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Social Sciences and Social Sustainability

Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus Western Sydney University Parramatta City Campus 161-169 Macquarie Street Parramatta, NSW 2150, Sydney

Join us on 10 September at the Parramatta City Campus for a Social Sciences Week Research Symposium exploring the theme “Social Sciences and Social Sustainability.” This full-day event will bring together researchers, students, and community partners to share ideas, showcase projects, and spark interdisciplinary conversations about building fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable futures. With presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, the symposium offers a lively space to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the vital role of the social sciences in shaping change.  

Free

Kummargii Yulendji Symposium by Informit

RMIT Storey Hall 342 Swanston Street Building 16, level 5, Melbourne

We are thrilled to invite you to Kummargii Yulendji Symposium, an event focusing on how we describe, apply, and amplify First Peoples’ Knowledges and publications. This symposium offers a forum for the movement and communities that are Indigenising the research, libraries, and publishing sector, presenting many perspectives towards re-visioning colonial structures and systems. Date and time: Tuesday 9 September, 9am to 5pm Location: RMIT University’s Storey Hall Building 16, 336/348 Swanston Street, Naarm/Melbourne This is a free, hybrid event, with in-person and online attendance available. Registration via the link below for both attendance options is essential. If you would like to attend in-person, please register by CoB Monday 29 August. Online registrations will be open until the day of the event. Keynote presenters  Dr Rose Barrowcliffe is a Butchulla postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre of Critical Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University, a member of the Global Centre for Indigenous Futures, the Indigenous Archives Collective, and an executive member of the Maiam nayri Wingara Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collective. In 2024, Rose became a member of the Local Contexts Council. Rose’s research examines the representation of Indigenous peoples and the enactment of Indigenous rights in collecting institutions. Rose works in collaboration with collecting institutions and Aboriginal and […]