Centre for Ideas | UNSW Sydney

Past Events

6 May Past event

Colum McCann: The Truth Disconnect

In an era of digital disarray, can fiction highlight the ways to mend the severed connections of our society?

6 Mar Past event

Deborah Lawrie: The Fight to Fly

Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial pilot, who took on corporate Australia and won. Hear her inspiring story this International Women’s Day.

27 Feb Past event

Pankaj Mishra: Global Conflicts, Competing Narratives

Explore competing perspectives on global conflicts. A conversation on Gaza and beyond.

26 Feb Past event

An urgent discussion on gendered violence and the systemic silencing of survivors.

28 Oct Past event

Stan Grant | David Cooper Lecture

Hear from Stan Grant as he draws on his Aboriginal culture, years covering the world’s conflict zones and PhD in theology to argue that we are “spiritually sick” and politics ...

24 Oct Past event

The Future of Decision Making | Nobel Prize Dialogue Sydney 2024

The Nobel Prize Dialogue comes to Sydney for the first time bringing together minds from science and beyond.

9 Oct Past event

Where Are We Heading?

Short talks from Dr Kate Brady, Dr Leah Lui-Chivizhe, Nevena Krups, Keshavi Charde, Matt O'Kane and Dr Arian Prabowo. Hosted by Rob Brooks

2 Oct Past event

Short talks from Professor Michael Kidd, Dr Michelle Chase, Dr Genevra Hart, Dr Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson and Associate Professor Kate Poole. Hosted by Professor Verity Firth

25 Sep Past event

Michael Muthukrishna: A Theory of Everyone

A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behaviour, culture and society.

5 Sep Past event

How can we balance human needs and planetary limits?

4 Sep Past event

Haben Girma: The First Deafblind Harvard Graduate

The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.

27 Aug Past event

The Generation Gulf

Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Accelerating individualism – the generational divide.

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