LabRats is an annual one-day event which provides an opportunity for Year 9 and 10 students and their teachers to visit Edith Cowan University's Joondalup campus and enjoy a typical day as an ECU science and math student.
Students will participate in hands-on science workshops, hear from current students and researchers and take part in fun social activities.
Ten world-leading researchers from The University of Western Australia are set to transform Perth bars into learning spaces, hosting free public talks for this year’s Raising the Bar event on Tuesday 24 October.
Join them at one of five CBD bars, enjoy the atmosphere and discover how our researchers are tackling global, national and regional issues to make the world a better place.
This year’s talks range from unlocking the secret to lifelong health in kids, the influence of fake news, diving to the deepest parts of the ocean, open water swimming in extreme seas, what Brazil has to offer beyond soccer stars and supermodels, talking about death, and medicines management in aged care.
The speakers are Associate Professor Doina Olaru, Dr Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann, Dr Scott Draper, Professor Michael Rosenberg, Professor Samar Aoun, Dr Amy Page, Professor Alan Jamieson, Professor Sergey Shabala, Dr Paul Harrigan and Dr Clas Weber.
Seeds for Snapper is back for 2023 and is looking for volunteers to get involved!
OzFish’s Seeds for Snapper is firing up again for another seagrass season in Cockburn Sound. Come along to a volunteer induction session to learn how you can get involved with Australia’s biggest community seagrass restoration project in 2023.
We have a variety of roles for community volunteers including divers, boaters and onshore support. All volunteers are encouraged to attend one of our four induction sessions to learn about the expectations for different roles and how to register for events. OzFish and UWA representatives will demonstrate seagrass collection and processing techniques and outline safety protocols.
The latest session (17 October) is at IOMRC on The University of Western Australia campus.
For more information email seedsforsnapper@ozfish.org.au.
Please register on the ozfish.org.au events page.
Are you curious about what it takes to become a marine biologist or ocean researcher?
Join us for this exciting talk with marine scientists Anna Faber and Mike Taylor from The University of Western Australia Oceans Institute. Hear about the rewarding career paths in marine science and discover how you could make a difference in protecting our oceans and marine life.
Suitable for ages 12+
Are you ready for a career change, but have no idea what else you could do – or where to start? Or are you looking to advance your career, utilising new skills and knowledge to propel yourself to new heights?
Head to Curtin University for its Postgrad Expo and discover the wide range of postgraduate degrees, from graduate certificates to up-skill in as little as 6 months, to extended research programs.
Please register to attend.
Mammung is the Noongar name for the whale: A creature that carries songs and stories through the world's oceans, transmitting them from the Perth Canyon to all the continents of the globe.
In this film, Mammung tells the story of a period of climatic change that rivals the one we are seeing today. 10,000 years ago, Western Australia experienced rapid sea-level rise. The film explores Noongar memory of this event, following Dr Noel Nannup in recalling the significance of places that are now below the sea and the dramatic process of change that indigenous people endured.
It challenges us to ask: can we learn to understand and value this rich body of knowledge as we too adapt to a changing climate? And what awaits us if we don't?
The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Maevia Griffiths and producer Lillian Robb.
Drinks will be available 30 minutes before and after the event.
Tickets are $10.
The WA branch of the Australian Marine Sciences Association is hosting a ‘Marine Snapchat’ at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre on Wednesday 4 October where marine scientists will present a one minute pitch of their research.
The evening will be divided into different themes and provide an opportunity for scientists to informally share their findings, experiences, and inspirations.
The format is ‘one slide, one minute, no animations'.
The event at IOMRC, 64 Fairway on The University of Western Australia campus, is free for AMSA members and $10 for non-members. Food and drinks provided. Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start.
Please register to attend: events.humanitix.com/amsa-wa-s-marine-snapchat
Presenters need to submit their intention to speak by emailing wa@amsa.asn.au by 18 September.
An exhibition that explores a hidden underground world overseen by giant prehistoric spiders has crawled its way into the Museum of the Great Southern.
The Sixteen Legs travelling exhibition, which mixes art and science, is based around the environmental and cultural significance of Australia’s deepest caves and the still-living 200-million-year-old Tasmanian Cave Spiders hidden within them.
The free multi-media exhibition features photography, dark-fantasy digital artworks and a visual fairy tale by Queensland artist Jodee Taylah and international best-selling author Neil Gaiman.
A large-scale resin and fibre-glass sculpture, and community artwork, are all overseen by two giant prehistoric spider replicas with 18-foot leg-spans and a giant spider egg-sac.
Sixteen Legs is a free exhibition and will be on display at the Museum of the Great Southern from Sunday 1 July to Sunday 15 October 2023.
The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL), Australia’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) are pleased to be hosting the 12th ICWL workshop on 22 – 27 October 2023 at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia.
ICWL returns to where it all began in WA more than 40 years ago, when a group of 37 lobster biologists from 6 countries met in Perth to discuss and compare their work on lobster ecology, physiology, and management protocols, and to find common themes amongst the different species that were commercially fished. Since its humble beginnings the ICLW has grown in popularity and prestige, and in recent years has attracted 150-200 participants from around 20 different countries.
Fremantle is a major port for the western rock lobster fleet. The western rock lobster fishery is the largest single species fishery in Australia with a value of more than $450 million annually.
The theme of the 12th ICWL is ‘ecosystem-based fisheries management.
WRL, FRDC and DPIRD are looking forward to hosting scientists, managers and industry participants in WA in October.
The health and wellbeing of Country and people are connected. The oldest continuing cultures in the world – Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures – have held this truth at the core of their knowledge systems and their management practices.
Western Australia has eight out of Australia’s 15 declared biodiversity hotspots and one of the highest rates of new species discovery in the world. But the recent State of the Environment report found significant changes in some Australian ecosystems over the past five years, with at least 19 now showing signs of collapse due to pressures of climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and mining.
While many are working to make a difference, we must expand collaboration across government and nongovernment sectors by co-developing solutions with Indigenous and local communities, learning from both Indigenous and western scientific knowledge. The time for action is now.
This Conference brings together researchers and practitioners from across Country, academia, government, industry and community to share knowledge. With its strong Western Australian focus, this event promises the synergistic benefits that come from collective forward thinking.