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18 Jan Past event

Hear from an esteemed panel of speakers including historian Rowan Cahill; feminist and anti-racism activist Dr Meredith Burgmann; independent filmmaker and ex-builders labourer Pat Fiske; and activist and builders labourer Andy Mason as they discuss the legacy of the Green Bans activism today.

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12 Jan Past event

India’s rich musical palette meets top Australian jazz talent, in a collaboration that includes revered Hindustani singer Shubha Mudgal, jazz saxophonist Sandy Evans, tabla maestro Aneesh Pradhan and his disciple Bobby Singh, and classical harmonium player Sudhir Nayak. They are accompanied by 17-piece jazz super-collective Sirens Big Band, who showcase Sydney’s leading female and trans musicians.

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13 Dec Past event

After promising a rose garden in commercial and political communication, consumer choice, energy efficiency, car driving and medical research, artificial intelligence has reached the domain of law.

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11 Dec Past event

 

Building Blocks of Life

Single Molecule Science invites members of the blind and low vision community to experience the wonders of scientific discovery using shapes, textures, movement and sounds

A free public event including:

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10 Dec Past event

There are more ways of connecting and communicating via technology than ever before. Yet loneliness is on the rise as we begin to experience an 'attachment crisis' in forming and maintaining intimate relationships.

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3 Dec Past event

Liberalism in 2019 has few friends: some commentators are even heralding the death of liberalism. What, then, went wrong in the liberal tradition to get us to this point? Is the liberal model itself to blame – including liberal understandings of freedom and the state? Or has the problem been one of implementation – or a failure by liberalism to take seriously issues of equality and access to the social minimum for all?

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29 Nov Past event

Phosphorus security is emerging as one of the 21st century’s greatest global sustainability challenges. Phosphorus has no substitute in food production and the use of phosphate fertilisers has contributed to feeding billions of people over the last half-century by boosting crop yields. However these advantages have come at a serious cost.

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28 Nov Past event

UNSW Galleries is pleased to welcome artist Monira Al Qadiri to speak about her practice and current work in the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. The artist will be in conversation with UNSW Galleries Director Jose Da Silva.

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