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January 2012
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Monday 23 |
9:00 - EVENT - Rasch Conference : Fifth International conference on probabilistic models for Measurement
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The Graduate School of Education at UWA is hosting the Fifth International conference on probabilistic models for Measurement in Education, Psychology, Social Science and Health from 23 to 25 January 2012. The emphasis of the conference is on the Rasch model, named after the Danish mathematician (...)
18:30 - COURSE - Chinese Languages Courses-Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced & Business Chinese : 10 week course
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The Confucius Institute will be running our 1st intake of our Chinese Language courses for the year. We offer an ongoing series of Chinese language classes from Beginners to Advanced levels and Business Chinese.
Our language courses are designed for those with an interest in travel (...)
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February 2012
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Thursday 02 |
Registration: Free – lunch and afternoon tea provided
Programme:
12.00pm Overview of symposium aims, followed by lunch and networking
12.30pm Talk 1 – Kevin Pfleger: “Shedding light on receptor complexes”
12.50pm Talk 2 – Elizabeth Johnstone: “Heteromerisation with the bradykinin type 2 (...)
Professor Stephen Hill obtained his PhD from Cambridge in 1979. Following postdoctoral, lecturer and Reader positions at Cambridge and Nottingham, he was appointed Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Nottingham in 1995. In 1997 he became Director of the Institute of Cell Signalling and then Head (...)
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Monday 06 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - No more needles � Nanopatch technology for a healthier world
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The dynamic inventor of the vaccine Nanopatch, Prof. Mark Kendall, will talk about the development and enormous potential of this revolutionary technology for vaccine delivery. You can also explore the Incredible Inner Space exhibition, which includes an amazing microscope image of the Nanopatch.
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Tuesday 14 |
8:30 - SYMPOSIUM - Blooming Minds at Work SYMPOSIUM : Identifying and Preventing Psychological Injury
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This one day event will help you to understand and limit the impact of mental health issues in the workplace, provide sound strategies to minimise your workplace psychological injury risk and generate ideas for how you can shift your organisations mental health culture.
The topics to be explored by (...)
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Thursday 16 |
Professor Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of London. Joining the University of Southern California, he went on to be the Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1993-2011. He is a past President of the American Association for Cancer Research. He has published more than (...)
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Wednesday 29 |
18:00 - EXHIBITION - Student Gallery Viewing : An opportunity for students to view the new exhibitions on campus.
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Students are invited to spend an evening at the gallery observing the vibrant colours, eclecticism and innovation of the Western Desert’s Ngaanyatjarra artists, rediscover some forgotten treasures from the Berndt Museum and view important pieces from Australia’s largest collection of women’s (...)
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March 2012
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Thursday 01 |
11:00 - EVENT - English Language Assistants for work in Spain : Information session on paid short term positions as English Language assistants in Spain
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For all students who might be interested in paid, short term positions as English Language assistants in Spain, the Spanish Counsellor for Education, Prof Gonzalez Fernandez-Corugedo will be giving a presentation. To be eligible you need to be an Australian national, have completed a university (...)
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Friday 02 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Science Communication Seminar Series : Sony ExploraScience – an interactive science museum
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Behind the scenes at Tokyo's Sony ExploraScience interactive science museum - a summer of science performances, blogging, media releases and workshop planning
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Sunday 04 |
18:30 - OPENING CEREMONY - UWA Commencement Prayers : Annual service of Christian prayer to launch the new year, for staff and students.
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At this point of the year staff and students throw themselves at a semester full of things that change them, new knowledge, new relationships, new inner challenges and new questions.
This service is an opportunity to make time to orient towards what God is doing with this world and with them, and (...)
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Tuesday 06 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Metabolic regulation of insulin secretion and the impact of exercise : School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: A large body of work has been produced in the laboratory of Prof. Newsholme detailing the importance of amino acids to insulin secretion. While long-term exposure to high glucose induces oxidative stress in beta cells, conflicting results have been published regarding the impact of ROS (...)
13:00 - EVENT - UWA Careers Centre Employer Talk 2012 - The Boston Consulting Group : Find out more about the Boston Consulting Group. Don't miss the chance to meet them on campus.
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BCG is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses. Our customised approach (...)
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre Employer Talk - Arup : Find out more about working for Arup
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Arup staff members from the Perth office will be presenting on the Arup graduate development program to kick off their recruitment activities for the 2013 graduate intake.
All Civil Engineering graduating or vacation students of the University of Western Australia are welcome to attend (...)
13:00 - TALK - Engineers Without Borders UWA FireUp! : Learn all about the wide range of volunteering activities EWB offers
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Just signed up with EWB (or even just thinking about it) and want to get involved for real?? This event is for YOU! Come CONNECT with new friends, LEARN about who we are and what we do, TAKE ADVANTAGE of opportunities and GET INVOLVED!!! Why just FLOAT through uni? Do you want to....
17:30 - FREE LECTURE - Unsafe Haven, Hazaras In Afghanistan : Public Lecture by Mr. Abdul Karim Hekmat on Hazaras and their treatment in Afghanistan
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Last November a 27 years old Hazara asylum seeker was about to be deported to Afghanistan. The Federal Magistrate Court put a temporary injunction against his forced removal because of ‘lack of procedural fairness.’ Now a legal challenge is underway in the High Court to determine the fate of (...)
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Wednesday 07 |
11:30 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre-Deloitte Drop-in session : Find out more about working for Deloitte. Don't miss the chance to meet them on campus.
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Representatives from Deloitte will be in the Business School foyer to answer your questions about their graduate and vacation programs. Don't miss out, their applications close in March.
Find out more about the CPA at the drop-in session in the Business School foyer.
13:00 - TALK - UWA Careers Centre- EMPLOYER TALK 2012- McKinsey & Company : Find out more about working for McKinsey & Company. Don't miss the chance to meet them on campus.
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McKinsey & Company is the world's most influential management consulting firm. In 2011 we served private companies and public sector institutions from more than 89 offices in over 50 countries. In a career with McKinsey, you will build unparalleled expertise, work with leading corporations (...)
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Arab Spring, Non-Arab reactions : Public Lecture by Professor Ehud Toledano on reactions by non-Arabs to the Arab Spring
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Speaker Bio:
Ehud Toledano is a Professor of Ottoman and Middle Eastern History, and the Director of the Graduate School of Historical Studies at Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Previously, he held the role as Head of the University’s History Department. He is a leading Israeli academic specializing (...)
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