The University hosts a wide range of events both on and off-campus throughout the year. They range from concert performances to open days and free public lectures on contemporary issues such as the environment, healthcare and global politics.
For venue bookings, please visit UNSW Hospitality.
For student events, please visit Campus Life events and activities.
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Events: Date from: 2018-03-01, Date to: 2018-03-31
What should we do about democracy?
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 7:30pmJoin a lively panel to explore big questions about the future of democracy, and discuss what we ought to do.
It's Complicated
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 7:30pmA theatre show set in a TV studio. A roller coaster ride of channel surfing, be enthralled, horrified and amused.
Lowy Seminar Series
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 11amA/Prof Hilda Pickett - Telomere maintenance mechanisms in cancer cells
Utzon Lecture and Annual Paul Reid Lecture in Urban Design
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 6:45pmChina's Changing Urban Communities: Concepts, Contexts and Well-Being presented by Professor Peter Rowe, Harvard Graduate School of Design
WIESoc's International Women's Day Brunch
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 9amUNSW WIESoc are celebrating International Women’s Day with a special brunch event for engineering students and our industry partners.
UNSW Careers Expo
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 12pmUNSW Careers Expo is your opportunity to create your career!
UNSW Global Water Institute Seminar Series: March 2018
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 12pmDr Emma Carmody, Senior Policy and Law Reform Solicitor, Environmental Defenders Office NSW
Connections Seminar: Building and Recognising Professional Skills using Standards-Based Assessment, ePortfolios and Badges
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1pmThe mechanism of capturing, quantifying and recognising co-curricular professional skills and capabilities at UNSW and beyond will be discussed.
Grand Challenge meetup: Gender through a historical and cross-cultural lens
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 4pmOn International Women's Day Professor Pauline Grosjean will explore the historical origins of modern gender roles
Statistical Learning with Big Data: Professor Trevor Hastie, Stanford Univeristy
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 6pmJoin Professor Trevor Hastie, one of mathematical science's most recognised names as he discusses big data and data-science challenges.
Research Runtime – Speed networking for researchers and clinicians
Friday, 9 March 2018, 3:30pmSpeed networking for clinicical and academic researchers.
Theme: Invasion and Evasion – cancer, infectious diseases and immunology
Health and Houses Hack
Friday, 9 March 2018, 4pmOur first 2018 hack asks teams to develop solutions to improve the living conditions within the Korail slums.
Microsoft Imagine Cup
Saturday, 10 March 2018, 9amMicrosoft Australia and UNSW Founders invite you to the Imagine Cup camp.
What’s so special about Canada? Private refugee sponsorship explained
Monday, 12 March 2018, 6pmTrudeau Fellow Professor Audrey Macklin discusses Canada’s unique private sponsorship program, which enables ordinary citizens to resettle a refugee.
Free lunch hour concert March – Piano recital with Timothy Young
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 1:10pmCowell: The Tides of Manaunaun
Rameau: Selection from 'Pieces de Clavecin'
Debussy: Etudes Bk 1
Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 Op.36
World Glaucoma Week 2018 - B.I.G. Breakfast
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 8amAll welcome to attend at the B.I.G. Breakfast outside the UNSW Optometry Clinic to help Beat Invisible Glaucoma.
Educational Film: What makes a good one and why should we care?
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 1pmEducational film is not a new phenomenon and did not begin with the advent of Youtube.
CSRH Seminar: Direct-acting antivirals progress report
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 4pmTwo years after the launch of DAA therapies for hepatitis C in Australia, this panel will give a progress report.
Grand Challenge meetup: the digital economy, GDP and consumer wellbeing
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 4pmProfessor Kevin Fox explores how we can value the contributions of free digital goods to better understand their impact
Founders Speed Dating
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 6pmA chance to pick the brains of our Founders In Residence, make new contacts and meet potential co-founders!
Stalin's Piano
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 7:30pmUNSW's Dr Sonya Lifschitz performs the highly acclaimed Stalin's Piano at City Recital Hall
Founders New Wave Info Session
Friday, 16 March 2018, 10amAttend our first 2018 Info Session to learn how you can access the opportunities we provide to UNSW female entrepreneurs.
DTP UDHR70 DISCUSSION SERIES - Sumitha Kishna
Friday, 16 March 2018, 1pmIn conversation with Malaysian Human Rights Lawyer and Defender, Sumitha Kishna.
Australia Ensemble presents: Out of the Depths
Saturday, 17 March 2018, 8pmLudwig van BEETHOVEN | Trio Op. 11
Brett DEAN | Sextet
Erwin SCHULHOFF | Concertino
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH | String quartet no. 8 in C minor
Introduction to programming with R
Monday, 19 March 2018, 9:30amLearn how to program in R with this one-day hands-on introductory course.
NCI training and user support
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 9amMeet staff from NCI (National Computational Infrastructure) and learn how to use their supercomputing facilities for your research.
Julia programming essentials
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9amLearn how to program in Julia for your numerical computing needs.
Julia Essentials and Performance Profiling Tools on Raijin
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9amNCI deliver training on Julia and Performance Profiling Tools on Raijin.
Julia Essentials and Performance Profiling Tools on Raijin
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9amNCI deliver training on Julia and Performance Profiling Tools on Raijin.
Successful postgraduate supervision? Enhancing HDR students’ quality of life
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 5pmJoin this stimulating lecture by Professor Chihiro Thomson – who will introduce an alternative supervision practice model for postgraduate research students.
The Australian Human Rights Institute Annual Lecture
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 6pmThe Australian Human Rights Institute Annual Lecture
Lecture on the rights of the child by Professor Benyam Dawit Mezmur
The Art of Homelessness
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 6:30pmFind out more about the sometimes-controversial artist Andres Serrano and his work and how his homeless portrait series came about.
Three Song Cycles
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 6:30pmThree Song Cycles by John Peterson, performed by the Grevillea Ensemble
Generations In Jazz: UNSW plays Jazz at the Pav!
Friday, 23 March 2018, 8pmJazz At The Pav is a month-long celebration of jazz music in Bondi!
World without mind: The existential threat of big tech
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 6:30pmIs big tech an existential threat? Does it threaten our ability to think?
Art Month 2018 Finissage Party UNSW Art & Design
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 7pmThe Hottest party in town at UNSW Art & Design from 7 - 10pm. Performances, live music, and installations.
What's become of truth? Politics, argument and the common good
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 8:15pmRenowned Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel challenges us to join him to find out ‘What’s become of truth?’.
Excel Fu: Excel for Researchers
Monday, 26 March 2018, 9:30amThis course teaches how to use Excel for research purposes and is suitable for all researchers from any discipline.
Creating and using web-based virtual reality tools in undergraduate teaching
Monday, 26 March 2018, 1pmIn 2017, Jill coordinated a Students as Partners Project in collaboration with Carlos Dominguez and VR development team (PVC Education).
Inner Circles: Dr Stephen Sewell
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 1pmDr Stephen Sewell - Falling With Style: The Unbalanced Life of the Artist
Thursday March 29, 1pm
CLB2
Free, all welcome
Hacky Hour
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 3pmA monthly meetup where you can drop in to work on code, data or digital tools in a friendly environment.