What happens when we design food systems without nature? Wired Japan on the exhibition "PROJECT MRT-Natureless Solution/Rethinking Technology Separated from Sun, Soil, and Dung" by IAS Director @oroncatts.bsky.social & @ionat.bsky.social Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media wired.jp/article/ycam...

🌏 IAS Visiting Fellowships 2026 are now open. The Institute of Advanced Studies at UWA is now accepting applications for our 2026 Visiting Fellowships, which are designed to foster interdisciplinary research and creative exchange. 🗓 Round 1 closes 13 Feb 2026 🔗 www.uwa.edu.au/ias/fellowsh...

Depression in Youth and Emerging Neurotherapeutics An IAS Masterclass with Dr Paul Croarkin, Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Tues 9 Dec, 1-4pm Don Voelte & Nancy Keegan Case Study Room, UWA www.uwa.edu.au/ias/upcoming...

Podcast Alert: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge We recently marked our 25th Anniversary at UWA with a conversation about the value of enquiry for its own sake. 📻 You can listen to this discussion on ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas with @natashamitchell.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Public Talk Religion and the Psychology of Social Change Join us at the IAS tomorrow for a special UWA Centre for Muslim States and Societies seminar with Dr Susilo Wibisono, School of Psychology, Murdoch University. Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025, 10-11:30am forms.office.com/r/pXmmiVC82h

PUBLIC TALK Cultural Pathways to Healing from Gender-Based Violence Professor Denise Saint Arnault, University of Michigan, will present findings from the international MiStory research network, highlighting how cultural factors shape trauma recovery experiences. 24 Nov, 6-7pm 👉 shorturl.at/WMSH1

REINVENTING THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM Can old objects generate new ideas? Join us for this public talk presented by Ken Arnold, Director, Medicinsk Museion & Professor, Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University. 20 Nov, 6-7pm, Free, All Welcome 👉 shorturl.at/cgx6R

Join us this Friday for an Interdisciplinary Research Masterclass: INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL TRAUMA RECOVERY RESEARCH Presented by Professor Denise Saint Arnault, University of Michigan. 21 Nov, 9am-5pm, UWA Arts Room 5 Free, registration required: lnkd.in/gCmeiTee

REINVENTING THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM Can old objects generate new thinking? Join us for the 2025 UWA Historical Society Lecture Presented by Ken Arnold, Director, Medicinsk Museion & Professor, Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University. 20 Nov, 6-7pm 🖱️https://shorturl.at/cgx6R

HealthSpan as a treatment goal: obesity medications, diet & exercise in chronic disease prevention 27 Nov 6pm UWA tinyurl.com/2hvs47uw A panel of global experts will discuss the UWA T-REX study which combines exercise & weight loss drugs aimed at prolonging healthspan.

PANEL DISCUSSION Extending your HealthSpan: the impacts of weight loss drugs & exercise 26 Nov, 6pm, UniClub WA 🎟️ tinyurl.com/mr3de4bz FREE, All Welcome A panel of global experts discuss the UWA T-REX study which combines exercise & weight loss drugs aimed at prolonging healthspan.

📰🌏Communicating Science for the General Public Join us for this IAS masterclass with Kharishar Kahfi — science journalist & editor at The Jakarta Post. 3 Oct, 10am–12noon @UWA_IAS 👉https://uwa.edu.au/ias/upcoming-events #SciComm #ScienceJournalism

TONIGHT Homer vs Hooke: Literature or Science? A public talk by Nikos Athanasou: author, musculoskeletal pathologist & research scientist. 30 Sep, 6pm-7pm Fox Lecture Hall, UWA events.humanitix.com/literature-o...

PANEL: THE USEFULNESS OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE In the 25th year of the inception of the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia we invite you to join us for a special conversation on the value of enquiry for its own sake. 11 Sep, 6pm, UWA events.humanitix.com/usefulness-o...

#POMPerth Keynote Speaker Professor Alan Harvey considers why humans have music as well as language. Does music act as a 'cultural archive' via memory?

Harmony in Spite of Individuality Join us for this keynote lecture by Alan Harvey, Emeritus Professor & Senior Honorary Research Fellow, UWA Human Sciences. 15 July, 6pm This lecture is part of the Conference: 'Politics of the Machines-Synthetic Sentience' events.humanitix.com/harmony-indi...

PUBLIC TALK 'Geotechnical Risk: What are the Chances?' with Professor D. Vaughan Griffiths, Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 14 July, 6pm, Woolnough LT UWA events.humanitix.com/geotechnical...

PUBLIC TALK The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology 🧬 with Professor Luis Campos, Baker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology & Innovation at Rice University. 19 Jun, 6pm, Webb LT tinyurl.com/35ymb6r2

Join us for a public lecture by Luis Campos, Baker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology, and Innovation at Rice University, as he reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Asilomar DNA conference and its relevance to the future of biotechnology. 19 June, 6pm 🧬 tinyurl.com/35ymb6r2

In Search of Ground Truth: From Social Media Networks to Deep Neural Networks 10 Jun 5pm Webb LT 🎫 events.humanitix.com/in-search-of... This talk by Prof Conrad Tucker Director Carnegie Mellon University-Africa explores the future of human-machine learning, highlighting challenges & opportunities.

🌍 Rethinking Conservation for a Changing World How can social-ecological systems research help reshape conservation in the face of biodiversity loss & inequality? Join us for this talk by Alta De Vos, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University 10 June, 12-1pm tinyurl.com/4rtrfknd

Join us for a public lecture by Luis Campos, Baker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Rice University, as he reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Asilomar DNA conference and its relevance to the future of biotechnology. 19 June | 6pm | UWA tinyurl.com/35ymb6r2

PUBLIC TALK Testimony to the Atom Bomb – A Survivor Speaks In 1945 Teruko Yahata was 8 when she was exposed to an atomic bomb at her home in #Hiroshima. She has since devoted herself to sharing her experience, to aid understanding #NeverAgain 12 May, 4–5pm | Fox Lecture Hall tinyurl.com/3ps8tkv8

EVENT Public Talk by Dr João Boto Caeiro (Mexico) - UWA Architect in Residence & IAS Visiting Fellow Dr João Boto Caeiro is a Professor at the Fine Arts School of Oaxaca & Director of the Oaxaca based architecture practice RootStudio. 30 April, 6pm-7pm 📍 UWA School of Design 🔗 tinyurl.com/384vsza4

We're excited to welcome IAS Visiting Fellow Dr João Boto Caeiro, RootStudio, Oaxaca to Perth for a Creative Residency at the UWA School of Design, exploring community-focused, sustainable design 🎤 Public Talk: 30 April, 6pm 🖼️ Exhibition: 5–9 May 📍 UWA School of Design, Perth 🔗 tinyurl.com/384vsza4

Shaping Tomorrow: Future-proofing WA for the Next Generation In Conversation with Sophie Howe, Prof Peter Klinken AC, and Kate Kirwin,will explore the concept of a Future Generations Act for WA, moderated by Dominique Mecoy OAM, Leadership WA. Mon 28 Apr | 7–8:30pm | WA Museum tinyurl.com/4wnukedz

PUBLIC TALK: The Rise of the Digital Welfare State Speaker: Professor Kathryn Henne, Director of RegNet ANU Join us for a thought-provoking talk exploring the tensions & possibilities in the digital transformation of welfare. Thurs, 24 April 2025, 12–2pm Forrest Hall, Crawley tinyurl.com/4w8fpaar

TONIGHT Join us for a talk by Prof Javaid Rehman, one of the leading, internationally recognised authorities on Muslim constitutionalism & Islamic law, on Unravelling Religious Moralities: Muslim Constitutionalism and Legal Reform. 14 April 6pm Fox Lecture Hall events.humanitix.com/ias-talk-jre...

PUBLIC TALK Join us for this upcoming talk by Professor Javaid Rehman, Professor of Law at Brunel University of London. Unravelling Religious Moralities: Muslim Constitutionalism and Legal Reform Monday, 14 April, 6pm Fox Lecture Theatre, UWA events.humanitix.com/ias-talk-jre...

IAS MASTERCLASS Join us on Monday 7th April for a Masterclass with writer and poet Sara M. Saleh 10am -12.30pm 🖋️REGISTER tinyurl.com/43w66vce Sara Saleh is an award-winning writer, poet & human rights lawyer. Her poems, short stories & essays have been widely published in English and Arabic

ARTIST TALK Join Fiona Foley at the UWA School of Design for a special artist talk next week. Fiona is a Badtjala woman who works at the intersections of law, history, Indigenous Knowledges and creative research. When: 9 April, 12noon-1pm Where: UWA ALVA Lecture Room G22

Go behind the scenes of a unique art installation: 'The Use of Life (In Relation to the Industry of Men)' with one of the artists @oroncatts.bsky.social Director, @iasuwa.bsky.social Art and Science: The Use of Life (Becoming Artsy S4 E4) youtu.be/RtpJ_jZSmOM?...

The submission deadline for Abstracts for POM Perth: Synthetic Sentience has been extended. ▶️ New Deadline: 3 April 2025 (AWST Midnight). The POM Perth conference will explore the evolving politics of sentience across a wide array of fields. Full Details: www.pomconference.org/pom-perth-20...

Call for Abstracts Politics of the Machines: Synthetic Sentience What role might art play in navigating the emotional complexities of coexistence with the development of artificial sentience in machines & the modification of sentience in biological forms? pomconference.org/pom-perth-20...

CONFERENCE Politics of the Machines - Synthetic Sentience Call for Abstracts: Deadline 29 March This conference will consider the evolving politics of sentience—from AI & autonomous machines to brain organoids & synthetic life forms. pomconference.org/pom-perth-20...

PUBLIC TALK TONIGHT Laughter and Medicine 6 Mar, 6pm, Fox LT, UWA events.humanitix.com/laughter-and... Engaging with laughter among: healthcare providers, laughter within the interactions of physicians/nurses & patients in the clinic, laughter about health, illness & death & laughter at doctors.

Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? Join us for a free public lecture: 'Laughter and Medicine' By Peter Barta, Professor Emeritus, University of Surrey and UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow on 6 March, 6pm at UWA. Free, but RSVP requested via events.humanitix.com/laughter-and...

Public Talk The Great Southern Reef Presented by Nestor Echedey Bosch Guerra, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and UWA Robert & Maude Gledden Visiting Fellow. 7 March, 5pm, UWA Albany events.humanitix.com/great-southe... @uwaoceans.bsky.social @westernaustralia.bsky.social

Read Research Australia's INSPIRE magazine to see a snapshot of my PhD research at the University of Western Australia & @thekidsau.bsky.social. Discussing anti-alcohol medications & their potential in FASD prevention. A big thanks to my supervisors for their help with this piece! bit.ly/3Dn8y0l

Join us at this Thursday at UWA for a public talk by David Anderson, Professor of African History at the University of Warwick and IAS UWA Visiting Fellow: Paying for the Sins of our Colonial Past? Kenya’s War Crimes 5 Dec, 5.30pm, Social Sciences Lecture Theatre tinyurl.com/33hdfzb8

Join us next week for a free public lecture: 'Paying for the Sins of our Colonial Past? Kenya’s War Crimes' by David Anderson, Professor of African History, Global History & Culture Centre, University of Warwick. 5 Dec, 5.30pm, Social Sciences Lecture Theatre UWA events.humanitix.com/davidanderson