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State of the Nation: Indonesia
12:00–1:00PM
With a population over 10 times that of Australia, Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy, with a robust media and a vibrant civil society. Looking beyond the recent flashpoints of live cattle export and the ongoing challenges caused by international people smuggling, there are enormous opportunities for Australia Indonesia engagement. Mr Greg Moriarty has held the position of Ambassador since July 2010. He has extensive experience within DFAT and previously served overseas a...
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Thursday, 17 May 2012
The International Crisis Group: The Role of a Global NGO in Preventing and Resolving Deadly Conflict
The Brussels-based International Crisis Group, founded in 1995, is generally now regarded as the pre-eminent international non-government organisation (NGO) working on the prevention, management and resolution of man-made crises. With some 140 st...
You Wouldn't Read About It: "Everything you haven't been told about media accountability and the Finkelstein Inquiry"
How will the proposed council work in the light of the recommendations of the Convergence Review Committee, which recently reported to the Federal Government? In this keynote event, Professor Matthew Ricketson, who assisted Ray Finkelstein, QC wit...
Hermannsburg, 1929: Turning Aboriginal 'Primitives' into Modern Psychological Subjects
In 1929, the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg (Ntaria), central Australia, became an extraordinary investigatory site, attracting an array of leading psychologists wishing to define the ‘primitive’mentality of the Arrernte, who became perhaps the ...
1 day from now Friday, 18 May 2012
1:00–2:00PM
Telomeres and other DNA breaks in autoimmunity
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research - Special Seminar. Presented by Cornelia Weyand MD PhD, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, USA. This research program has been committed to uncover and understand abnormaliti...
4 days from now Monday, 21 May 2012
12:00–1:00PM
Overview of Hepatitis viruses, virulence and resistance mechanisms and disease pathogenesis
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research – Postgraduate Lecture Series Presented by A/Professor Joseph Torresi, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital Theme 1: Pathogen, Virulence, Resistance and Disease All vi...
5 days from now Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Stephanie Alexander and Annie Smithers: From Garden to Table
Stephanie Alexander and Annie Smithers will join us for a conversation about their new books and how they have been inspired by local and international gardening and eating practices. Stephanie Alexander is one of Australia's most highly accla...
6 days from now Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Would the post-GFC international regulatory reforms have prevented the GFC?
The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation (CCLSR) at Melbourne Law School welcomes Professor Douglas Arner from the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Arner will examine reforms to international financial regula...
1:00–2:00PM
Role of cell death signalling in inflammation
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research – Wednesday Seminar Presented by Dr James Vince, Vaux Lab, Cell Signalling & Cell Death Division All visitors welcome!
Gerard Crock Lecture: The eye is a window to your health
"The eye is a window to your health." It has often been said that our eyes are windows to our souls. New research suggests that our eyes may also be windows to our health. Heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes are the major cause...
7 days from now Thursday, 24 May 2012
Inspiring Communities: Research and Action with Refugee Youth
Refugee young people settling in Australia today face a wide range of challenges and opportunities. Some of these arise out of the ‘ordinary’ experiences of growing up, but others are shaped by forms of adversity that emerge from refugee-specific...
World Literature and What it Means to be Human
Macgeorge Lecture While the globalization of literature is ancient, the study of world literature (like world history) today is contested: world literature as the best; as bearer of universal values; as circulating in translation/remediation; ...
11 days from now Monday, 28 May 2012
12:00–1:00PM
Overview of HIV, virulence and resistance mechanisms and disease pathogenesis
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research – Postgraduate Lecture Series Presented by Professor Steve Wesselingh, Executive Director, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Theme 1: Pathogen, Virulence, Resistanc...
12 days from now Tuesday, 29 May 2012
The Antikythera Mechanism: Astronomy and technology in ancient Greece
R D Wright Lecture Professor John Seiradakis, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Aristotle University, Greece will be presenting the R D Wright Lecture. The Antikythera Mechanism was a portable (laptop-s...
Speaker
Professor John Seiradakis, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
Free Public Lecture
A global perspective on developing a non-dietary treatment for coeliac disease
Join us for an overview of the current state of coeliac disease research, hear about the progress of Nexvax2® (the coeliac vaccine currently in clinical trials), and the objectives of ImmusanT, the company responsible for developing the vaccine. ...
13 days from now Wednesday, 30 May 2012
1:00–2:00PM
The Role of HoxB8 in Myeloid Cell Immortalisation
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research – Wednesday Seminar Presented by Ms Marika Salmanidis, PhD Student, Ekert Lab, Cell Signalling & Cell Death Division All visitors welcome!
Events elsewhere
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Student theatre
The Grainger Museum