News & Events
Interactive Science Expo
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Come on a journey for the senses and experience the wonders of scientific discovery through tactile models and hands-on activities!
This is a free public event accessible to audiences with visual or hearing impairments. Suitable for school-aged children, senior citizens, and everyone in between. Auslan interpreters will be available.
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Precision Medicine in Genetic Epilepsy: Are we there yet?
Friday, 22 November 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Steven Petrou, Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Melbourne
Professor Steven Petrou (PhD, FAHMS) is the Director of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Head of the Florey Department at The University of Melbourne.
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Indigenous Australian cultural competence – a whole of faculty approach
Friday, 22 November 2019
Presenter: Brett Biles
Director of Indigenous Health Education,
Office of Medical Education, UNSW Medicine
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UNSW Trade Expo
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Join researchers and staff from Medicine, Science and Engineering. Visit 16 external suppliers who support research infrastructure as you wander around the stalls at Mathews Pavilions.
The UNSW Services also participating include:
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Brian O'Neill Pancreatic Cancer Fundraising Dinner
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
A fun night in memory of Brian O'Neill at The Juniors at Maroubra, with all profits going to A/Prof Phoebe Phillips Pancreatic Cancer Research at UNSW Sydney.
Includes pre-dinner drinks, three course meal, all drinks and entertainment by the band Equator Principles.
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Understanding and improving the safety of medicines in old age
Friday, 15 November 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Sarah Hilmer, Dept Clinical Pharmacology, USYD
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The pros and cons of using optogenetics to control the autonomic nervous system.
Friday, 1 November 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Nick Spencer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
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Moderate and late preterm birth - what do we know in 2019?
Friday, 25 October 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases
Speaker: Associate Professor Jeanie Cheong, MCRI, University of Melbourne
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What can the study of monotremes tell us about mammalian brain evolution?
Friday, 18 October 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases
Speaker: Professor Ken Ashwell, Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences
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“Finding and validating genetic causes of human male infertility”
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
SoMS Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Moira O’Bryan, Head of the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University
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