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5 April 2017

Vice-Chancellor's Voice

Good morning. Today I am delighted to announce a new collaboration with one of the world’s leading universities. I have this week signed an agreement that will allow us to offer our students access to Harvard Business School’s Credential of Readiness (CORe) program through their prestigious digital learning initiative, HBX. This is a first of its kind for an Australian university and an excellent opportunity for our students to enhance their knowledge and skills.

On the topic of collaborations, this week also sees me travelling to India as one of a delegation of Group of 8 Vice-Chancellors, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. During this trip we will be investigating new bilateral opportunities for teaching, training and research collaborations within India’s burgeoning higher education system.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dawn Freshwater
Vice-Chancellor

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Forward Focus

Growing up in Africa helped to build a strong moral and social compass for Muza Gondwe.

Muza, who works for the Minerals and Energy for Development Alliance (MEfDA) based at UWA, discovered early in her career that she was “more of a people person” and changed direction from her first degree completed in Biochemistry at Imperial College London.

Around Campus

The UWA Sport lunchtime walking group is great way to get up and get moving on your lunch break. The 30-minute walk is led by a UWA Sport Fitness Instructor and takes a different route each week to explore our beautiful campus.

The group meets each Tuesday outside the University Club amphitheatre at 12.30pm. Register your interest with Moira O'Brien-Smith.

UWAP Book of the Month

Special discount for staff and students

Extinctions, the inaugural winner of the Dorothy Hewett Award, is a novel about all kinds of extinction – natural, racial, national and personal.

Call UWA Publishing on 6488 3670 to purchase Extinctions at $19.99 (RRP $29.99), or both of Josephine Wilson’s books for $29.99 (Cusp published 2005).

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Events

APR 5	Somerville: The Salesman
APR 6	Seminar: The Arab world: between collapse and transformation
APR 6	Panel discussion: Trump vs Deep State vs Russia
APR 8	Gallery tour: Going Slow - Slow Art Day at LWAG
APR 11	Lecture: Talking Allowed - The Arts, the Law, and Freedom of Expression
APR 11	Health: Managing mental health illness in the workplace

News


>	UWA and West Australian Opera strike up duet


>	What UWA Crowd Research can do for you


>	Chemicals that cure malaria can kill weeds too


>	Researchers nominate for the IQ Awards before May 12

Announcements

>	Vice-Chancellery: All staff are invited to the VC Installation morning tea
>	Human Resources: New Enterprise Bargaining offer, including revised salary offer
>	BI&TS: Planned IT maintenance on Institutional Research Data Store - 9 April
>	Safety, Health and Wellbeing: Bupa Health Checks
>	Centre for Education Futures: A Longitudinal, Competency-Based Clinical Assessment System with Paul Ichim – 10 April 2017
>	Brand, Marketing and Recruitment: 'Share your memories' for 60th Anniversary UWA Medical School Celebrations
>	School of Music: What's on in April
>	UWA Choral Society: Tickets on sale for Ralph Vaughan Williams 'Sea Symphony' on Sunday 7 May at Winthrop Hall
>	Campus Management: Campus-wide building inspections
>	PIAF: Special offer for UWA staff for final weeks of films at Somerville
>	Registrations open for Uni-Active school holiday program

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