UTS News Room

9:38AM, Monday Jan 30, 2012

Think. Change. Do.

Events

 
Chinese New Year Festival
When: 1 February 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: UTS Moot Court, Haymarket campus, level 1, block B

UTS's China Research Centre, in association with the City of Sydney Chinese New Year Festival, invites you to join them for this debate featuring guest speakers Jenny Haywood-Jones (The Lowy Institute), Christian Edwards (Xinhua) and community historian Helen Fong.

 

 
Patient's hand with drip
When: 1 February 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Where: The Great Hall Level 5, UTS Tower, Broadway, Ultimo

Is Medicare still meant for all of us, or only a privileged few? This lecture details the failings of Australia's Medicare Safety Net. It reveals a system with perverse incentives, prone to misuse and manipulation.

 
Feminism sign on zebra crossing
When: 8 February 2012 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: Building 10, level 14, room 201

In this seminar, speakers Dr Kate Bower,  Dr Kate Sang and Dr Deborah Jones will discuss their relation to feminism in its various guises in teaching, research and organisational practices. There will also be opportunities for discussing and theorising experiences, and for sharing surviving and thriving strategies and tactics.

 
Refugee boat
When: 13 February 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Haymarket campus, building 5, room B111

Public forum with Les Murray

The UTS Anti-Racism Collective is very proud to co-host, with Refugee Action Coalition NSW, this timely forum featuring Les Murray, SBS soccer commentator who (with Dateline) recently returned to Hungary to meet the people who helped him and his family flee in 1956.

 
3D chromosomes
When: 27 February 2012 - 9:00am - 29 February 2012 - 5:00pm
Where: SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street Sydney 2000

Getting science where it's needed.

The Australian Science Communicators National Conference, sponsored by UTS, is the place to get you started on the best ways to communicate science to a wide variety of audiences.

 

 

 

 
Stressed man
UTSpeaks: Staying Sane
When: 29 March 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Where: The Great Hall, level 5, UTS Tower
RSVP: 28 March 2012

How do we achieve emotional health despite stress and alienation in today's challenging world? In this public lecture, distinguished clinical psychologist Dr Antony Kidman explores strategies and useful tips to help us gain personal control in an increasingly complex, nerve-wracking and fast-paced age.