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To celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day, the Black Swan Academy of Mathematics is happy to present a public lecture presented by Marta Lewicka.

Event details
💬 Lecture: Pattern formation through geometry and mathematical analysis
📆 Date: Tuesday 12 May 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00pm
📍 Location: ARTS Austin Lecture Theatre, UWA

For more information, visit the website: https://sites.google.com/view/black-swan-academy-of-maths/public-lectures?authuser=0

What makes a 'good' cricket bowl? 🏏 UWA Engineering and STEM students Oliver and Braden have been part of a student-led research team determined to find out. Using a self-constructed cricket net rigged with a 3D ball tracking system, the team have made some interesting discoveries that could help bowlers improve their strike rate.

🍻 10 Talks. 5 Bars. One Night Only. 🍻

On Tuesday, 28 October, UWA’s Raising the Bar Perth returns - bringing ten world-class researchers out of the lecture hall and into your favourite CBD bars.

From space farming to ancient rock art, plastics to pests, oceans to health - this is big ideas made social.

Get your free tickets now 👉 uwa.au/raising-the-bar-2025

Join the Australian Institute of Physics right here, at UWA, to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection.

The ground-breaking 2015 discovery, which detected gravitational-wave signals from the collision of two substantial black holes 1.3 billion years ago, involved collaborators from around the world and was more than 100 years in the making.

🌟 When: Thursday 18 September, 6pm
🌟 Where: Clews Lecture Theatre, UWA
🌟 Registration: www.aip.org.au/event-6328332

Bring your questions! We look forward to seeing you there!

What does “complex” really mean? The word is often used casually. But in mathematics, complex systems have a very specific and fascinating meaning.

In the latest episode of The Random Sample, Professor Michael Small, leader of the Complex Systems Group at UWA and Director of the UWA Data Institute, joins the conversation.
👉 The discussion explores how mathematics reveals hidden patterns in messy, chaotic worlds, from pandemics and social networks to psychiatric illness and engineering.
👉 Michael also shares his candid views on the challenges of academic publishing.
👉 The episode dives into the rise of AI: why it won’t take over mathematics, but it will change it.

Hosted by Dr Mehwish Nasim (PhD).

To listen, search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts, or head to: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/complex-systems-michael-small/

The National Mining Games kick off TOMORROW at Langley Park. Swing by and support the UWA team!
Register here - https://www.ausimm.com/conferences-and-events/new-leaders/National-Mining-Games/mining-games-2025/

✨ UWA Open Night: STEM 💫

Join us and discover your calling at our STEM Open Night! Connect with academics and students, experience our vibrant community and explore the hands-on learning opportunities waiting for you at UWA.

👉 When: Tuesday 9 September, 6.30-8.30pm
👉 Where: EZONE UWA
👉 Register: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/events/uwa-stem-open-night

Take your studies to the next level with a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship!

Open to commencing postgraduate coursework and research students wanting to make a difference in technology and innovation, fostering Australian-Asian ties, enabling positive social change or building a sustainable future.

Apply now and you could receive:
✅ up to $120,000 in flexible funding to support your studies
✅ bespoke leadership training
✅ up to six months of overseas travel; and
✅ access to mentoring and networking experiences

Start your application today → https://uwa.au/bfyseb