Events
Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness at the University of Melbourne
Featured events
Seeds of change: cultivating tomorrow’s sustainable food leaders
Dec
9
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Public Lecture
Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, a renowned scholar and global leader in sustainable food systems, will be visiting the University of Melbourne to deliver a lecture titled “Seeds of change: cultivating tomorrow’s sustainable food leaders.”
The future of food will shape the future of humanity. This lecture explores how we can cultivate the next generation of leaders who will transform our food systems to be sustainable, equitable, and resilient. Drawing on lessons from Africa’s agri-food innovations, Germany’s vocational excellence, and global anticipatory science diplomacy, it presents a vision for a Food Systems Leadership Academy that blends knowledge, ethics, and action. By planting seeds of collaboration and curiosity today, we can harvest a future of shared prosperity, planetary health, dignity and Bio-happiness for all.
This event will be in-person and online. Please register via the link above.
2025 Ableist Cities Symposium
Dec
10
9:30am - 5:00pm
Conference or Symposium
This free one-day symposium will focus on the theme of Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development: the role of Innovation in Fuelling an Accessible and Equitable World.
Drawing inspiration from last year’s exploration of spatial justice and the physical and attitudinal barriers faced by individuals with disabilities, this year’s Ableist Cities Symposium intends to hear narratives of individual lived experience or co-designed research.
Emphasizing an integrated approach, the symposium seeks to marry the realms of politics, policy, and practical applications to address the pressing challenges faced in the built environment. In giving voice to these narratives, we aim to ignite conversations that will shape our cities to make them more inclusive, equitable, and accessible for all.
The Ableist Cities Symposium is a collaboration between the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, the Melbourne Disability Institute and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
