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Wednesday30Jan2019
- 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Gender and Art in Asia
Seminar/ForumThis international workshop moderated by Claire Roberts coincides with the exhibition Xiao Lu: Impossible Dialogue (4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney). It brings together artists, art critics and art historians to discuss the question o...
- 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Multicultural Youth Australia Census Report Launch
LaunchJoin us and the Minister for Youth, Gabrielle Willliams, for the launch of the first Multicultural Youth Australia Status Report. This landmark publication will help policymakers and organisations who work with young, diverse people to develop bet...
- 07 November - 17 February
The Garden of Forking Paths
ExhibitionThe Garden of Forking Paths brings together the distinctive practices of Mira Gojak and Takehito Koganezawa, finding points of connection and divergence in the trajectories of these two highly accomplished artists. The project takes its name from ...
- 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday1Feb2019
Sunday3Feb2019
Monday4Feb2019
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Antibiotic Crisis: The Southampton Approach to Rational Use of Antibiotics
Seminar/ForumIn this seminar, Professor Moore will highlight the issue of antibiotic overuse and then summarise a series of trials and observational studies led by the Southampton primary care group aiming to promote the rational use of antibiotics for selflim...
PresentersProfessor Michael Moore - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Reducing Energy Consumption
Free Public LectureElectricity prices continue to rise. There are two potential options to counter this: renewable energies or reducing demand. This event will discuss the options for reducing energy consumption. This will include a discussion with SolXEnergy, who...
PresentersMr Adam Turner
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday5Feb2019
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Quey Percussion Duo in Concert
PerformanceFor over a decade, Quey Percussion Duo has been pursuing a mission to bring their passion for music and the art of percussion to a broad audience. They strive to make their presentations as diverse as possible, highlighting their unique combinatio...
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Farm Loan Waivers in India: Bad Economics, Poor Politics
Seminar/ForumWaiving of agricultural loans by state governments has assumed great political appeal in India. During the last year, several states in India have cancelled such loans. Political parties are displaying rare unity in striking off loans for appeasin...
PresentersDr Amitendu Palit - 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Religion and Human Rights in Australia
Booked OutFree Public LectureEmeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, the former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, will speak on the current issues concerning religion and human rights in Australia, including the recent debate on Philip Ruddock's recommendation i...
PresentersProfessor Emeritus Gillian Triggs
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday6Feb2019
- 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Brexit: Back to the Future for the UK?
Free Public LectureBrexit raises a broad set of questions for the UK on the orientation and objectives of its place within Europe and its ambitions for its wider place in international relations. There is no precedent for a country choosing to exit the European Un...
PresentersProfessor Richard Whitman
- 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thursday7Feb2019
- 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
The Uluru Statement from the Heart and its pedagogic implications
Free Public LectureIn July 2017, a constitutional convention brought together over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders at the foot of Uluru in Central Australia on the lands of the Aṉangu people. Their deliberations led to the development of the Uluru ...
PresentersProfessor Megan Davis
- 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday8Feb2019
Monday11Feb2019
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Relationship between Disability Discrimination Law and Quota Schemes in Europe
Free Public LectureThis presentation explores the relationship between disability discrimination law and quota laws or schemes in Member States of the European Union. Quota schemes oblige employers to employ a certain percentage of registered people with disabilitie...
- 11 February - 15 February
Global Challenges in Adolescent Health short course
Training/WorkshopA fiveday intensive short course focusing on the four key health issues of global significance for young people: sexual and reproductive health; mental health – including suicide prevention; alcohol and substance use; and violence. The course ex...
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday12Feb2019
Wednesday13Feb2019
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Japan’s Transition to a Hydrogen Society: The Role of Japanese Renewables and Victorian Brown Coal
Free Public LectureJapan has arguably the world’s most ambitious and comprehensive national vision of achieving a hydrogen society – where hydrogen is used in diverse societal applications ranging from mobility and electricity/heat generation to energy storage. In t...
PresentersAssociate Professor Gregory Trencher
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm