This National Science Week, join us @sydney.edu.au for a range of events to inspire, inform and entertain. Explore what's on 15 - 23 August: srkr.io/63320BKKg
Sydney Ideas
@sydneyideas.bsky.social
@sydney.edu.au's flagship public talks program, bringing the world's leading thinkers to the wider Sydney community. https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas.html
Why do we need to learn to disagree well? In our latest Conversations for Good event, USYD philosophers Luara Ferracioli and Alexandre Lefebvre explored how intellectual humility, generosity, and curiosity can help us navigate political differences. Catch up: srkr.io/63323BKEf
Can AI understand us, better than we understand ourselves and each other? @sydney.edu.au experts Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter & Kai Riemer take us through some philosophical questions about the future of AI and humanity – through icons through the ages. Catch up now on-demand: srkr.io/63326B1bO
What can we say about the common good in a world marked by deep disagreement? 💬 Join political philosophers Luara Ferracioli & Alexandre Lefebvre for the next part of the Conversations for Good series. Tickets: srkr.io/63328BG8n @sydney.edu.au
A brilliant discussion at the Sydney Opera House with Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter & Kai Riemer + music from Titus Grenyer. From Frankenstein to Commander Data, explore what AI means for empathy, creativity, writing and human thought in the age of artificial intelligence. 🎧 srkr.io/63322B1XA
We recently heard from Prof Reuben Bolt and A/Prof Michael Mossman at @sydney.edu.au in a public conversation about Indigenous knowledge systems, and its potential to transform the way we learn, lead and connect. Catch up on-demand now: srkr.io/63320BENG
How can Indigenous knowledge systems transform the way we see and live in the world today? Join the convo with Prof Reuben Bolt & A/Prof Michael Mossman. Register for the live event on campus @sydney.edu.au – last chance for tickets tonight! Or catch up on-demand: srkr.io/63328BDvi
Indigenous knowledge systems continue to shape how we understand land, community and the world around us. Reuben Bolt and Michael Mossman discuss how Indigenous knowledge and western systems can come together to inform the way we live, learn & work. Join us at Sydney Ideas: srkr.io/63329B8mH
Our latest Conversations for Good event, Across Platforms, is now out in podcast & video. Drs Joanne Gray & Rebecca Huntley discuss algorithm-driven outrage, democracy, and how curiosity, listening & learning can rebuild meaningful conversation. 🎧 srkr.io/63326B8iM
What happens when Indigenous knowledge systems are elevated? Join us for an exciting public conversation with leading thinkers, Professor Reuben Bolt and A/Prof Michael Mossman. Register now: srkr.io/63327B8j1 @sydney.edu.au
Last week we kicked off the first event in our Conversations for Good series, talking 'Across Platforms'. We explore how platforms shape public discourse, what a good conversation looks like today - and how can we create more of them? Podcast & video 📹 srkr.io/63322BBi8
In an age of AI, how can tech help us become better at being human? Join @sydney.edu.au's Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer as they explore the evolving — and often contentious — relationship between humans and machines. Register now: srkr.io/63327hGB
How are technology and digital platforms shaping the way we connect, debate and participate in public life? Researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley discuss. Join us in person this Wednesday, or sign up to catch the conversation online: srkr.io/63329CrF
Technology shapes so much of how we communicate, connect and engage with the world around us - so what influence is it having on democracy and social cohesion in Australia? Join researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley to discuss on April 22. Register: srkr.io/63326CrI
Introducing Conversations for Good: a new public series exploring how we exchange ideas that help us all to live well, together. Our first event on Wed 22 April discusses links between technology & democracy, featuring researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley. Register: go.sydney.edu.au/zbP3SX
Explore the 2026 Biennale of Sydney with @sydney.edu.au art and art history students, and hear the next generation of curators and artists share fresh perspectives on the art of now. View dates and book online: srkr.io/6332445y
This evening, join The Power Institute and US artist & activist Dread Scott for a lecture on 'Lockdown', a photography and interview project that tells the story of the US prison system through the words and images of the people it imprisons. Register: srkr.io/6332545W
@sydneypolicylab.bsky.social and @seisydney.bsky.social invite you to the launch of a new report on how universities and local communities can work together before, during and after crisis. Register: srkr.io/63329NLb
A conversation between artist Kirtika Kain and art historian Kajri Jain (the 2026 Sydney Asian Art Series Scholar in Residence), on the occasion of Kirtika's new exhibition at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum, "Unkept". Register to attend: srkr.io/63328NIm
Join Dr Eva Amanda Calomino to explore stories of the excavations at Tell el-Ghaba and discover how frontier communities in ancient Egypt’s eastern Delta lived, worked, and pushed boundaries. Held next Tuesday evening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Register: srkr.io/63320NIo
The ocean is a dynamic ecosystem - it's evolving every 10 minutes! Our event with A/Prof Chris Pepin-Neff & Dr Vanessa Pirotta brought together science, storytelling and captivating questions from the audience on sharks, risks + how we understand the ocean. Catch the video: srkr.io/63322N4C
Join Kajri Jain at the Art Gallery of NSW tomorrow evening, as part of the Sydney Asian Art Series 2026. This public lecture explores the sensory infrastructures of collage in a religious souvenir from Nathdwara & a work by modernist Bhupen Khakhar. Register: srkr.io/63329NIJ
Tomorrow at Chau Chak Wing Museum: Explore the story behind Hamnet, the bestselling novel and Oscar-nominated film inspired by William Shakespeare’s family, and why we’re still captivated by him as both legend and human. Join the waitlist: srkr.io/63327NvF
At the @sydneypolicylab.bsky.social Annual Lecture on 19 March, Bernadette Black AM will explore how Australia can better support children and families in the first 1,000 days of life, and what it takes to make prevention a national priority. Register: srkr.io/61802qo
This Sunday at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, try your hand at basic weaving with Biennale of Sydney artist Ema Shin and play with a range of materials, including wool offcuts, recycled fabric, and paper. Register: srkr.io/63322NRj
Celebrate International Day of Mathematics & Pi Day with a public lecture led by Professor Tadashi Tokieda, hosted by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute. Register: srkr.io/63321N8R
What comes to mind when you think of sharks? Political scientist Chris Pepin-Neff unpacks how sharks became cultural villains, and how changing these stories could reshape our relationship with the ocean. Register for Ocean imaginaries this Wednesday 11 March: go.sydney.edu.au/36JYX9
Explore Australia’s complex relationship with the ocean, timely after recent shark bite incidents that have reignited debate around public safety in our waters. With political scientist Christopher Pepin-Neff & Australian wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta. 🎟️ srkr.io/63325F7Z
Parenting has never been so optimised. Writer and comedian Alex Lee unpacks influencer culture, mum-targeted marketing and how algorithms turn fear and guilt into engagement. Watch the full talk now: srkr.io/63324290
Visit Chau Chak Wing Museum this Thursday to join internationally renowned Head of Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, as he speaks on current issues in antiquities looting and the global struggle to expose, recover and repatriate. Register: srkr.io/63328294