The road to Indigenous repatriation
How we can better understand the conflict between scientific and Indigenous knowledge? For more than 60 years the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC had stolen ancestral remains in its collecti...
30 Apr 20191h 25min
Understanding carbon in the air: can we avert a climate catastrophe?
University of Cambridge Professor Herbert Huppert leads this insightful conversation on how global temperatures in the earth's atmosphere has increased over time and what we can do to stop potential c...
17 Apr 201957min
Can we prevent diabetes?
Diabetes is arguably one of Australia's greatest health challenges and fastest-growing chronic conditions. But landmark research shows that type 2 diabetes could be preventable at any life stage - whe...
9 Apr 201952min
Nano 3D printing: materials beyond imagination
What is nano 3D printing, and how will it transform our lives? In this talk, world-renowned nanotechnology expert Professor Martin Wegener from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will give an introdu...
9 Apr 20191h 14min
The 2030 agenda: Is Australia on track?
From ending poverty to climate action, reducing inequality and ensuring quality education — the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations Genera...
4 Apr 201954min
Moving to a gender-equal world
What are the pathways to cultural change? How do we initiate, nurture, but most importantly, entrench cultural change? The University's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence, gender equality advocate El...
1 Apr 20191h
On hate and race politics
How is hate shaping society? And what must we do about it? Political philosopher Tim Soutphommasane, reflects on race relations and multiculturalism in Australia and beyond, and what it means for dem...
21 Mar 20191h 3min
Meet an exceptionally inspirational woman — Tina Tchen
Hear from women’s rights champion, Tina Tchen, who delivered a keynote address as part of the University of Sydney’s celebrations for International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, 2019. Sydney Ideas ...
10 Mar 201944min
