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Social Sciences for a Changing World: Housing, Safety, Health, and Country

Virtual

As part of Social Sciences Week 2025, the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wollongong invites you to our flagship panel event, Social Sciences for a Changing World: Housing, Safety, Health, and Country. This panel will feature UOW researchers Dr Nicole Cook, Professor Catherine MacPhail, Dr Yves Saint James Aquino, and Dr Crystal Arnold, who will share insights on housing affordability, domestic and family violence, AI in healthcare, and Indigenous knowledge and environmental justice. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on how social sciences are shaping fairer, healthier, and more sustainable futures.

“The 80th Anniversary of the End of WWII and the Formation of the United Nations: What Have We Learned in 80 Years and What Do the Next 80 Hold?”

Curtin University City Campus Curtin 137 St George’s Terrace, Perth

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of two pivotal events in modern history: the end of the Second World War and the establishment of the United Nations. Born from the ashes of global conflict, the UN represented a collective hope for peace, security, and international cooperation. Eight decades on, this seminar invites critical reflection on the successes, failures, and ongoing challenges of the post-war global order. What have we learnt since 1945, and where have we fallen short? And as we confront an uncertain future—marked by rising authoritarianism, geopolitical instability, technological transformation, and environmental crises—what role can and should multilateral institutions […]

Free

Energy Transitions and Climate Futures: Australia’s regions at the forefront

Ngumba-Bada Campus (The Cairns Institute). Bldg D3.063, 14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield

Australia’s energy industry has the opportunity to change more in the next 10 years than it has in the past 100. The transition from a coal-dominated industry to majority renewables is at the core of discussions on Australia’s climate futures. As 2035 looms, discussions are heating up as they intersect with the urgency of the climate crisis and the reality for impacted communities, creating new fault-lines and allegiances. In regional areas, industries and communities are already experiencing profound change and are positioning themselves to address a diverse range of impacts and opportunities. Consequently, transition efforts have been marked by questions […]

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