Theme: Exposition

Our speakers will inspire you with revealing talks of their professional and personal quest to build greater knowledge for society and improve our world. If you’re motivated by a great story, this is the event for you.
TEDxUWollongong combines live presentations from UOW academics, research students and the university community with the broadcast of two TED talks and networking and interactive activities, to provide you with an event experience that delivers on the TED philosophy of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’.

University of Wollongong
Northfields Ave
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500
Australia

Clare Murphy

Atmospheric chemist

Associate Professor Clare Murphy is the Director of the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Wollongong. She is a lecturer in chemical sciences and her research interests are in the changing composition of the atmosphere and the impacts on air quality and climate.

Jade Kennedy

Embedding Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in teaching and learning

Jade Kennedy is a Yuin man from the Illawarra and South Coast of New South Wales. He has been privileged with the intimate knowledges of his peoples customs, culture and Country, and attempts to honour this through the building of knowledge-based relationships grounded in respect, responsibility and reciprocity.

Jade Kennedy

Jade Kennedy is a Yuin man from the Illawarra and South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He has been privileged with the intimate knowledges of his peoples customs, culture and Country, and attempts to honour this through the building of knowledge-based relationships grounded in respect, responsibility and reciprocity.

Jane Aubourg

Jane Aubourg is a composer, violinist, and media artist. As a performer, she works with loops to build an compositions from scratch on stage to perform a mesmerising mix of folk and post-minimalist music.

Jessica Melchert

Jessica Melchert is a Wollongong based actor, performance artist and student.

Melanie Randle

Social marketing

Melanie Randle is Associate Professor in the Marketing discipline, Faculty of Business at the University of Wollongong.

Michael Adams

Human Geography

Michael Adams is Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Wollongong, whose research and teaching engage with human-nature relationships. His current research examines freediving as a means of relationship with our Blue Planet.

Sarah Whillier

Sarah Whillier is an actor, director, circus aerialist and dancer. She has trained and worked in Australia, Scotland, Thailand, and Germany.

Shawn Burns

Journalism

Shawn's research examines the representation of people with disability news media, journalism pedagogy, and innovation in newsroom and journalism practice.