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Diversity Festival returns for a week of free events that celebrate diversity & spark bold conversations that matter

Part of UNSW’s Diversity Festival: Academics & changemakers explore acknowledging difference without creating division

Part of UNSW Diversity Festival: UNSW and NSW leaders explore teacher training to strengthen STEM teaching for all.

Our expert panel explores proposed NDIS cuts and their impact on community attitudes towards people with disability.

Real conversations, one walk at a time

Sit in a chair in a beautiful park and argue with the ratbags, or get onto a ladder and be one

A Lecture for a National Audit for a Stronger Australia – Government's Role in Restoring Sovereign Capability

Through meditation and reflection on some simple questions, we can ground ourselves in the face of negative emotions

Become a confident, engaging and persuasive speaker through practical exercises, coaching and public speaking practice.

Nurture a deeper understanding of who we really are to find the confidence to weather life’s ups and downs

insights into how we can work with our mind to reveal our own capacity for inner peace

Join fellow writers each week to show up, sit down, and get words on the page.

Join us for a panel discussion on the Library's Merewether and Mitchell Fellows as we mark 200 years of the Library.

Explore Stoicism and the art of living well in this 8-week online introductory course!

In conversation with Peter Doherty: From rural veterinary officer to Nobel laureate and Australian of the Year.

Acclaimed photojournalists Lorrie Graham and Mike Bowers come together to reflect on Lorrie’s trailblazing career.

Join some of Australia's favourite thinkers and storytellers for an unmissable evening of conversation and reflection

Simple ways to bring meditation and the compassionate Buddhist view into our daily life to help ease stress and worry

Sydney Peace Award Ceremony and Lecture to honour our 2026 recipient, Jennifer Robinson

Join us for the Sydney Peace Prize Gala Dinner to honour our 2026 recipient, Jennifer Robinson.

Advice on how by setting aside worry we all can find strength to face the ups and downs of modern living.