Upcoming events

Webinar ? 24 Sep 2025

The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness

Explore how contemporary discourses of wellness are aligned with the enactments and dynamics of everyday politics, and their consequences.

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 3:00pm
  • Duration: 2 hours

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Event ? 30 Sep 2025 from 9:00am - 1 Oct 2025 until 5:00pm

Centre for Organic Electronics Undergraduate Summit

This three day event will give you a taste of the cutting-edge research that is going on in the?Centre for Organic Electronics?(COE) labs, highlighting the advantages of considering a career in research.

Webinar ? 8 Oct 2025

The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter

These presentations contribute towards rethinking a politics of the future by exposing where power lies and how it moves in and through us all through our proximities to different forms of matter.

  • Date: Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 7:00pm
  • Duration: 2 hours

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In person ? 14 Oct 2025

Newcastle Writers Festival presents: An Evening with Bob Brown

Bob Brown is an environmental and social justice campaigner and former senator. A founding member of the Wilderness Society, he led the successful campaign against the construction of the Franklin Dam.

  • Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 7:00pm
  • Location: Newcastle Conservatorium of Music | Cnr Laman and Auckland Streets, Newcastle, 2300

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In person ? 23 Oct 2025

Newcastle Writers Festival presents: An Evening with Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne has been an actor, producer, and director since the late 1970s. Among his work, he produced and acted in After Hours; he directed Practical Magic and the documentary The Centre Will Not Hold about his aunt, Joan Didion.

  • Date: Thursday 23 October 2025 at 7:30pm
  • Location: Newcastle Conservatorium of Music - Cnr Laman and Auckland Streets, Newcastle, 2300

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Public Lecture ? 26 Oct 2025 from 9:30am - 5:00pm

TEDx Cooks Hill 2025: Reframe

Are you ready to engage with groundbreaking ideas and fresh perspectives? Mark your calendars for TEDx Cooks Hill 2025: Reframe, an inspiring event dedicated to the TED philosophy of "Ideas Worth Spreading."

Webinar ? 5 Nov 2025

The False Divide between Nature and Culture

This seminar presents work that shatters the false distinction between nature and culture and troubles lay perceptions of human practices as separate from the apparent wilds of nature.

  • Date: Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 3:00pm
  • Duration: 2 hours

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Webinar ? 19 Nov 2025

‘Your mum didn’t take selfies’: Youth and image cultures on social media

This panel discussion traces the contemporary dynamics of young people’s image cultures, foregrounding their own imaging practices as part of the broader social media landscape shaping identity and self-presentation.

  • Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 5:00pm
  • Duration: 90mins

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