Join us for a very special talk by Professor Anne W. Johnson titled, "From the Cosmic Race to the Space Race” on August 6th at Parramatta City Campus. A must for anyone curious about space, culture, and how societies imagine their place in the universe. 🌌tinyurl.com/3bf4j65r

📢 Exciting news! The 2025 Semester 2 ICS Seminar Series is here! We’ve got a fantastic lineup of thought-provoking seminars—don’t miss out! Check out the program below & join us. See you there! 👀✨tinyurl.com/3ww5vzau

📚🔥Join Dr Quah Ee Ling as she discusses her new book "Fire Dragon Feminism" with Jennifer Wong, Sukhmani Khorana, and Roanna Gonsalves — plus a special poetry performance by Israa Merhi. RSVP for in-person: tinyurl.com/2jp4v5rb | RSVP for ZOOM: tinyurl.com/spswwx2w

We're starting our Semester 2 program today with an exciting seminar titled "On Board the Australian Social Media Ban Wagon: Regulatory theatre, the public child and the hyper-enthusiastic state” by Amanda Third. Thanks to our discussant David Rowe & chair Philippa Collin

New Book Alert! 📚🚨Huge congratulations to Dr Joanne Orlando on the upcoming release of her new book, “Generation Connected: How to parent in a digital world – at every age and stage”. Pre-order here: tinyurl.com/4tzn4s3b

Our next seminar titled ‘Culture in Motion: Family, fashion and the museum’ by Yan Wang, Hupfeld Hoerder, & Christiane Keys-Statham will be held in person on Parra South in EB.G.02. All are welcome. For full details: bit.ly/2yV1mqW

We are hiring! We have a Level B Research Fellow position for a project investigating how NSW government agencies use and find useful the data they collect about their community engagement programs. Check out the full details and apply by 13th August: tinyurl.com/57xn8d4a

How does extreme cold affect prepaid gas users?❄️ Thomas Longden’s study shows cold weather raises self-disconnection risks and top-up changes. Adjusting Cold Weather Payments may reduce energy hardship. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Today our seminar features 3 of our fabulous post-grad students in a session titled "Culture in Motion: Family, fashion and the museum" Shout out to Yan Wang, Hupfeld Hoerder, and Christiane Keys-Statham for presenting, Malini Sur for responding and Nicole Campbell as chair!

Reminder, register NOW for "From the Cosmic Race to the Space Race” by Professor Anne W. Johnson ⏰August 6th 11-12 📍Parramatta City Campus A must for anyone curious about space, culture, and how societies imagine their place in the universe.🌌tinyurl.com/3bf4j65r

Our next seminar titled ‘Farming Finance: How markets shape financial service consumption in Laos and Cambodia’ by the Digital Finance and Farming (DiFF) team will be held in person on Parra South. All are welcome. For full details: bit.ly/2yV1mqW

Missed the national local studies seminar? Catch the recording of Dr. Christopher Cheng (Jan A. Chiu) presenting: Let’s Guard the Candlelight: Un-silencing Our Multilingual Past through Oral History, here: tinyurl.com/48z5rcjz

Is creative research disrupting — or repeating — colonial patterns?🧐Professor Caroline Lenette unpacks why anti-coloniality must be central to creative research, not an afterthought. Chaired by our own Dr Valentina Baú, watch here: tinyurl.com/ywcmjrn

🚀 Register for a special screening of Cosmographies, a speculative film by Juan Francisco Salazar 🎥Māori astrobiologist Xuê Noon finds solace on Mars in 2051 📍 Monash Caulfield Campus 🗓️ August 11, 4pm 🔗 events.humanitix.com/cosmographies-…

Today we have a big team joining us! Too many to name! The team behind the DiFF research project have joined our seminar to present "Farming Finance: How markets shape financial service consumption in Laos and Cambodia”

Are we protecting LGBTQ+ kids — or just policing bullying? 🏳️‍🌈 Cris Townley co-authors a chapter in “Queer Kids and Social Violence”, challenging narrow bullying narratives and calling for deeper change in how schools address harm against queer youth. tinyurl.com/2s3m97eb

Our next seminar titled ‘Rehabilitating Rex Connor: Fossil capital, the Dismissal, & the global organization of climate policy obstruction by the Atlas Network.’ by Jeremy Walker will be held in person on Parra South in EA.G.18. All are welcome.

How have war, sport, and public health shaped school curriculums? A new book co-authored by Jorge Knijnik traces the politics behind PE, sport, and health education in NSW from 1880–2024. tinyurl.com/3xyxf54p

Is airspace development the key to solving Australia’s housing shortage? 🚀 Co-authored by Ehsan Noroozinejad (Director, Consultant, Editor), this The Fifth Estate article explores building lightweight homes atop existing buildings to deliver 150,000 new homes without more land use. tinyurl.com/bdhp7zcr

From Dec, YouTube will be banned for under-16s. Dr Joanne Orlando says the narrow definition ignores how kids actually use apps leaving “red flags everywhere” She calls for tackling harmful design features & boosting social media literacy, not selective bans. mamamia.com.au/youtube-teen-b…