Sydney Ideas

Rising temperatures and heatwaves; drought and interruptions to food supply; rising infectious diseases; air pollution; and extreme weather events all have a very real impact on one’s physical and mental health. With these extreme events occurring more frequently, what effect will they have on our population? THE SPEAKERS - Professor Joel Negin, Head of School, Sydney School of Public Health - Associate Professor Geoffrey Morgan, School of Public Health - Jo Longman, Research Fellow, University Centre for Rural Health - Dr Veronica Matthews, University Centre for Rural Health For more information and further resources, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3iFWTKt

Young Australians are in danger of being the first generation in memory to have lower living standards than their parents’ generation. What is the future of asset-sharing? Are we going back to an old class line: those with property, and those without? THE SPEAKERS – Professor Lisa Adkins (Moderator), Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences – Dr Gareth Bryant, political economist, Department of Political Economy – Professor, Martijn Konings, Professor of Political Economy and Social Theory – Dr Sophia Maalsen, School of Architecture, Design and Planning – Dr Laurence Troy, Lecturer in Urbanism, School of Design, Planning and Architecture For more information and further resources, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3eODDYI

Hear from one of the most influential designers of his generation. Marc Newson has collaborated with the likes of Apple, Nike, Louis Vuitton, Qantas – to name a few – and his work is held in the collections of major museums including MoMA, Centre Pompidou (Paris) and more. Marc is in-conversation with Andrew Lavery, Director of Sydney College of the Arts (SCA). The 'Art of influence' series features pioneering SCA alumni, as they reflect on their careers, creative practice and the themes that inform their work. For further links and resources, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3ePTc2j TRANSCRIPT available: https://bit.ly/3kA9Ff0

The global pandemic has harshly exposed pre-existing gender inequalities, particularly around paid and unpaid work. How is the landscape shifting for women and work, and where might we nudge the scales towards equality? FEATURING: – Elizabeth Broderick AO, former Sex Discrimination Commissioner and member of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Discrimination Against Women – Professor Rae Cooper AO from the University of Sydney Business School – Mariam Mohammed, co-founder of MoneyGirl; – Harinder Sidhu, who has recently returned from a post as Australia's High Commissioner to India – Anna Burns, Public Programs Manager at the University of Sydney, moderates this conversation. For more information visit the Sydney Ideas website: https://bit.ly/3fh8z4O

How are organisations and industry utilising the UN Sustainable Development Goals to envisage a better future? To understand the challenges – and consider possible solutions – the University of Sydney has launched a new program of innovation and impact, "Connect For: A Better Future". Hear an insightful discussion marking the launch of the program and delves deeper into the key issues at play. FEATURING: - An introduction by Belinda Hutchinson AC, University of Sydney Chancellor - A panel discussion with Louise Herron AM, CEO of Sydney Opera House, and Innes Willox, Chief Executive of Australian Industry Group; facilitated by Professor Duncan Ivison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)at the University of Sydney - Closing remarks by Dr Michael Spence, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and Principal Connect For: A Better Future runs from July–September 2020. Learn more about the program here: https://bit.ly/3jqOVGf TRANSCRIPT available here: https://bit.ly/39Yq9ZE

COVID-19 has revealed the precariousness of our lives and systems. How can employment & education help us temper the long term impacts of continued social distance. As we start talking about rebuilding, many are left vulnerable, facing uncertain futures. How can we ensure the cracks don’t become chasms and instead develop a plan that supports an inclusive future and supports social cohesion? Our panel tackle these big questions and consider how we rebuild, or at least think about the future. THE SPEAKERS – Professor John Buchanan, University of Sydney Business School – Professor Allan Fels AO, University of Melbourne – Emeritus Professor Geoff Gallop AC, University of Sydney – Sam Mostyn, non-executive director and sustainability advisor – Professor Jaky Troy, Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research at the University of Sydney. – Professor Ian Hickie (Moderator), Co-director of the Brain and Mind Centre For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website: https://bit.ly/2MJred8

Against the backdrop of COVID-19, what's been going on with China and the US, and what does this mean for the global economic and strategic landscape? We discuss civil unrest in the US, trade wars, situation in Hong Kong, and more – with Chinese politics scholar Minglu Chen, Asia-Pacific security expert Jingdong Yuan and political scientist David Smith. Bill Birtles, ABC's China Correspondent, moderates this conversation. For more information, including the podcast transcript, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2LsUpAl

'In this together' is the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2020 in Australia. Professors Jaky Troy and Lisa Jackson Pulver, lawyer Teela Reid and GUIR founder Ken Zulumovski, come together to discuss whether true reconciliation is achievable, without Australia first meeting the objectives of truth and justice. For more information and further resources, including the transcript, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2XfAhHI

As we start down the long road of recovery there are many discussions being had about how we live, work and rebuild. In this, we need to have a discussion about Australia’s economic future – and the role education and research will play in our recovery, rebuilding and reimagining. This conversation brings together leaders in government, higher education and finance to consider the complex issues – and potential solutions – for a recovery. THE SPEAKERS – Dr Michael Spence AC, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney – Cathryn Carver, Executive General Manager (Client Coverage) at NAB – Mark Scott AO (moderator), Secretary of the NSW Department of Education For more information and further resources, including the transcript for the podcast, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2XdLus3

Vaccines have controlled or even eradicated some of the world’s most serious diseases. But the success of immunisation is limited by motivational and practical issues. Scientists are currently working hard to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, yet the safest and most effective vaccines won’t be of any use if the public will not, or cannot, take them. On International Nurses Day, Professor Julie Leask gave a talk about current research into routine immunisation and the critical role of nurse and midwives in influencing vaccination uptake. Julie is a social scientist specialising in immunisation and an advisor to the World Health Organization. She is based at the University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sydney Nursing School). Professor Donna Waters, Head and Dean of the Sydney Nursing School provided the introduction. For further resources, including the transcript, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2xCcEQA