The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) is commencing its Postgrad Roadshow series in WA.  This half-day event offers postgrads an opportunity to tweak their research skills along with postgrads from other WA universities.

The event is free and includes a masterclass presented by Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner, ‘The 7 Secrets of Highly Successful PhD Students’ and a public forum 'Intellectual Property and Postgraduate Students'.

Date        Friday October 10, 2008

STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
PROGRAM: Perth Public Hearings

Tuesday 12 August 2008
9.00 am to 2.00 pm
Room 1, Level 1, Legislative Assembly, 11 Harvest St, Perth

9.00 – 9.45 Professor Su Lloyd

9.45 – 10.30 Institute Postdoctoral Researchers Association at the
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Western Australia

10.45 – 12.15 Roundtable:

    * Curtin University of Technology
    * Edith Cowan University

While this network is not academic at its core, it is a valuable starting point to find out what is occurring in the scientific community in WA, including possibly your own field.

"ScienceNetwork WA is an exciting project developed by Scitech in partnership with the Government of Western Australia.

Undertake research towards your Australian PhD and build research links with leading U.S. institutions.

Applications are now open for the 2009 Fulbright Western Australia Scholarship. Valued at up to $40,000 this scholarship supports a talented Western Australian based postgraduate or postdoctoral scholar to undertake study or research in the United States for three to twelve months.

The scholarship may be started anytime between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010.

The Impact of Global Warming on Western Australia
Organisation: UWA
Dates: 12-Jun-2007 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Address: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA

Presented by Dr Ray Wills, Chair of the WA Sustainable Energy Association Inc.

Organisation: Institute of Advanced Studies
Dates: 6-Jun-2007 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Address: Geography Lecture Theatre 2, UWA
City/State: Perth WA
Phone: 08 6488 1340
Email: iasuwa@admin.uwa.edu.au

Panel Discussion: What has happened to "sustainability"?

Convenors:
Professor Kay Milton, Queen's University Belfast and Institute of Advanced Studies Professor-at-Large & Professor David Trigger, Chair Anthropology and Sociology, UWA

Panellists:
Professor Richard Hobbs, Chair in Environmental Science, Murdoch University;

Organisation: UWA
Dates: 4-Jun-2007 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM
Address: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA
City/State: Perth WA

Organisation: Institute of Advanced Studies
Dates: 4-Jun-2007 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Address: Octagon Theatre, UWA
City/State: Perth WA
Contacts Phone: 08 6488 1340
Email: ias@admin.uwa.edu.au

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