13:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture - Professor Shiro Ikegawa : Genomic Analysis of Bone and Joint Diseases - An Integrated Approach of Human and Mouse Genetics
Professor Shiro Ikegawa is a leading international expert in the field of molecular genetics of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis with a distinguished record of achievement. He frequently publishes scientific discovery in Nature and Science; he has had in excess of 160 publications since 1990, and (...)
19:00 - CANCELLED - Auction - Perth Modern School presents : Auction of Promises
The talk: Energy, Climate and People -
The world is running out of cheap oil and gas. If the past is any guide, energy demand is set to increase as the global population both increases and looks for higher living standards. There will be parallel but different pressures on water. The way (...)
18:30 - PERFORMANCE - Sharon Biddle School of Dance : Annual Dance Concert 2009
Kensington Secondary School presents Learn to Live!
Where: Octagon Theatre
When: 3 December 2009 at 6.30pm
Tickets available through Kensington SHS.
Friday 04
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Media Skills Workshop : Professional journalists teach researchers to work more effectively with the media. Hosted by the Science Communication Program.
Have you ever wondered…
What makes a media friendly story?
Why doesn’t the story look like the information I provided?
Why do I feel at the media’s (...)
19:30 - AWARD CEREMONY - St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls : 2009 Speech Night
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
Come and see Jeremy fisher, Mrs Tiggy Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin and more as they are brought to life in a delightful ballet that will thrill audiences of all ages.
1914 Ballet
Set at Christmas time in Australia during the first World War (...)
Saturday 05
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - WA Performance School presents : Junior and Senior School Concerts
WA Performance School presents
Junior and Senior School Concerts
Where: Octagon Theatre
When: 6 December 2009
Junior School Concert at 1pm, Senior School at 4pm
Tickets avavilable through BOCS.
17:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents : Sing It! 2009
A concert of community singing and festive joy featuring Stirling Silver Singers & Friends in Harmony, Harbourside Retirement Village Choir, Students from Vocal Studies UWA, Fremantle Women's Choir, Highgate Primary School, Working Voices Choir, Catch Music Project, People Who Care, Rhythm of (...)
Monday 07
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Consumer and Community Involvement in Research : School of Population Health - Summer School 2009 unit
This course has been developed in response to queries from researchers and students on practical ways to start involving consumers and the community in their research.
The aims of the two-day workshop are to:
* raise awareness of the contribution consumers and the (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Science Education in the 21st Century : using the methods of science to teach science
A free public lecture by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, Director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative
Research on how people learn is now revealing how many teachers misinterpret what students are thinking and learning from traditional science classes and exams. However, research (...)
19:00 - AWARD CEREMONY - Ballajura Community College : Award Ceremony
Come and join us for a friendly evening of philosophical dialogue. This FREE community event is open to all and no philosophical background is necessary. This event is supported by Philosophy at Notre Dame, Curtin and UWA. It is hosted by the Philosophy in Schools Association Inc.
Thursday 10
13:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture - Professor Richard W Light : "The Pleura: What is known and what is not".
Richard Light is a distinguished pulmonologist internationally renowned for his research in pleural disease. He received his MD from the Johns Hopkins University in 1968, and trained at the Johns Hopkins Hospital during which time he published the landmark paper on ‘Light’s Criteria’ for defining (...)