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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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? 

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 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.

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.

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.