Events

Upcoming events at Western Sydney University are listed below.

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Jan 10

The New Online Zhao Dalu Exhibition: The Lives
The New Online Zhao Dalu Exhibition: The Lives was overwhelmingly well received when it was opened in May 2021.

Exhibitions and performances

staff, students, public

The New Online Zhao Dalu Exhibition: The Lives was overwhelmingly well received when it was opened in May 2021.
The New Online Zhao Dalu Exhibition: The Lives was overwhelmingly well received when it was opened in May 2021. Sadly, the subsequent lockdown in greater Sydney cut public access to the exhibition short. To enable a wider audience to view this amazing artist’s great diversity of artworks in a more engaging and creative way, we are now launching the online audio-visual version which includes more artworks. This new version is accompanied by the original music of highly celebrated musicians Nicholas Ng and Julian Wong.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100
May 16

Explore Western Information Sessions
Join us at our Explore Western event to find out the best qualifications for your life stage and to receive a recommendation on your options.

Information sessions; Online Events

Join us at our Explore Western event to find out the best qualifications for your life stage and to receive a recommendation on your options.
Join us at our Explore Western event to find out the best qualifications for your life stage and to receive a recommendation on your options. This is your opportunity to ask questions, chat to Academics and current students and find your best course fit.

If you are not sure where to get started, still come along and we can offer some guidance in the right direction and further support.
As you register, you can also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course specific facilities and where you may be studying in the future.

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000
May 20

Intersect Online Training: Introduction to Research Data Management at Western Sydney: Online
This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project success.

Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project success.
It is increasingly acknowledged that publication and re-usability of research data brings great benefits to researchers, institutions, and the scientific community at large. Therefore the management of your valuable research data becomes an important task. In fact, WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers to have a data management plan (DMP) in place at the beginning of their research project. 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. We will step you through the process of creating a comprehensive DMP within our Researcher Dashboard, and along the way we will discuss:
- 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.
Co-presented by: Library, Intersect, ITDS

Fri, 20 May 2022 10:00:00 +1000
May 20

Music in Society WEBINAR 1—‘The bones of songs’ and China’s cultural heritage: why Chinese minority songs matter
There is much to be discovered through the study of diverse musical genres from Aboriginal songlines and Gaelic singing, to Qing Dynasty chant and Ala

Conferences and seminars

staff, students, visitors

There is much to be discovered through the study of diverse musical genres from Aboriginal songlines and Gaelic singing, to Qing Dynasty chant and Ala
‘The bones of songs’ and China’s cultural heritage: why Chinese minority songs matter
Dr Catherine Ingram, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney.
Abstract
“They are just listening to the melody,” commented one of my Kam (in Chinese, Dong 侗) song teachers from Guizhou province on the audience reaction to a Kam song performance, “they aren’t listening to the bones of the song.” For experienced Kam singers, it is the lak ga – the bones of songs, the Kam name for song lyrics – that is still the most important aspect of a song and its performance. Kam songs, including Kam ‘big song’, the multi-part Kam choral genre recognized by UNESCO as world Intangible Cultural Heritage, are mainly sung in the Kam language, a Tai-Kadai language with no widely used written form that is completely different from Chinese. The lyrics are by turn educational and philosophical, dealing with historical, social, environmental, agricultural and cosmological issues that have been important to Kam people for centuries. In this lecture I draw upon my extensive research on Kam song over an eighteen-year period, and my experience joining Kam friends and teachers in many Kam song performances, to explain how Kam song is understood by Kam people and why songs of Chinese minorities such as the Kam minority continue to be significant today.

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:00 +1000
May 21

Explore Western Campbelltown Campus Tour
Join us at our Explore Western events and also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course facilities.

Information sessions; Online Events

Join us at our Explore Western events and also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course facilities.
Join us at our Explore Western event to find out the best qualifications for your life stage and to receive a recommendation on your options. This is your opportunity to ask questions, chat to Academics and current students and find your best course fit.

If you are not sure where to get started, still come along and we can offer some guidance in the right direction and further support.
As you register, you can also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course specific facilities and where you may be studying in the future.

Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000
May 21

Dapeng Liu: VOID 空 . 间
The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture proudly presents this visually stunning and thought-provoking solo exhibition by Dapeng Liu.

staff, students, public

The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture proudly presents this visually stunning and thought-provoking solo exhibition by Dapeng Liu.
The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture proudly presents this visually stunning and thought-provoking solo exhibition by Dapeng Liu. Dapeng Liu was born in Beijing in 1982. He received his BA (Honours) in Visual Communication from Northumbria University and MA in Art History from the University of Sydney. In 2014, he decided to suspend his PhD studies and became a full-time artist after he was shortlisted as one of the top six finalists for the Archibald Prize. He went on to become a finalist for the Sulman Prize in 2015, a finalist for the Mosman Art Prize in 2017 and a finalist for the Archibald Prize again in 2021. Dapeng’s artistic style is very unique and distinctive. His colours, compositions, shapes and forms, and his imagination and perception are both striking and nuanced. While his artworks are often surprising, they also speak to, and readily resonate with many viewers. His artistic probe into reinventing traditional Chinese landscape painting, infused with his own storytelling, is marked by his deep thinking, precision and his subtle sense of humour. This solo exhibition showcases Dapeng’s latest works in which perspective, composition and colour arrangements lie central and they create a metaphorical realm of natural and man-made worlds. As Dapeng says, “Without void in painting, form, shape and line cannot be sensed. Without void in mind, thoughts and ideas cannot grow.”
Opening Details:
Date:  Saturday 21 May 2022
Time: 2pm-4pm  (Sydney time)
Registration:  Please click here to  register
Location:
Western Sydney University, Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture
Building EA, Ground Floor - Cnr Victoria Rd and James Ruse Drive (entrance via Victoria Rd)
Parramatta South campus
Rydalmere NSW 2166

Sat, 21 May 2022 14:00:00 +1000
May 24

Intersect Online Training: Getting started with NVivo for Mac
Learn the fundamentals of NVivo for Mac including importing data, creating nodes and producing basic visualisations.

Training and skill upgrade
Learn the fundamentals of NVivo for Mac including importing data, creating nodes and producing basic visualisations.
About this event
In order to participate in this course, you must be able to access NVivo. For WSU researchers, please contact eResearch Analyst Jeff Wang (Jeff.Wang@westernsydney.edu.au) for help on installing NVivo on your computer. This course is taught using NVivo for Mac users and is NOT suitable for NVivo for Windows users.
Why do this course?
Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it’s easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers.
NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner.
You'll learn:
- Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo
- Import a range of data sources using NVivo’s integrated tools
- Code and classify your data
- Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability
- Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research
- Visualise relationships and trends in your data
Tue, 24 May 2022 09:30:00 +1000
May 28

Explore Western Parramatta Precinct Campus Tours
Join us at our Explore Western events and also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course facilities.

Information sessions; Online Events

Join us at our Explore Western events and also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course facilities.
Join us at our Explore Western event to find out the best qualifications for your life stage and to receive a recommendation on your options. This is your opportunity to ask questions, chat to Academics and current students and find your best course fit.

If you are not sure where to get started, still come along and we can offer some guidance in the right direction and further support.

As you register, you can also join one of our campus tours, to be guided by a current student exploring student and course specific facilities and where you may be studying in the future. Campus tours of our Parramatta Precinct (Parramatta South, Parramatta City & Engineering Innovation Hub) will be available on 28 May.

Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000
Jun 1

Intersect Online Training: Excel for Researchers
We'll use Microsoft Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, and visualise data.

Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
We'll use Microsoft Excel to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, and visualise data.
This course takes place over 2 days. The dates and times are as follows:
- Day 1: Wednesday, June 1 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEST
- Day 2: Thursday, June 2 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEST
In order to participate in this course, you must have Excel installed on your computer. For WSU researchers, you can contact Jeff Wang (jeff.wang@westernsydney.edu.au) for help on installing Excel.
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.
You'll learn:
- ‘Clean up’ messy research data
- Organise, format and name your data
- Interpret your data (SORTING, FILTERING, CONDITIONAL FORMATTING)
- Perform calculations on your data using functions (MAX, MIN, AVERAGE)
- Extract significant findings from your data (PIVOT TABLE, VLOOKUP)
- Manipulate your data (convert data format, work with DATES and TIMES)
- Create graphs and charts to visualise your data (CHARTS)
- Handy tips to speed up your work
Prerequisites:
The course has no prerequisites.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:30:00 +1000
Jun 9

Intersect Online Training: Surveying with Qualtrics
This course will introduce the technical components of Qualtrics from building a survey to analysing the results.

Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
This course will introduce the technical components of Qualtrics from building a survey to analysing the results.
Note:
In order to participate in this course, you must be able to access a Qualtrics instance. Please confirm that you can sign in to your university's Qualtrics instance before registering for this course. For WSU researchers, please follow this guide to create a Qualtrics account. When signing up for a new account, please just enter your WSU email address and ignore the Access Code. We strongly suggest you log in and confirm that in the project page (default page after login), your "Create new project" button is clickable, not greyed out.
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:
- Format a sample survey using the Qualtrics online platform
- Configure the survey using a range of design features to improve user experience
- Decide which distribution channel is right for your needs
- Understand the available data analysis and export options in Qualtrics
Prerequisites:
You must have access to a Qualtrics instance, such as through your university license.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:30:00 +1000
Jun 15

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

academic events; Online Events

All Western Sydney University researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +1000
Jun 17

Intersect Online Training: Introduction to Research Data Management at Western Sydney: Online
This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project success.

Training and skill upgrade; Online Events

This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project success.
It is increasingly acknowledged that publication and re-usability of research data brings great benefits to researchers, institutions, and the scientific community at large. Therefore the management of your valuable research data becomes an important task. In fact, WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers to have a data management plan (DMP) in place at the beginning of their research project. 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. We will step you through the process of creating a comprehensive DMP within our Researcher Dashboard, and along the way we will discuss:
- 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.
Co-presented by: Library, Intersect, ITDS

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +1000
Jun 28

NICM HRI WEBINAR: Ayahuasca - From the Jungle to the Lab (28 June)
Join guest webinar speaker Dr Simon Ruffell as he discusses his latest research into the psychedelic plant brew ayahuasca.

Conferences and seminars; Online Events

Open to anyone with an interest ayahuasca and mental health

Join guest webinar speaker Dr Simon Ruffell as he discusses his latest research into the psychedelic plant brew ayahuasca.
NICM Health Research Institute presents Dr Simon Ruffell, Psychiatrist and Senior Research Fellow specialising in ayahuasca at Psychae Institute, Melbourne.
Join guest webinar speaker Dr Simon Ruffell as he discusses his latest research into the psychedelic plant brew ayahuasca.
Dr Ruffell studied medicine at the University of Sheffield before specialising in psychiatry. He completed his core psychiatric training at The Maudsley Hospital in London and worked at King’s College London as a Senior Research Associate investigating the use of psilocybin for treatment resistant depression.
Dr Ruffell has a keen interest in transcultural psychiatry and has worked for a variety of charities overseas.
Since 2016 he has conducted research into the traditional psychedelic brew ayahuasca and its effects on mental health based in the Peruvian Amazon and is currently completing his PhD in this based at Goldsmiths, University of London. As a Senior Research Fellow at Psychae Institute, Dr Ruffell is currently conducting randomised controlled trials investigating the potential therapeutic application of ayahuasca.
Abstract:
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This webinar will draw on and discuss Dr Ruffell’s research into the psychedelic plant brew ayahuasca. He will provide an overview of his research surrounding the ceremonial use of Amazonian ayahuasca and its effect on mental health outcomes, epigenetics and psychotherapeutic processes. Dr Ruffell will then introduce his current research conducting randomised controlled trials with the Psychae Institute into ayahuasca and the potential benefits and challenges associated with the use of plant medicines in a clinical setting.
Keywords: psychedelics; ayahuasca; mental health; ethics; ceremony.
Details:
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Date: Tuesday 28 June 2022
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am AEST
Location: Online - Zoom webinar
Cost: Free and open to all
Register: Registration for this event closes 5pm, AEST, Monday 27 June 2022.
Please register via: https://uws.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k0XWo5X8QmWw9w2SZ4Jhag

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +1000
Jun 29

Intersect Online Training: Longitudinal Trials with REDCap
Learn how to run longitudinal data collection, such as surveys with post-intervention and follow-up questionnaires using REDCap.

Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
Learn how to run longitudinal data collection, such as surveys with post-intervention and follow-up questionnaires using REDCap.
Note:
In order to participate in this course, you must be able to access a REDCap instance. Please confirm that you can sign in to your university's REDCap instance before registering for this course. For WSU researchers, please follow this guide to create a REDCap account.
Why do this course?
REDCap is a powerful and extensible application for managing and running longitiudinal data collection activities. With powerful features such as organising data collections instruments into predefined events, you can shephard your participants through a complex survey at various time points with very little configuration.
This course will introduce some of REDCap’s more advanced features for running longitudinal studies, and builds on the foundational material taught in REDCAP101 – Managing Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap.
You'll learn:
- Build a longitudinal project
- Manage participants throughout multiple events
- Configure and use Automated Survey Invitations
- Use Smart Variables to add powerful features to your logic
- Take advantage of high-granularity permissions for your collaborators
- Understand the data structure of a longitudinal project
Prerequisites:
This course requires the participant to have a fairly good basic knowledge of REDCap. To come up to speed, consider taking our course REDCAP101: Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap.
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:30:00 +1000
Jul 6

Development Studies Association Australia (DSAA) Virtual Conference 2022
Development Studies Association Australia (DSAA) Virtual Conference 2022, hosted by Western Sydney University

academic events; Conferences and seminars; Meetings

All Welcome

Development Studies Association Australia (DSAA) Virtual Conference 2022, hosted by Western Sydney University
‘Un/Doing Development’ signifies both the practice or ‘doing’ of development and the many different ways in which we can think about development being or coming ‘undone’, including decolonising development. Our conference theme allows DSAA members and guests to consider the various ways in which development occurs and is contested.
Conference Dates: The DSAA conference will be held online 7-8 July 2022, with a HDR Research Day to be held on 6 July, 2022.
Conference information: https://www.developmentstudies.asn.au/dsaa-2022-conference/
Call for papers: https://www.developmentstudies.asn.au/call-for-papers/
Conference Registration: https://www.developmentstudies.asn.au/conference-registration/

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1000
Jul 20

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

All WSU researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +1000
Aug 17

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

academic events; Online Events

All Western Sydney University researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +1000
Sep 21

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

academic events; Online Events

All Western Sydney University researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +1000
Oct 19

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

academic events; Online Events

All Western Sydney University researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +1100
Nov 16

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

academic events; Online Events

All Western Sydney University researchers

Informal session for researchers to connect with research support staff from ITDS/Library/Research Services/Intersect; share ideas and ask questions.
Researchers from across Western are invited to join us for ‘Research Hour’; hosted by ITDS, Research Services, Intersect and the Library. If you have any questions about any aspect of your research project, plans, or implementation then Research Hour is the place for you. We have a range of experts on hand from across the University to discuss any queries you might have, help you problem solve, or point you to resources and services that could be of benefit to you as you carry out your research. No question is too big or too small – we want to hear from you, and to make sure you have all the support you need to carry out your research successfully. Bring your lunch and drop in, stay for 6 or 60 mins! Research Hour is open to Western Sydney University researchers from any discipline and at any level of their career.... everyone is welcome. This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – bring your questions and come along prepared to engage.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +1100

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