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Reimagining Women’s Sport in Australia: Changes and challenged

Reimagining Women’s Sport in Australia: Changes and challenged

7 September 2026 | Webinar, Public Talk or Lecture, Panel Discussion

Join experts in women's sport for an online conversation about the current state of women's sport in Australia. Recent decades have seen significant advances in women's professional sport in Australia. Multiple successful professional women's leagues have been...

SSSWARM Seminar: Linking and layering: On the materiality of locality in Fijian fashion design

SSSWARM Seminar: Linking and layering: On the materiality of locality in Fijian fashion design

10 August 2026 | Public Talk or Lecture

About Sydney Staff and Student Workshops in Anthropology, Research, and Methods (SSSWARM) is a postgraduate workshop series aiming to encourage dialogue and debate on the diversity of ways in which anthropologists understand, use, and reflect on research methods....

PhDs with publications & creative practice: Demonstrating influence, translation  and impact

PhDs with publications & creative practice: Demonstrating influence, translation and impact

30 July 2026 | Workshop, Webinar

This one-day workshop provides insights for PhD candidates, supervisors, academics and researchers on: How PhDs with publications (including prior publications) and creative practice contribute to knowledge, policy, practice and impact. Planning a coherent publication...

E.L ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture: Climates of Uncertainty

E.L ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture: Climates of Uncertainty

30 July 2026 | Public Talk or Lecture

Description The annual E.L. ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture is held to commemorate the pioneering role that Ted Wheelwright played in developing studies in Political Economy in Australia. This year it will take centre stage in the program of the 2026 Social...

Is Social Media Killing Kids, and Why Do We Keep Getting Suckered By These Things

Is Social Media Killing Kids, and Why Do We Keep Getting Suckered By These Things

19 July 2026 | Webinar

Over the last decade, widespread concern that social media is harming young people, and the recurring cycles of moral panic that often accompany new technologies, have been growing. But is this really new? Drawing on the available evidence, Dr. Chris Ferguson will...

Reading the Landscape: How Social Sciences Research Might Shape Outdoor Therapy’s Future

Reading the Landscape: How Social Sciences Research Might Shape Outdoor Therapy’s Future

19 July 2026 | Webinar

Outdoor therapies encompass a range of practices, from nature-based therapy and surf therapy to equine-assisted approaches. In practice, these outdoor approaches are growing fast, yet the available evidence base hasn't always kept pace. This webinar draws on more than...

You’re Invited! 50 Years of independence – Reflections on Papua New Guinea

You’re Invited! 50 Years of independence – Reflections on Papua New Guinea

14 August 2025 | Film Screening, In Conversation, Launch, Panel Discussion, Q&A, Performance, Exhibition

Join us for a special evening to mark 50 years of PNG independence, featuring a film screening from the early election period, panel discussion led by PNG academics based in Gimuy, Cairns and the launch of a new exhibition showcasing PNG memorabilia with stories of...

Emerging Research in Social Sciences

Emerging Research in Social Sciences

14 August 2025 | Information session, Public Talk or Lecture

Join us for a dynamic showcase of emerging research by Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students and students across the social sciences or a Masters with a thesis component involving social science research. In short, engaging presentations (3 minutes, 3 slides),...

After Robodebt – How leaders can embed a robust culture of integrity and ethics

12 August 2025 | Panel Discussion, Webinar

Robodebt is more than a tale of automation-gone-bad. It is more than a ‘few bad apples’. It revealed deep cultural and systemic problems, not limited to DSS or Services Australia. As Robodebt demonstrated, being able to recognise and speak about ethical concerns is a...

Join Us for Lunch: Education with Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and Smartglasses

Join Us for Lunch: Education with Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and Smartglasses

4 August 2025 | Workshop, Webinar, Q&A, Public Talk or Lecture, In Conversation, Information session, Schools

Bring your lunch and your curiosity to this provocative, hands-on session designed for educators, researchers, students, and policymakers. Education with Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and Smartglasses invites you to engage with real-world scenarios drawn from global...

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