Seminar

21/05/2013 Education for the Global Age
Join us for this roundtable discussion as part of Global Studies Week !

22/05/2013 Global Indigenous Studies in the First World: Some Reflections and Epistemological Matters
With Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Professor of Indigenous Studies at the Queensland University of Technology

22/05/2013 Global Studies and the Study of Political Ideologies
With Professor Manfred B. Steger, Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa and Research Leader at RMIT University’s Global Cities Research Institute

23/05/2013 Forum: ‘A historic shift’ - Human Rights, Sexuality and Religion
Featuring expert speakers and documentary footage, this forum will examine issues relating to the recognition of human rights with respect to SOGI, and explore the tension between the ‘universal values’ of which Ban Ki Moon spoke and the religion, culture and politics of countries in our region. As well as looking at developments at the United Nations, countries under particular examination will be Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

28/05/2013 The lymphatic system - how it works
Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden will discuss how lymphatic fluid is collected and returned to the blood stream by instrinsic and extrinsic lymphatic pumps.

31/05/2013 Trade unions: Development actors or victims?
Professor Peter Fairbrother and Dr Ruth Barton from RMIT University presents Trade unions: Development actors or victims?

28/06/2013 A RARE treat: Exploring the state's response to bushfire
Dr Richard Phillips from RMIT University presents A RARE treat: Exploring the state's response to bushfire.