Sydney Ideas

Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world

Episodes

Total: 506

Training in cultural competence to allow people to work better in cross-cultural environments is bec

If research demonstrates that students who engage in an active, demanding, high-quality arts educati

One of Australia’s highest profile media executives Kim Williams talks about the enduring impact of

Cancer does not occur in a vacuum - it has a major impact on family, friends and colleagues. When a

Young people aged 12–25 are the highest at-risk group for experiencing mental health problems. They

An expert panel on 'War, Death and Memory' with leading Australian historians explores consequences

Professor Raewyn Connell from the University of Sydney Faculty of Education and Social Work) gives h

How do different forms of urban life get ‘under our skin’ shaping our bodies, souls and mental state

In January 2011 Egyptian people took to the streets demanding the fall of a corrupt and authoritaria

Tara Moss: The Fictional Woman

2014/6/17

Author Tara Moss on molded gender narratives, toxic silences, and damaging stereotypes. In conversat

Good conversation is a rewarding and important part of social interaction. Professor Leanne Togher f

The Right to World Heritage?

2014/5/7

The year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of UNESCO’s 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of t

What lessons should we draw from the First World War? Professor Glenda Sluga will discuss the war'

Deirdre McCloskey, a well-known economist and historian, was until 1995 known as Donald. She tells h

Since the fall of President Ben Ali in Tunisia, followed by those of President Moubarak in Egypt and

Historian and commentator on women, gender and feminism in Egypt, Margot Badran joins Sydney Ideas f

One of Chile’s leading political scholars, Professor Ana Maria Stuven, joins Sydney Ideas for an inf

2013 marks 150 years since the first of 55,000 Pacific Islander labourers (known as Australian South

I'm Not Creative, But...

2013/6/3

I’m not creative, but... playfully investigates the role of creativity in all career paths, well bey

The Australian Constitution has not been amended for more than 35 years. In fact, with only 8 of 44