Events list

• Date
  Time
  Event
• 24 August 2019
  5.30pm - 7.00pm
  
  

  Mascara's Global South Salon: A Reading and Performance

  This reading is a creative submersion into the colloquium themes from diaspora writers and translators who live and work in Sydney, and whose ancestries trace to the Global South. They have lived in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Africa, Mexico and Australia.

• 26 August 2019
  8.00am - 5.30pm
  
  

  Australian Biology of Ageing Conference (ABAC) 2019

  This year’s Australian Biology of Ageing conference aims to address how genetic, dietary & pharmacological interventions impact the ageing process. The focus is to highlight new technologies, cutting-edge advances & novel interventions to delay age-related disease & extend health span & lifespan.

• 26 August 2019
  4.00pm - 5.30pm
  

  Study Centres Wk 5 (HJ Daley Library)

  A weekly two-hour session providing free homework support and tutoring to high school students in Years 7-12 at selected local libraries.

• 26 August 2019
  4.00pm - 5.30pm
  

  Study Centres Wk 5 (Liverpool Library)

  A weekly two-hour session providing free homework support and tutoring to high school students in Years 7-12 at selected local libraries.

• 26 August 2019
  5.30pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Women in Revolutionary Egypt (and Beyond)

  A conversation between Prof Shereen Abuelnaga (Cairo University) and Lucia Sorbera (The University of Sydney)

• 26 August 2019
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Breaking news - on the decline of press freedom and democracy

  What does national security, data security and the changing face of legislation mean for free speech and our right to know? A reporter, satirist and political theorist examine the state of affairs.

• 27 August 2019
  6.00pm - 8.30pm
  
  

  Beloved Days

  Join us at the Nicholson Museum for the Australian premiere of 'Beloved Days'.

• 27 August 2019
  6.30pm - 8.00pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Living longer - why, and how?

  Ageing is the main cause of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Given this exorable link, can we extend our lifespan without risking our health and quality of life?

• 28 August 2019
  2.00pm - 4.00pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Animal welfare, human wellbeing and planetary health

  Join us for a discussion of how the choices we make when we feed our animal companions affects other animals, the environment and even our own wellbeing.

• 29 August 2019
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Bold new ideas for Australia's future

  Australian politics has been systematically disrupted by leadership changes, the rise of populism and shifting geopolitical realities. What now for Australia's future? Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joins political adviser Marc Stears to discuss.