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11 Aug 2020

Are lethal autonomous weapons the future of warfare?

With drone technology, surveillance software and threat-predicting algorithms, future conflicts could computerise life and death.
10 Aug 2020

Sharing to social media: is it sensationalism or social good?

Sharing footage of crimes and natural catastrophes on social media can be both beneficial and detrimental to the wider community, says criminology expert Alyce McGovern.
06 Aug 2020

COVID-19 research call for domestic violence workers

UNSW researchers seek workers helping people impacted by domestic and family violence for a study into how services are meeting community need during the coronavirus pandemic.
05 Aug 2020

Protecting Indigenous bush foods and medicines against biopiracy

A UNSW professor of environmental management is ensuring the benefits of products developed from local bushfood and medicine are fed back to Indigenous peoples and local communities.
03 Aug 2020

Queensland's coronavirus controversy: past pandemics show us public shaming could harm public health

Three young women attracted backlash after failing to quarantine and bringing COVID-19 into Queensland. But public shaming could discourage people from following public health advice.

Centre for Social Research in Health

Social Policy Research Centre
03 Aug 2020

There are 3 new Closing the Gap education targets: here's what they miss

The new closing the gap targets are ambitious, especially in the area of early childhood education. But this doesn't mean they can't be met, with the right approach.

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Events

Wednesday 12 August, 2020
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6pm start

Solo 2020

13 short performance works by 13 emerging performance makers.

School of the Arts & Media

Arts & Social Sciences
Tuesday 18 August, 2020
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6pm - 7pm

Digital Oceans // Virtual Jazz Festival

Inspired by uncertain times and new normalities, Digital Oceans is a program of jazz which hopes to connect, inspire and uplift.

School of the Arts & Media

Arts & Social Sciences
19 August 2020
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2:00pm – 3:00pm AEST

Australians’ experiences of the COVID-19 crisis – emerging findings from a social research project

Professor Deborah Lupton will present some initial findings from her project involving interviews with 40 Australians across the country about their experiences of the COVID-19 crisis.

Centre for Social Research in Health

Social Policy Research Centre
21 - 23 August 2020
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9 am - 6 pm

Conference: Epistemology in Asian and Comparative Philosophy

(Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event has been postponed to 2021)

Special themes:

Knowledge as Practice

Epistemology in Chinese Philosophy

School of Humanities & Languages

Arts & Social Sciences

Philosophy
25 August 2020
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3:00pm - 4:00pm AEST

How vulnerable is the alcohol and other drug treatment service sector?

Join Dr Katinka van de Ven for this discussion examining differences between Australian government and non-government alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment providers.

Social Policy Research Centre

Centre for Social Research in Health
Friday 4 September
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9AM - 4PM

Ignite the Spark 2020

Ignite the Spark is a collaboration between the NSW Department of Education and GERRIC at the UNSW School of Education. This annual conference focuses on approaches to differentiation in the classroom, whole school, and community of schools’ cont

School of Education

Arts & Social Sciences

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