Sydney Ideas

One of Australia’s highest profile media executives Kim Williams talks about the enduring impact of arts education on his life and advances a strong case for the primacy of music education from a young age. "Music is a bedrock for good thinking," says Williams. Presented with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/kim_williams.shtml

Cancer does not occur in a vacuum - it has a major impact on family, friends and colleagues. When a parent has cancer, the whole family experiences cancer. For a parent, there are many questions to answer. How much, and what to tell the children is a frequent concern. Do young children need different information to teenagers? What do we know about how children really feel regarding a cancer experience in the family?

Professor Kate White from the University of Sydney Nursing School answers these questions.

A Sydney Ideas talk from 24 September, 2014

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/professor_kate_white.shtml

Cancer does not occur in a vacuum - it has a major impact on family, friends and colleagues. When a parent has cancer, the whole family experiences cancer. For a parent, there are many questions to answer. How much, and what to tell the children is a frequent concern. Do young children need different information to teenagers? What do we know about how children really feel regarding a cancer experience in the family?

Professor Kate White from the University of Sydney Nursing School answers these questions.

A Sydney Ideas talk from 24 September, 2014

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/professor_kate_white.shtml

Young people aged 12–25 are the highest at-risk group for experiencing mental health problems. They are also the group most likely to look for help and support online. Using the internet for social networking is their haven – but is it safe, reliable and helpful? Andrew Campbell from the University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences and Tracy Adams from Boystown discuss the issue.

A Sydney Ideas talk on 10 September, 2014

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/archived/sydney-ideas-dr-andrew-campbell

Young people aged 12–25 are the highest at-risk group for experiencing mental health problems. They are also the group most likely to look for help and support online. Using the internet for social networking is their haven – but is it safe, reliable and helpful? Andrew Campbell from the University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences and Tracy Adams from Boystown discuss the issue.

A Sydney Ideas talk on 10 September, 2014

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/archived/sydney-ideas-dr-andrew-campbell

An expert panel on 'War, Death and Memory' with leading Australian historians explores consequences of the Great War on individual lives and the national psyche.

The panel discussion marked the launch of the new University of Sydney 'BEYOND 1914' website, an interactive biographical database of students, staff and alumni who served in the First World War.

Panellists: Joy Damousi, Professor of History University of Melbourne; Professor Stephen Garton, Provost and Deputy Chancellor University of Sydney; Associate Professor Julia Horne, the University Historian and co-organiser of 'Beyond 1914 – The University of Sydney and the Great War'; Brad Manera, Executive Manager of the ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park; Assoc Professor Mark McKenna, ARC Future Fellow in the Department of History University of Sydney; Kerry Neale, Curator at the Australian War Memorial; Dr Tamson Pietsch, ARC DECRA Fellow in School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry University of Sydney.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/beyond_1914_forum.shtml

An expert panel on 'War, Death and Memory' with leading Australian historians explores consequences of the Great War on individual lives and the national psyche.

The panel discussion marked the launch of the new University of Sydney 'BEYOND 1914' website, an interactive biographical database of students, staff and alumni who served in the First World War.

Panellists: Joy Damousi, Professor of History University of Melbourne; Professor Stephen Garton, Provost and Deputy Chancellor University of Sydney; Associate Professor Julia Horne, the University Historian and co-organiser of 'Beyond 1914 – The University of Sydney and the Great War'; Brad Manera, Executive Manager of the ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park; Assoc Professor Mark McKenna, ARC Future Fellow in the Department of History University of Sydney; Kerry Neale, Curator at the Australian War Memorial; Dr Tamson Pietsch, ARC DECRA Fellow in School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry University of Sydney.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/beyond_1914_forum.shtml

An expert panel on 'War, Death and Memory' with leading Australian historians explores consequences of the Great War on individual lives and the national psyche.

The panel discussion marked the launch of the new University of Sydney 'BEYOND 1914' website, an interactive biographical database of students, staff and alumni who served in the First World War.

Panellists: Joy Damousi, Professor of History University of Melbourne; Professor Stephen Garton, Provost and Deputy Chancellor University of Sydney; Associate Professor Julia Horne, the University Historian and co-organiser of 'Beyond 1914 – The University of Sydney and the Great War'; Brad Manera, Executive Manager of the ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park; Assoc Professor Mark McKenna, ARC Future Fellow in the Department of History University of Sydney; Kerry Neale, Curator at the Australian War Memorial; Dr Tamson Pietsch, ARC DECRA Fellow in School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry University of Sydney.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/beyond_1914_forum.shtml

Professor Raewyn Connell from the University of Sydney Faculty of Education and Social Work) gives her ‘last lecture’ celebrating 43 years of groundbreaking teaching and research, and a body of work that has reshaped the study of sociology.

Professor Connell is a recipient of the American Sociological Association's award for distinguished contribution to the study of sex and gender, and of the Australian Sociological Association's award for distinguished service to sociology in Australia. Her teaching fields have included general sociology, social theory, sociology of education, gender relations, sexuality, and research methods.

A Sydney Ideas talk on 5 September, 2014

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/professor_raewyn_connell.shtml

Professor Raewyn Connell from the University of Sydney Faculty of Education and Social Work) gives her ‘last lecture’ celebrating 43 years of groundbreaking teaching and research, and a body of work that has reshaped the study of sociology.

Professor Connell is a recipient of the American Sociological Association's award for distinguished contribution to the study of sex and gender, and of the Australian Sociological Association's award for distinguished service to sociology in Australia. Her teaching fields have included general sociology, social theory, sociology of education, gender relations, sexuality, and research methods.

A Sydney Ideas talk on 5 September, 2014

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/professor_raewyn_connell.shtml