1. PSA NEWS:
PSA POSTSCRIPT – CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION OR INFLUENCE!
We are well on the way to developing the bones for the 2015 PostScript magazine. However, we NEED YOUR HELP! We are seeking any contributions postgraduates may have to the publication or interest in joining the editorial committee.
Contact the PSA Media Officer at psa-media@guild.uwa.edu.au with your interest to be involved or copies of short essays, photographs or works of art that reflect your experiences as a UWA postgraduate.
PostScript is the annual magazine of the UWA PSA. For previous versions please go to: http://issuu.com/uwastudentguild/docs/postscript_issuu or http://www.psa.guild.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/2381/Postscript_2013_electronic_version.pdf.
COURSES NOT APPROVED FOR CENTRELINK ASSISTANCE
There are a number of courses that were supposed to be approved for Centrelink assistance but have since had their approval delayed as part of federal budget measures. We have been approached by some students who were unaware of their Centrelink status. We can confirm that the currently approved UWA courses for Centrelink assistance are:
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture (coursework)
Master of Clinical Audiology
Master of Clinical Pathology
Master of Dental Science
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Manual Therapy
Master of Nursing Science
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced)
Master of Professional Engineering
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology); (Educational and Developmental); (Industrial and Organisational Psychology); Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
Master of Psychology and Graduate Diploma in Education
Master of Public Health
Master of Public Health (Nursing)
Master of Social Work (By Coursework)
Master of Teaching
Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Master of Translation Studies
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
2015 PSA COMMITTEE
It’s not too late to join the 2015 PSA Committee! We are still looking for an ALVA Faculty Representative.
ALVA Faculty Representative
Information for this position can be found at the PSA website here: http://www.psa.guild.uwa.edu.au/available_2014_committee_positions/position_info
2. PSA Events:
JULY 2015 CONNECT
It’s finally here! We are moving the monthly Connect to the WaterSports Complex. The PSA Wine and Cheese Night proved a valuable test run of the venue, with everyone enjoying the great views, masses of room and handy built-in bar. The Connect will prove to be even better – sunset views here we come!
DETAILS: Thursday 2 July 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm WaterSports Complex Drinks and nibbles provided FREE attendance Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1175943212422021/
NAIDOC DAY AND CULTURAL TOUR OF FREO
The UWA PSA would like to invite UWA postgraduates, and in particular new international students with an interest in learning more about Perth, to the 2015 PSA Cultural Tour, including NAIDOC Day Celebrations.
The tour will include a guided tour of the Aboriginal Women’s trail at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, a morning tea and light lunch with native herbs and spices. The tour will continue to Fremantle with an archaeological tour of Fremantle’s historic and prehistoric sites. The tour will conclude at the Ship Wreck museum.
NAIDOC stands for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’ which promotes a day of remembrance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their heritage.
Places are limited. Tickets are $27 per person and are available at: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=143987
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1684296605131919/
Contact Meg Berry at megan.berry@research.uwa.edu.au with queries and concerns.
BOARD GAMES NIGHT
We cancelled the end of June Board Games Night to make room for the PSA Wine and Cheese Night, so hopefully everyone has gone through enough of a board game withdrawal to give them a competitive edge. We’ve got Monopoly, Cranium and there’s always someone wanting to play Cards Against Humanity!
DETAILS: Thursday 23 July 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm PSA Lounge – first floor of the south wing of the Guild Building, in room 1.05 Bring $5 for pizza on the night! Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/676566559140470/
3. OTHER NEWS and EVENTS:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MAP COMPETITION
The Australian National Map Competition is launched! In celebration of the International Cartographic Association’s (ICA) International Map Year 2015‑2016, you are invited to demonstrate the power of maps and submit a map to the Australian National Map Competition themed on demonstrating the power of maps. Entries will be evaluated by a panel of experts with a variety of prizes for the best maps.
The competition is a joint venture between the 9th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (http://www.mmt2015.org/), Mapping Sciences Institute of Australia (MSIA) and the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI).
If you consider yourself to be a bit handy with map-making tools head to the website for more information: www.sssi.org.au/newsdetails/commission/868/6.html. Entries close 19 October 2015.
FREE SOFTWARE WRITTEN FOR YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT
Computer Science students in their third year undertake group projects, which are sourced from industry and the University community. As well as traditional Computer Science application domains, past groups have done projects in diverse areas, including archaeology, lactation biology, medical education and conservation biology.
Each group has 5-6 students. Being a second semester unit (CITS3200), projects span a 7 week period from August to October and will have available about 100 person-hours from the group as a whole. While it often happens that the students do a very nice job – indeed, some projects have contributed to publishable outcomes – you have to bear in mind that we cannot promise professional quality software, and projects sometimes fail.
You will need to meet a subgroup of the students a couple times to discuss requirements and comment on prototypes, and later, at the end of the project, to take delivery of the completed system. However, as the unit forms part of their assessment, you will also be asked to evaluate the progress of the project a small number of times along the way by completing a short form. As a guide, the list of the projects on offer last year can be found at: http://undergraduate.csse.uwa.edu.au/units/CITS3200/project/offered/index_14.html
If you would like to propose a project please complete the Project Proposal form which you can find at: http://undergraduate.csse.uwa.edu.au/units/CITS3200/Project_Proposal_Form.doc and email it to: Prof Michael Wise (Michael.Wise@uwa.edu.au). Please have your proposal form submitted by 17 July 2015. Please ensure you have your supervisors approval.
UWA STUDENT WILDERNESS RETREAT
Michael Wood and Ian Robinson from the UWA Chaplaincy have organised a Wilderness Retreat for UWA students. The desert retreat will provide opportunities to unwind in vast tracks of wilderness with various kinds of terrain and vegetation and observe native wildlife during gentle local walks amongst other experiences. The retreat takes place at the Koora Retreat Centre is in the Boorabin National Park in the Great Western Woodland area, 475km East of Perth. Those taking the opportunity to be involved will experience the rugged Australian outback (it’s not a holiday retreat!) and are asked to turn off their phones for the full five days. The retreat is $495 and is on from 19 to 24 July 2015. For more information head to http://events.uwa.edu.au/event/20150417T052227Z-1036-23986@events.uwa.edu.au/whatson/Law.
AISEC INTERN ABROAD
AIESEC is an international nonprofit organization that provides young people with leadership opportunities to develop themselves into global leaders with an urge to make a difference in society. As of January 2014, the AIESEC network includes over 100,000 members in 124 countries and territories. It is the largest student-run organization in the world.
If you are looking for a challenge and want to get involved in internship work it might be worth checking out the international exchange program available via AISEC! This includes assistance with the New Colombo Plan for exchanges in Asia.
To find out more, head to internships.aisec.org, email mikhael.zhou@aisec.net to book a time to talk or go to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AIESECUWA
UWA PODIATRY CLINIC
Did you know that UWA has its own Podiatry Clinic staffed by UWA students? Competitive rates for services are available, plus you’ll be helping your fellow postgrads with their training. Podiatry students have to complete 1440 clinical hours for their degree – so they could use your help (and your feet)! Head to http://www.podiatry.surgery.uwa.edu.au/clinic for more information.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE RESEARCH GROUP
If you’re researching or simply interested in all/any things Quaternary, come and join the brand-new UWA Quaternary Science Research Group. Meetings are (kind of) fortnightly, in Ned’s or the Tav, and include topics such as paleoclimate, archaeology, paleoecology and all sorts of other ‘paleo’ themes!
For more information, head to the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quaternary-Science-Research-Group/345036909024931, email fiona.mcrobie@research.uwa.edu.au or micheline.campbell@research.uwa.edu.au.
GOTHIC NETWORK
For anyone with an academic interest in the Gothic, check out GANZA – an awesome international interdisciplinary network of scholars who host a biennial conference and run Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary Gothic Studies (www.aeternumjournal.com)!
UWA’s Asheigh Prosser (ashleigh.prosser@research.uwa.edu.au) is also GANZA’s new Postgrad Rep so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with her if you’re keen to find out more. Don’t forget to ‘like’ GANZA on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GothicAssociationOfNewZealandAndAustralia?fref=ts, follow us on Twitter @GANZA_Official, and check out our website www.ganza.co.nz.
STUDYSmarter
Have you heard about STUDYSmarter? They help coursework students by making YouTube videos and conducting sessions related to referencing, English language proficiency, basic math concepts, writing technical papers etc. Their resources are quite useful for Research students too.
You can find out more about STUDYSmarter at their website: http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/learning/studysmarter
ASPIRE UWA – HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM.
Aspire UWA is a high school outreach program that works with high school students under represented at the University. Aspire UWA are currently starting up a new initiative for Post Graduate students where they can become involved in outreach work through the Aspire UWA program on a voluntary basis. There is a lot of different ways the postgraduate students can become involved in this initiative both on and off campus and we seek to provide a stronger sense of University community and belonging for those involved.
For more information in regards to discussing this new initiative, please contact Megan Henderson at: megan.henderson@uwa.edu.au.
JOIN THE LIMINA EDITORIAL COLLECTIVE!
We are looking for people to join us as part of the editorial collective. There are lots of ways to get involved as part of the collective and we welcome all different levels of involvement, so don’t feel put off if you don’t have a lot of time to commit. You can:
Review Articles
Copy edit
Attend meetings and contribute your thoughts
Get involved in one of our teams (events, social media and marketing, web)
You don’t need editorial experience to be a collective member so come along to one of our meetings if you’re interested. We meet every Wednesday at 1pm at the UWA Arts building room 1.33.
To find out more about the Journal and/or browse our past publications visit http://www.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au . Don’t forget to also check us out on Facebook and Twitter.
Email any questions you may have to our submissions editor, Colleen, at liminajournal@gmail.com.
AUSTRALASIAN EARLY CAREER URBAN RESEARCH NETWORK (AECURN) – WEST AUSTRALIAN CHAPTER
Calling all urban researchers! The WA chapter of AECURN is established and we’d like to invite you to be part of it.
AECURN is a network of Early Career and PhD Urban Researchers from across Australia and New Zealand which emerged out of the State of Australian Cities PhD Symposium and is based on the AESOP Young Academics Network model in Europe.
AECURN offers a forum for networking and sharing academic expertise and resources, organising training workshops, seminars, guest lectures, etc., and facilitating cross university collaboration within WA, Australia and internationally.
Sign up to the website to receive updates of events, workshops, conferences and publishing opportunities: www.aecurnonline.com or contact mariana.atkins@research.uwa.edu.au or Rebecca.Scherini@curtin.edu.au.
UWA BTW (Bi the Way)
UWA BTW (Bi the Way) offers an informal, safe, supportive, and inclusive space for UWA staff, students, and alumni who identify as bisexual, pansexual, non-monosexual, bi poly, biromantic asexual, or no-label. The group is welcoming of people of all sexes, gender expressions, pronouns, and ages.
We will be holding monthly social events during semester (e.g. casual drinks, dinners, movie outings), and provide positive and light-hearted support within a drama-free environment. Our ultimate aim is to foster a community of like-minded friends.
Join us and keep in touch through our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/UWABTW/ ) or our mailing list (uwabtw@gmail.com ).
Note: This is not intended as a hook-up group. Anyone who makes members of the group uncomfortable will be asked to leave. We would like to maintain a safe and supportive environment.
Newsletter content?
Is there anything you would like to see in the newsletter? Just email psa@guild.uwa.edu.au or the media officer direct at Psa-media@guild.uwa.edu.au and let us know! Make sure you keep your submissions as unformatted plaintext, include an email contact and try not to make it too wordy. We will not accept flyers or pictures as attachments to the newsletter. The newsletter will be distributed once per month in 2015, so if you have an urgent matter you can post it to the PSA Facebook page or connect with us on Twitter and we can promote your post.
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