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Upcoming events at Western Sydney University are listed below.

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Apr 28

Research Seminars - School of Medicine
The School of Medicine Research Seminar Series will be held every Tuesday at 4.00pm via zoom.

Conferences and seminars

The School of Medicine Research Seminar Series will be held every Tuesday at 4.00pm via zoom.
The School of Medicine warmly invites you to attend our weekly research seminars on Tuesday's at 4.00pm.
Starting Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 4.00pm.
PRESENTERS: Include HDR Students, SOM Academics and invited national and international speakers discussing their cutting-edge research.
ZOOM INFO: ·https://uws.zoom.us/j/91764666589

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +1000
Oct 26

Easy steps to making your Word documents more accessible
Are your learning materials accessible for all students?

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Are your learning materials accessible for all students?
To support staff in making their materials accessible, Learning Futures is running series of “Easy steps to making your learning content more accessible” workshops in October. Many students may have some degree of difficulty accessing and comprehending content because of the way it is presented. These workshops outline the importance of accessibility and the most common issues faced by students. They will equip staff to make materials clearer and accessible for ALL students. It's not just about colour and font size! This workshop will focus on Word documents.

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 26

Video Assessments
This session covers three ways to use Blackboard tools to allow students to submit video content.

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

This session covers three ways to use Blackboard tools to allow students to submit video content.
“This session covers three ways to use Blackboard tools to allow students to submit video content. Whether students are creating presentations, recording performances or sharing a video, this session covers how content can be marked, shared and discussed.

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +1100
Oct 27

Open Q&A - Quizzes
Bring any “vUWS Quiz” questions to this open session.

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Bring any “vUWS Quiz” questions to this open session.
Bring any “vUWS Quiz” questions to this open session. There is no structured workshop in this session. Come along and have any queries related to Quizzes answered from setting up a quiz in vUWS to editing quiz questions, setting up pool and so on.

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 27

School of Science research seminar on plants, rust pathogens and drought
SoSC research seminar on plants, rust pathogens and drought by Michelle Moffit and Zhonghua Chen.

Conferences and seminars; Online Events

SoSC research seminar on plants, rust pathogens and drought by Michelle Moffit and Zhonghua Chen.
Michelle Moffitt , School of Science, Western Sydney University. Title: Hyperparasites as potential biocontrol agents of rust pathogens. Abstract: Rust pathogens cause damage to plants of agricultural and ecological importance in Australia. Hyperparasites are antagonists of plant pathogens and may provide a potential method of biocontrol against increasingly virulent strains of rust. Here we discuss their isolation, genomic characterisation and identification of antifungal natural products.
And: Zhonghua Chen, School of Science, Western Sydney University. Title: A chloroplast retrograde signal for stomatal evolution and drought tolerance. Abstract: Chloroplast retrograde signalling networks are vital for chloroplast biogenesis, operation, and signalling, including high light and drought stress signalling in green plants. We showed that key elements of the chloroplast retrograde signalling process, the nucleotide phosphatase (SAL1) and 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphate (PAP) metabolism, have evolved in streptophyte algae—the algal ancestors of land plants. Our findings suggest that plants’ adaptation to drought stress was facilitated by this ancestral SAL1-PAP signalling pathway, intersecting with the core ABA signalling in stomatal guard cells.
Join via Zoom - https://uws.zoom.us/j/4841637742?pwd=cXVpNTQ3QXlXVGErUkxaSGMwYWJ1Zz09

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 27

Easy steps to making your PDF documents more accessible
Are your learning materials accessible for all students?

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Are your learning materials accessible for all students?
To support staff in making their materials accessible, Learning Futures is running series of “Easy steps to making your learning content more accessible” workshops in October. Many students may have some degree of difficulty accessing and comprehending content because of the way it is presented. These workshops outline the importance of accessibility and the most common issues faced by students. They will equip staff to make materials clearer and accessible for ALL students. It's not just about colour and font size! This workshop will focus on PDF documents.

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +1100
Oct 27

Writing Marking Rubrics
Learn strategies and practical tips related to designing marking rubrics that meet your marking needs.

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Learn strategies and practical tips related to designing marking rubrics that meet your marking needs.
In this workshop, we will discuss strategies and practical tips related to designing marking rubrics that meet your marking needs. There will also be an opportunity to get practical advice from other WSU colleagues who are experienced in online assessment design, rubrics development and implementation.

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +1100
Oct 28

"Qualtrics Hour" at Western Sydney University
"Qualtrics Hour" at Western Sydney

Training and skill upgrade
"Qualtrics Hour" at Western Sydney
Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
This session is an extension to the Intersect training of "Surveying with Qualtrics at Western Sydney: Online". Intersect eResearch Analyst Jeff Wang will demonstrate in more detail the following features:
- Actions
- Data & Analysis
- Report
- and others if time permits
There will be a Q&A session after the demonstration. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link prior to the session. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff at Jeff.Wang@westernsydney.edu.au.
Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 28

FREE webinar: The politicisation of seeking asylum:
Manus Prison theory and Australia’s response to asylum seekers

academic events; Conferences and seminars; Exhibitions and performances; Information sessions; Online Events

All Welcome
Manus Prison theory and Australia’s response to asylum seekers
Dear colleagues
I'd like to draw your attention to an upcoming symposium ‘The politicisation of seeking asylum: Manus Prison theory and Australia’s response to asylum seekers’. The symposium is convened by Dr Rachel Sharples and Prof Linda Briskman in the School of Social Sciences. There is an exciting line-up of speakers, including: Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian, Alison Mountz, Claire Loughnan, Anne McNevin, Maria Giannacopoulos, Andrew Burridge and Julie Macken. Flyer is attached. All are welcome to attend, but registration is essential.
A summary of the details for this free webinar are:
- Date: Wednesday 28 October 2020
- Time: 10:00am-1:00pm AEST
- Location: Zoom (link provided on registration and prior to event)
- Registration: https://politicsseekasylum.eventbrite.com.au(opens in a new window).
Please feel free to distribute amongst your friends, colleagues and students. Registration is essential in order to obtain the zoom link. The symposium is sponsored by the Challenging Racism Project and the Diversity and Human Rights Research Centre at Western Sydney University, and Academics for Refugees.
Cheers Rachel and Linda
Dr Rachel Sharples | Researcher Challenging Racism Project | School of Social Sciences P: +61 2 4736 0914 | E: r.sharples@westernsydney.edu.au Location: KW.V.1.23 westernsydney.edu.au
Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 28

Easy steps to making your PowerPoint and Panopto videos more accessible
Are your learning materials accessible for all students?

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Are your learning materials accessible for all students?
To support staff in making their materials accessible, Learning Futures is running series of “Easy steps to making your learning content more accessible” workshops in October. Many students may have some degree of difficulty accessing and comprehending content because of the way it is presented. These workshops outline the importance of accessibility and the most common issues faced by students. They will equip staff to make materials clearer and accessible for ALL students. It's not just about colour and font size! This workshop will focus on PowerPoint and Panopto videos.

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:30:00 +1100
Oct 29

International Symposium on Contagion Design: Labour, Economy, Habits, Data
Week 2: Contagious Mutualities

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Week 2: Contagious Mutualities
This is the second of four events of the Contagion Design International Symposium.
Summary: How is contagion designed? How do labour, migration, habits and data configure contagion? Across a program of four weeks of discussion and debate, this event explores the current conjuncture through these vectors to address issues of rising unemployment, restricted movement, increasing governance of populations through data systems and the compulsory redesign of habits. Design logics underscore both biological contagion and political technologies. Contagion is redesigning how labour and migration are differentially governed, experienced and indeed produced. Habits generate modes of exposure and protection from contagion and become a resource for managing biological and social life. Data turns contagion into models that make a virus actionable and calculable. But can the logic of pre-emption and prediction ever accommodate and control the contingencies of a virus? The aim of this event is to explore these issues and their implications for cultural, social and political research. If contagion never abandons the scene of the present, if it persists as a constitutive force in the production of social life, how might we redesign the viral as the friend we love to hate?
This event organised by the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University includes speakers from the ICS together with national and international colleagues.
Register for the second event here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/contagion-design-labour-economy-habits-data-contagious-mutualities-tickets-1222014307691(opens in a new window).
To find out more information about this event, and register for the the other events, please visit: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/events/contagion_design.

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +1100
Oct 30

SoSC research seminar on MRI Contrast agents
MRI Contrast Agents : Past, Present and Future by Abhishek Gupta

Conferences and seminars
MRI Contrast Agents : Past, Present and Future by Abhishek Gupta
School of Science Research Seminar
When: Wednesday 7th October 2020, 10:00
Zoom Meeting ID: 484 163 7742 (see below for full zoom invite)
Speaker: Abhishek Gupta Nanoscale Group, School of Science, Western Sydney University and Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Sciences, Liverpool Hospital
Title: MRI Contrast Agents: Past, Present and Future
Abstract: Every year, about 100 million MRI scans are performed clinically worldwide. Of these, nearly 40% require the injection of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) into the patients prior to the MRI scan to enhance image contrast. This equates to ~50 tons of gadolinium metal being administered annually, resulting in a net annual market share of over one billion dollars. Despite their tremendous success, several short- and long-term safety concerns of GBCAs have emerged over the years. These concerns have recently prompted strict regulatory actions from the health authorities, thus highlighting the urgent need for safer, more efficient, and target-specific alternatives to the current commercial GBCAs. In this talk, I will provide an overview of my research in the development of lipidic, polymeric, and/or inorganic nanoparticles as advanced MRI contrast agents, and will discuss their potential to be used in multimodal imaging and for theranostic purposes. Additionally, I will summarise a range of potential alternatives to GBCAs and their current research status.
For details about SoSC seminars in Parramatta, please contact Dr Patrice Castignolles via email on p.castignolles@westernsydney.edu.au.
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Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Oct 30

Writing & Society Research Centre, Room To Listen online seminar series
Ben Etherington on 'Verse Minstrelsy and the Beginnings of Creole Poetry in Print in the Caribbean'

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All welcome

Ben Etherington on 'Verse Minstrelsy and the Beginnings of Creole Poetry in Print in the Caribbean'
In 1870, a white plantation owner, Michael McTurk, submitted two poems in a kind of Guyanese Creole to Marabunta – a short-lived satirical journal modelled on London’s Punch. McTurk was ventriloquising the persona of an old black plantation worker under the pseudonym of ‘Quow’. These were the first poems in an Anglophone Caribbean Creole written specifically for publication that would form part of an ongoing body of work. They were not without precedent. Ballads in local colonial vernaculars circulated between newspapers across the British Empire at the time and McTurk's 'Quow' poems themselves would later circulate widely. The poems address a very local and contentious event in British Guiana: a commission of inquiry into the treatment of indentured labourers. I will consider the nature and significance of this publishing event for Caribbean poetry written the region’s creole vernaculars. I will focus on the convergence of two literary forms, the ballad and the letter to the editor, before considering their rhetoric as they register and reveal the intentions informing the white ventriloquising of Creole speech and identity.

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +1100
Nov 4

"REDCap Hour" at Western Sydney University
"REDCap Hour" at Western Sydney

Training and skill upgrade
"REDCap Hour" at Western Sydney
Date: Wednesday, 4 Nov 2020
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
This session is an extension to the Intersect training of "Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at Western Sydney: Online". Intersect eResearch Analyst Jeff Wang will demonstrate how to:
- Set up Automated Invitations
- Add a Survey Queue
- Use the Data Dictionary to modify a project
There will be a Q&A session after the demonstration. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link prior to the session. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff at Jeff.Wang@westernsydney.edu.au.
Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +1100
Nov 4

International Symposium on Contagion Design: Labour, Economy, Habits, Data
Week 3: Habits of Contagion

academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events

Week 3: Habits of Contagion
This is the third of four events of the Contagion Design International Symposium.
Summary: How is contagion designed? How do labour, migration, habits and data configure contagion? Across a program of four weeks of discussion and debate, this event explores the current conjuncture through these vectors to address issues of rising unemployment, restricted movement, increasing governance of populations through data systems and the compulsory redesign of habits. Design logics underscore both biological contagion and political technologies. Contagion is redesigning how labour and migration are differentially governed, experienced and indeed produced. Habits generate modes of exposure and protection from contagion and become a resource for managing biological and social life. Data turns contagion into models that make a virus actionable and calculable. But can the logic of pre-emption and prediction ever accommodate and control the contingencies of a virus? The aim of this event is to explore these issues and their implications for cultural, social and political research. If contagion never abandons the scene of the present, if it persists as a constitutive force in the production of social life, how might we redesign the viral as the friend we love to hate?
This event organised by the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University includes speakers from the ICS together with national and international colleagues.
Register for the third event here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/contagion-design-labour-economy-habits-data-habits-of-contagion-tickets-122201715621(opens in a new window).
To find out more information about this event, and register for the the other events, please visit: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/events/contagion_design.

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:00:00 +1100
Nov 5

Learning analytics - student access and interactions on vUWS
A brief overview of learning analytics and key reports related to student access of content and student interaction.

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

A brief overview of learning analytics and key reports related to student access of content and student interaction.
This workshop starts with a brief overview of learning analytics and then focusses on some of the key reports related to student access of content and student interaction. Reports such as course analytics, course reports, performance dashboard and the retention centre will be explored in order to provide you a foundation in the basics of learning analytics. It will assist you in understanding students’ behavioural engagement in your unit. This is a beginner and intermediate level workshop.

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:30:00 +1100
Nov 5

Webinar: Yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness
NICM HRI and All India Institute of Ayurveda will host a webinar on the latest research in the use of yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness.

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This free two-and-a-half-hour event is open to anyone with an interest in yoga, Ayurveda and mental wellness
NICM HRI and All India Institute of Ayurveda will host a webinar on the latest research in the use of yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness.
In the lead up to Ayurveda Day in India, NICM Health Research Institute in partnership with All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India), will co-host a webinar discussing the latest research in the use of yoga and Ayurveda medicine for mental wellness.
Led by international research experts in yoga and Ayurveda medicine, the webinar covers up-to-date evidence about the benefits of yoga and Ayurveda for mood and mental health, discussing current challenges and specific recommendations, ending with a Q&A session.
This free two-and-a-half-hour event is open to anyone with an interest in yoga, Ayurveda and mental wellness.
Key speakers:
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living, India
  - Health, healing and consciousness
- Dr Antonio Morandi, President, Italian Scientific Society for Ayurvedic Medicine, Italy
  - How Ayurveda can help the mind
- Dr Holger Cramer, Research Director, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  - Calming the fluctuations of the mind? State of the science on yoga for mental health and wellness in cancer
- Dr Michael de Manincor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia
  - Yoga research for mental health in Australia
Details:
- Date: Thursday 5 November
- Time: 3.00 - 5.30pm AEDT / 9.30am - 12.00pm IST
- Location: Zoom webinar
- RSVP: Register your interest before 5pm AEDT / 11.30am IST, Wednesday 4 November 2020
Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +1100
Nov 9

Intersect Online Training: Programming with R
Intersect Online Training: Programming with R

Training and skill upgrade
Intersect Online Training: Programming with R
Why do this course?
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework.
But getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. That's where this introductory course comes in.
Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation (software-carpentry.org).
You’ll learn:
- Programming concepts and techniques.
- Basic syntax, control structures and data types in R.
- How to load external data into R. Ways to visualise data.
- How to use factors for category data.
- Best practices for writing code in R.
Mon, 09 Nov 2020 09:30:00 +1100
Nov 11

Diversity and Human Rights Research Centre Book Launch
Online launch of two new books from Rachel Sharples and Susan Sisko

academic events; Online Events

Researchers, psychologists, sociologists

Online launch of two new books from Rachel Sharples and Susan Sisko
The Diversity and Human Rights Research Centre at Western Sydney University would like to invite you to the launch of two books. These are Spaces of Solidarity, by Rachel Sharples, and Multicultural Responsiveness in Counselling and Psychology, edited by Susan Sisko and Vicki Hutton. The books will be launched by Linda Briskman and Nida Denson. Please register via Eventbrite, and we will send you the zoom details.

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:30:00 +1100
Nov 12

International Symposium on Contagion Design: Labour, Economy, Habits, Data
Week 4: Data Contagion

academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events

Week 4: Data Contagion
This is the fourth (of four) events in the Contagion Design International Symposium.
Summary: How is contagion designed? How do labour, migration, habits and data configure contagion? Across a program of four weeks of discussion and debate, this event explores the current conjuncture through these vectors to address issues of rising unemployment, restricted movement, increasing governance of populations through data systems and the compulsory redesign of habits. Design logics underscore both biological contagion and political technologies. Contagion is redesigning how labour and migration are differentially governed, experienced and indeed produced. Habits generate modes of exposure and protection from contagion and become a resource for managing biological and social life. Data turns contagion into models that make a virus actionable and calculable. But can the logic of pre-emption and prediction ever accommodate and control the contingencies of a virus? The aim of this event is to explore these issues and their implications for cultural, social and political research. If contagion never abandons the scene of the present, if it persists as a constitutive force in the production of social life, how might we redesign the viral as the friend we love to hate?
This event organised by the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University includes speakers from the ICS together with national and international colleagues.
To register for this event, please visit the EventBrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/contagion-design-labour-economy-habits-data-data-contagion-tickets-122202072689(opens in a new window).
For more information, please visit: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/events/contagion_design

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +1100
Nov 12

Learning analytics - content and learner engagement on vUWS
Explore how you can use reports to provide insights into your students’ cognitive engagement in your vUWS site.

academic events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

All staff

Explore how you can use reports to provide insights into your students’ cognitive engagement in your vUWS site.
To assist you in expanding your knowledge of learning analytics reports (- see Workshop on student access and interaction on vUWS for details), this workshop aims to explore how you can use these reports to provide insights into your students’ cognitive engagement in your vUWS site. Designing for opportunities to track your students’ progress will also be considered. This is a beginner and intermediate level workshop

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +1100
Nov 13

Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R
Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R

Training and skill upgrade
Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R
Why do this course?
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
We teach using RStudio, which allows program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly.
Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation (http://www.datacarpentry.org/).
You'll learn:
- Data manipulation in R using the dplyr package.
- Data transformation in R using the tidyr package.
- Visualisation in R using the ggplot2 package.
- Best practices for writing code in R using RStudio.
Prerequisites:
A good knowledge of the basic concepts and techniques in R. Consider taking our Programming with R course to come up to speed beforehand.
Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:30:00 +1100
Nov 18

Research Hour
Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services; share ideas and ask questions.

academic events; Information sessions; Online Events

All WSU researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services; share ideas and ask questions. Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services and the Library. Come along to ask questions, learn new techniques and share ideas. Incorporating ‘Hacky Hour’: swap notes, get help, learn techniques in programming and data science, code, digital tools, HPC etc. And offering general advice and assistance for Researchers (eg: managing your online researcher profile, Open Access advice, metrics and impact, data management plan, research data storage, equipment and facilities). Research Hour is open to Researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career: undergrads, HDR students, ECRs, MCRs and beyond… everyone is welcome.

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +1100
Nov 20

Stata Course: Commonly Used Biostatistical Methods for Analysing Longitudinal Data in Health Research
This course will provide participants with a good understanding of statistical techniques appropriate for analysing longitudinal and clustered data.

Training and skill upgrade
This course will provide participants with a good understanding of statistical techniques appropriate for analysing longitudinal and clustered data.
Stata Short Course:
Commonly Used Biostatistical Methods for Analysing Longitudinal Data in Health Research
This two day short course will provide participants with a good understanding of statistical techniques appropriate for analysing longitudinal and clustered data. Using provided medical and epidemiological datasets, participants will undertake a series of tasks using STATA statistical software which will enable them to gain experience in these techniques and the interpretation of results.
- Topics include:
  - History of Statistical Models
  - Using STATA
  - Mixed and Multi-level Models
  - Generalised Estimating Equations
- Who should attend?
  Those who have an interest in advanced training in the statistical analysis of health and medical data such as clinicians, epidemiologists and public health researchers. Those working in other areas such as social science and health economics may also benefit.
- Date: 20th - 21st November
- Cost:
  Standard registration - $1000
  HDR student - $500
- About the Lecturer:
  Dr Haider Mannan is a biostatistician at the Translational Health Research Institute and the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University.
- Contact:
  For more information contact westernxed@westernsydney.edu.au
- Please register by 18 November:
  https://onestop.westernsydney.edu.au/OneStopWeb/OfficeofDeputyVice-ChancelloResearchInnovat/
Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1100
Nov 20

Intersect Online Training: Research Data Management Techniques
Intersect Online Training: Research Data Management Techniques

Training and skill upgrade
Intersect Online Training: Research Data Management Techniques
Why do this course? Are you drowning in research data? Do you want to know where you should be storing your data? Are you required to comply with funding body data management requirements, but don’t know how?
This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project success and are interested in research data management services and support available at their institution. Combining slide-based background material, discussions, and case studies this workshop will equip participants with best practices for managing their valuable research data.
You’ll learn about:
- How to manage research data according to legal, statutory, ethical, funding body and university requirements.
- Approaches to planning, collecting, organising, managing, storing, backing up, preserving, and sharing your data.
- Services supporting research data at your institution.
Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:30:00 +1100
Nov 30

NICM HRI Webinar: The life journey of tryptophan metabolism research: focus on neurodegeneration
Guest speaker, Dr Edwin Lim, will explore tryptophan metabolism research and its link to improving neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatic conditions.

academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events

Researchers, academics, clinicians, students

Guest speaker, Dr Edwin Lim, will explore tryptophan metabolism research and its link to improving neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatic conditions.
NICM Health Research Institute presents Dr Edwin Lim, Senior Research Fellow and Translational Metabolomic Group Lead, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University; and Secretary of the International Society for Tryptophan Research.
Join our guest seminar speaker, Dr Edwin Lim for his presentation, 'The life journey of tryptophan metabolism research: focus on neurodegeneration'. Dr Lim will explore how tryptophan metabolism, an essential amino acid, may contribute to neuropsychiatric events and neurodegenerative disorders across the lifespan from prenatal to the ageing brain.
Dr Lim will also discuss how inflammation, lifestyle factors, and gut microbiota can interact and affects a host’s tryptophan metabolism that can impact the outcomes of various neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Join us online for this informative presentation, followed by Q&A session. The webinar is free to attend. Registration, via the NICM Website(opens in a new window), is required to receive the Zoom webinar link.

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +1100
Dec 16

Research Hour
Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services; share ideas and ask questions.

academic events; Information sessions

All WSU researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’, hosted by ITDS, Research Services and the Library. Come along to ask questions, learn new techniques and share ideas.
Incorporating ‘Hacky Hour’: swap notes, get help, learn techniques in programming and data science, code, digital tools, HPC etc.
The hour will also offer general advice and assistance for Researchers (eg: managing your online researcher profile, Open Access advice, metrics and impact, data management plan, research data storage, equipment and facilities).
Research Hour is open to Researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career: undergrads, HDR students, ECRs, MCRs and beyond… everyone is welcome.

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +1100

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