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Achieve a simpler, smoother writing style through the effective use of paraphrase.

This workshop offers students a collection of tools which will help them to calculate limits. Students will see that most limits can be calculated mentally, and will see how to develop their thought process before writing down their workings. Many different examples will be given, including some of (...)

This workshop aims to demonstrate that most of the functions we deal with are transformations of simpler functions. Furthermore, there are certain ways of reading functions which allow us to graph and understand more complicated functions.

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.

Want to be a powerful speaker, but unsure about how English rhythm can help? Come to this active learning workshop to practice using English rhythm to get your message across.

What constitutes a good academic assignment? Discover the criteria lecturers use when they grade your assignments so that you can earn better marks! Using Sources

Hugh completed a PhD at the Baker Heart Research Institute and CSIRO’s Division of Human Nutrition in the field of lipoprotein metabolism. He subsequently spent eleven years at the University of Washington, Seattle, in the Department of Bioengineering, initially as a research fellow and finally (...)

If you’re not used to it, speaking in front of a group can be a challenging task! This workshop is designed to give you practical advice on effective communication including how to use your voice, what to do with your hands and how to appear calm and in control (even if it might not feel that way) (...)

Achieve a simpler, smoother writing style through the effective use of paraphrase.

This workshop offers students a collection of tools which will help them to calculate limits. Students will see that most limits can be calculated mentally, and will see how to develop their thought process before writing down their workings. Many different examples will be given, including some of (...)

Assoc. Prof. Glen Phillips (ECU) and John Ryan, PhD candidate (ECU) examine the relationship between painting and poetry through a discussion of two works from the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's current exhibition, Recent Part: Sydney Nolan's 'The Snake' and 'Flower panels [Paradise Garden]' (...)

This workshop aims to demonstrate that most of the functions we deal with are transformations of simpler functions. Furthermore, there are certain ways of reading functions which allow us to graph and understand more complicated functions.

Chlorination for the disinfection of drinking water has been heralded as one of the most significant public health advances in human history due to the reduction of waterborne disease. However, one unintended effect of disinfection is that the disinfectant can react with natural organic matter (NOM) (...)

This year's St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies, Professor Gerald O'Collins SJ AC, will examine the impact of Philip Pullman's popular adaptations of the life of Christ. Professor O'Collins is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading theologians, having taught at the Gregorian (...)

Shakespeare and Song: Depictions of Shakespearean Emotions in Arias and Song Artistry!

This exciting program draws on verse by Shakespeare presented both in spoken and sung recitation to explore early modern as well as contemporary understandings of human emotion: passion, hate, joy (...)

As an Honours student, you may be required to communicate your research through an oral presentation at a conference or seminar. This workshop will identify characteristics of successful conference presentations and will get you thinking about how you can clearly convey your research to a wider (...)

Presenting involves lots of thought about your material and your audience. This workshop will show you how to develop (and practice) presentations that are well structured, clearly thought-out and delivered with ease.

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.

If you sometimes make notes of what you have read, and then wonder afterwards what you wrote down (and why) and how all those words are connected, you are not alone! This workshop will help you read with a purpose, ‘scan’ for information you need and remember material for longer. It will also (...)

Write like a student and you will sound like a student; write like a pro and you will sound like a pro. Convince others that you're an expert by establishing a clear, critical voice in which you set your ideas in the context of those of other experts in your field.