Celebrating ten years of the profound, the pressing and the provocative

For the last decade, the One Big Idea program has invited researchers, academics and PhD students to workshop their field of expertise through content and performance skills coaching over several months. This preparation culminates in an evening of live talks tailor-made for public engagement. The program is an invaluable launchpad for emerging talent and a key platform for established thought leaders to show how their research is making the world a better place.

One Big Idea Alumni

Felix Aplin 
Haris Aziz
Adam Bayes
Lyria Bennett Moses 
Amy Bestman
Khandis Blake
Kate Brady 
Bianca Briscas
Richard Buckland
Anthony Burke
Denton Callander
John Carr
Keshavi Charge 
Michelle Chase
Helen Christianson
Jennifer Cohen
Solange Cunin
Claire Daniel
Michael Dello-Iacovo 
Rosalind Dixon
Isabella Dobrescu & Alberto Motta 
Matt England 
Toni Erskine
Kate Faasse
Ann Flemming Nielsen
Tom Frame
Bernardo Garcia Pola 
Alison Goldingay
Bronwyn Graham 
Martin Green
Rebecca Green
Genevra Hart
James Halstead
Richard Holden
Danielle Holmes 
Christopher Jackson 
Nathan Jackson
Ian Jacobs
Emma A Jane 
Regina Jefferies
Maria Kavallaris
Lindsay Kelley 
Katharine Kemp
Stuart Khan 
Michael Kidd
Nevena Krups
Bingqin Li
Lucas Lixinski 
Helen Lochhead
Leah Lui-Chivizhe
Charu Maithani
Jane McAdam 
Duncan McDui-Ra
John McGhee
Jordana McLoone  
Tema Milstein 
Alexis Minchaca Acosta
Bronwen Morgan 
Gabi Nudelman
Matt O'Kane 
Sandersan Onie
Siobhan O'Sullivan 
Ivan Perez Wurfl
Kate Poole 
Arian Prabowo
Matthew Priestley
Michael Richardson
Alison Ritter
Lee Rollins
Linda Romanovska  
Vera Roshchina 
Fiacre Rougieux 
David Sanderson
Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson
Tony Song
Martina Stenzel
Andy Symington
Adrienne Torda
Patrick Tung
Alexandra (Sasha) Vassar
Adriana Vergés
Sarah Walker
Toby Walsh
Joyce Wu 
Zoe Xirocostas