What's On at UWA

As the Australian LNG sector continues to grapple with productivity challenges, Doug Buckley, VP Commercial Shell Australia, will talk about the role innovation has to play in keeping Australia competitive in the global gas market, and attracting future investment.

Peter Hartley, BHP (...)

This seminar will give an overview of the water supply planning in Western Australia. There are two main components of planning water supply systems:

SOURCE PLANNING

Source planning involves the selection of a water source to supply an area. From a technical point of (...)

Scope: How do you creatively plan for a population of 62 million by 2100? Australia’s current major city planning frameworks only account for an extra 5.5 million people. Whether we want a ‘Big Australia’ or not, Australia’s 21st century is likely to see rapid and continual growth – if (...)

The Blood Service mobile unit will be located at the UWA Crawley campus 2 - 5 September and has many appointments available. To make an appointment call 13 95 96 or visit donateblood.com.au Every blood donation can save three lives and only takes one hour of your time.

The natural-capital concept integrates economic thinking with ecological principles by considering nature’s stocks of materials and energy as capital. Nature comprises an assemblage of natural capital stocks, and they, in connected sum, form our ecological infrastructure. Soil is a key (...)

The three-dimensional hydrodynamic Estuary, Lake and Coastal Ocean Model (ELCOM) coupled with the ecological Computational Aquatic Ecosystem DYnamics Model (CAEDYM) was applied to Urayama Reservoir in order to examine the effect of an inflow bypass on the water quality in the reservoir. The (...)

A public lecture by Marion Stamp Dawkins, Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Oxford.

Cost: Free, but RSVP required. Register online: http://2050food2-eorg.eventbrite.com.au/#

Greater efficiency may for some people be an obvious goal for providing food security for an (...)

W.A. has an economy that is highly dependent on mining and minerals processing. The state, which covers the western third of the Australian continent, has a population of only 2.3 million people (10% of Australia’s total), but is responsible for 46% of Australia’s total exports and 58% of (...)

The DOW owns and operates an extensive network of monitoring bores and gauging stations throughout Western Australia and also holds copious amounts of data collected on a project-by-project basis. Each year the Department services around 3,000 water data requests through a process which is entirely (...)

The Environment Department's putting on a free barbecue for bike riders. Bring your helmet down and get a free sausage!

The Environment Department meets every 2 weeks to work on projects and get stuff done! If you would like to get involved with us, come along and say hi!

Major discussion points this week: Student Paper Avoidance Strategy Chasing Ice Film Night Disposable packaging survey Usual project (...)

Description: Large lakes play an important role in global carbon cycling. However, deep lakes are susceptible to anoxia with the associated loss of biodiversity if overloaded with nutrients; the balance between the forces that stabilise a lake and those that mix the water column is very delicate (...)

We are covering a range of issues in animal welfare, including the Free the Bears Foundation, consumer law relevance to animal protection, what animal protection organisations should be doing to promote change and a bit about Live Exports.

A public lecture by Fred Allendorf, Regents Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, University of Montana and 2013 US Fulbright Senior Specialist UWA.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential. Register: http://2050food3-eorg.eventbrite.com.au/#

Wild marine fisheries comprise (...)

Come join Swan Estuaries Reserve Action Group in helping to protect and restore native vegetation in the beautiful Pelican Point area!

The Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group was formed in response to a pressing need for action to ensure the long term health and well being of three very (...)

The UBC's first cycling weekend! Held to coincide with the South West Cycle Club annual event; the Lighthouse to lighthouse ride. The LTL will help raise money for the St John of God South West Coronary Care and Cancer Service, supporting amongst other many other important causes - rural cancer (...)

An Inquiring Minds public lecture by Professor Carlos M. Duarte, Director of The UWA Oceans Institute.

The ocean is the ultimate sink for plastic pollution, impacting marine life from tiny copepods to whales. The finding of an accumulation of plastic debris floating in the NW Pacific (...)

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

Presented by every environment club at UWA: UWA Code Green, People for Animal Welfare (...)

"You burn, you earn!" - Legendary Guild Director Wayne.

Come along this Tuesday and get a free Bike Breakfast from the Guild!! As long as you bring your helmet you'll get a free breakfast including either:

Bacon Eggs Beans and Toast

or the vegetarian (...)

This lecture by Professor Michael Crawford, Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, is a part of the 2013 ‘Celebrating Oceans Initiatives’ co-sponsored by the UWA Oceans Institute and the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies, the WA Museum and the Maritime Museum.