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All men are created equal but some are more equal than others: What 'Ten to Men' can tell us about health inequalities in Australian men and boys?

Ten to Men (The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health) was commissioned by the Department of Health to strengthen the evidence base on male heath, as part of its commitment to improving the health of Australian males and making the health system more responsive to their needs. Ten to Men is following a cohort of 16,000 men and boys who were aged between 10 and 55 when they were recruited in 2013/14.  They are a diverse group in terms of both exposures (their socioeconomic circumstan...

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Biosensor Symposium

A spotlight on multidisciplinary research into developing, applying and using biosensors for biomedical sciences Presenters: Scientia Professor Justin Gooding, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, The Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemistry, UNSW Dr Angus Johnston, ARC Future Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Dr David Garrett, ARC DECRA Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Guozhen Liu, CNBP Res...

Sister to Saint - The Miraculous Life of Sister Doctor Mary Glowrey and her Legacy of Health and Research Work in India

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Sister Dr Mary Glowrey graduated from the University of Melbourne and went on to become the first Catholic Sister Doctor. She served the poor in India all her life and founded the Catholic Health Association of India. Her role included being the inspiration behind the St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. She will likely be Australia’s next Catholic Saint and has already been promoted to servant of God.

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The First and Last 1000 Days

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Studies have shown that parental drug and alcohol use and family violence are major contributors to infant removal from Indigenous families into institutional care. These children are subject to poorer health and cognitive development. While family violence during early life is well recognised as causing emotional distress, trauma, delayed language and poor verbal abilities, impaired cognitive functioning, disrupted attachment, sleep disturbances, and aggressive behaviour, the future health a...

Jakarta Sportscape: an Intersection of Stadia, Urban Development and Football Fandom

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This seminar explores the role of stadia, urban politics and football fandom shape the sportscape of Jakarta and focuses on the events, meanings and narratives regarding the demolition of two of Jakarta's football stadia: Stadion Menteng (2006) and Stadion Lebak Bulus (2016) home to the football club, Persija. The trajectory of Persija Football Club's stadia – Stadion Ikada, Stadion Menteng and Lebak Bulus – involves discourses on Jakarta's urbanisation and development, cultural heritage, me...

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Cameron Sloan (Guitar)

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Masters Recital Series guitar performance by Cameron Sloan. Program: Domenico SCARLATTI Sonatas K. 308 and K. 309 Manuel Maria PONCE Sonata Clasica Anthony RITCHIE Rhapsody Stepan RAK Temptation of the Renaissance Mikhail VYSSOTSKY Variations on "What Have I Done to Upset You?" Traditional (arr. Gerald Garcia) Five Celtic Pieces Stephen GOSS El Llanto de Los Suenos

Ten to Men Data User Workshop

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Ten to Men (The Longitudinal Study on Male Health) is a national study of 16,000 Australian men and boys. Wave 2 data are now available. The Ten to Men Data User Workshop includes, an overview of the study, details of the dataset, data access information, data documentation, weighting and adjusting for sample design. This workshop would be suitable for researchers, students and anyone involved with male health. Cost: Free

Feasting on Hannibal: An Interdisciplinary Conference

The Feasting on Hannibal conference brings together scholars and artists from diverse disciplinary backgrounds in order to consider Hannibal Lecter’s persistent cultural significance as a figure of cultivated monstrosity. Since the recent reemergence of Hannibal and his surrounding mythology in television, Hannibal not only continues to redefine notions of the monstrous, but has also redefined the boundaries and expectations of the television medium. This conference aims to facilitate an unde...

One Step Closer: New International Initiatives to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons

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On 27 October the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution to launch negotiations on a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. 123 nations voted in favour of the resolution (Austria was among the cosponsors). Yet, most nucleararmed nations voted against the UN resolution as did most of their allies, including nearly all NATO members. Australia also voted against the resolution. An expert panel will give an overview of the efforts which led to this new initiative and analyse th...

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New Approaches to Alzheimer’s

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In this lecture Professor Susan Greenfield will explore the unique approaches she is taking as founder and Chief Scientific Officer of NeuroBio to develop novel, effective therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease. Baroness Susan Greenfield is renowned for her engaging and illuminating presentations and will explore a unique approach to arresting cell death in Alzheimer's and related disorders looking at core mechanism that could underlie the neurodegenerative process itself.

DNA in Medicine: the Challenges and Promise of Genomics

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We can now examine an individual’s complete set of genetic information (the genome) to identify changes that may impact on health. Genomic medicine offers enormous potential to improve diagnosis and provide more personalised care for patients. This public forum will discuss the challenges of bringing DNA into healthcare, and how the potential of genomics is being realised now and into the future. Presented by the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, this forum of expert speakers will be chai...

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Short Course: Unearthing Persia’s/Iran’s Cultural Identity

The Persian heartland has long been the centre of one of the world’s oldest continuous major civilizations, exuding regional power and cultural production, with historical and urban settlements dating to 4000 BC. Today, much of the public image of Iran is defined by its status as an Islamic Republic, but Iranian culture runs much deeper and is much more multifarious than its political title implies. Therefore, in order to fully understand the role Iran plays in current world events it is nece...

Health Program Evaluation short course: Scoping the Evaluation Plan

This course is designed for those who are involved in the development of evaluation frameworks, guidelines or plans for programs or projects in the public health field. Program planners and implementers are often faced with the task of having to choose the most appropriate evaluation approach and the criteria by which to judge a program. Planning, negotiation, selecting evaluation questions and indicators, and modelling the program logic are integral components of this task. It is in these ar...

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After Shakespeare

On 23 April 1616, the poet and playwright William Shakespeare died, at the age of 52. To mark the 400th anniversary of his death, the Baillieu Library’s After Shakespeare exhibition explores the author’s legacy, both in terms of writers who imitated or adapted his works (that is, literally wrote ‘after’ his style) and in terms of Shakespeare’s reputation and significance in the four centuries after his demise, with a particular emphasis on how his work has been received in Australia. After ...

Light Microscopy Australia Inaugural National Conference

The conference organisers are delighted to announce the inaugural conference of Light Microscopy Australia (LMA), a special interest group operating under the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society. We have assembled an exciting program that includes 2 days of talks across a range of microscopy techniques and applications, followed by a 3rd optional day of practical workshops. The scientific program includes 2 keynote addresses, over 15 talks from scientists using highend imaging ...

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Wednesday, 30 Nov 2016

After Shakespeare

On 23 April 1616, the poet and playwright William Shakespeare died, at the age of 52. To mark the 400th anniversary of his death, the Baillieu Library’s After Shakespeare exhibition explores the author’s legacy, both in terms of writers who imitat...

Wednesday, 30 Nov 2016

Light Microscopy Australia Inaugural National Conference

The conference organisers are delighted to announce the inaugural conference of Light Microscopy Australia (LMA), a special interest group operating under the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society. We have assembled an exciting program...

Thursday, 1 Dec 2016

Gerard Mapstone (Guitar)

Masters Recital Series concert from Gerard Mapstone on the guitar. Program: MONTOYA Tomatito Paco de LUCIA Recuerdo a Patino Pepe HABICHUELA Resuene Pepe HABICUELA Amanacer Gerard MAPSTONE Granainas por Solea Jose Ignacio FRANCO Pa...

Masters Recitals: Gerard Mapstone (Guitar)

Join us for an exciting concert from Gerard Mapstone on the guitar. This free concert is part of the Masters Recital Series. Program: MONTOYA Tomatito Paco de LUCIA Recuerdo a Patino Pepe HABICHUELA Resuene Pepe HABICUELA Amanacer Ger...

State of the Climate 2016

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released their fourth biennial State of the Climate Report, which provides an update on the climate changes and longterm trends in Australia’s climate. Dr Karl Braganza will discuss the key fin...

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Airway smooth muscle: a target for difficult to manage airways diseases

The Therapeutic Technologies Research Initiative (TTRI) invites you to attend a seminar by Dr Reynold Panettieri, Inaugural Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Supported by GlaxoSm...

Indigenous University Students’ Sense of Place / Belonging and its Effects on Retention

‘Place’ is a significant concept used to explore how people ascribe meaning to their surrounds, based on the physical, social and emotional affects that different spaces create. The university is a physical, social and emotional space in which st...

A Data Driven Approach to Research in the Precision Medicine Era

The presentation will explore the terminology used to describe research data anlaytics, the sources and attributes of data, the impact of precision medicine and targeted therapy on research data analytics, and the demonstration of data mining. P...

Rencontres: A Gathering of Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora

A Gathering of Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora Organised by Dr Tess Do, French Studies, The University of Melbourne, and Dr Alexandra Kurmann, French and Francophone Studies, Macquarie University. Guest of Honour Anna Moï (France) How the Vie...

The Australian Accent: Origins and Evolution

Australian English differs from other Englishes of the world in its syntax, lexicon and idiom, but it is the phonology that immediately signals ‘Australian’ to a listener. The phonology determines the unique characteristics of the Australian accen...

Designing for Thermal Comfort and our Human Habitats

Eminent architect and sustainable design expert Lisa Heschong will explore the physiological, sensual and cultural aspects of thermal comfort and visual stimulus as design elements for our buildings. Careful understanding of the power of both can ...

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Shakespeare and Terrorism

The word ‘terrorism’ had not yet been coined in Shakespeare’s day, but Shakespeare and his contemporaries were immersed in a political world where what we now call terrorist violence was a common occurrence. Shakespeare’s response to terrorism is ...

Friday, 2 Dec 2016

Rencontres Study Day

A Gathering of Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora Colloquium Key Note Address Professor Martine Antle McCaughey, The University of Sydney "Ethics of Remembrance in Vietnamese Photography: Towards New Visual Diasporic Communities" Panel 1: Tra...

Australia's Changing Foodscapes: A Festival of Food and Wine

Australian Gastronomy’s best kept secret comes to Melbourne… Over the past thirty years, gastronomers like Stephanie Alexander, Andrew McConnell, Barbara Santich, Joanna Savill, Cheong Liew, Matt Preston and Christine Manfield have been exchangin...

Emma Martin (Violin)

Masters Recital Series free concert from violinist Emma Martin. Program: Cesar FRANCK Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major Claude DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor Maurice RAVEL Tzigane Claude DEBUSSY Clair de lune Claude...

Brexit and UK Higher Education

This seminar by Honorary Fellow Professor Simon Marginson will discuss the likely impacts of the 23 June 2016 referendum on the UK's universities, particularly the future of the 33,000 EU academics and the 125,000 EU students presently in the coun...

Project Launch: Literary Knowledge and English Teachers

Join us at the launch of the Investigating Literary Knowledge in the Making of English Teachers project on Friday 2 December 2016. The project is a groundbreaking four year national research project about how literary knowledge is understood and...

Saturday, 3 Dec 2016

Absolutely Famished Community Day

*Food * Plant sale * Gardening workshops * Stories Explore the food cultures and gardening traditions of migrants and refugees from Africa, Asia and the Middle East living in inner city Melbourne, sample a selection of culturally diverse foods, ...

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Monday, 5 Dec 2016

Joshua Hooke (Piano)

Masters Recital Series free concert from pianist Joshua Hooke. Program: F. CHOPIN 24 Preludes, Op. 28 R. SCHUMANN Fantasie in C, Op. 17

Making the Case for Impact in Languages Research: The UK experience

With Australia set to follow the lead of the United Kingdom in assessing the impact of research beyond the academy, scholars in the humanities, in particular in languages and area studies, will be faced with the daunting task of arguing the case f...

Graduate Employability 2.0: Introduction to the Connectedness Learning Model and Educators Toolkit

Graduate Employability 2.0 is the title of Associate Professor Ruth Bridgstock’s 20152016 Australian National Senior Teaching Fellowship. The fellowship takes a networked approach to graduate employability in the Humanities, Arts and Social Scienc...

Tuesday, 6 Dec 2016

Paul Ton (Piano)

Master Recital Series free concert from pianist Paul Ton. Program: J.S. BACH Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 28 'Pastoral' Johannes BRAHMS Klavierstücke, Op. 118 Claude DEBUSSY Estampes, L. ...

What's Wrong With This Picture?

A lively evening with film and television industry leaders Join us in conversation with film and television industry leaders on how we build greater diversity and inclusivity behind the scenes and on our screens. Panelists Ferne Downey, Preside...

Wednesday, 7 Dec 2016

Industry Meets Academia Symposium

The Symposium aim is to fuel interactions between Industry and Academics in the field of Therapeutics and Technologies. We will discuss the potential value of engagement between Industry and Academia and how to approach potential Industry partners...

Sijia Zheng (Piano)

Masters Recital Series free concert from pianist Sijia Zheng. Program: J.S. BACH Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826 MOZART Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 CHOPIN Ballade No.1 in g minor, Op. 23 SCHUBERT Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2 and No.3 CHO...

Randomised Trials of Complex Public Health Interventions - Challenges, Prospects, and Example

Full title: Randomised trials of complex public health interventions Challenges, prospects, and example: National Prevention Research Initiative trial of the Strengthening Families Program 1014 Abstract: In this seminar, Professor Laurence Moore...

The Consequences of Defects in Thymic T cell Differentiation in Autoimmunity and Leukemia

Defects in the process of thymic T cell differentiation can result in the development of autoimmunity and cancer. A series of mechanisms have evolved to defuse the risk of autoimmunty, referred to as immunological tolerance. It remains unclear how...

Rose Kavanagh (Violin)

Masters Recital Series violin performance from Rose Kavanagh. Program: Maurice RAVEL Sonata for violin and piano, no. 2 Sergei PROKOFIEV Five Melodies, Op 35 Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio, no. 1, Op 8 George GERSHWIN/ Jascha Heifetz (tra...

Telemodernities: Television and Transforming Lives in Asia

Book launch of Telemodernities: Television and Transforming Lives in Asia, cowritten by Tania Lewis, Fran Martin and Wanning Sun. The book will be launched by Professor Graeme Turner.

Good Food for 9 Billion: Community Forum

By 2050, the world population is expected to be nine billion people. To feed this population well, we will have to revise what we eat and how we produce food. In this free panel discussion, renowned cooks, researchers, primary producers and indus...

Delivering the Energy Transition

The energy sector globally has entered an era of radical transition. Driven by combinations of technological change and environmental concerns from the local to the global, the change is most obvious in the electricity sector but will spread far ...

Thursday, 8 Dec 2016

Superhero Identities Symposium

It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in popular culture. As one of our most beloved folkloric traditions these costumeclad adventurers have become a means to negotiate and articulate identities in response to fict...

Festschrift for Professor Marilyn Lake

The University of Melbourne will host a Festschrift to celebrate the distinguished career of historian, Professor Marilyn Lake, on the eve of her retirement. To be opened by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis, the Festschift will feature ...

Participatory Public Space

'Participatory Public Space' is a Symposium organised by the Research Unit in Public Cultures, the University of Melbourne. The problematic: PPS is a oneday symposium that explores the future of urban public space in the context of multicultural...

Uncertainty: Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Implications

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum A luncheon event at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra. Uncertainty is often seen as a major drag on an economic system. But what is uncertainty, really? Where does it originate? Why does it matter? What are the ...

Friday, 9 Dec 2016

Melbourne Photonics Symposium: Biophotonics in Focus

This event will feature a distinguished roster of international and national invited speakers: Prof. Mikael Kall (Chalmers University), “Plasmonic nanoparticles and metasurfaces for molecular sensing” Associate Prof. Laura Waller (University of...

US-Proofing the Paris Climate Agreement

What can be done if a future US President withdraws from, or attempts to undermine from within, the Paris Climate Agreement? It is a question that has tragically become all too important with the election of Donal Trump. It is a critical question ...

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Posthuman Feminism

This lecture given by Professor Rosi Braidotti will address the socalled ‘posthuman’ turn in contemporary feminist theory in the light of three main considerations: firstly the shifting perception and understanding of ‘the human’ in the Life scien...

Monday, 12 Dec 2016

Patterns of Feeling and Cultural Politics

Raymond Williams’ notion of ‘structures of feeling’ emerged out of a dialogue between the anthropological ambitions of Ruth Benedict and Gregory Bateson and the ‘practical criticism’ (or close reading) of what was known as ‘Cambridge English’. It ...

Tuesday, 13 Dec 2016

No-Bell Prize

Communicating science is tricky. We tend to get a lot of information from celebrities, politicians, and the media – but not necessarily directly from scientists. How do we navigate this complex landscape? How do we, as consumers, filter through th...

Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016

Identification of an Enhancer Associated Long Non Coding RNA Locus that Dictates Mesendoderm Specification

Dr Michael Alexanian’s PhD work aimed to characterise the role of the enhancer and long noncoding transcriptional landscape during mesendoderm specification. His research interests focus on understanding the regulation of lineage commitment and di...

How Does Mutant p53 Promote Tumour Development?

Brandon Aubrey presents about the overexpression of the cMYC oncogene and Trp53 gene mutations being among the most common genetic alterations in human cancer and, when combined, the result in highly aggressive malignant disease.

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