Topo Foundation: Mental Health Education Forum

The Topo Foundation for Education (TF4E) is hosting a high-profile public forum on mental health education. TF4E is a community-based charity founded by rugby union star, Enrique “Topo” Rodriguez, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2007.

• Founder of TF4E Enrique “Topo” Rodriguez 
• Former NSW Opposition Leader John Brogden
• Associate Professor Neil Cole from Monash Medical School and award-winning playwright who wrote TOPO, a Play
• Professor Peter Lovibond, Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science at UNSW (Chair)

When: Thur 26 November, 6.30p-8.30, followed by ‘meet the speakers’.
 Where: Central Theatre Block, Main Campus
Contact: TF4E, info@TF4E.org or (02) 8116 3289.

For more information: www.TF4E.org

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Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC) Annual Lecture - Religious challenges to human rights

Leading human rights advocate and litigator, Professor Frances Raday, explores the pressing foreign policy question: ‘Can secularism contribute to peace-making in the Middle East?’

Professor Raday holds the Lieberman Chair in Labour Law at Hebrew University and is Director of the Concord Research Institute for Integration of International Law in Israel. From 2000-2003, she was an Expert Member of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

For further information: AHRC website

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Robotics Research Showcase

UNSW Research Robotics Showcase is designed to promote cross-faculty collaborations on the topic of robotics by giving researchers a supportive and relaxed environment in which to present work to their peers.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, University of Sydney 
Session 1: Autonomous Systems
Session 2: Positioning and Navigation
Lunch and Poster Session: Gallery 1
Keynote Speaker: Professor Gamini Dissanayake, UTS
Session 3: Artificial Intelligence and Human Interaction

When: Fri 20 November, 9am-4pm
Where: Ritchie Theatre and Foyer/Galleries, Scientia Building, Main campus
Contact: Briony Stocker, (02) 9385 2784 or research-showcase@explode.unsw.edu.au

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COFA TALKS: Political cartoons and graphic novels - Nicolas Vadot

Nicolas Vadot is the editorial cartoonist for two major Belgian newspapers: Le Vif/L’Express, a weekly newsmagazine where he started out in 1993, and L’Echo, a finance daily. He is also the author of several graphic novels in the French-speaking world. In 2007 Vadot published a compilation of his cartoons on the Bush presidency, The George W. Bush Years.

When: Fri 13th November, Drinks: 5.30pm, Talk: 6.00pm
Where: College of Fine Arts
Contact: Tracey Clement, (02) 9385 0675 or publicrelations@cofa.unsw.edu.au

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UNSW Christmas Concert: Ring Out, Wild Bells

Come and listen to UNSW's annual Christmas concert featuring the Collegium Musicum Choir, Burgundian Consort, Handbell Ensemble and members of the Australia Ensemble. Homemade gingerbread and handmade gifts will be available for the audience.

When: Thu 26 November, 8-10pm
Cost: Adult $22, Concession and seniors $19, Children $16
Where: Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Main Campus
Contact: Ursula Bremner, (02) 9385 4874

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Graduation Art Screening: COFA ANNUAL 09

Up and coming graduating COFA students showcase their video, animation, motion graphics and time-based works on the big screen.

When: Tue 17 November, 6-10pm
Where: Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall.
Contact: Tracey Clement, (02) 9385 0675 or publicrelations@cofa.unsw.edu.au.

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State of the industry: The future of cultural research in the university

Sponsored by the ARC Cultural Research Network, it will showcase a range of perspectives on the future of teaching and research, linking different disciplines, institutions and community groups working in the field of culture.

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Sydney
• Professor Margaret Sheil, Intel Fellow and director of the User Experience Group within the Intel Digital Home Group
• Dr Genevieve Bell, CEO, ARC

Speakers from UNSW include Dean of FASS, Professor James Donald, and academics from the Journalism and Media Research Centre, Professors Catherine Lumby and Gerard Goggin, Associate Professor Kate Crawford and Dr Clifton Evers.

When: 26-27 November
Where: Scientia Building, Main campus
Register: http://uq.edu.au/crn/industry
Contact: Alison Huber, huberal@unimelb.edu.au

For more information and a full list of speakers see the Event Poster.

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