UWA Postgraduate Students' Association: September 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Newsletter 26th September 2012

Hi all!

Family Picnic: I am so excited for this event, you don’t even know! There is a free barbeque, a koala and snakes for you to pat! There is even the possibility of a joey coming too! This is a totally free afternoon, so all you need to do is come along.

What do I mean by family? Check out the blog, I answered that question there (but if it’s tl;dr I mean anyone and everyone): http://uwapsa.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/family-picnic.html

Let me know you’re coming so I buy enough food to make you all fat. Email me at psa@guild.uwa.edu.au with how many people and any dietary requirements.

Also, no booze please.

Elections are coming, and I’m already getting nomination forms! I know a lot of amazing postgrads out there, and I’m serious when I say nominate for the committee! You need to email me the completed form by the 18^th of October. See the website for further info: http://sponsored.uwa.edu.au/psa/elections_for_2013

Awards! We gave out two Travel Grants and one Small Grant in Round Two. Applications are open for Round Three – Conference Travel (up to $750), Fieldwork/Data Collection (up to $600), and Small Grants (up to $200). Main award round closes 9^th of November. Leadership closes 19^th of October.

Oh, and Connect is 5pm Thursday the 4^th of October! Even better, the PSA sponsored performance of The Vagina Monologues is on 7.30pm on the 4^th of October at Dolphin Theatre! (Go see it!)

Finally, I’ll be conferencing it up from the 3^rd of October to the 12^th, so I’m not available then, and will miss you all very much at Connect, the theatre, and Family Picnic – so take many, many pictures, send them to me, and make me jealous!

Take care, and happy reading!

Aisling

Notices

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES: The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler based on her interviews with over 200 women about everything there is to do with being a woman. This year, Curtin and Murdoch University have come together with two full casts to produce this play, which will be performed twice at both universities and once at UWA in an effort to promote congeniality across campuses and bond together women from every background. UWA's performance was made possible by their Postgraduate Students Association and Public Affairs Council.

When? 7.30pm, 4^th of October.

Where? Dolphin Theatre, UWA

How much? $10, book through uwa.vagina.monologues@gmail.com. Cash payment on the night please!

EDUCATION FORUM: All postgraduate students from The University of Western Australia are invited to present their education-related research at the next Fogarty Foundation Postgraduate Forum to be held in the afternoon of Tuesday 20 November 2012 at the Graduate School of Education. For further information about the forum, please see www.education.uwa.edu.au/research/forum/ or contact Eileen Slater 20980524@student.uwa.edu.au
ABSTRACTS DUE 28^TH SEPTEMBER

Like science AND communication? You should totally check out the Science Communication Seminars, Fridays, 4.00pm at the UWA Centre for Learning Technology. No RSVP required, snacks and drinks available – email Sophia Bickford at 20228745@student.uwa.edu.au to join the mailing list!NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK, but, Friday the 5^th will be Dr Carmen Lawrence on the topic: Using Psychology to Reduce Energy Use

Alumni! You should totally join up to the UWA Alumni Facebook page, so you can keep in touch with your alma mater! https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Western-Australia-Alumni/137692883038024

Trove: UWA’s Online Creative Arts Journal – get your work published! Submissions accepted all year, deadline for 3.2 is Monday 28^th of September. More details? Sure can! www.trove.arts.uwa.edu.au

How about that local sports team?Fun games, volleyball, sausage sizzle, cupcakes - a great family day out and a good cause! We (Rotary of Crawley and African Students Union, UWA) are organizing what promises to be a lovely action packed day of sports, fun games, food and music to raise funds for science education and youth leadership at two schools in Malawi, Africa.
DATE: Saturday, 6th October
TIME: 10:30am for 11am game start. Finish at 3pm.
VENUE: Riley Oval, UWA Campus, Crawley - near University Club on Hackett Drive.
REGISTRATION: Advance registration required for volleyball teams- www.trybooking.com/BUDA $100 per team (minimum 6 players).
BENEFICIARIES: Mzuzu Academy and Nkhomboli Community Day Secondary School
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/411006418957572/

Idea-ful? The Day of Ideas is sponsored by the IAS, and focuses on important themes.

Manning Clark House is running a special public lecture “Night of 100 Objects - Creating histories through Objects” by Dr Jeremy Hill, Head of Research, The British Museum. The lecture is on the 8^th of November 2012, from 6.00pm-7.00pm, at the WA Museum, costing $30.

The IAS’s 2012 Day of Ideas lecture series will focus on the theme: “Objects/History/Humanity: Museums in Contemporary Society”. It will take place on the 9^thof November 2012, from 9.30am –5.00pm, in Banquet Hall South, University Club, UWA, costing $75/$70 (concession). The day is followed by sundowner until 6.00pm.

More info and registration: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/conf/2012-doi

LITERARY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: IAS and the Chair of Australian Literature are presenting a research symposium titled Christina Stead and Literary Ownership. It’s on the 23^rd of November from 9.30am to 5pm, at the University Club. See http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/conf/stead for the info!

Institute of Advanced Studies Lectures and Masterclasses

27 Sept: 6.00pm, 10 Things I Hate about America: Reflections of a Bi-Hemisexual, Susan Maushart, Social Sciences LT, (Public Lecture)

2Oct: 6.00pm, Neurodevelopmental disorders: Are our current diagnostic labels fit for purpose?, Dorothy Bishop, Social Science LT, (Public Lecture)

3 Oct: 6.00pm, Growth headwinds in China and Japan: Implications for the Australian economy, Rod Tyers, Social Science LT, (Public Lecture)

9 Oct: 6.00pm, Looking at Japan through Masculinity: From Salaryman to Herbivore, Romit Dasgupta, Webb LT, (Public Lecture)

10 Oct: 6.00pm, Taking Responsibility for Climate Change, Robyn Eckersley, Uni Club Theatre, (Public Lecture)

11Oct: 10am-4pm, Differentiated Responsibilities and the Future of the International Climate Negotiations, Robyn Eckersley, Old Senate Room, (Postgrad Masterclass)

Registration and questions should be directed to the IAS: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/about

Do you want to put a notice in the newsletter? You should email me! I’ll spruik most things related to postgrads, professional development, and activities. Newsletter day is currently Wednesday, so email two sentences and any links to psa@guild.uwa.edu.au by 9am on Wednesday to be included!

Website: http://www.psa.guild.uwa.edu.au
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uwapsa
Blog: http://uwapsa.blogspot.com.au
Email: psa@guild.uwa.edu.au
Internal Mail: M300
Phone: (08) 6488 3194
Office: Guild South Wing, First Floor, Office 1.03
Lounge: Guild South Wing, First Floor, Room 1.05

Monday, September 24, 2012

Family Picnic!

Oh my goodness, I am so excited about our 2012 Family Picnic! Do you know why? I just confirmed the presence of a koala!

It's not this one. But it'll look similar!

Why does the PSA do a family picnic? We know that no postgraduate is an island - there are a whole range of people who support you through your candidature. For some, it will be spouse and their children. For others their parents, or a romantic partner, or close friends, or a mentor. Family Picnic is a chance for us to celebrate these people, and thank them for all they do.

It's an opportunity for you to show off the beautiful Crawley campus to people who don't necessarily get to see it very often, and for the PSA to acknowledge that the postgraduate community is wider than just people who study at UWA.

Even if you don't have someone here you would like to invite to join us on Saturday the 6th of October from 12.30pm to 3.00pm, please come along. The postgraduates at UWA are a family too, and the PSA wants to spend a sunny (fingers crossed!) Saturday afternoon with as many of our family as we can!

We'll have a free barbeque and free entertainment from a native animal petting zoo, and you're welcome to bring along any other picnic food you'd like, blankets, chairs etc.
For catering purposes, please RSVP to Aisling on psa@guild.uwa.edu.au by the 2nd of October.

It's important to have the special people in your life around you - and this is a great chance to show these people that they're important to you and the University that you are investing so much in, before you graduate!

Totally made this poster for you.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Important! Edition: Newsletter 22nd September 2012

Important! Edition

What’s up posties!

So you’ll note that this edition is not coming out on Wednesday! I’ve been working at getting a couple of things confirmed, and please make sure you read this one because there is some very important info!

First things first: I am very pleased to officially open all positions on the 2013 PSA Committee for nomination. I have created a set of handy informative web pages just for you! Please have a look through them, and ask me any questions not already answered there. http://www.psa.guild.uwa.edu.au/elections_for_2013

AGM: Our annual general meeting will take place on the 26^th of October from 5.30pm in Arts Lecture Room 5. The election will take place at the meeting, so it’s important that you come! You will also be treated to a super bubbly report from me, a super informative report from Treasurer Brock, and any other business for the Association will be addressed – if you want to bring amendments to the Constitution you need to get seven PSA members together to present them to the PSA Committee.

Is this all sounding terribly dull? Here’s the fun part – come to the AGM, stay for the whole thing, join us for a sundowner! Venue to be confirmed, but likely the University Club.

Other fun things!

The Family Picnic has come together very nicely! The details are on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/events/408035109259142/). The 6^th of October from 12.30pm to 3.00pm on the Oak Lawn is when and where we’ll see you – we’re providing a sausage sizzle with vegetarian, beef and chicken (both halal) sausages, fizzy drinks, and native animals (including a koala!).
You need to RSVP so that we can make sure there is enough food for everyone! Send me an email with how many people are coming, and dietary requirements by October 2^nd – we’re welcoming all family, so bring parents, partners, children – our just bring your lovely self and party with your postgrad family!

We have Connect on the 4^th of October from 5pm!

The PSA are co-sponsoring a performance of The Vagina Monologues on campus – on the 4^th of October at 7.30pm. Tickets are $10 – so head along, support the PSA and see a fabulous piece of theatre! (go to Connect first!)

Finally – this is the absolute last call for The Employable Postgraduate seminars – if you want to come, email me by 5pm Monday! Places are strictly limited now!

I’ve kept this super short so that hopefully most people read the whole thing! Have a fantastic weekend postgrads, I look forward to seeing you soon – unfortunately I’ll be away from the 3^rd October to the 12^th at a conference, but take heaps of photos of the upcoming events for me!

Aisling

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Newsletter 12th September 2012

Hi there posties!

As usual, you can read the high-definition, director’s cut, as-she-originally-intended version of the newsletter on the blog at... here, silly.

“The Employable Postgraduate: How to prepare for your future career during your candidature” seminar series is filling up fast! Thank you so much for your support, I’m really glad that this is useful to you. Please make sure to look at the three seminars and RSVP to me at psa@guild.uwa.edu.au to reserve your spot!

Even if you can’t make it to these seminars, but wish you could – email me! That way I can compile a list of people to get in touch with when we (hopefully!) decide to repeat this series.

Image Credit: bocian, openclipart.org

Family Picnic: If I don’t get more response to this idea, I think we might have to cancel it (which I would hate to do!). So, if you’d be keen to bring your significant other/parents/children to uni on a Saturday for a free BBQ and some fun (campus tours/face painting/music/snake petting[ed: nothing suss]) please let me know!

Important dates for you to block out in your calendar (more info to come!):

AGM: Friday the 26^th of October, 5pm

Cocktail Party: Friday the 2^nd of November

And a reminder: Do you know an amazing postgrad? Someone who studies hard, but continues to give back to their community – through volunteering, leadership, or cutting oranges for their local sports team? We have an award for that! Nominate them to be the inaugural winner, and see the terms and conditions on the website: http://sponsored.uwa.edu.au/psa/leadership

Best,

Aisling

Notices

The Employable Postgraduate: How to prepare for your future career during your candidature: Postgraduate students are highly skilled individuals, so why is it that they often feel least prepared to enter the workforce? This seminar series will uncover helpful strategies to will help you prepare for your post-study career before you complete. Postgraduate students are intellectual entrepreneurs - creative, motivated individuals who are expert at solving problems. Discover how to actively seek out opportunities in a range of different work environments - including academia. Learn how to identify your strengths, market your skillset to non-academic employers, navigate hidden job markets, optimise your online presence and how networking can give you a competitive advantage.

The PSA is offering three professional and personal development seminars, you can attend as many or as few as you want, but the idea behind them is to help you market your postgraduate degree to employers. There will be nibbles and tea/coffee provided!

Seminar 1: “Know thyself better”: Identify your Strengths and Skills,
Tuesday 25^th September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/100141406809589/

Seminar 2: “Get out there!”: Promoting yourself and your research online, Wednesday 26^th of September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/220653334728130/

Seminar 3: “Don’t just sit there!”: Strategies to proactively seek career opportunities,
Thursday 27^th of September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/152159034923468/

RSVP is essential, please email Aisling to ensure your attendance! (psa@guild.uwa.edu.au)

Halal Food and Food Labelling: Halal food is now available in the Guild Village, Reid & Hackett Cafes - we carry a selection of freshly prepared meat, chicken & vegetarian meals which will be changing daily! Each cafe now also has a microwave designated for the heating of Halal food only.

Also, at the last Guild Council, the decision was undertaken to clearly label potential allergens in hot food. I’m pretty happy, but it’ll take some time to come through.

Like science AND communication? You should totally check out the Science Communication Seminars, Fridays, 4.00pm at the UWA Centre for Learning Technology. No RSVP required, snacks and drinks available – email Sophia Bickford at 20228745@student.uwa.edu.au to join the mailing list!
This week’s topic: Universal Visual Communication: Between Biology and Culture.

Feedback and Bribery: What do you think of the UWA Future Students website? We are redesigning some parts of it (mostly the postgrad sections) and are looking for people to help us with user testing. If you would like to have your say, drop a line to barbara.goldflam@uwa.edu.au Tim Tams will be involved :) http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/

MUPSA Conference:

Multidisciplinary Conference 2012

The Third Multidisciplinary Conference from the Murdoch University Postgraduate Student Association (MUPSA) is coming up in September. This is a chance for Murdoch Postgraduate students to showcase their research across multiple disciplines!

Where: Economics, Commerce and Law (ECL) Lecture Theatres 2 and 3, Murdoch University South Street Campus

When: Thursday 27^th September. Opens at 8:30am outside ECL2 for a 9:05am opening address

Cost: FREE TO ATTEND!

To register:

complete the registration form at http://mupsa-conference.murdoch.edu.au before 17^thSeptember

Email mupsa@the-guild.com.au for any queries

Idea-ful? The Day of Ideas is sponsored by the IAS, and focuses on important themes.

More info and registration: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/conf/2012-doi

Institute of Advanced Studies Lectures and Masterclasses

13 Sept: 6.00pm, “Discovery of the Higgs boson - not the end but a new beginning”, Ian McArthur, Social Sciences LT, (Public Lecture)

14 Sept: 10am,“Mass Spectrometry and Glycobiology: Defining the sugar recognition code”, Anne Dell, Old Senate Room, (Masterclass)

18 Sept:

2.00pm, A Conversation with The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Keith, Master Seminar Room 338-G30, Law School UWA, (Masterclass) – RSVP to shelley.jackson@uwa.edu.au

6.00pm, Judging at home and abroad - some reflections, The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Keith, Theatre Auditorium, University Club, (Public Lecture)

19 Sept: 10.00am, A Conversation with Susan Maushart, Old Senate Room, (Masterclass)

27 Sept: 6.00pm, 10 Things I Hate about America: Reflections of a Bi-Hemisexual, Susan Maushart, Social Sciences LT, (Public Lecture)

Registration and questions should be directed to the IAS: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/about

Website: http://www.psa.guild.uwa.edu.au
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uwapsa
Blog: http://uwapsa.blogspot.com.au
Email: psa@guild.uwa.edu.au
Internal Mail: M300
Phone: (08) 6488 3194
Office: Guild South Wing, First Floor, Office 1.03
Lounge: Guild South Wing, First Floor, Room 1.05

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Spring into Spring!: Newsletter 5th September 2012

Spring into Spring Issue!

Hi postgrads!

Oh my goodness, it’s September! (This is a truly terrifying prospect for me.)

This image does not belong to PSA. It's by Edvard Munch! Get some culture please.

So, what’s happening around the PSA corridor this month? Most excitingly, as part of our responsibilities to help you with career development, we’re running a seminar series entitled “The Employable Postgraduate: How to prepare for your future career during your candidature”. More detail are below, but please please please look carefully at the information and RSVP to me. Your support for these kind of events ensures that they continue!

Also, the committee would like to create a set of FAQs on the website, and we want to know what your questions were when you started. There is a poll on the Facebook page, with some initial suggestions, or you can add your own – I’d be so appreciative if you would! http://www.facebook.com/uwapsa

We’re planning to hold a Family Picnic on Saturday the 6^th of October (daytime)! We’ll be inviting you to bring partners, spouses, children, parents, friends – whoever you consider family! What I need to know is – who would you like to bring and what would you like us to do? We’re locking in a BBQ, but I’m also hoping to provide some entertainment and want to make sure it is age appropriate! Please let me know! If there will be sufficient children, I’m thinking face painting and balloon animals. So please give me the excuse to get some balloon animals, because I love those things!

Now you’ve probably noticed Guild elections taking place and I encourage you to participate in this process. I know many postgrads feel disenfranchised by the Guild as an institution, but I believe that this can only be overcome by us becoming more involved in the process. So ask them questions, hold them accountable, and vote! Additionally, we will be holding elections for our committee and representatives at the AGM in October. Start thinking about the committee positions, and how you might contribute – I’m happy to meet with you and answer any questions you might have!

Important dates for you to block out in your calendar (more info to come!):

AGM: Friday the 26^th of October

Cocktail Party: Friday the 2^nd of November

Finally – Connect is on Thursday the 6^th of September at 5pm!! I’ll see you soon, you fabulous amazing people!

Best,

Aisling

Notices

Seminar 1: “Know thyself better”: Identify your Strengths and Skills,
Tuesday 25^th September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/100141406809589/

Seminar 2: “Get out there!”: Promoting yourself and your research online, Wednesday 26^th of September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/220653334728130/

Seminar 3: “Don’t just sit there!”: Strategies to proactively seek career opportunities,
Thursday 27^th of September 5.30pm to 7.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/events/152159034923468/

RSVP is essential, please email Aisling to ensure your attendance! (psa@guild.uwa.edu.au)

Also, at the last Guild Council, the decision was undertaken to clearly label potential allergens in hot food. I’m pretty happy, but it’ll take some time to come through.

MUPSA Conference:

Multidisciplinary Conference 2012

Where: Economics, Commerce and Law (ECL) Lecture Theatres 2 and 3, Murdoch University South Street Campus

When: Thursday 27^th September. Opens at 8:30am outside ECL2 for a 9:05am opening address

Cost: FREE TO ATTEND!

To register: complete the registration form at http://mupsa-conference.murdoch.edu.au before 17^thSeptember

Email mupsa@the-guild.com.au for any queries

Trove: UWA’s Online Creative Arts Journal – get your work published! Submissions accepted all year, deadline for 3.2 is Monday 28^th of September. More details? Sure can! www.trove.arts.uwa.edu.au

How about that local sports team?
Fun games, volleyball, sausage sizzle, cupcakes - a great family day out and a good cause! We (Rotary of Crawley and African Students Union, UWA) are organizing what promises to be a lovely action packed day of sports, fun games, food and music to raise funds for science education and youth leadership at two schools in Malawi, Africa.
DATE: Saturday, 6th October
TIME: 10:30am for 11am game start. Finish at 3pm.
VENUE: Riley Oval, UWA Campus, Crawley - near University Club on Hackett Drive.
REGISTRATION: Advance registration required for volleyball teams- www.trybooking.com/BUDA $100 per team (minimum 6 players).
BENEFICIARIES: Mzuzu Academy and Nkhomboli Community Day Secondary School
FACEBOOK: Volleyball and Fun games for Malawi Schools

Idea-ful? The Day of Ideas is sponsored by the IAS, and focuses on important themes.

The IAS’s 2012 Day of Ideas lecture series will focus on the theme: “Objects/History/Humanity: Museums in Contemporary Society”. It will take place on the 9^thof November 2012, from 9.30am –5.00pm, in Banquet Hall South, University Club, UWA, costing $75/$70 (concession). The day is followed by sundowner until 6.00pm.

More info and registration: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/conf/2012-doi

Institute of Advanced Studies Lectures and Masterclasses

11 Sept: 4.00pm, “Communicating With Sugars”, Anne Dell, MCS Lecture Room Bayliss Building (G.33), (Public Lecture)

13 Sept: 6.00pm, “Discovery of the Higgs boson - not the end but a new beginning”, Ian McArthur, Social Sciences LT, (Public Lecture)

14 Sept: 10am,“Mass Spectrometry and Glycobiology: Defining the sugar recognition code”, Anne Dell, Old Senate Room, (Masterclass)

18 Sept:

2.00pm, A Conversation with The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Keith, Master Seminar Room 338-G30, Law School UWA, (Masterclass) – RSVP to shelley.jackson@uwa.edu.au

6.00pm, Judging at home and abroad - some reflections, The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Keith, Theatre Auditorium, University Club, (Public Lecture)

19 Sept: 10.00am, A Conversation with Susan Maushart, Old Senate Room, (Masterclass)

27 Sept: 6.00pm, 10 Things I Hate about America: Reflections of a Bi-Hemisexual, Susan Maushart, Social Sciences LT, (Public Lecture)

Registration and questions should be directed to the IAS: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/about

Conferences!

A three-day International Greening Education Event will be held from 10th to 12th of October, 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academia, policy makers, representatives of government and international development agencies, senior members of academic institutions, school administrators and teachers, sustainable development practitioners, environmental management professionals and other stakeholders from around the world. For further information, please see the event details. http://www.etechgermany.com/IGEE2012.pdf

2012 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICSEEE 2012). 29-31 December 2012, Guangzhou, China. Full papers due by October 31. Proceedings to be published in Applied Mechanics and Materials See: WWW.ICSEEE.ORG

The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes (ICAMMP 2012). 22-23 December, 2012, Beihai, China. Paper submission due September 20.

All accepted papers will be published by Advanced Materials Research Journal. See: www.icammp.org

Spaces and Flows: Third International Conference on Urban and Extraurban Studies. 11-12 October 2012, Detroit, USA. Call for Papers is 20 September. Full details of the conference, including online proposal submission form, at http://SpacesandFlows.com/Conference-2012/ .

Thirteenth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations. 13-14 June 2013, Vancouver, Canada. Currently calling for submissions to International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. See: http://ontheorganization.com/the-conference

Aisling Blackmore
President, UWA Postgraduate Students' Association
psa.guild.uwa.edu.au

Email: psa@guild.uwa.edu.au
Phone: 6488 3194

Twitter:@ACBlackmore
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