12-20 September 2026
The social sciences are too often treated as tangential, providing a background to biomedical studies, or for translating results from clinical trials for wider audiences. This can leave research prone to reifying individuals, overlooking commercial and social...
Moderated by QUT's Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice (CIESJ) Executive Dean, Professor Lori Lockyer, this event will bring together QUT researchers from a range of Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines with Community partners to reflect on the...
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...
This community workshop is a free, 90-minute event designed for expectant and new mothers, offering research-informed, practical guidance on infant feeding and early caregiving. The event is based on findings from the research project The Parent–Child Implications of...
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,...
How does GenAI imagine a child? Or an Australian? And why does it matter? Ask generative AI to show you an image of a child and you’ll get a few standard results. But dig deeper and it will reveal how harmful biases can be baked into the core of these tools. In this...
Learn more about: - Strategies for experienced & new supervisors and PhD students - How to plan and manage these non-traditional degrees - What is it like to transition from candidate to supervising these PhDs? - Collaborative writing experiences - Community of...
How does research become action? Join leading voices from the community, health, and justice sectors as we unpack how social science is driving real-world change — from influencing policy to reshaping practice. Facilitated by Hang Vo (CEO, Sacred Heart Mission &...
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,...
Presenter: Andi Dickmeyer Abstract: Andi’s presentation explores the integration of clinical practice with outdoor and nature-based therapies. Drawing on findings from a recent scoping review of 58 clinical trials involving adult populations, the presentation examines...