Top 5 ways Intrepid Travel puts purpose before profit #travelforgood

Venue: Seminar Room, Lab14, 290

Presenters: Dr Karl Braganza

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 long-term trends in Australia’s climate.

Dr Karl Braganza will discuss the key findings from the report, which include:

• Australia’s climate has warmed in both mean surface air temperature and surrounding sea surface temperature by around 1°C since 1910.

• The duration, frequency and intensity of extreme heat events have increased across large parts of Australia.

• There has been an increase in extreme fire weather, and a longer fire season, across large parts of Australia since the 1970s.

• May-July rainfall has reduced by around 19 per cent since 1970 in the southwest of Australia.

• There has been a decline of around 11 per cent since the mid-1990s in the April-October growing season rainfall in the continental southeast.

• Rainfall has increased across parts of northern Australia since the 1970s.

• Oceans around Australia have warmed and ocean acidity levels have increased.

• Sea levels have risen around Australia. The rise in mean sea level amplifies the effects of high tides and storm surges.

Dr Karl Braganza is the Manager of Climate Monitoring at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

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Intrepid to donate 10% of bookings, launches agent fam contest #travelforgood – Travel Industry News

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US-Proofing the Paris Climate Agreement

Venue: Fritz Loewe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences

Presenters: Dr Luke Kemp

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 for an agreement which relies on universal participation for legitimacy and to create a ‘market signal’.

The US can, and likely will, withdraw from either the Paris Climate Agreement (4 years) or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1 year). For now, the Paris Agreement is vulnerable to the recalcitrance of the US, or any other major party. It possesses no non-party measures or effective compliance mechanism, although it can be amended to remedy this Achilles heel. Through amendments to Article 6 a market link between subnational states in the US and international carbon markets could be created. Ideally, a more semi-global approach with punitive trade measures could be taken to help US-proof an alternative climate agreement or ‘climate club’. The Paris Agreement will be vulnerable to a renegade US unless amendments to the treaty are made or outside actions are taken. Relying on the good will of a single president is short-sighted. Longer-term climate governance needs to take seriously the threat of non-parties, particularly if they are superpowers.

Dr Luke Kemp is a lecturer in climate and environmental policy at both the Fenner School of Environment and Society and Crawford School of Public Policy at the ANU.

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Taiwan (Asia) Vacation Travel Video Guide

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Level 1, The Spot Level 1 Lecture Theatre

Presenters: Professor Ying Zhang

Professor Ying Zhang will present a research project which explores individuals’ preferences for rewards during and after completion of an active focal goal. His research finds that during the completion of such a task, people tend to prefer choice options that undermine their other chronic goals as a post-completion reward. Interestingly, these rewards are rarely consumed and become less attractive by the time people have completed the focal task, because the other chronic goal, which is inhibited by the focal task, is no longer inhibited. Professor Zhang will discuss the implications of these findings for our understanding of self-control and goal goal-based valuation.

Ying Zhang is a Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Science at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (China).

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Wadi Rum (Jordan) Vacation Travel Video Guide

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Level 1, The Spot Level 1 Lecture Theatre

Presenters: Professor Ying Zhang

Professor Ying Zhang will present a research project which explores individuals’ preferences for rewards during and after completion of an active focal goal. His research finds that during the completion of such a task, people tend to prefer choice options that undermine their other chronic goals as a post-completion reward. Interestingly, these rewards are rarely consumed and become less attractive by the time people have completed the focal task, because the other chronic goal, which is inhibited by the focal task, is no longer inhibited. Professor Zhang will discuss the implications of these findings for our understanding of self-control and goal goal-based valuation.

Ying Zhang is a Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Science at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (China).

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Ben is creating change in science education

Venue: Theatre 1 (B103), Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Presenters: Professor Rachel Webster

Allison Levick Memorial Lecture

The ‘Big Bang’ model develops a picture of the universe that starts from a very smooth distribution of matter. As time passes, small inhomogeneities in the matter distribution collapse under gravity to form stars and galaxies. We can observe back in time to the early stages of the universe, but we are yet to see the birth of the very first stars lighting up the universe. This talk will describe some of the experiments looking for those first stars, as well as some of the conundrums that remain in our understanding of the universe we live in.

Professor Rachel Webster has had a stellar career teaching and researching astronomy for over 20 years.

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Red Fort Agra (India) Vacation Travel Video Guide

Venue: Theatre 1 (B103), Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Presenters: Professor Rachel Webster

Allison Levick Memorial Lecture

The ‘Big Bang’ model develops a picture of the universe that starts from a very smooth distribution of matter. As time passes, small inhomogeneities in the matter distribution collapse under gravity to form stars and galaxies. We can observe back in time to the early stages of the universe, but we are yet to see the birth of the very first stars lighting up the universe. This talk will describe some of the experiments looking for those first stars, as well as some of the conundrums that remain in our understanding of the universe we live in.

Professor Rachel Webster has had a stellar career teaching and researching astronomy for over 20 years.

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Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia 2016 (HD 1080p)

Venue: Arts West, Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre

Presenters: Troy Bramston, The Honourable Paul Keating

‘An indispensable insight into Keating’s life with fresh revelations that make for a gripping story’ Paul Kelly, Editor at large, The Australian.

Join us in conversation with The Hon Paul Keating and author Troy Bramston.

This free public event marks the release of the definitive biography of Australia’s 24th Prime Minister, and the first that Keating has cooperated with in more than two decades. Keating and Bramston will discuss current political events and reflect on Keating's rise to power, his time in government and his passions and interests since.

Drawing on around 15 hours of new interviews with Keating, coupled with access to his extensive personal files, this book tells the story of a political warrior’s ascent, from the outer suburbs of Sydney through Young Labor and into Parliament at just 25 years of age, serving as a minister in the last days of the Whitlam Government; his path-breaking term as Treasurer in the 1980s; his four-year prime ministership from 1991 to 1996; and his passions and interests since.

The Honourable Paul Keating was Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996 and Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1983 to 1991.

This event is hosted by the University of Melbourne in association with the Melbourne School of Government.

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Brenden is creating change by achieving sporting excellence

Venue: Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building

Presenters: Professor Yvonne Jewkes

Designs on Punishment: The Architecture of Incarceration and the Architecture of Hope

The 2016 John Barry Memorial Lecture in Criminology

What should prisons look like? How would you design a new correctional facility? And why are the UK and Australia following the USA in building larger institutions, when countries in many parts of Europe are adamant that ‘small is beautiful’ when it comes to prison design?

Drawing on the findings of a major, three-year international research study that looks at the role of prison architects and the effects of carceral design, Professor Yvonne Jewkes will discuss the broad rationales behind current prison expansion and modernization programmes. She will discuss the primary drivers behind design decisions and the extent to which those who commission and construct prisons are attuned to the effects of their decisions on the everyday lives of prisoners and prison staff. Using examples of international best (and worst) practice, Professor Jewkes will reflect on whether architects might take a different approach to designing and building prisons – for example, by taking a lead from the architectural theorist behind Maggie’s Centres (a developing, global cancer care network), who has eschewed the sterile, dehumanising environment of the typical hospital in favour of an ‘architecture of hope’. But are the concepts of a ‘healthy’ or ‘hopeful’ prison realistic or even desirable? And just how far can design creativity be taken in the custodial context?

Professor Yvonne Jewkes joined the School of Applied Social Science at the University of Brighton in January 2016 as Research Professor in Criminology.

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3 Best Hotels at Disneyland Resort

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Express Entry Exclusive: Human Capital, Skills and Experience to Become More Prominent Under New System

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has provided important new information about the future of the Express Entry selection system. By drawing on the past, IRCC has learned more about its own Express Entry system and made predictions for the future following recent improvements that have been made. For example, over the first year of […]

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Join Attorney David Cohen for an Exclusive Express Entry Webinar

On November 19, 2016, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced several improvements to the Express Entry immigration system. In the wake of these changes, Attorney David Cohen is holding an exclusive free webinar on the topic of the revised system, and how potential immigrants to Canada can take advantage of the improvements that have […]

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IRCC Releases Instructions for Candidates Who May Claim Additional CRS Points

On November 19, 2016, Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada (IRCC) implemented several important changes to the Express Entry system and its Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). These changes, which were presented in detail in a previous article, include the introduction of points for Canadian post-secondary educational credentials, changes to the allocation of points for qualifying job offers, and the extension […]

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CanadaVisa News Briefs for Late-November, 2016

The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian immigration and citizenship that have taken place over the past couple of weeks. Our Canadian immigration news briefs bring you the latest news as it happens. When published, these articles are posted across our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Follow us across […]

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State of the Climate 2016

Venue: Seminar Room, Lab14, 290

Presenters: Dr Karl Braganza

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 long-term trends in Australia’s climate.

Dr Karl Braganza will discuss the key findings from the report, which include:

• Australia’s climate has warmed in both mean surface air temperature and surrounding sea surface temperature by around 1°C since 1910.

• The duration, frequency and intensity of extreme heat events have increased across large parts of Australia.

• There has been an increase in extreme fire weather, and a longer fire season, across large parts of Australia since the 1970s.

• May-July rainfall has reduced by around 19 per cent since 1970 in the southwest of Australia.

• There has been a decline of around 11 per cent since the mid-1990s in the April-October growing season rainfall in the continental southeast.

• Rainfall has increased across parts of northern Australia since the 1970s.

• Oceans around Australia have warmed and ocean acidity levels have increased.

• Sea levels have risen around Australia. The rise in mean sea level amplifies the effects of high tides and storm surges.

Dr Karl Braganza is the Manager of Climate Monitoring at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

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Peterhof Palace & Garden, St. Petersburg, Russia 2016 (HD 1080p)

Venue: Seminar Room, LAB14

Presenters: Mr Dimitri Lafleur

Review of current and future methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas production

Over the past decade research has emerged from the U.S. that methane emissions from American unconventional oil and gas could be much higher than anticipated. What do we know about methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas, and more specifically from coal seam gas?

Some American studies concluded that more than 10% of American unconventional gas production is inadvertently emitted to the atmosphere. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas and in the short term a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Recently the U.S. EPA has adjusted its figures upwards to 1.4% of production and U.S. President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau have agreed to drastically reduce methane emissions from oil and gas. The Australian government has not revised its figure, at 0.5% of production. The oil and gas industry itself claims it is as low as 0.1%.

The seminar dives into what is known about methane emissions from the Australian coal seam gas developments and what is not known. It will cover how methane emissions are reported, how they have been measured until today, why that may not be representative for the actual emissions and why Australia should care.

This seminar will elaborate on the review of current and future methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas production commissioned by the Australia Institute, that was conducted by the Melbourne Energy Institute and released late October.

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The Top 10 Universities for Employability 2017

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Ocean research in Saanich Inlet

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Nasim is creating change

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Delivering the Energy Transition

Venue: Singapore Theatre, Basement, Melbourne School of Design

Presenters: Professor Michael Grubb

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 more widely. Government policy may help or hinder the transition, but the momentum including from pro-active businesses and social movements make it ultimately unstoppable.

Drawing on Professor Grubb’s book Planetary Economics: energy, climate change and the three domains of sustainable development, this talk maps out the theory, sketches emerging experiences, and offers some initial lessons for a transition which – if handled well – can leave the 21st Century cleaner, smarter, and wealthier.

Michael Grubb is Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at University College London (Institute of Sustainable Resources) and Senior Advisor to the UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (the Energy Regulator OFGEM).

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Urban Design, Transport and Health

Venue: Singapore Theatre, Basement, Melbourne School of Design

Presenters: Professor Mark Stevenson, Professor Billie Giles-Corti

Major global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting calls to re-think approaches to disease prevention. City planning that reduces non-communicable diseases and road trauma, while managing rapid urbanisation is part of the solution.

The Lancet series focuses on the health impact of city planning through transport mode options and choices. The three presentations unravel the complexity of urban design, the transport system and population health and provide a paradigm shift in our approach to responding to the growing burden of chronic disease and injury in our cities. The series offers key recommendations that urban and transport planners and policymakers could implement to improve the health of urban populations.

At this event, lead authors of the The Lancet series will provide an outline of the three research papers on urban design, transport and health, and copies of the series will be available for attendees.

Professor Billie Giles-Corti is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and in 2011 became Director of the Melbourne University School of Population Health, McCaughey Centre, VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing.

Professor Mark Stevenson is an epidemiologist and Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health. Prior to this appointment, Prof Stevenson was Director of the Monash University Accident Research Centre, a leading transport safety research Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

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Molens Van Kinderdijk (Netherlands) Vacation Travel Video Guide

Venue: Lab 14, Carlton Connect

Presenters: Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, Professor Peter Bossaerts, Dr Denny Oetomo

Where do humans and computers think alike and where are they different?
What are their strengths and weaknesses?
How can computers help humans — and humans help computers?
How can we make computers more human-like? Should we?

These questions will be presented and discussed at a one-off symposium at Lab 14 on Swanston Street. Attendees will hear from a panel of Australian and overseas experts, from fields as far apart as computer science, robotics, psychology, economics and neurobiology.

Panel members:

Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE
Professor Chris Manzie- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Denny Oetomo - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Ben Rubinstein - Department of Computing and Information Systems
Associate Professor John Thangarajah - School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University
Dr Carsten Murawski - Department of Finance
Presiding: Professor Peter Bossaerts - Department of Finance

A Q&A will follow the presentations. Drinks and nibbles will be served.

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Sacre Coeur (France) Vacation Travel Video Guide

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Antarctica Vacation Travel Video Guide

Venue: Lab 14, Carlton Connect

Presenters: Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, Professor Peter Bossaerts, Dr Denny Oetomo

Where do humans and computers think alike and where are they different?
What are their strengths and weaknesses?
How can computers help humans — and humans help computers?
How can we make computers more human-like? Should we?

These questions will be presented and discussed at a one-off symposium at Lab 14 on Swanston Street. Attendees will hear from a panel of Australian and overseas experts, from fields as far apart as computer science, robotics, psychology, economics and neurobiology.

Panel members:

Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE
Professor Chris Manzie- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Denny Oetomo - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Ben Rubinstein - Department of Computing and Information Systems
Associate Professor John Thangarajah - School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University
Dr Carsten Murawski - Department of Finance
Presiding: Professor Peter Bossaerts - Department of Finance

A Q&A will follow the presentations. Drinks and nibbles will be served.

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Expedia Powers Global Workforce with Dropbox

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Posthuman Feminism

Venue: Federation Hall, Federation Hall

Presenters: Professor Rosi Braidotti

This lecture given by Professor Rosi Braidotti will address the so-called ‘post-human’ turn in contemporary feminist theory in the light of three main considerations: firstly the shifting perception and understanding of ‘the human’ in the Life sciences. Secondly, the effects of globalisation as a system that functions by instilling processes of ‘timeless time’ and perverse, multiple time-lines. Thirdly, the impact of inhuman factors like wars and conflicts in contemporary governmentality and the new forms of discrimination they engender on a planetary scale. Last but not least, this lecture examines the implications of this historical context for progressive, affirmative politics in general and gender and feminist issues in particular.

This lecture is hosted by Professors Barbara Bolt and Anne Marsh.

Rosi Braidotti is the Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University and founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities.

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A Data Driven Approach to Research in the Precision Medicine Era

Venue: Level 7, Lecture Theatre B, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Presenters: Professor Jack London

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.

Professor Jack London, PhD, is a Research Professor of Cancer Biology at Thomas Jefferson University, and Informatics Director at Jefferson’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Centre.

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Simulation-Guided Engineering of Fluids in the Complex Subsurface

Venue: Malaysian Theatre, Melbourne School of Design

Presenters: Professor Stephan Matthai

Already a world leader in mineral exploration and mining, Australia is increasingly extracting unconventional hydrocarbon resources including coal seam gas. To offset greenhouse gas emissions, Australia simultaneously fosters research and field demonstration projects on carbon geo-sequestration. These combined developments imply future subsurface engineering activities on an unprecedented scale. Yet their environmental impact and sustainability already are focal point of public debate.

In this inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Stephan Matthai (Chair of Reservoir Engineering at the Melbourne School of Engineering) will examine how computer-simulation based analysis and insights from complex systems science can help to assess the performance and environmental impact of subsurface engineering projects so that potential side effects can be eliminated prior to project implementation. More physical realism and a different approach to simulation are prerequisites for achieving this objective, as will be illustrated with hydrocarbon recovery from structurally challenging reservoirs and carbon dioxide injection management.

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Bradley is creating change through social entrepreneurship

Venue: Lower Theatre, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Building 142

Presenters: Associate Professor Annie McNeill

A growing global awareness of the importance of natural resources to sustaining the theatre of life on our planet has increased the imperative to advertise the pivotal role soil plays to the entire human race.

Soil scientists bear the responsibility of conveying the ‘fruits of their labours’ to an eclectic audience – from peers, politicians and representatives of industry to primary school children, higher education students and the public at large.

Communication is key to spreading the soil science word and success, in common with actors and journalists in the arts world, is reliant on soil scientists possessing effective performance skills.

The lecture aims to stimulate, provoke and engender discussion because without such conversation soil science is simply not on the radar.

In the 25th G.W. Leeper Memorial Lecture, Associate Professor Annie McNeill will explore some key attributes for successful communication of soil science. She will also consider pitfalls and positives of various media for communication of soil science to audiences who differ widely in their modes of assimilation.

The Leeper Lecture is part of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences' Dean's Lecture series.

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Modelling the impacts of climate change on soil carbon in pastures of western Victoria

Venue: Seminar Room, Lab14, 290

Presenters: Ms Rachelle Meyer

Increasing soil carbon stocks is an often mentioned agricultural mitigation option. However, increasing carbon stocks in Australian soils is difficult given the highly variable climate, and the feasibility of increasing soil carbon stocks as the climate changes is uncertain. In this presentation the results of a modelling study addressing the potential impacts of climate change on carbon stocks in pastures of western Victoria will be discussed. Implications for sustainable stocking densities and the various sources of uncertainty in the response including climate and soil modelling uncertainty will be addressed.

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Paul Keating: The Big-Picture Leader - in conversation

Venue: Arts West, Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre

Presenters: Troy Bramston, The Honourable Paul Keating

‘An indispensable insight into Keating’s life with fresh revelations that make for a gripping story’ Paul Kelly, Editor at large, The Australian.

Join us in conversation with The Hon Paul Keating and author Troy Bramston.

This free public event marks the release of the definitive biography of Australia’s 24th Prime Minister, and the first that Keating has cooperated with in more than two decades. Keating and Bramston will discuss current political events and reflect on Keating's rise to power, his time in government and his passions and interests since.

Drawing on around 15 hours of new interviews with Keating, coupled with access to his extensive personal files, this book tells the story of a political warrior’s ascent, from the outer suburbs of Sydney through Young Labor and into Parliament at just 25 years of age, serving as a minister in the last days of the Whitlam Government; his path-breaking term as Treasurer in the 1980s; his four-year prime ministership from 1991 to 1996; and his passions and interests since.

The Honourable Paul Keating was Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996 and Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1983 to 1991.

This event is hosted by the University of Melbourne in association with the Melbourne School of Government.

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Burping Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Venue: Seminar Room, LAB14

Presenters: Mr Dimitri Lafleur

Review of current and future methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas production

Over the past decade research has emerged from the U.S. that methane emissions from American unconventional oil and gas could be much higher than anticipated. What do we know about methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas, and more specifically from coal seam gas?

Some American studies concluded that more than 10% of American unconventional gas production is inadvertently emitted to the atmosphere. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas and in the short term a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Recently the U.S. EPA has adjusted its figures upwards to 1.4% of production and U.S. President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau have agreed to drastically reduce methane emissions from oil and gas. The Australian government has not revised its figure, at 0.5% of production. The oil and gas industry itself claims it is as low as 0.1%.

The seminar dives into what is known about methane emissions from the Australian coal seam gas developments and what is not known. It will cover how methane emissions are reported, how they have been measured until today, why that may not be representative for the actual emissions and why Australia should care.

This seminar will elaborate on the review of current and future methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas production commissioned by the Australia Institute, that was conducted by the Melbourne Energy Institute and released late October.

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Simulation-Guided Engineering of Oil and Gas Flow in the Complex Subsurface

Venue: Malaysian Theatre, Melbourne School of Design

Presenters: Professor Stephan Matthai

Already a world leader in mineral exploration and mining, Australia is increasingly extracting unconventional hydrocarbon resources including coal seam gas. To offset greenhouse gas emissions, Australia simultaneously fosters research and field demonstration projects on carbon geo-sequestration. These combined developments imply future subsurface engineering activities on an unprecedented scale. Yet their environmental impact and sustainability already are focal point of public debate.

In this inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Stephan Matthai (Chair of Reservoir Engineering at the Melbourne School of Engineering) will examine how computer-simulation based analysis and insights from complex systems science can help to assess the performance and environmental impact of subsurface engineering projects so that potential side effects can be eliminated prior to project implementation. More physical realism and a different approach to simulation are prerequisites for achieving this objective, as will be illustrated with hydrocarbon recovery from structurally challenging reservoirs and carbon dioxide injection management.

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Shakespeare and Terrorism

Venue: Macmahon Ball Theatre, Old Arts

Presenters: Dr Robert Appelbaum

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 characteristically complex and ambivalent. He ‘resists the resistance’, as one scholar has put it, but he is also capable of entering the minds of terrorist conspirators and showing us sympathetically what happens in them. Shakespeare is especially alert to the problem of terrorist violence as a form of political speech. This paper looks at The Tempest, Macbeth, and above all Julius Caesar to examine how terrorism works as political language in Shakespeare’s world, and how difficult it is for that language to succeed in delivering its political message.

Dr. Robert Appelbaum received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently Professor of English Literature at Uppsala University Sweden.

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Human and Machine Judgement and Interaction Symposium

Venue: Lab 14, Carlton Connect

Presenters: Professor Peter Bossaerts, Dr Denny Oetomo, Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE

Where do humans and computers think alike and where are they different?
What are their strengths and weaknesses?
How can computers help humans — and humans help computers?
How can we make computers more human-like? Should we?

These questions will be presented and discussed at a one-off symposium at Lab 14 on Swanston Street. Attendees will hear from a panel of Australian and overseas experts, from fields as far apart as computer science, robotics, psychology, economics and neurobiology.

Panel members:

Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE
Professor Chris Manzie- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Denny Oetomo - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Ben Rubinstein - Department of Computing and Information Systems
Associate Professor John Thangarajah - School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University
Dr Carsten Murawski - Department of Finance
Presiding: Professor Peter Bossaerts - Department of Finance

A Q&A will follow the presentations. Drinks and nibbles will be served.

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DNA in Medicine: the Challenges and Promise of Genomics

Venue: Davis Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Presenters: Mr Paul Barclay

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 chaired by award-winning journalist Paul Barclay from ABC Radio National.

The event will be followed by light refreshments and an opportunity for informal discussion

Registration is required.

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Illuminating the Dark Ages of the Universe

Venue: Theatre 1 (B103), Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Presenters: Professor Rachel Webster

Allison Levick Memorial Lecture

The ‘Big Bang’ model develops a picture of the universe that starts from a very smooth distribution of matter. As time passes, small inhomogeneities in the matter distribution collapse under gravity to form stars and galaxies. We can observe back in time to the early stages of the universe, but we are yet to see the birth of the very first stars lighting up the universe. This talk will describe some of the experiments looking for those first stars, as well as some of the conundrums that remain in our understanding of the universe we live in.

Professor Rachel Webster has had a stellar career teaching and researching astronomy for over 20 years.

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Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry

Venue: Peter Doherty Auditorium , Peter Doherty Institute

Presenters: Professor Russel Howard

Join us for a lecture from Russell Howard, recipient of 2016 Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry. After the lecture Russell will be presented with the award; you are then welcome to join us for light refreshments.

Russell Howard is a PhD scientist (Biochemistry, University of Melbourne) who embraces risk along the path to opportunity in science and business. He also embraces the intensity and excitement of the human side of building for success.

After working on the molecular pathogenesis of severe malaria, Russell moved into a succession of management roles in large Pharmaceutical companies (Schering Plough and GSK) as well as small start-up companies in biotechnology. Most of Russell’s career has been in the USA including tenure at NIH and Bethesda MD. As CEO of Maxygen in California, he took the company public on the NASDAQ, raised over$250M in public financing and led the company for 12 years through international corporate acquisition, spin-offs of daughter companies, and growth of the core business in novel protein drugs. He has experience with over 30 corporate partnerships in different fields (chemicals, agriculture, drug development) that have generated more than 50 products sold commercially worldwide. He has more than 150 research publications in scientific journals, several issued patents and experience leading large teams in research, product development and commercialisation.

Russell is now dedicated to growth and commercialisation of technology-based life-science companies in Australia, with roles in Sydney at the Garvan Institute (genomics) and as Executive Chairman of NeuClone (biosimilar monoclonal antibodies).

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Self-control and Goal-based Valuation: An Exploration of Momentary Reward Preference

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Level 1, The Spot Level 1 Lecture Theatre

Presenters: Professor Ying Zhang

Professor Ying Zhang will present a research project which explores individuals’ preferences for rewards during and after completion of an active focal goal. His research finds that during the completion of such a task, people tend to prefer choice options that undermine their other chronic goals as a post-completion reward. Interestingly, these rewards are rarely consumed and become less attractive by the time people have completed the focal task, because the other chronic goal, which is inhibited by the focal task, is no longer inhibited. Professor Zhang will discuss the implications of these findings for our understanding of self-control and goal goal-based valuation.

Ying Zhang is a Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Science at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (China).

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Australia's Energy Future - What's Possible?

Venue: Seminar Room, LAB14, 290

Presenters: Dr Sven Teske

How did the renewable energy forecasts match with real development? How did solar photovoltaic and wind power perform? What methodology for projections was most successful? The presentation will give some insights in practical examples.

Australia’s energy future - what’s possible? By 2030 we could have an electricity system that is 100% renewable, doubled our energy productivity and joined the global effort to prevent climate change. By 2050 our entire energy system, including industry and transport, could be powered by 100% renewable energy. This may sound implausible, but this could become a reality if we make the right decisions about investment.

Technical and economic scenarios for Australia’s future energy system have been developed. An energy model created by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), which has been the model more than 100 national and global energy scenarios, including for the German government and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was used. The seminar will provide an overview about the model, assumptions and key results.

Dr Sven Teske is a Research Principle at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney.

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Integrity in Public Life

Venue: GM15 (The David P. Derham Lecture Theatre), The David P. Derham Theatre

Presenters: The Honourable Peter Baume AC

The Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture

Accountability: Do programs work? (and how can we find out?) OR ‘Through a glass darkly...’ is jointly hosted by the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) at Melbourne Law School and Accountability Round Table (ART).

The speaker for the event is The Honourable Peter Baume, AC. The event will be chaired by Professor Adrienne Stone.

The Honourable Peter Baume, AC, was Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Health and Education in the Fraser Government, a Former Chancellor of the Australian National University, and Former Professor of Community Medicine, University of NSW.

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The Role of Health Co-Benefits in the Development of Australian Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Venue: Seminar Room, 290

Presenters: Ms Annabelle Workman

Reducing domestic carbon dioxide and other emissions can lead to short-term, localised health benefits. Quantifying and incorporating these health co-benefits into the development of national emissions reduction (mitigation) policies may facilitate the adoption of stronger climate change mitigation policies. So what is the current role of health co-benefits in the development of Australian climate change mitigation policies?

Outlining key findings from a recently developed case study, this presentation will discuss perceived barriers for the consideration of health as well as potential opportunities for increasing the role of health in the development of Australian mitigation policies.

Annabelle Workman is embarking on her PhD journey through the EU Centre on Shared Complex Challenges, and is exploring the role of health co-benefits in the development of national climate change mitigation policies in Australia, China and the EU.

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Human Rights and the Politics of the Veil

Venue: Courtroom 1 (8A), Level 8, Federal Court of Australia

Presenters: The Honourable Justice Debbie Mortimer, Professor Ratna Kapur, The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny

Melbourne Law School and the Federal Court of Australia will deliver the final ‘Judges in Conversation’ event for 2016, where the Honourable Justice Susan Kenny (Federal Court of Australia) and the Honourable Justice Debra Mortimer (Federal Court of Australia) will be in conversation with Professor Ratna Kapur (Global Professor of Law at Jindal Global Law School).

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Animals in Live Performance: Species Blindness for Emotional Surrogates

Venue: The Linkway, Level 4, John Medley

Presenters: Professor Peta Tait

Human Rights and Animal Ethics Research Network: End of Year Talk

Professor Peta Tait will discuss the significance of animals in theatrical performance from comic cuteness in Broadway hits to the provocative intimidation sought by innovative performance. It argues that while human ‘species blindness’ about depictions of other animals in theatrical performance might be indicative of the wider compartmentalization and invisibility within human daily life, the theatrical staging of emotions and affective experience contributes an additional complication to the visibility of other species.

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