Uni In The Brewery

Hear prominent researchers from the University of Wollongong and private-sector practitioners explain their ideas and research in a relaxed and participatory environment over a few foaming ales. The general public is very welcome to attend and join in the discussion. For those who can't make it to the presentations....Check out our UOW Research facebook page and become a fan!

Events are at the: Five Islands Brewery, Eastern end of the WIN Entertainment Centre (Cnr Harbour and Crown Streets) Wollongong. Cost: FREE. Presentations from 5:30pm-6:30pm.
Further information/RSVP: Vicky on 4221 4126 or email vwallace@uow.edu.au.

Uni in the Brewery 2009
Wed. 11 March	Dr Pia Winberg and A/Prof. Andy Davis Shoalhaven Marine and Freshwater Centre School of Biological Sciences "South Coast Marine Parks: Benefits, Biodiversity and Baited underwater videos"
Wed. 20th May	A/Prof. Paul Cooper Head, School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering "Surfing the green wave - clean energy from ocean waves and currents"
Wed 26th August	A/Prof. Chris Gibson School of Earth and Environmental Sciences "Serious fun: festivals and the revitalisation of rural Australia"
Wed 21st October	A/Prof. Lori Lockyer Faculty of Education "Ruben's Wiki - Today's educational opportunity? Tomorrow's obsolescence?" Lori will be talking about the changing nature of educational technology in schools.

Previous Uni in the Brewery: 2008, 2007
19th March 2008	Associate Professor Wilma Vialle (Faculty of Education) "Pink or Paris? Girls, giftedness and popular culture" >More
7th May 2008	Professor Wilf Yeo (Graduate School of Medicine) "Modern medicine: how long can we live?" >More
20th August '08	Dr Adam Dolnik (Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention) "What Do We Know about Why People Become Terrorists?" >More
22nd Oct 2008	A/Prof. Sharon Robinson (Biological Sciences) "Climate Change makes life tougher for Antarctic plants" >More
7th March 2007	Prof. Mike Morwood, Prof. Bert Roberts and Dr Kira Westaway "Island biogeography and a mysterious disappearance:The strange tale of the Hobbits of Flores"
16th May 2007	Dr Katina Michael and Dr M. Michael "The Rise of Homo Electricus"
25th July 2007	Prof. Greg Schiemer and Janys Hayes "The Pocket Gamelan - is your mobile out of tune?"
3rd October 2007	Prof. Ross Bradstock "Exploring some favourite myths about bushfires" and Dr Kris French "Creating ecosystems: can we do as well as evolution?"

Previous Uni in the Brewery: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
22nd March 2006	Dr Chris Turney 'Bones, Rocks and Stars: The Science of When Things Happened' > more information
17th May 2006	Alan Wearne, Shady Cosgrove 'How NOT to write a Best Seller' > more information
28th June 2006	Professor Thomas Madsen 'Was T. Rex warm blooded? A study of pythons and rats in tropical Australia' > more information
20th September 2006	Professor Jan Wright 'The obesity epidemic: a moral panic?' >more information
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12th October 2005	"Bionics" (Gordon Wallace, Simon Moulton and Andrew Minett from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute). More Information
10th August 2005	"Emotional Intelligence" (Joe Ciarrochi) and "The Fear of Driving" (Frank Deane) with a personal perspective from Troy Coyle on her fear of driving. More Information
8th June 2005	"River Health and Management" (Carla Mooney) and "The Role of communities in shaping environmental values" (Paul Formosa). More Information
6th April 2005	"Protein folding diseases" (Mark Wilson) and "The Intelligent Knee Sleeve" (Julie Steele). More Information
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15 September 2004	Business Standards: A turnoff for small enterprises?
18 August 2004	Why are our children getting fatter?
14 July 2004	Engineering Harmonicas for Fiddle Tunes
16 June 2004	Space: The Final Frontier
5 May 2004	Special Innovation Week session. “Chess Pieces”.
14 April 2004	Ned Kelly—Hero or Villain?
17 March 2004	Real Life CSI and Forensic Science
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10 Dec 2003	Get Excited and Shout Yahoo about Web Portals—Gateways to your Community
26 Nov 2003	Tsunamis and Coastal Real Estate
12 Nov 2003	Inaugural University In The Brewery: The History, Art and Science of Brewing Beer
29 Sept 2003	Research in the Pub on the agenda for newly-appointed Research and Development Manager
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Last reviewed: 21 October, 2009

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