One of the most controversial aspects of the rise of intelligent machines is the development of what are known as ‘lethal autonomous systems’ and what they will mean for the way wars are fought. Initial discussions in the UN in recent years have focused on the need to retain some form of human control, as well as considering the potential risks and benefits.

We welcome you to look. We may ask you to be looked at. We may take your looking and reflect it, shift it, turn it outwards.

Sonic explorers dig up machines and media from the past and situate them in range of genres (from experimental and ambient to synthwave and future bass). We’ve raided the music department's vinyl stash and sampled every out-of-tune harpsichord and pump organ we could find. Resurrected machines include a living Gameboy, Alpha Juno, modular synth, Fairlight CMI, and prepared piano, all played lived live with reactive visuals.

In the first program of 2018, the Collegium Musicum Choir will be tackling some great masterpieces of the choral repertory, with a focus on the war-torn works of Haydn and Jenkins. So often throughout history the heartfelt cry of the masses is overshadowed by the conflict of rival nations. This program pays homage to the victims of war both past and present.

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Grand Challenge Meetup: Reforming Australia’s refugee policy: Where do we begin?

Please join us for this Grand Challenge meetup, with guest speaker Paul Power, CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA).

Dr Francisco Mojica discovered the unusual repeated DNA sequences at the core of today’s gene-editing revolution. This pioneer who named CRISPR will be in conversation with Merlin Crossley, Professor of Molecular Biology and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW Sydney.

Scientia Professor David Cooper AO, Director of the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, was a leading HIV and infectious disease researcher and clinician who passed away on 18 March 2018.

The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital and community partners join the Cooper family in hosting a public memorial service to honour the life and work of David Cooper.

A talk by Dr Soheil Ashrafi, from Raffles College. Dr Ashrafi argues that design is morally obliged to partake in social justice discourse and social justice is ontologically bound up with design. Considering design as a mode of being rooted in the ontological essence of human, it can be characterised as forming an integral part of social justice theory.

Scientia Professor David Cooper AO, Director of the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, was a leading HIV and infectious disease researcher and clinician who passed away on 18 March 2018.

A Scientia Education Academy public lecture

What can we do about girls and women being under-represented in STEM subjects at all levels from high school to postgraduate studies? 

Our second public lecture responding to the Gonski 2.0 report will bring together research and industry experts to discuss the report's recommendations around leadership, particularly how we provide school leaders with high quality professional learning. Chaired by Adrian Piccoli, UNSW researchers Dr Scott Eacott and Dr Richard Niesche will join school leaders with experience in the government and non-government sector.

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The Colloquium, co-hosted by CEPAR and the School of Risk & Actuarial Studies, is a unique annual event, bringing together academics, government and industry to discuss the latest research on pensions and retirement. 

The theme for 2018 is Pensions, Retirement and Inequality. Several Colloquium activities will contribute to the UNSW Grand Challenge on Inequality, including a Keynote Lecture by world renowned pension expert Professor Olivia Mitchell.

It's been a big year in the Australian cubesat industry, with 5 launches since last May.

Everyone involved in the Australian small-sat industry is invited to come and share news, results and upcoming plans.

There will be speakers from current missions, industry, government and academia, as well as a very strong focus on innovation in our sessions featuring start-ups, student projects and Australia-based innovators.

With significant focus on the financial stability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the high number of people employed in the disability care sector and the costs associated with this, robotics has the potential to be a significant and cost-effective disruptor to this industry.

Since its founding in 1984, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) in New Caledonia has been campaigning for independence from France. Under the 20-year transition established by the 1998 Noumea Accord, the French dependency is moving towards a referendum on self-determination, to be held on 4 November 2018.