Events

Upcoming events at Western Sydney University are listed below.

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• Apr 1
  Exhibition: Beyond the Blind Spot

  Curator Dr Alasdair Foster brings together four significant bodies of work, exploring the intersections of disability, sexuality and gender identity.

  Exhibitions and performances; Online Events
  Curator Dr Alasdair Foster brings together four significant bodies of work, exploring the intersections of disability, sexuality and gender identity.

  Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am - 4pm. In this exhibition, Curator Dr Alasdair Foster brings together four significant bodies of work, exploring the intersections of disability, sexuality and gender identification (Outing Disability – Gallery Three), disability, violence and shame (Silent Tears – Gallery One), and disability and indigeneity (Unfinished Business – Gallery Two), while celebrating the courageous Indigenous women who speak out against domestic violence (Breaking Silent Codes – Gallery Three). When injustice is manifold, one inequity can blind us to another. The work of the artist Belinda Mason takes us beyond that blind spot. Fearless, empathic and poetic, her work movingly advocates for the rights of people with disability, those who suffer violence, and those oppressed on the basis of their sexuality, gender identity or ethnicity.

  Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +1100
• Apr 21
  Online Go Global Fair 2021

  Learn how you can explore the opportunities for overseas study once borders re-open and find out how you can still participate in online experiences!

  Information sessions; Online Events
  Current Students
  Learn how you can explore the opportunities for overseas study once borders re-open and find out how you can still participate in online experiences!

  Welcome to Western Sydney University's online Go Global Fair 2021. The Go Global Fair showcases the diverse and varied opportunities available for Western Sydney University students to study with overseas partner universities and providers.

  Find out more about gaining credit towards your degree with international study, including semester or year-long exchange, international short-programs, international volunteering, internships abroad, study tours, online global learning experiences and more*.

  Throughout the Go Global Fair Online Sessions, you will be able to meet with staff from universities around the world, staff from overseas program providers and the Go Global team at Western Sydney University.

  Enrich your Western Sydney University experience by gaining an international perspective, immerse yourself in new cultures, get credit towards your degree and make lifelong friends along the way.

  *Travel restrictions due to COVID19 currently apply.

  Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000
• Apr 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; Information sessions
  All researchers across WSU
  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. 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.

  With experts on hand to answer questions and provide assistance across a range of research related topics (e.g.: managing your online researcher profile, strategic publishing, Open Access, 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.

  This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – come along prepared to engage!

  Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +1000
• Apr 22
  Venture Makers “Generate” Program

  hosted by Launch Pad, Western Sydney University’s tech business incubator.

  Online Events
  Open to staff and students
  hosted by Launch Pad, Western Sydney University’s tech business incubator.

  An initiative by The Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU).

  About the Speakers

  Inu Rana works with Launch Pad, Western Sydney University’s tech business incubator, and her work portfolio ranges from managing businesses, supporting businesses, advising startups and working with the manufacturing industry in Greater Western Sydney region. Previously serving on the panel of Productivity Council, India, she has worked across industries in the South Asian region with top companies.

  Jamie Pride, former CEO of realestate.com.au, is the best-selling author of books including 'Unicorn Tears' and a Partner of Organizational Strategy at the global consulting firm Korn Ferry. With over 20 years’ leadership and consulting experience with international technology and digital media organizations, Jamie will guide the development of technology-based start-up companies in Greater Western Sydney, Australia.

  About Venture Makers

  Venture Makers “Generate” is a highly immersive entrepreneurship training experience focused on supporting emerging entrepreneurs to develop global opportunities for new enterprises.

  Innovation and entrepreneurship is the pathway to navigate today’s world of rapid technological change and continuous disruption that is transforming economies, markets, social structures and career paths. As the world is adapting to these major changes, University’s world-wide are redefining their missions to align with these megatrends. Co-created and co-delivered with industry by Western Sydney University’s award-winning Launch Pad Technology Business Incubator, Venture Makers delivers a world-class immersive entrepreneurship training experience.

  The two-hour Venture Makers “Generate” interactive training experience will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with high profile entrepreneurs, industry experts and leading academics to understand how entrepreneurs can identify global opportunities and leverage innovative business models and advanced technology solutions to create new global enterprises.

  The approach of Venture Makers is broadly around three key principles of:

  Mindset – promoting entrepreneurial thinking and cultivating an appreciation for learning through action; developing comfort in embracing ambiguity; and developing recognition for a sustainable world.

  Skillset – utilising s a methods-based model focused on a dual approach – experiential i.e. ‘doing & reflecting’; and vicarious i.e. ‘engaging & observing’, thereby developing a strong skillset to support an entrepreneurial mindset.

  Toolset – connectivity to WSU’s Launch Pad’s local and global innovation ecosystem to develop key contacts and networks.

  About GISU

  The Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU) is proud to introduce the first two of many planned online professional development programs for its new Digital and Entrepreneurship Academy. These two programs are initially offered free of charge to the students of our Alliance members, industry representatives and alumni each member university might choose to invite.

  Supported by the People’s Government of the Guangzhou Municipality, the mission of the Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities is to attract and leverage the academic resources of its members in close collaboration for the sustainable development of our cities. GISU’s current 13 member universities represent 12 countries and a total population of over 34 million people in the sister cities. With a combined student enrollment of almost 400,000 and 36,000 faculty and administrative staff, GISU’s great diversity of academic programs and research capacity represent the best of the world.

  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +1000
• Apr 23
  Statistical Comparisons using R at Intersect Online

  Statistical Comparisons using R at Intersect Online

  Training and skill upgrade
  Statistical Comparisons using R at Intersect Online

  Why do this course?

  This practical workshop will help participants to choose and use the appropriate statistical test for their data by introducing key concepts of inferential statistics in R. Participants will learn how to compute, report, and interpret hypothesis tests for popular statistical models such as correlation, contingency tables, chi-square test, t-test and ANOVA.

  Who should take this course?

  This course is suitable for all researchers and research students from any discipline. Prior experience with R and the RStudio interface is required, as the basics of R will not be covered. Please consider attending our R101: Learn to Program: R(opens in a new window) training course to come up to speed beforehand.

  You'll learn how to:

  • Choose the right statistical test appropriate for the data and the research questions
  • Carry out inferential statistics in R
  • Generate plots, figures and tables of hypothesis tests using specific R packages
  • Interpret and report the results of a range of commonly-used statistical tests
  • An introduction to hypothesis testing terminology
  • Correlation analysis between two continuous variables
  • Statistical tests for both categorial and continuous variables
  • ANOVA – testing with more than two groups
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1000
• Apr 23
  Intersect Online Training: Research Data Management Techniques

  Intersect Online Training: Research Data Management Techniques.

  Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  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 to: 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, 23 Apr 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• Apr 30
  Intersect Online Training: Learn to Program: R

  Intersect Online Training: Learn to Program: R.

  Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  Intersect Online Training: Learn to Program: R.

  About this Event: 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. You’ll learn:

  • Basic syntax and data types in R
  • How to load external data into R Creating functions (FUNCTIONS)
  • Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS)
  • Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS)
  • Ways to visualise data
  Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• May 5
  Webinar: Start Coding without Hesitation

  Webinar: Start Coding without Hesitation

  Webinar: Start Coding without Hesitation

  Programming is becoming more and more popular, with many researchers using programming to perform data cleaning, data manipulation, data analytics, as well as creating publication quality plots. Programming can be really beneficial for automating processes and workflows. In this webinar, we are exploring four of the most popular programming languages that are widely used in academia, namely Python, R, MATLAB, and Julia.

  Webinar Duration: 1 hour
  Post-webinar Discussion Duration: 45 mins

  Wed, 05 May 2021 13:30:00 +1000
• May 7
  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 to:

  • 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
  Fri, 07 May 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• May 7
  Western Sydney Sculpture Award and Exhibition

  Outdoor sculpture exhibition on Campbelltown Campus

  Exhibitions and performances
  external
  Outdoor sculpture exhibition on Campbelltown Campus

  Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition (Friday, May 7 2021 - Sunday, June 7 2021)

  This biennial and culturally significant event that showcases outdoor sculptures by Australian and international artists, whose works have been designed specifically for the University’s environment and landscape.

  Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.

  For more information visit http://westernsydney.edu.au/wsusculpture

  For group bookings, contact Monica McMahon (02) 4620 3450 or monica.mcmahon@westernsydney.edu.au

  Coronavirus Safety Do not attend event if you are unwell, have been in close contact with a positive case, or have been tested and/or been instructed to self isolate. Visitors upon arrival, are required to use the QR code to check-in, which is located at the information tent.

  Fri, 07 May 2021 10:00:00 +1000
• May 13
  Intersect Online Training: Statistical Comparisons using R

  Intersect Online Training: Statistical Comparisons using R

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Statistical Comparisons using R

  Why do this course?

  This practical workshop will help participants to choose and use the appropriate statistical test for their data by introducing key concepts of inferential statistics in R. Participants will learn how to compute, report, and interpret hypothesis tests for popular statistical models such as correlation, contingency tables, chi-square test, t-test and ANOVA.

  Who should take this course?

  This course is suitable for all researchers and research students from any discipline. Prior experience with R and the RStudio interface is required, as the basics of R will not be covered. Please consider attending our R101: Learn to Program: R(opens in a new window) training course to come up to speed beforehand.

  You'll learn how to:

  • Choose the right statistical test appropriate for the data and the research questions
  • Carry out inferential statistics in R
  • Generate plots, figures and tables of hypothesis tests using specific R packages
  • Interpret and report the results of a range of commonly-used statistical tests
  • An introduction to hypothesis testing terminology
  • Correlation analysis between two continuous variables
  • Statistical tests for both categorial and continuous variables
  • ANOVA – testing with more than two groups
  Thu, 13 May 2021 09:00:00 +1000
• May 13
  Women in Mathematics Day 2021

  Western's Women in Mathematics Day will be held on the 13th of May to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women active in Mathematics.

  Conferences and seminars; Social events; Online Events
  Staff, Alumni, students
  Western's Women in Mathematics Day will be held on the 13th of May to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women active in Mathematics.

  Western's Women in Mathematics Day will be held on the 13th of May to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women active in Mathematics. This hybrid online and in person event consists of several invited talks given by mathematicians active in Western Sydney and other institutes in Australia and a showing of a short film about Maryam Mirzakhani, who was an Iranian mathematician and a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University, and the first and the only woman to win the Fields medal. Date: 13 May 2021 Time: 3:30 to 6:00pm Venue: PC-01.3.69 Parramatta City Campus Registrations close Friday 7 May 2021.

  Thu, 13 May 2021 15:30:00 +1000
• May 14
  Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R

  Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R.

  Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  Intersect Online Training: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R.

  About this Event: 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. In this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from your data (Data Manipulation using the dplyr package), as well as how to convert your data from one format to another (Data Transformation using the tidyr package). You will also explore different types of graphs and learn how to customise them using one of the most popular plotting packages in R, ggplot2 (Data Visualisation). We teach using RStudio, which allows program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from Intersect and the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. You’ll learn:

  • DataFrame Manipulation using the dplyr package
  • DataFrame Transformation using the tidyr package
  • Using the Grammar of Graphics to convert data into figures using the ggplot2 package Configuring plot elements within ggplot2
  • Exploring different types of plots using ggplot2

  Prerequisites: Either Learn to Program: R or Learn to Program: R and R for Research needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in the Learn to Program: R and R for Research courses to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course.

  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• May 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; Information sessions
  All researchers across WSU
  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. 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.

  With experts on hand to answer questions and provide assistance across a range of research related topics (e.g.: managing your online researcher profile, strategic publishing, Open Access, 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.

  This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – come along prepared to engage!

  Wed, 19 May 2021 13:00:00 +1000
• May 20
  Intersect Online Training: Getting started with NVivo

  Intersect Online Training: Getting started with NVivo

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Getting started with NVivo

  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 to:

  • 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
  Thu, 20 May 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• May 21
  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 to:

  • 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, 21 May 2021 09:30:00 +1000
• May 25
  Intersect Online Training: Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression

  Intersect Online Training: Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression

  Training and skill upgrade
  Intersect Online Training: Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression

  Why do this course?

  This workshop is designed to increase participants' understanding of statistical relationships between data. It introduces principles and methods of regression models using R, and how to interpret relationships between variables. The course covers basic principles of regression methods through to interpreting the output of statistical analyses, and includes practical sessions giving hands-on experience with regression analysis in R.

  Who should take this course?

  This course is suitable for all researchers and research students from any discipline. Prior experience with R and the RStudio interface is required, as the basics of R will not be covered. Please consider taking our R101: Learn to Program: R(opens in a new window) training course to come up to speed beforehand.

  You'll learn how to:

  • An introduction to continuous, discontinuous and categorical variables
  • Understanding the relationship between variables and plotting that relationship graphically
  • Calculating parametric and non-parametric correlation
  • Assumptions, errors, and what can go wrong in regression analysis
  • Understand the principles of linear regression methods
  • Identify the appropriate correlation or regression analysis for a dataset
  • Performing simple and multiple linear regression analysis using R
  • Interpret and report on the results of that analysis
  Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:00 +1000
• Jun 10
  NICM HRI Webinar: Leveraging personal digital devices to assess depression

  Join NICM HRI and guest seminar speaker Dr Paola Pedrelli, as she discusses how digital phenotyping can be used to assess depression.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Online Events
  Researchers, academics, health care professionals, staff & students
  Join NICM HRI and guest seminar speaker Dr Paola Pedrelli, as she discusses how digital phenotyping can be used to assess depression.

  NICM Health Research Institute presents Dr Paola Pedrelli, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; and Associate in Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital, United States. Join guest seminar speaker Dr Pedrelli on 10 June, as she discusses how digital phenotyping, using personal digital devices such as smartphones to assess human behaviour, can be used to assess depression.

  ABSTRACT

  Unlike other fields of medicine, psychiatry does not rely on objective indices to diagnose mental health disorders and to assess symptoms severity. Recent advances in the fields of engineering, computer science, and computational science have led to the development of novel methods to quantify and measure behavioural phenotypes of mental health disorders. In this presentation, Dr Pedrelli will describe the concept of digital phenotyping and outline research measuring depressive symptoms severity by collecting behavioural and physiological data with wearable and mobile sensors.

  VENUE: Zoom webinar

  COST: Free and open to all

  RSVP: Register by visiting the link below.

  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +1000
• Jun 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; Information sessions
  All researchers across WSU
  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. 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.

  With experts on hand to answer questions and provide assistance across a range of research related topics (e.g.: managing your online researcher profile, strategic publishing, Open Access, 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.

  This is a participatory discussion session, not a presentation – come along prepared to engage!

  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +1000
• Jun 18
  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 to:

  • 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, 18 Jun 2021 09:30:00 +1000