Events

Upcoming events at Western Sydney University are listed below.

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• Nov 28
  Workshops available to help with writing and referencing

  During 28 November to 2 December, you can attend Academic Literacy Workshops to develop your writing and referencing skills.

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  students
  During 28 November to 2 December, you can attend Academic Literacy Workshops to develop your writing and referencing skills.

  During 28 November - 2 December, attend either an on-campus or online workshop to brush up on your writing and referencing skills.
  
  For more information and to register for a workshop go to www.westernsydney.edu.au/getreadyform

  Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:30:00 +1100
• Nov 29
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  School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences student showcase and awards ceremony.

  School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences student showcase and awards ceremony.

  Join us for an evening of celebration and fine dining -

  Celebrate student achievements and connect with industry partners while enjoying a sumptuous 3 course banquet; and

  Be inspired by Keynote Speaker, Amanda Johnstone, founding CEO of EmotionAI and mental health company, Transhuman Inc.

  We look forward to seeing you there

  • Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
  • Time: 6.30pm - 10.00pm
  • Location: The Epping Club 45-47 Rawson Street Epping, NSW 2121
  • RSVP: Friday, 18 November 2022 via the link below
  Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +1100
• Nov 30
  2022 Badugulang Teaching and Learning Showcase

  Come and engage with the extraordinary and exemplary work being done across Western.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Meetings; Online Events
  All staff
  Come and engage with the extraordinary and exemplary work being done across Western.

  The showcase features keynote presentations from:

  - Sustainability Education at Western aligned with our THE #1 World ranking for commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
  - Alexandra Johnston, University of Melbourne presenting research into peer review, scholarly insights and findings to enhance teaching practice and student learning experience
  - Dr Jenna Condie - Western’s 2021 Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award Winner

  There will also be three parallel streams to further showcase the excellent work in the areas of:

  - Peer Review and Mentoring
  - Educational Partnerships, and
  - Teaching Innovation

  Register your attendance via the web page.

  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +1100
• Dec 1
  Dementia Information Session

  Free Online Dementia Information Session! Join Dr Diana Karamacoska, for an interactive online workshop exploring how dementia can affect people.

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  Free Online Dementia Information Session! Join Dr Diana Karamacoska, for an interactive online workshop exploring how dementia can affect people.

  South West Sydney is expected to have the highest increase in dementia cases in all of NSW by 2050. Dementia is a brain illness that can affect mobility, vision and cognition. It is NOT a normal part of ageing.

  Join Western Sydney University researcher and brain health advocate, Dr Diana Karamacoska, for an interactive online workshop exploring how dementia can affect people of all ages.

  When: 1 December 2022

  Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

  Where:  https://uws.zoom.us/j/87831520664

  RSVP via the web page below.

  OR call 0450 880 580

  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +1100
• Dec 2
  Seminar: End of life for people with intellectual disability: We can help or harm

  Western Sydney University, School of Psychology, would like to invite you to join us as we present our guest speakers Michele Wiese and Roger Stancliff.

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  Western Sydney University, School of Psychology, would like to invite you to join us as we present our guest speakers Michele Wiese and Roger Stancliff.

  Western Sydney University, School of Psychology, would like to invite you to join us as we present our guest speakers Michele Wiese and Roger Stancliffe.

  The online seminar will showcase their recently published book and draw on freely-available case studies, video examples and practical resources.

  Michele and Roger will detail two key issues about engaging with people with intellectual disability about the end of life. First, showing how talking with people with intellectual disability about the end of life does no harm, and in fact can be helpful for all. Some examples of how to help individuals understand the end of life will be presented.

  Second, the pivotal role of those caring for people with intellectual disability who are dying will be discussed, including current challenges, and skills and training aimed to ensure the needs and wishes of the dying person remain central.

  12pm to 1pm, Friday, 2nd December 2022

  Register via Eventbrite via the web page below.

  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +1100
• Dec 4
  Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference

  33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference.

  Conferences and seminars
  Students, Academic & Professional staff
  33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference.

  The School of Engineering, Design & Built Environment will be hosting the 33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Conference between 4 & 7 December 2022 at the Peter Shergold building at 1PSQ, Parramatta.

  Titled, Future of Engineering Education, the conference will bring together representatives from the higher education sector and engineering industry to strategically plan the way forward for engineering institutions in the ensuing years. More than 300 authors from 14 countries across the globe will participate in the conference.  Prominent educational experts from Australia, UK and USA will make keynote presentations.

  A series of oral presentation and workshop sessions have been scheduled. These sessions have been divided along the following broad themes.

  • COVID-19 and education
  • Digital tools in education
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Educational skills and curricula
  • General engineering education
  • Engineering practice
  • Indigenous engineering
  • Industry needs
  • Professional skills and employability
  • Student engagement
  • Sustainable development
  • Teamwork and communication skills

  A round table discussion on Women in Engineering and a book launch on indigenous engineering have also been scheduled.

  Full details can be found via the web page below.

  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +1100
• Dec 5
  What matters: Indigenous LGBTIQ+ Pasts, Presents and Futures

  This symposium presents papers on a variety of topics related to Indigenous sexuality and/or gender diversity.

  Conferences and seminars
  This symposium presents papers on a variety of topics related to Indigenous sexuality and/or gender diversity.

  This symposium includes presentations from across the disciplines on a wide variety of historical, contemporary, and future forward topics related to Indigenous sexuality and/or gender diverse peoples and communities.

  Presenters

  • Professor Sandy 0’Sullivan (Keynote ) - No Cession: queer as we are
  • Associate Professor Corrinne Sullivan & Professor Karen Soldatic – Darilinji Project
  • Georgia Coe - ‘Coming together’: Exploring the power, strengths and supports of Indigenous queer identity communities online
  • Madi Day - Coloniality, gender and heterosexuality
  • Shakara Liddelow-Hunt - Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge): The mental health and social emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people
  • Pep Phelan - Indigenous LGBTIQA+ Existences, Safety, and Wellbeing as a Critical Component of Truth and Justice Commissions in Australia
  • Souksavanh T Keovorabouth - A New City is Possible with “City-Back”: Utilizing “Land-Back” to Understand the Impacts of Relocation on Queer Indigenous Urban Experience
  • Leandro Wallace - Connections across the globe: The Colonial Project of Gender and the Modern/Colonial System of Gender in conversation
  • Dr Hannah Reardon-Smith - Queer First Nations ‘Storytelling Wholeness’ and ‘Some Properly Hot Gay Sex’
  • Shane Sturgis BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation – Darilinji Community report and Roadmap
  Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:30:00 +1100
• Dec 8
  16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, 2022 theme: UNITE! Activism to end violence Event

  16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, 2022 theme: UNITE! Activism to end violence Event

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  16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, 2022 theme: UNITE! Activism to end violence Event

  Dear Colleagues

  You are invited to attend our 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, 2022 theme: UNITE! Activism to end violence Event

  • Date: Thursday, 8^th December
  • Location: Western Sydney University,Female Orphan School – Building EZ, Conference Room 1
  • Time: 8.45 am arrival.

  Program

  • Tea / coffee on arrival

  • Welcome to Country

  • Prof. Kate Stevens (PVC STEM) to open the event on the part of WSU

  • Keynote Address: Padma Raman (CEO, ANROWS)

  • Morning Tea

  • Presentations and discussions by community organisations such as:
    • African women’s group
    • Cumberland Domestic Violence and Family Violence Interagency Network, Parramatta
    • ACON (Anti-violence Project / Safety and Inclusion)
    • Others to be confirmed
    • Q & A

  • Networking Lunch

  • Recapping morning sessions – Mapping Synergies, strategies, collaborations for change

  • Interactive workshop: Local experiences and research informing strategies for change – influencing institutional, local, national, and international policy and practices.

  • Facilitators recapping of key collaborative strategies identified in workshop

  • Final Rap – Where to from here?

  • Afternoon tea and close (around 3pm)

  For more information please see the flyer attached.

  To attend, please Register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/addressing-gender-and-sexuality-based-violence-through-collaborations-tickets-464832335027

  Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:45:00 +1100
• Dec 8
  University's Excellence Awards

  Celebrating the achievements of our staff and students.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Meetings
  Staff and Students
  Celebrating the achievements of our staff and students.

  University Awards Ceremony, bringing together staff and students to celebrate their achievements.

  Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +1100
• Dec 8
  Yarramundi Lecture 2022

  The Yarramundi Lecture provides a forum for the discussion of issues of local and national importance.

  Conferences and seminars; Social events
  Students, Staff and Community
  The Yarramundi Lecture provides a forum for the discussion of issues of local and national importance.

  Please join us for the 2022 Yarramundi Lecture on Thursday 8 December from 6.30pm at the Sir Ian and Nancy Turbott Auditorium on the Parramatta South campus.

  The Yarramundi Lecture celebrates Indigenous history, culture, and achievements. It provides a forum to discuss issues that are of local and national importance. This annual event is central to the University’s longstanding commitment to its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

  This year’s guest speakers are:

  • Thomas Mayor is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Erubamle, Kalkalgal Torres Strait Islander. He is a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and is the National Indigenous Officer of  the Maritime Union of Australia. Thomas has written and published five books, including Dear Son - Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons.
  • Dr Angela Dos Santos is an Australian Stroke Alliance Fellow, Angela is Australia’s first Indigenous neurologist and is a key clinical expert on aeromedical plans at the Melbourne Brain Centre and is co-chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Council.
  • Brooke Toli is a Western Sydney University student, Student Ambassador for the Office of Marketing, and a casual tutor for the Badanami Centre of Indigenous Education.

  To attend this year’s Yarramundi Lecture please register online via https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/yarramundi-2022-tickets-431335324567(opens in a new window).

  Thu, 08 Dec 2022 18:30:00 +1100
• Dec 14
  SoP Colloquium with Genevieve L. Quek

  Title One face, many functions: Critical information thresholds for generic and familiar face recognition at the same encounter

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  Title One face, many functions: Critical information thresholds for generic and familiar face recognition at the same encounter

  You are invited to join us for this rescheduled SoP Colloquium with guest speaker Genevieve Quek - MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development.

  Title

  One face, many functions: Critical information thresholds for generic and familiar face recognition at the same encounter

  Date: 14^th December 2022

  Time: 10am to 11am

  (this is planned earlier than our normal schedule so staff may attend the MARCS end of year event at 12pm)

  This event will be held via Zoom

  Please register your attendance through Eventbrite to receive the zoom details: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sop-colloquium-with-genevieve-l-quek-marcs-tickets-465397304867

  Further details of the Colloquium are in the attached flyer

  Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +1100