The Baillieu Library may be celebrating it's sixtieth anniversary, but Gillian still thinks of it as the 'New Baillieu'. Libraries were a social hub on campus during her time as a young law student, and an important way of ensuring an invite to the campus ball.

Social spaces continue to be influential for her. Whether it's a ride on the number 1 tram or the importance of how communities support refugees, places where people come together and interact can change how we see each other.

"I still love libraries. I love the feel and welcoming nature of libraries and that sense of being at the centre of something very important. A lot of learning and a lot of thought".

Listen as Gillian discusses her experience of being one of the few women studying law at the University of Melbourne, her love of libraries (even her new local library in Geneva) and how the scholarly methodologies learned at university underpin everything she has done since, in this episode of 'A Third Place'.

Gillian Triggs, former professor of law at the University of Melbourne and president of the Australian Human Rights Commission and now Assistant Secretary General in the United Nations with special responsibilities for protection.