Western Sydney University’s Sexualities and Genders Research (SaGR) Annual Showcase celebrates the diverse and impactful multidisciplinary research done in the fields of genders and/or sexualities research. The event features speed presentations from academics and...
Re-imagining the Good Life: A Pluriversal Perspective on Community Well-being in Australia
In a world grappling with profound socio-economic and ecological challenges, a growing movement of grassroots, civil society, and policy-advocacy activists and think tanks has pushed for significant reform beyond the current economic growth mania. By emphasizing the...
The Teaching-Research Nexus in the Social Sciences: A Panel from The University of Sydney
Social Sciences Week is a celebration of research, but researchers were once students. Social Scientists do not often reflect on their days as ‘trainees’ in educational settings. In the rush to know more about the state of our societies, political systems and...
Supporting Refugee Students in Tertiary Education: A Conversation
A conversation about gaps of inclusion in universities, and blocks and pathways to tertiary education for students with a refugee background This panel will consider gaps of inclusion in universities and blocks and pathways to tertiary education for current and...
HASS Research and Innovation Week Debate: ‘Humans flourish with Artificial Intelligence’
The humanities, arts and social sciences sit with the possibilities and tensions of living with artificial intelligence. Are we entering an era of extraordinary creativity, an explosion in our capacity to conjure ideas, images, and sounds? Are we flourishing with AI?...
Sci-Fight Comedy Debate: Should we fear Ai?
Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate brings together comedians and scientists to debate serious issues in a ridiculous way. UOW Science Space Theatre Doors open: 6.30 pm Run time 7:00 pm till 8:30ish Tickets $20 Paid bar service available Proceedings are loosely held...
Evolving Horizons: AI’s Impact on Research and Education in Information and Communication Studies
For Social Science Week, SICS Radio will be diving into how AI is changing the face of research and education in information and communication studies. Our four contributors are academics directly from the School of Information and Communication Studies and have been...
WA Migration Update
The WA Migration Update one day conference, now in its 8th year, brings together academia, communities, not-for-profits, the private sector and government, to share experiences and research on migration and settlement, and improve understandings of these critical...
Society 5.0 Ethics: The Future of Digital Disruptions
In this interactive plenary panel, internationally-recognised RMIT experts present a set of provocations around near-future challenges and opportunities based on the converging impacts of continuous digital disruptions. What should societies look like in 2050? How can...
Transformative Justice and Peace in Africa
Join us for one or both of two online seminars exploring transformative justice and peace on the African continent. Session 1: Transformative Justice and the African Union: Unsettling the Dominant Discourse and Practice of Transitional Justice 4 September, 1-2 pm...