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Our top picks around the University
Thought-provoking talks and ideas regularly take place across the University, beyond the Sydney Ideas program. Here are some of our recommendations.
Coming up
2024 Sir Charles Nicholson Lecture
- Thursday 21 November, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Tickets $30 and in-person
- Chau Chak Wing Museum hosts Andrew Jamieson, who will give a talk on archaeological expeditions in north Syria and southwest Georgia. Book
The Australian Academy of the Humanities' 2024 Triebel Lecture
- Thursday 28 November, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Free and in-person
- Emerita Professor Alison Lewis FAHA delivers her talk, Secret police files as life writing, or how the Stasi made writers into ‘enemies of the state. Register
2024 Being Collected Lecture: Shifting Collections Care from objects to relationships
- Thursday 5 December, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Free and in-person
- Learn about exciting developments in new approaches to museum collection practices and developing community care as a standard practice. Register
The Solutionists, with Mark Scott
Big challenges need big solutions. Meet the minds making it happen. Join Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sydney, and get ready to view the world from a different perspective.
City Road Podcast is informed stories about cities and urban life. From the researchers in the Urban Housing Lab and Smart Urbanism Lab at The University of Sydney.
In Minding your Mind, mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health issues we can experience, their causes, how they affect us, and what we can do to get help and find solutions
Object Matters is the Chau Chak Wing Museum's regular podcast series hosted by Dr Craig Barker. Join Dr Craig Barker as he and a guest discuss one item in detail from the Museum's collections of art, archaeology, natural history, science and culture.
The Peace Podcast is a series from Sydney Peace Foundation that spotlights the remarkable efforts of various individuals and organisations in the pursuit of peace. It explores the intricate challenges and complexities of sustainable peacebuilding and speaks to the role we all play in addressing and responding to issues of injustice. Hosted by University of Sydney student Emily Whitehead.
In April 2024 the University of Sydney and the City of Sydney teamed up to inject knowledge into people's night out for Raising the Bar Sydney. The event featured a wide range of topics from robotics and climate tech to cyber security and next-gen bio tech, catering to everyone's interests.
Be inspired by stories of community resilience and transformation in the face of the climate crisis. Reimagined Futures is a seven-part podcast series produced by the Sydney Environment Institute (based at the University of Sydney), the Social Entrepreneurship Association (Auroville), and the India and Bharat Together Foundation (New Delhi).
Dr Karl’s a curious optimist – a great combination for a science lover. Join him and his guests on Shirtloads of Science for weird facts, amazing conversation and remember, it’s never too late for a happy childhood.
Sydney Business Insights (SBI) aims to further informed research and critical thinking on major issues and trends as it impacts on the future of business. SBI talks with leading and innovative thinkers in research, industry, government and community.
Unearthing Critical Minerals explores the minerals propelling our clean energy future. Join expert Professor Susan Park as she unpacks the global dynamics at play in the journey of minerals like copper, lithium, and cobalt from mines in Chile, to manufacturing warehouses in China, to the rooftops of Australian homes. Listen on your favourite podcast streaming app: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Acast
The Unlearn Project is about changing common sense. The way the world works has changed. Things you thought you knew like automation will make our work easier, music is something to listen to, large companies can’t innovate, or data is the new oil are no longer true. Hosts Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer set out to unlearn old wisdoms and discover new ones.
The Secret Life of Books is a new podcast about the literary classics hosted by USyd’s Vice Chancellor’s Fellow Sophie Gee. Sophie is also a professor of English at Princeton University, and her co-host is Jonty Claypole, former director of arts at the BBC, now CEO of Red Room Poetry.