What's On at UWA

Good writing is clear, concise and easy-to-read. Learn techniques that will help your writing flow.

Have you ever noticed how in spoken English some words are emphasised and others seem to run together? Join this workshop to practice typical patterns of stress in everyday conversational English.

Some of us find it hard to voice our ideas in tutes, yet speaking up is one of the most important skills you can develop at university and in you career. Learn simple strategies so you can communicate more confidently and effectively in group situations.

Pop by Oak Lawn on Monday to get some FREE soup & bread (vegan option available) and pick up a the 2011 Student Survival Handbook! We also have a guest speaker 1.30pm from Befriend Inc. to talk about social networks.

These workshops are for postgrads writing a dissertation as part of a coursework degree. Each workshop provides a brief session on a different aspect of writing and an opportunity to get individual help.

With so many book chapters, journal papers and lecture notes to read, it can often feel as if you’re drowning in printed materials. This workshop will teach several reading techniques that will help you chose what to read and how to read it efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of your (...)

If you want to know how to incorporate sources more effectively in your writing, this is the place to start! Discover different ways of referring to sources to improve your academic writing style.

This event is full.

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The UWA Health Promotion Unit (HPU) runs regular free RSA training to all UWA students & staff. The RSA course is an approved training course through the Australian Academy of Hospitality Management (AAHM). Participants receive a RSA (...)

This workshop aims to explain the notion of a function as a graphical representation of a mathematical or experimental relationship. Students will develop intuition for the concepts of domain and range, as well as see how to calculate these both graphically and algebraically. An introduction to (...)

The Soil&Water Seminar at 1pm on Tues, Sept. 6th will be given by Professor Martin Fey from the School of Earth and Environment. All welcome!

TITLE: “Towards a philosophy of soil science”

ABSTRACT: Besides the philosophy of science there is a philosophy of particular (...)

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.



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Co-ordinated by Associate Professor Victoria Rogers, School of Music, UWA these seminars are presented by the School’s honours-level students.

Have you ever noticed how in spoken English some words are emphasised and others seem to run together? Join this workshop to practice typical patterns of stress in everyday conversational English.

With so many book chapters, journal papers and lecture notes to read, it can often feel as if you’re drowning in printed materials. This workshop will teach several reading techniques that will help you chose what to read and how to read it efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of your (...)

Good writing is clear, concise and easy-to-read. Learn techniques that will help your writing flow.

Graham Mann is a Professor in Medicine at the University of Sydney at the Westmead Millennium Institute and Melanoma Institute Australia. After training in medical oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital he worked as a graduate student at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Sydney Branch (...)

Some of us find it hard to voice our ideas in tutes, yet speaking up is one of the most important skills you can develop at university and in you career. Learn simple strategies so you can communicate more confidently and effectively in group situations.

Almost 1 in 20 Australians will be diagnosed with a malignant melanoma. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to find out how scientists and clinicians are waging war on melanoma and using new treatments to halt the rising tide of fatal melanoma cases. World expert, Professor Grant McArthur is (...)

If you want to know how to incorporate sources more effectively in your writing, this is the place to start! Discover different ways of referring to sources to improve your academic writing style.

This workshop aims to explain the notion of a function as a graphical representation of a mathematical or experimental relationship. Students will develop intuition for the concepts of domain and range, as well as see how to calculate these both graphically and algebraically. An introduction to (...)

The circulation driven by wave breaking, tides and winds within a fringing coral reef system (Ningaloo Reef) in Western Australia was investigated using field observations and numerical modeling of a section of reef at Sandy Bay. The observed circulation followed a consistent pattern, with cross-re (...)