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James Martineau Memorial Lecture | Launceston

Not so Hypocritical After All: How we change our minds without noticing

Presenter(s):

• Professor Neil Levy, Macquarie University

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

Connect NORTH: Three Minute Thesis - Northern Semi-Finals

An exciting opportunity to hear a quick synopsis of some of the University's PhD candidates research.

Special Event  Launceston  Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Lecture Theatre 5, Newnham campus

Space, Practice, Mobility: On social inequality and educational politics

This symposium will offer perspectives on both the educational effects of the current political climate and the ways in which education and rurality are positioned.

Presenter(s):

• Emeritus Professor Bill Green, Charles Sturt University
• Professor Kim Donehower, University of North Dakota
• Professor Michael Corbett, University of Tasmania
• Dr Phillip Roberts, University of Canberra
• Professor Unn-Doris Baeck, The Arctic University of Trømso
• Professor Elaine Stratford, University of Tasmania
• Professor Sue Kilpatrick, University of Tasmania

Public Forum  Launceston  Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Lecture Theatre 5, Newnham campus

The Power of Parks - Launceston

Celebrating the Centenary of Tasmanian Parks, ​join us for a look at the benefits of national parks to conservation, the economy, community health and the Tasmanian identity.

Presenter(s):

• Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, Head of Discipline for Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania
• Saul Eslake, internationally acclaimed economist and social commentator

Public Forum  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham Campus

John West Memorial Lecture | The Power of Small Voices

Presented by respected political journalist, Michelle Grattan AO

Presenter(s):

• Michelle Grattan AO, Chief Political Correspondent, The Conversation

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

Peace in Our Time - 100 Years On

Panellists explore how far we've come 100 years after The War to End All Wars

Presenter(s):

• Professor Damian Kingsbury, Deakin University
• Professor Rupert Maclean, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Philippa Lysaght, Institute of Economics and Peace
• 'Alopi Latukefu, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Public Forum  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

The Annual John West/Examiner Lecture

Presented by Professor Philip Payton

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

2013 James Martineau Memorial Lecture - Launceston

Asylum Seekers and the Rhetoric of Compassion

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

Harmony or Hinderance: Is culture a barrier to development

World Vision - One Just World Public Forum

Public Forum  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

2012 James Martineau Memorial Lecture

Does the Scientific Study of Religion Cast Doubt on Belief in God?

Public Lecture  Launceston  Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Lecture Theatre 5, Newnham campus

The Global Sustainability Crisis - Cause for Optimism?

Presented by Paul Gilding author of "The Great Disruption"

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, UTAS, Newnham campus, Launceston

Education: What's Good? What's Bad? Where Next?

A panel discussion exploring Tasmanian and Australian school achievement

Seminar/Forum  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus

Public Lecture: Professor Len Unsworth

A professorial lecture by visiting fellow Len Unsworth on the new National English Curriculum

Public Lecture  Launceston  Lecture Theatre 5, Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham campus