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Uni's bright sparks to inspire at ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Festival of Ideas

Friday, 6 July 2018

Bright minds, including staff from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ, will share their expertise on a range of on trend topics at this year’s ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Festival of Ideas from 12–15 July in the city’s West End.

The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ has been a supporter of the festival since it began in 1999 and this year is a major sponsor.

The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ staff and alumni will play a starring role in the line-up of guest speakers and a number of events will be hosted on University grounds.

Experts in their field from across the University’s faculties will lead and contribute to thought-provoking discussion on topics including: autonomous vehicles, immigration’s impact on housing affordability, parent guilt – whether it makes us better parents, big data’s influence on health, and the impact of traumatic stress in modern society.

This year’s Graeme Hugo Memorial Lecture: Does migration drive up house prices?, will be presented by the University’s Chris Leishman, Director of the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population Research at the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ, on Saturday 14 July at ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Health and Medical and Sciences building (AHMS).

Other speakers from the University include:

• Dr Zygmunt L Szpak (Senior research fellow, Australian Institute for Machine Learning) who is part of a panel discussing on Saturday 14 July at SAHMRI.

• Dr Fiona Kerr (Industry professor, neural and systems complexity) presenting on Saturday 14 July at AHMS, Joe Verco lecture theatre.

• Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann (Chair of linguistics and endangered languages) presenting on Sunday 15 July at the Allan Scott Auditorium, UniSA.

• Professor Stephen Muecke (Jury chair of English language and literature) presenting on Saturday 14 July at the Allan Scott Auditorium, UniSA.

• Professor Jon Jureidini (Child psychiatrist, Robinson Research Institute) who is part of a panel discussing on Sunday 15 July at AHMS.

• Associate Professor Nick Falkner (Foundation Director, University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Australian Smart City Consortium) who is part of a panel discussing on Sunday 15 July at the Bradley Forum, UniSA.

• Professor Alexander McFarlane AO (Director, Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies) presenting on Sunday 15 July at AHMS.

• Dr Amy Milka (Researcher, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) who is part of a panel discussing on Sunday 15 July 2018 at AHMS.

The University will also host the Edward Said Memorial Lecture: presented by Assistant Professor Noura Erakat, George Mason University, Virginia, USA on Saturday 14 July at the ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Town Hall.

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