Thursday, 13 May 2010
Winthrop Professor Carmen Lawrence will explore what we know - and need to know - about the human psyche to make any progress in crafting workable solutions to the problem of climate change when she presents The University of Western Australia's 2010 Joseph Gentilli Memorial Lecture .
The Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Change at the UWA School of Psychology , Professor Lawrence trained as a research psychologist at UWA before entering politics and becoming Australia's first female Premier.
The Joseph Gentilli memorial lecture was established in 2005 to honour the memory and intellectual legacy of an influential and long serving scholar who devoted 60 years of his life to UWA. During his long and distinguished career, Dr Gentilli helped to bring about a comprehensive understanding of the climates of Australia.
TITLE : What we need to know about ourselves to deal with climate change
WHEN: 6pm Tuesday 25 May
WHERE: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA. The nearest car park is P3 off Hackett Entrance 1
COST: This is a free public lecture. No RSVP required.
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Audrey Barton
(UWA Institute of Advanced Studies) (+61 8) 6488 4797
Janine MacDonald
(UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8) 6488 5563 / (+61 4) 32 637 716
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