Everyday bordering, autochthonic politics and the double crisis of governability and governmentality.
Race and schools in the US and Australia today.
Equal access to quality education is critical to ensuring broader social, political and economic equality. Yet there are persistent gaps in educational access and outcomes based on socio-economic background, and race, in both the US and Australia.
Join Megan Davis, Justin Driver and Adrian Piccoli to discuss what needs to change to address these gaps. Hosted by the Grand Challenge on Inequality.
Climate change refers to changes in the characteristics of the climate system that persist over an extended period of time, typically decades or longer. On the other hand, climate variability is defined as the deviations in the mean state and other climatic statistics over a given period when compared to long-term statistics.
Climate change is one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, yet our current politics has failed to deliver any meaningful policy response. Whilst some of this is the product of a lack of political leadership, there are also legitimate concerns about what effective action on climate would mean for the economic well-being of low-income Australians, their access to affordable transport and energy, and the competitiveness of Australian industry.
A Scientia Education Academy public lecture
How do we move our teaching from the mechanical to the ‘ah!’ moment?
Mechanics are extremely important, but moving beyond them is also important. There is much to be learned from poetry in thinking about this issue.
UNSW's annual Christmas concert begins the festive season with the Collegium Musicum Choir, Burgundian Consort, Handbell Ensemble, student performers, gingerbread, handmade gifts and a Christmas tree. A warm and joyful occasion for all.
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Location: Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW (Building C24) Venue Map
UNSW Galleries is pleased to welcome artist Monira Al Qadiri to speak about her practice and current work in the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. The artist will be in conversation with UNSW Galleries Director Jose Da Silva.
Phosphorus security is emerging as one of the 21st century’s greatest global sustainability challenges. Phosphorus has no substitute in food production and the use of phosphate fertilisers has contributed to feeding billions of people over the last half-century by boosting crop yields. However these advantages have come at a serious cost.
Liberalism in 2019 has few friends: some commentators are even heralding the death of liberalism. What, then, went wrong in the liberal tradition to get us to this point? Is the liberal model itself to blame – including liberal understandings of freedom and the state? Or has the problem been one of implementation – or a failure by liberalism to take seriously issues of equality and access to the social minimum for all?
There are more ways of connecting and communicating via technology than ever before. Yet loneliness is on the rise as we begin to experience an 'attachment crisis' in forming and maintaining intimate relationships.
Single Molecule Science invites members of the blind and low vision community to experience the wonders of scientific discovery using shapes, textures, movement and sounds
A free public event including:
After promising a rose garden in commercial and political communication, consumer choice, energy efficiency, car driving and medical research, artificial intelligence has reached the domain of law.
India’s rich musical palette meets top Australian jazz talent, in a collaboration that includes revered Hindustani singer Shubha Mudgal, jazz saxophonist Sandy Evans, tabla maestro Aneesh Pradhan and his disciple Bobby Singh, and classical harmonium player Sudhir Nayak. They are accompanied by 17-piece jazz super-collective Sirens Big Band, who showcase Sydney’s leading female and trans musicians.