What's On at UWA

The forum will discuss a number of infectious disease threats that society has or may have to face and how the scientific community is dealing with these issues. Specific areas of interest include: the chance of another SARS outbreak, the impending influenza pandemic, climate change and its impact (...)

The mirror test – a classic investigation of consciousness in animal research – has aspects of a typical pulp science fiction scenario of alien abduction: an animal is rendered unconscious, during which time dye is applied to its face in some way; when it awakes, the animal is given access to a (...)

Understanding the process of practice change by rural landholders is crucial for policy makers, agricultural researchers, extension agents, environmental management bodies, NGOs and agricultural consultants.

Professor Armato's main research interests include the automated detection of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) scans, enhanced visualization techniques for chest radiography, and imaging-based tumor response assessment for lung cancer and mesothelioma. Professor Armato is a Principal (...)

The Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy conducts research into natural resource issues addressed by Australia's largest national environmental programs, including: biodiversity, water resource quality and land degradation.

Professor Ruth Gilbert is Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Child Health, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University College London - Institute of Child Health. The two current strands of Professor Gilbert's research, infections and child maltreatment, incorporate (...)

‘Welcome to Country’ by Dr Richard Walley at 6.35pm

Price: FREE – RSVPs essential as space is strictly limited.

The Talk About Art event in July is held in conjunction with the Noongar Koort Boodja – Noongar Heartland exhibition being presented by Gadfl y Gallery in July in The (...)

In recent years, the focus on Islam in Western nations has become significant, particularly the way in which Muslims can live harmoniously in these nations. Key events such as Pope Benedict XVI’s address to Regensburg University in September 2006, as well as the Danish Cartoon controversy (...)

The course aims to help participants write effective and publishable book reviews across a variety of genres. It will develop the skills and techniques required to purposefully critique texts. The basics of writing style appropriate to criticism will be discussed and implemented in a variety of (...)

Digital cameras have more controls and features than film cameras and yet most often they are not utilised to full effect. Gain the confidence to operate your camera and its features to produce better photographs of people, places or plants. Course Code: 0942731 Sat 10am-3pm Jul 11 Thu 7-9pm Jul 16 (...)

A Day in the Life of an Astronomy Student is open to current Year 11 and 12 students in WA secondary schools. Students will have the opportunity to locate and view sunspots, to undertake various activities with a radio telescope and learn of the wonders of the Square Kilometer Array, the greatest (...)

Evening classes from 6.30pm-8.30pm

10 Week Course commencing 14 July 2009

Designed for those with an interest in travel, business and friendship.

APIS WA in conjunction with Philosophy at UWA, Notre Dame and Curtin Universities are pleased to host a philosophy cafe open to all. Bring a friend and Join us for some interesting philosophical exchange. Everyone is Welcome!!!

We are now nearing a period in our cosmic time travel that will contain one of the Universe’s most profound events –the first light from the first star – the “dawn of creation”. This event will be found and studied by a new telescope which, when completed in 2020, will be the world’s largest (...)

One reason that human activities have so often been unsustainable may be that the global patterns of productivity are not understood correctly. The global distribution of marine productivity, which is highest in the high latitudes, has been well-understood for several centuries, although this has (...)

Most agree that we can no longer rely on oil for our future energy needs and the search for the next big energy sources is more urgent than ever. This talk will discuss the various forms of energy resources which are available: fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), renewable energies (solar, bio, hydro (...)

This course will discuss the skeletal evidence for the earliest species of humans from the first australopithecines to homo erectus. It will consider where and how each species lived and what the physical changes successive species underwent may mean in terms of their ability to survive and their (...)

Composition is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding aspects of photography and mastering its principles can mean really big improvements to your photographs. This course will be particularly beneficial to beginners wishing to develop their expertise with film or digital cameras, but will also (...)

Designed for those who know the basic functions and features of their digital camera and wish to learn more, or have completed the Beginners course. Topics include aperture priority, shutter speed priority, portrait modes, landscape modes, exposure compensation, eliminating shutter lag, manual (...)

This course gives a valuable insight into what images sell and who buys them? Are you considering commercial, photo-art or stock? Copyright, model releases and managing your digital assets are considered along with licensing and contracts. Which stock agencies are worthwhile? What are the technical (...)