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Public lectures and events
The Faculty of Science hosts public events all year, including talks, lectures and special functions highlighting the best new research and fun science topics.
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Wired Minds: Exploring Mental Health in the Digital Age

Join us for this special event to coincide with Mental Health Month in October.
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Maydianne Andrade in the Rocky Mountains during filming of the documentary First Animals (credit: Andy Gregg)

Redbacks to Wrangle and Mountains to Climb

Take a walk on the wild side of nature as Professor Maydianne Andrade (University of Toronto Scarborough) weaves together the thrilling world of deadly spiders, the intrigue of sexual cannibalism and the daring heights of the Rocky Mountains in her fascinating public lecture at the University of Sydney.
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Stibbs Lecture - The Quest For Cosmic Dawn: Results from the James Webb Space Telescope

The 2024 Stibbs Lecture presented by Professor Richard Ellis CBE FRS, University College London.

Past events

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The Species Showdown

Join us this National Science Week for The Species Showdown. Scientists will go head to head in the ultimate scientific rumble in the jungle.
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National Science Week

We're shining light on the wonderful world of science once again as University of Sydney researchers get involved in a range of events for National Science Week.
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Dr Karl’s Great Moments in Science

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Dr Karl here to explain! Get ready for mind-bending facts, science-stuffed stories, and puns faster than the speed of light. 
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Image credit: Pat Jones Photography

Ian Beveridge Memorial Lecture

Veterinarian and wildlife disease ecologist Dr Alison Peel presents our first of two Ian Beveridge Memorial Lectures for 2024. Alison will explore the dynamics of viral spillovers from bats, focusing on Hendra virus in Australian flying foxes.

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