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Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world

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This panel considers the diverse cultural expressions of mosque design, past and present, in areas w

The Holocaust is one of the most researched events of the twentieth century. Yet it continues to spa

Since they were first revealed in 1863, the casts from Pompeii which preserved the forms of the vict

Drawing from his new book - part historical detective story, part family history, part legal thrille

Professor Mark Dadds from the Sydney Child Behaviour Research Clinic at the University of Sydney cov

Politics at the End of the World: A Public Forum on the Future of Antarctica A panel of experts and

The most common causes of death in Australia are chronic non-communicable diseases related to lifest

The Grandmother Hypothesis aims to explain why increased longevity evolved in humans, while female f

US author and activist, Linda Tirado explains the rise of Trump and suggests what can and should be

A Storyology 2016 event co-presented with the Walkley Foundation Investigative and public-service j

Is Sydney Losing Its Edge?

2016/8/8

Part of the 2016 Festival of Urbanism. A conversation on the divergence of Sydney and Melbourne’s

The vocation of public service remains a cornerstone of Australian democracy. Yet its traditional vi

Under capitalism, how does the state organise space in our everyday lives through the streets we wal

At 35 years of age Dr Marjorie Aunos had made a name for herself nationally and internationally as a

The 2016 Australian Book Review Laureate’s Fellow Michael Aiken in conversation with David Malouf, t

According to recent reports, 1.2 million Australians regularly struggle to put good, healthy food on

Tax evasion is as old as taxes. But with the introduction of mass income taxes at the beginning of t

The Second World War still has a defining place in how we imagine war today, despite its increasing

The Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) 2016 Harley Wood Lecture for the ASA 50th anniversary An

The human war against the mosquito is once again garnering global public attention. An explosion in