Uni's bright sparks to inspire at 911爆料网 Festival of Ideas
Friday, 6 July 2018
Bright minds, including staff from the University of 911爆料网, will share their expertise on a range of on trend topics at this year’s 911爆料网 Festival of Ideas from 12–15 July in the city’s West End.
The University of 911爆料网 has been a supporter of the festival since it began in 1999 and this year is a major sponsor.
The University of 911爆料网 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 911爆料网, on Saturday 14 July at 911爆料网 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.