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    • Loneliness in a Digital and AI-Driven Society

    Virtual , Australia
    Virtual Event

    RMIT

    In the AI age, loneliness is becoming a critical issue, exacerbated by rapid technological advancements and societal shifts. AI's integration into workplaces and daily life, while offering efficiency and growth, often reduces meaningful human interactions, leading to increased feelings of isolation. This is particularly concerning as loneliness is linked to severe mental and physical health challenges, reduced productivity, and economic costs. For older adults, loneliness is a public health crisis, affecting over a quarter of this population and contributing to cognitive decline and poor health outcomes. Ignoring this issue risks long-term societal and economic harm. AI offers both challenges and […]

    Kummargii Yulendji Symposium 2026

    RMIT Storey Hall 342 Swanston Street Building 16, level 5, Melbourne, Victoria +1 more

    RMIT

    Co-convened by Informit and CAVAL, Kummargii Yulendji Symposium is in its fourth year in 2026. Focusing on how we describe, apply and amplify First Peoples’ Knowledges, research and publications, the symposium offers a collegial forum for the Indigenisation of Australian research, libraries and publishing sectors. Kummargii Yulendji means ‘Knowledge is rising’ in Boonwurrung, named by Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, senior Boonwurrung Elder and academic. This title reflects the current upwelling of First Peoples’ Knowledges and research being undertaken and applied in vital contemporary contexts. Keynotes: Dr Bianca Beetson, (Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi, Wiradjuri) Director, First Nations, Queensland Museum Peter Lucas Kaaka […]

    Can Students Defend Their Thinking? Oral Assessment, AI, and Professional Judgment

    Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia +1 more

    RMIT

    In an era of changing assessment practices, oral assessment is attracting renewed interest as a powerful way to evaluate student learning, communication, and disciplinary understanding. This interactive workshop invites educators from across disciplines to share positive and challenging experiences of oral assessment, explore what should be assessed, and discuss level benchmarks and potential gatekeeper questions. Participants will also be guided to work collaboratively on devising interactive oral assessment task question sets. The group workshop outcome will be a practical, adaptable framework disseminated to participants. It could be adapted for assessing oral performance fairly, consistently and transparently across diverse disciplinary contexts

    Sustainable Housing Futures

    RMIT Green Brain 336/348 Swanston Street, Storey Hall, Building 16, level 07, rooms 7&8, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    The Sustainable Housing Futures panel brings together designers, researchers, and housing experts from across RMIT University to explore one of today’s most pressing issues: how we can create better housing for everyone? We have secured an exciting panel of the next generation of experts that will answer the question: What does sustainable housing look like for you? Under the energetic guidance of Anna Cumming, Managing Editor of Sanctuary magazine published by the not-for-profit Renew, experts in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and property will discuss the ideas they are working on to create sustainable homes. Chair Anna Cumming […]

    Rebuilding Cities After Disasters and Conflicts: Perspectives on Housing Recovery

    RMIT Green Brain 336/348 Swanston Street, Storey Hall, Building 16, level 07, rooms 7&8, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia +1 more

    RMIT

    This seminar brings together researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to explore approaches for facilitating effective housing recovery and reconstruction in disaster and conflict contexts. The event will provide a platform for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collaboration to explore strategies that support resilient and sustainable recovery within the housing sector. The keynote presentations and panel discussion will draw on lessons from diverse international contexts to examine the challenges, opportunities, and pathways for housing recovery. The session will explore how governments, communities, industry practitioners, and researchers can work together to support resilient and sustainable rebuilding, from emergency and temporary accommodation to […]

    Beyond the Bars: Education, Advocacy and Systems Change

    Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    Join us for an engaging panel session exploring RMIT's award-winning Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, where university students and incarcerated people learn together as peers within prison. This innovative educational initiative not only transforms learning experiences but also provides a foundation for impactful research, advocacy, and systems change. Hear directly from graduates of the program, including both current and former incarcerated participants, as they reflect on their experiences of education in prison and their continued involvement in prison-based and community Think Tanks. These Think Tanks bring together people with lived experience, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to examine complex criminal justice issues […]

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    ‘The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent’

    The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    'The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent' | An evening with Larissa Behrendt AO, Billy Griffiths and Sean Ulm To celebrate Social Sciences Week, and the research that helps us understand and shape society, RMIT University is proud to present celebrated Eualayai/Gamillaroi author, filmmaker and academic Larissa Behrendt AO, award-winning author and historian Billy Griffiths and one of Australia’s leading archaeologists, Sean Ulm, as they discuss their new book The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent. Drawing on the groundbreaking 4-part documentary series of the same name, The First Inventors takes readers on a journey through 65,000 years of innovation, […]

    Book launch – Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers: The Unwritten Rules of Academia

    Virtual , Australia

    RMIT

    Join us for the launch of Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers: The Unwritten Rules of Academia. This book lifts the veil on how world-leading transport researchers navigate their profession, sharing advice for a successful academic career. In this book, the unwritten rules of academia are explored through in-depth interviews with 20 eminent researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds within transport studies. The book is a vital resource for research students and early-career researchers in transport studies looking to confidently navigate an academic career. Professor Geoff Rose, Monash University (Chair) Dr Chris De Gruyter, RMIT University (Author) Panel members: […]

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    Plug-In Solar Systems in Australia: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects

    Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    Australia’s rooftop solar boom has helped many homeowners cut electricity bills, but renters and apartment dwellers remain excluded. Plug-in solar panels and batteries could help close this gap. Plug-in solar systems include one or two photovoltaic panels and a micro-inverter, feeding power into a home’s mains circuit through a standard outlet. A combination with plug-in batteries can increase the use of self-generated electricity. Although widely adopted overseas, plug-in solar systems are illegal in Australia. Join us to discuss regulations, safety standards, consumer acceptance and protections to better understand the role of this technology in a fair low-carbon housing transition. Panel […]

    The Blueprint Documentary and Lived Experience Panel

    RMIT Kaleide Theatre 360 Swanston Street, Lower Ground, Building 08, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    The documentary considers the complex web of factors leading to youth offending and crime such as family and peer dynamics, community marginalisation, identity, mental health, and social media.  By hearing directly from young people, the documentary explores how these factors impact their behaviour, sense of belonging, and relationship with services as well as the supports they relied on to break the cycle of offending. The presentation will also include the launch of the new BP363 Bachelor of Social Science with majors in Youth Work and Mental Health & Wellbeing. Light refreshments will be provided. Speakers Andrea Davidson, CEO Violence Reduction Unit, […]

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    Book Launch: Understanding Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants: Practical Approaches and Effective Research Methodologies

    Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    Please join us for the launch of Understanding Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants: Practical Approaches and Effective Research Methodologies. This is the first book which provides readers with practical, culturally aware and engaging ways to research migrant multicultural communities. Come and hear from the editors and authors who not only come from diverse disciplines across humanities, arts and social sciences, and STEM as they reflect on the importance of understanding the complex and nuanced migrant experience, but who are migrants themselves. Prof Catherine Gomes, RMIT University Associate Prof Jing Qi, RMIT University Dr Wilfred Wang, University of Melbourne Dist/Prof Lisa […]

    Empowering Senior Voices: Shaping Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in City North

    Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    Join us for the launch of the Empowering Senior Voices report, showcasing how older adults in Melbourne's City North precinct used citizen science and participatory research to identify opportunities and challenges for creating more age-friendly neighbourhoods. Drawing on the Stanford Our Voice methodology, the project enabled older residents to document their lived experiences and work collaboratively to develop recommendations for improving inclusion, participation, accessibility, and wellbeing. The event will present key findings and bring together researchers, community members, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss how community voices can inform positive social change. Jenny Waycott Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, […]