Events

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
• Jun 3
  Waste in Construction - By invitation only

  Waste in Construction - By invitation only.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  By invitation only
  Waste in Construction - By invitation only.

  In this workshop, we will invite the director of ARC research hub Professor Wenhui Duan and a few targeted potential industrial collaborators to discuss with our key research leaders on opportunities to collaborate on Waste in Construction. This event is by invitation only.

  Wed, 03 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +1000
• Jun 3
  Online Assignment Feedback for Learning

  Why don’t students pay more attention to feedback on assessment tasks?

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  All staff
  Why don’t students pay more attention to feedback on assessment tasks?

  Why don’t students pay more attention to feedback on assessment tasks? This workshop articulates ways of focusing attention on feedback, using feedback to guide student learning, and how to use online resources to engage students with feedback.

  Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +1000
• Jun 4
  Intersect Online Training: Surveying with Qualtrics

  Intersect Online Training: Surveying with Qualtrics.

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Surveying with Qualtrics.

  Why do this course? Needing to collect data from people in a structured and intuitive way? Have you thought about using Qualtrics? Qualtrics in a powerful cloud-based survey tool, ideal for social scientists from all disciplines. This course will introduce the technical components of the whole research workflow from building a survey to analysing the results using Qualtrics. We will discover the numerous design elements available in order to get the most useful results and make life as easy as can be for your respondents. If your institution has a licence to Qualtrics, then this course is right for you. You’ll learn how to: Format a survey using the Qualtrics online platform and import a pre-built survey Configure the survey using a range of design feature to improve user experience Decide which distribution channel is right for your needs Analyse and interpret response data using the Qualtrics platform Exporting response data in various formats for using in other applications.

  Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +1000
• Jun 4
  YamJam: Managing Work, Home and Parenting during COVID-19

  How are staff at Western managing a work/life balance and how are parents coping with transitioning their children back to school?

  Online Events
  Academic and professional staff
  How are staff at Western managing a work/life balance and how are parents coping with transitioning their children back to school?

  Western’s Network for Emerging Women and Engaged Parents’ Network are teaming up to host a Yam Jam at 11.00 am on Thursday, 4 June 2020 where you can ask questions and respond to colleagues in real-time. We think the topic will be relevant to all our members, and hope you will come a long to participate in the discussion!

  What is the discussion topic?

  Managing work, home and parenting during COVID-19: How are staff at Western managing a work/life balance and how are parents coping with transitioning their children back to school?

  We will be joined by a number of experts to help facilitate this discussion:

  • Dr Erin Mackenzie – School of Education
  • Dr Kay Carroll - School of Education
  • Dr Carolyn Ee - NICM Health Research Institute
  • Dr Dorothea Bowyer - School of Business
  • Dr Kate McBride - School of Medicine

  How do I join the conversation?

  If you are interested in participating, all you need to do is login to Yammer on 4 June and search for the hashtag #NEW_EPN_Collab.  Alternatively, you can join the session by clicking on this link: https://www.yammer.com/westernsydney.edu.au/threads/694814433509376.

  We’re looking forward to a fantastic conversation that will enrich our dialogue about how we can manage our competing demands, and how we can all support each other through the process.

  Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +1000
• Jun 4
  ICS Seminar Series

  Belonging as reciprocal affect: co-creating safe spaces in migrant community projects.

  Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  Belonging as reciprocal affect: co-creating safe spaces in migrant community projects.

  Abstract: This paper reflects on belonging as a ‘feeling of our times’, albeit a political one that attempts to move past a superficial libertarian focus on harmony. Instead, through the case study of a recent young migrant community project with a creative outcome based in South West Sydney, I examine what belonging looks and feels like when the focus is on co-creating cultural safety through approaches that favour reciprocity and creativity. This lens on belonging also reverses the discursive construction of new migrants as those requiring integration initiatives to fit in, or of certain others in need of de-radicalisation. Instead, it asks – what will make them feel safe enough to invest in local and national communities? This is not to discount the value of resettlement programs and English-language classes. Rather, it is about augmenting those with projects that decentre the majority community and make space for cultural belonging to emerge in a reciprocal manner. Therefore, this paper spotlights the following aspects of ‘belonging’: a) it is more effective than ‘identity’ as a point of solidarity in the 21st century; b) it needs to be seen as a ‘reciprocal affect’ and not just as an individual feeling to make solidarity possible; c) its manifestation in the local and/or the creative is a way to ground and enable reciprocal affect, re-conceptualise and co-create belonging that is more culturally mobile while being safe. These conclusions are illustrated through the feedback obtained from the youth participants of the project, as well as from audience members present at the screen and industry mentors who facilitated the technical workshops. As such, the paper re-conceptualises belonging from the ground up, and provided an empirical template for more large-scale projects of this kind. Biography: Sukhmani Khorana is a Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow at the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University. Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies and Academic Program Leader (South West Sydney) at University of Wollongong. Sukhmani has published extensively on diasporic cultures, multi-platform refugee narratives, and the politics of empathy. She is the author of The Tastes and Politics of Inter-Cultural Food in Australia (RLI).

  Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:30:00 +1000
• Jun 10
  Intersect Online Training: Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap

  Intersect Online Training: Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap.

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap.

  Why do this course? Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you. This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. REDCap features a high level of security, and a high degree of customizability for your forms and advanced user access control. It also features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. You’ll learn how to: Get started with REDCap Create and set up projects Design forms and surveys using the online designer Define basic branching logic Enter data annd distribute surveys Set up basic longitudinal projects.

  Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +1000
• Jun 12
  Researcher Development Showcase 2020

  ODVC REI presents - Researcher Development Showcase Webinar - 12 June 2020.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  All Welcome
  ODVC REI presents - Researcher Development Showcase Webinar - 12 June 2020.

  The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Enterprise and International invite you to ‘come along’ to our Researcher Development Showcase Webinar and see the outcomes of research conducted by 20 of our brightest academics. They will be presenting the outcomes of their previous researcher development funding - in five minute time slots and with one slide in a webinar format. Our session chairs will be our Research Theme Champions who will be there to take questions from the audience. This is our fourth Researcher Development Showcase and we really encourage you to come along and ask our presenters questions. See link below to join Webinar:

  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +1000
• Jun 12
  Reimagining Work in Periods of Disruptions: Building a brighter and sustainable future for everyone

  WSU Education and Work ResearchTheme Storm to identify research capabilities and establish collaborations across disciplines

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  WSU Education and Work ResearchTheme Storm to identify research capabilities and establish collaborations across disciplines

  The world we live in is a world filled with promise but also challenges. Workers in the future will need new sets of skills to compete. The various disruptions (global financial crisis, bush fire, droughts, COVID19) that recently transpired and the advances in technology are changing how we live, communicate and do business, challenging traditional industries and redefining the employee employer relationship.

  Disruptive changes to business models will have a profound impact on the employment landscape over the coming years. Many of the major drivers of transformation currently affecting global industries are expected to have a significant impact on jobs, ranging from significant job creations to job displacements, and from heightened labour productivity to widening skills gap. While the implications of current disruptions to business models for jobs are far reaching, even daunting, adjustments to the new reality is possible by reimagining the future of work. It is hoped that researches can improve current stock knowledge around anticipated skills needs and will help incentivise and enhance partnership between governments, educators, training providers, NGOs, workers and employers in order to better manage the transformative impact of disruptions on employment, skills and education.

  WSU has considerable expertise in Work and Employment Research and the Education and Work Research Theme invites interested researchers to an internal Theme Storm to discuss research capabilities and form collaborations across disciplines around understanding and addressing the work challenges and opportunities faced in the climate of disruption.

  Please RSVP your attendance through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reimagining-work-in-periods-of-disruptions-a-brighter-sustainable-future-tickets-106866273902(opens in a new window) by Friday 5th June.

  You will need to complete a brief survey about your research interests one week before the event to maximise the benefits to you in participating in this event https://surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cABlQd9iS8FVldz Zoom details will be provided closer to the event date.

  Education and Work Research Theme Champions
  Danielle Tracey and Maria Estela Varua

  AGENDA
  - 9.45am – 10.00am Welcome
  - 10.00am – 10.30am What research could we complete in relation to work and disruptions? Short, medium, long term
  - 10.30am – 11.00am What are others doing in this area, who could we partner with?
  - 11.00am – 11.30am Breakout groups based on research interests
  - 11.30am – 12.00pm Planning and next steps

  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +1000
• Jun 12
  School of Science research seminar

  Hiding in plain sight - chlamydial infection in the male.

  Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  Hiding in plain sight - chlamydial infection in the male.

  Zoom Meeting ID: 484 163 7742 Emily Bryan, Kate Redgrove, Bettina Mihalas, Jessie Sutherland, Alison Carey, Charles Armitage, Logan K Trim, Avinash Kollipara, Robert McLachlan, Kenneth W Beagley, Eileen McLaughlin School of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Australia. Hiding in plain sight - chlamydial infection in the male Abstract: The incidence of Chlamydia infection, in both females and males, is increasing world-wide. Male infections have been associated clinically with urethritis, epididymitis and orchitis, believed to be caused by ascending infection, although the impact of infection on male fertility remains controversial. Using a mouse model of male chlamydial infection, we have demonstrated long lasting chronic infection in the testes resulting in germ cell DNA damage, impaired spermatogenesis, autoimmune disease, intergenerational effects on offspring and a haematogenous route of infection. Concomitant studies in human male infertility patients has revealed a hitherto unexpectedly high incidence of active chlamydial infection in asymptomatic men undergoing testicular biopsy for fertility assessment and assisted reproduction treatments, associated with a wide range of spermatogenic defects.

  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:30:00 +1000
• Jun 18
  School of Science Research Seminar

  Understanding the pacemaker cells of the gut AND Aqueous dispersions of molecularly imprinted polymer colloids for the detection of an organic micropo.

  Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  Understanding the pacemaker cells of the gut AND Aqueous dispersions of molecularly imprinted polymer colloids for the detection of an organic micropo.

  Zoom Meeting ID: 484 163 7742 (see below for full zoom invite). Daphne Foong 1, Jerry Zhou 1, Liwan Liyanage 2, Ali Zarrouk 3, Vincent Ho 1,3 & Michael O’Connor 1 1 School of Medicine, WSU, NSW 2 School of Mathematics and Statistics, WSU, NSW 3 Campbelltown Private Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW. Title: Understanding the pacemaker cells of the gut Abstract: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are specialised gut pacemaker cells. As abnormalities in ICC have been associated with several gut motility disorders, such as gastroparesis, this study aims to define the molecular characteristics of gastric-derived human ICC in order to further understand ICC biology and potentially develop novel therapies to treat gut motility disorders. And Maud Save,1,2 Decompte E., 1 Deniau E., 1 Monperrus M., 1 Petrizza Luca. 1 1 CNRS/ Univ Pau & Pays Adour/ E2S UPPA, IPREM laboratory, Pau, France. 2 WSU, visiting position, SSH, Australia Aqueous dispersions of molecularly imprinted polymer colloids for the detection of an organic micropollutant Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) are biomimetic receptors that could selectively adsorb organic molecule thanks to the 3D imprint created during their synthesis. Both specificity (compared to non-imprinted materials) and selectivity (compared to other close molecules) of adsorption are targeted to favor efficient pre-concentration of an organic pollutant enhancing their quantification by analytical techniques. For details about SoSC seminars in Parramatta, please contact Dr Patrice Castignolles, (p.castignolles@westernsydney.edu.au).

  Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:30:00 +1000
• Jun 19
  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, 19 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +1000
• Jun 23
  Connecting for Greater Collective Impact from Triage to Recovery: Building healing, and resilience for healthy people, places and landscapes

  Research seminar to heal and build resilience to the devastating bushfires.

  academic events; Online Events
  Academics, HDR students, educators, broad community.
  Research seminar to heal and build resilience to the devastating bushfires.

  You’re invited join us for a ZOOM meeting (for security reasons, ZOOM meeting invite with password will be sent to those who register for the event) on June 23, 2020 at Western Sydney University to share information and connect with others for greater collective action to support healing and recovery activities for our lands and people.

  Introduction/Background:

  Western Sydney and the communities, landscapes and catchments of the Blue Mountains and Greater Sydney Basin face multiple challenges on the journey to recovery in the wake of the devastating fires and heavy rains. The social and emotional upheaval has taken its toll upon our fire fighters and other first responders, and the many individuals, families and communities impacted by the fires are close to mind. We pay tribute, and give thanks, to all who have contributed to our greater community this past summer. At this event, the diverse and difficult healing journeys ahead are acknowledged for many individuals, families and communities face.The loss of precious biodiversity across the Greater Sydney Basin and bushlands – animals, plants, ecosystems – is a source of ecogrief and a call to action. Our biodiversity, water catchments, greenbelt bushland lungs and ecosystems may take years to recover. Many volunteers and other people in our communities, universities, government agencies and NGOs are already doing important work to contribute to triage and recovery efforts for our made and natural environments, plants and animals.

  Themes for the day:

  • Healing for landscapes and biodiversity
  • Place based healing activities – lands and people together
  • Triage, healing, resilience – short to longer term priorities, activities, collaborations

  You’re invited to:

  • Present via Zoom a short talk (3-5 minutes) about your work: what you are already doing and/or what you can or want to do in collaboration with others
  • Attend, listen and share in the discussion
  • Connect, share, join a project in progress and/or identified on the day
  Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +1000
• Jun 24
  Living with Bipolar Disorder during COVID-19

  This Q & A by the School of Psychology will talk about the different challenges that may arise for living with bipolar disorder during COVID-19.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  staff, family, anyone with bipolar disorder
  This Q & A by the School of Psychology will talk about the different challenges that may arise for living with bipolar disorder during COVID-19.

  This Q & A by the School of Psychology – Western Sydney University will talk about the different challenges that may arise for those living with bipolar disorder during COVID-19 and give some tips on how to manage them. The panel will be open to questions and discussion about the impact that COVID-19 has had and the support that may be needed moving forward. This event is for people living with bipolar disorder, their family, friends and interested health professionals. Wed., 24 June 2020 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm AEST Panel Dr Meg Smith (OAM, Registered Psychologist, Lived experience presenter) Mr David Gilfillan (Clinical Psychologist) Dr Margo Orum (Registered Psychologist and Director, Open Sky Psychology, Lived experience presenter) Dr Tania Perich (Registered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University)

  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:00:00 +1000
• Jun 25
  Intersect Online Training: Excel for Researchers

  Intersect Online Training: Excel for Researchers.

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Excel for Researchers.

  Why do this course? Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. Frequently, it has errors. We'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data. Who should take this course? This course is suitable for all researchers and research students from any discipline. The course will use a sample dataset from meteorology to demonstrate Excel's features and produce charts, but the techniques taught will be applicable to any field. You'll learn how to: Find, import and ‘clean up’ messy research data Organise, format and name your data in Excel Analyse your data (answer research questions) Interpret your data (filtering, conditional formatting) Perform calculations on your data (max, min, average) Extract significant findings from your data (pivot tables) Manipulate your data (data conversion, dates and times) Create graphs and charts to visualise your data.

  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +1000
• Jun 29
  Workshops available to improve your success at university

  Free online Academic Literacy Workshops available.

  Training and skill upgrade
  students
  Free online Academic Literacy Workshops available.

  Brush up on your literacy skills by registering for a free online academic literacy workshop. These workshops will cover the essential skills for writing essays and reports, as well as researching, referencing, note-taking and reading academic texts. For more information on the workshops please go to www.westernsydney.edu.au/getreadyform

  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1000
• Jul 20
  NICM Health Research Institute Seminar: A heart healthy diet is good for the brain too

  Join guest speaker Professor Karen Charlton as she discusses foods that may help in preventing cognitive decline in mild-to-moderate dementia.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  Researchers, academics, clinicians, professional staff, students, and anyone interested in the topic of Dementia
  Join guest speaker Professor Karen Charlton as she discusses foods that may help in preventing cognitive decline in mild-to-moderate dementia.

  NICM Health Research Institute presents Professor Karen Charlton, Advanced Practising Dietitian at the Smart Foods Centre, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong. Join host Associate Professor Genevieve Steiner and her guest seminar speaker Professor Karen Charlton online on Monday 20 July as she discusses the effect of bioactive compounds found in plant foods on preventing memory loss and cognitive decline associated with ageing. A nutritional epidemiologist and leader in nutrition and dietetics, Professor Charlton works at the interface between clinical care, primary care and public health. She has extensive international experience in translating research into policy. Professor Charlton conducts food-based clinical trials to identify the role of nutrients, foods and dietary patterns on health outcomes. She has published over 170 publications, with co-authors from 16 countries.

  OVERVIEW

  Professor Charlton's presentation, 'A heart healthy diet is good for the brain too' will explore her latest research and promising evidence that foods rich in anthocyanins (compounds that provide deep red, purple and blue pigmentation in foods) may help prevent further cognitive decline in people with mild-to-moderate dementia. Join us online for this informative and topical presentation, followed by Q&A session.

  Please register for this event via the NICM Website

  Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +1000