolk, VA, USA)

Konstantin Cigularov is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University (...)

This workshop will outline how CERI can help researchers develop entrepreneurial skills and assist them through the innovation process. CERI is a not-for-profit organisation based in Nedlands.

Speaker: Professor Raffaele Dellacà was awarded a Masters degree in Information Technology Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 1997. He obtained a PhD degree in Bioengineering in 2001 on the assessment of respiratory mechanics by opto-electronic plethysmography and forced oscillations (...)

In this public lecture, sleep physician and researcher Matthew Naughton will highlight the importance of quality sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation.

Sleep is a crucial ingredient for a healthy life, in addition to a sensible diet and regular activity. In this current (...)

Across the month of September, the Centre for Education Futures will be hosting a range of workshops, presentations, webinars, panels and a half-day summit that will explore the use of mobile and in-context learning in Higher Education.

All mLearning Month events will be held at the (...)

The “epidemic” of myopia or short-sightedness has grabbed headlines over the last year. There is an increasing rate of myopia in the cities of East Asia, now affecting more than 80 per cent of school leavers.

A higher level of education is a well-defined risk for the development of (...)

Join us for the mLEARNING SUMMIT, the main event for the mLearning Month (September 2016) hosted by the Centre for Education Futures.

The mLearning Summit will be featuring our own Professor Gilly Salmon addressing the role of mobile learning in blended education.

Also (...)

UWA Staff are invited to join Mark Bailye (Blackboard) and Centre for Education Futures staff for this active workshop to explore how technological tools can support the UWA Policy on Assessment, and enhance good assessment and feedback practice. This session will help you get the most out of (...)

Research indicates the provision of video feedback on student assessments results in an overwhelmingly positive impact on engagement, performance and overall perception of the unit and its coordinator. Join Learning Technologists Liberty Cramer and Michelle Bunting from the Centre for Education (...)

This seminar will outline the practical “why, what, how” for research/conduct and reporting/critical assessment of systematic and meta-analyses reviews that would be suitable for publication in high impact journals such as Sports Medicine. Practical “tips and tricks” will be provided to (...)

55th Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) National Scientific Conference

“NEXT-GENERATION HEALTHCARE: MERGING BIOLOGY & TECHNOLOGY”

November 13-15, 2016 – Bond University, Gold Coast

Look beyond disciplinary boundaries and join us at NSC 2016 for (...)

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has organised OpenFOAM training which will be delivered by OpenFOAM Ltd.

This training will be particularly relevant for researchers working with Computational Fluid Dynamics and simulating complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions; turbulence and (...)