In a free public talk at The University of Western Australia, Playwright David Milroy will explore some of the dimensions of fire as it has shaped his experience of the land, as a Palyku and a Western Australian.

This talk is part of the launch of a new anthology Fire: a collection of stories, poems and visual images by Margaret River Press, which includes rich and diverse range of responses to fire from local and national award winning writers and poets.

Both Shark Bay, Western Australia and Florida Bay, Miami, are home to subtropical marine environments with similar geological chemical and biological characteristics but, according to The University of Western Australia's leading marine ecologist, we're not taking advantage of science that could lead to better sustainable management of these bays.

Recent research in genetics has shown huge potential to enable medicine to move beyond therapy to disease prevention and radically improve the health of our community.

This exciting possibility will be the subject of the 2012 Ian Constable Lecture, to be given by Professor Matt Brown, Director of the Diamantina Institute.

The power and influence of Australian media is the topic of a public lecture by a visiting political scientist at The University of Western Australia next week.

Westpac CEO and Managing Director Gail Kelly will deliver the Vincent Fairfax Oration on Leadership at The University of Western Australia next Monday.

The Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Hon. Greg Combet AM, MP, delivered a public joint lecture on ‘Understanding Climate Change and the Carbon Price' to 250 guests at The University of Western Australia last week.

The role and value of historical reference in the face of intensifying environmental and ecological change will be the subject of a free public lecture at The University of Western Australia this Wednesday night.

Australia is a maritime nation with more territory in the ocean than on land and an economy that relies heavily on its oceans through fisheries, oil and gas and tourism.

In a new lecture series ‘Ocean Solutions for Humanity's Grand Challenges‘, presented by the Institute of Advanced Studies and The UWA Oceans Institute, experts will explore ways in which safe and sustainable uses of our oceans can open a pathway of wealth and well-being through what is, in effect, our last frontier.

International Health and dementia expert Professor Passmore will discuss the causes of brain degeneration in dementia in a free public lecture at UWA this Tuesday 15 May.

Once considered a rare disorder, dementia is now seen as a major public health problem that is seriously affecting thousands of older Australians and their families.