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These webinars, videos and podcasts on Agriculture, Defence, Energy, Health, ICT, Mining and Transport from Universities in Australia are updated every two months. And promoted to businesses, not for profits, and high schools.

[Updated every two months]

Agriculture

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We're looking to ultimately get ready to release what is an extinct frog in the ACT, was here all the way up to the 1980s but unfortunately...
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Good evening. I'm Professor Naomi Stead, and I am the Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor of Engagement in the College of Design and Social Context...
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Chapter 1: Ancient Superfood of the Pacific The Galip nut grows all the way through from Indonesia all the way down to Vanuatu through the...
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We can see from the data that koalas are in trouble here. They've recently been listed as endangered in Australia and Southeast Queensland was...
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I work at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, where I'm a research director of the Food Systems Research Group, and today I'll be talking on,...
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For all of human history, light has been instrumental to the development of new technology. It's not just about having light to see, for example,...
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There are certain conditions that we see really commonly in older cats that were unheard of even 40 years ago and they seem to be becoming more...
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It is super important that farming is sustainable but also productive. At the end of the day, farmers are feeding the world. So, if farmers are...
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Good evening, everyone. Thank you.  One of those things that we are here today is actually in line with that the provocation series which we...
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I really believe in this science, and I think that when we think about closing the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, you have...
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Australia is a unique place. We have so many endemic species, which means we have species which we can only find in Australia, or maybe even only...
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 Overall, I would honestly recommend this as a game changer to other turf farmers. It will change your farm. Your farm will get mowed when it...
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My name's Bailey Kilpatrick. I work for Swarm Farm Robotics. What we have behind us here is a 24 metre machine with a weeded system on it. Behind...
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Koalas are truly iconic for all of us, and sadly their numbers are decreasing. There's actually fewer koalas today than there were yesterday....
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 Welcome everybody to the latest iteration of our nutrition seminar series.  Our speaker today is Dr. Juliet Bennett. She's a postdoctoral...
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Quantum computing could revolutionise the way we perform computations that are beyond the reach of even the most powerful computing machines we...
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Defence

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Good morning, all.  My name is James Lawrenson. I'm the director of the Australia China Relations Institute here at the University of...
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Welcome to Curiosities live here at UTS.  I would like to begin by welcoming our audience tonight. Thank you for joining us for a...
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Hi, welcome everyone. My name is Lisa Atkins. I'm the dean of the faculty of arts and social sciences and welcome to this episode of the deans...
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Much of the stuff in the Epstein Files is about the United States role in the world as well, and the exercise of men's power in the world. What...
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Thank you very much. Larry,  It seems that every day we're reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry, that the rules-based...
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I work at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, where I'm a research director of the Food Systems Research Group, and today I'll be talking on,...
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It all started with the idea that comes from another great writer, George Orwell, who used to say that all art is propaganda, which means that...
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So, good morning, everyone. We've put on a very, very warm day here in Canberra for you all. On behalf of the Australian National University,...
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this evening's lecture. Before I officially introduce Sviatlana, I know she does not need...
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Hi, I'm Dean Global Futures in Humanities here at Curtin University.  And we've been working on a Global Futures Challenge, which is...
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Tonight we're discussing how we can help our community beat the hackers and scammers that are plaguing our lives.  We have, Professor John...
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 Good evening and welcome. My name is Dr. Stacy Faraway, and I'm the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Future Growth at Latrobe University. I'm...
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I am Dr Redowan Mahmud. I'm currently working as a Research Academic in the School of EECMS Curtin University. My research lies at the...
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Adam Gilmour, Co-Founder at Gilmour Space Technologies, one of the state’s leading space companies.
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The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development conducts world-class interdisciplinary research that advances knowledge and finds...
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Hello everybody and welcome to today's cybersecurity webinar.  I'm Associate Professor John Williams. I'm the Deputy Director of the...
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Energy

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 As the world races towards a low carbon future, one material lies at the heart of the battery technology powering that transition, synthetic...
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 Whether you're frequently flying or not, you're probably aware that emissions from flying are sky high. So, what if we could turn waste...
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The future is renewable because it has to be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and meet our net zero emission ambitions, we need to...
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Hydrogen vehicles, how do they work? Are they safe? When can we expect to be driving one? And most importantly, how can they help us reduce our...
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 It is go, go, go all the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  We've spent the last 18 months doing this thing and there's 40...
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The university works on global challenges, but global challenges affect local communities and it distils down, be it human health, be it...
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Welcome everyone. Thank you all for joining us today for how traditional owners are powering the Clean Energy Transition, which is hosted by...
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 Today is really the fruition of four years effort by a number of people. The combined force of UWA, its Oceans Institute and the director of...
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 In 2024, at AtomCraft, we began our quest to begin making the world's first nuclear fusion machine entirely designed, built, and operated by...
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 Hello and welcome to Ready Stem Go where we talk about some of the big STEM questions floating around with our QT researchers, students, and...
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Hydrogen is already a very large industry. It's used in a number of applications but it has a very high carbon footprint because it uses methane...
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Western Business Research Collaborative (WBRC) is a hub for multidisciplinary research, business education and global outreach, aimed at engaging...
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A team of students from The University of Western Australia has built Australia’s first electric personal watercraft, commonly referred to as a...
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Imagine pulling into a petrol station with two thirds of a tank of fuel. You drain your tank and throw away that fuel before filling up again,...
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At the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), multidisciplinary teams are driving productivity and sustainability gains through...
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Health

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Good evening. I'm Professor Naomi Stead, and I am the Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor of Engagement in the College of Design and Social Context...
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What do we do with all this land and how do we feed a growing population? And I've only really can think of one thing, and that is we need to...
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Smarter Warnings, Safer Communities:  The Dengue Early Warning Tool.  Every year, dengue outbreaks stretch health systems across...
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There are certain conditions that we see really commonly in older cats that were unheard of even 40 years ago and they seem to be becoming more...
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Every day we hear about the challenges affecting industry and our broader society. La Trobe University as a leading university has a critical role...
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I really believe in this science, and I think that when we think about closing the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, you have...
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Pancreatic cancer kills nine out of 10 patients, and when diagnosed, patients have months, not years.  I use this analogy that immune system...
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Hello, curious people. I'm Dr. Joshua Pate, a pain scientist, physiotherapist, and an academic at UTS. I'm here to answer your curious questions...
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Today our theme is to discuss digital health technologies in cardiovascular medicine. We're going to discuss the success stories, and the...
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AI systems can help people to solve very complex problems. By integrating multidisciplinary care, you're actually making it better. It has the...
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 I was dreading the day that I had to say, mom, you've got to leave this place and go somewhere else. But the staff reassured us that this was...
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Hi, my name's Taylar Borg and I'm the ALALW Sports Scientist here at Geelong Cats. I collect things such as GPS data, heart rate information, and...
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For as long as there have been birds, there's probably also been avian influenza. But then low pathogenic influenza, and it's only because of the...
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 Inflammation is linked to a number of long-term health problems for one in two Australians, including IBS, heart disease and chronic...
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What I thought I'd do today is to focus on some very recent developments, that have been occurring in dementia, particularly in the area of new...
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When it comes to living healthier for longer, exercise means far more than weight loss or fitness. It's as essential as the food that we eat in...
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ICT

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We can see from the data that koalas are in trouble here. They've recently been listed as endangered in Australia and Southeast Queensland was...
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I have lots of concerns about the sustainability of most things we do on earth like where it's sort of talking about consumption and...
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Introduction Sarah O'Shea: I'd like to start by welcoming you to today's Provocations public lecture which is co-hosted by the Royal Society of...
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Renaud Joannes-Boyau: It's a pleasure to be with you today, in person and   online. I think we have quite a few people online, so...
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For all of human history, light has been instrumental to the development of new technology. It's not just about having light to see, for example,...
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Imagine a garden where four rectangular grounds are walled within intersecting water channels. Stone walkways lead you across the different...
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 It's my pleasure now to introduce Sarah Carney from Microsoft. And Sarah is the Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft, Australia and New...
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Last year the Australian government introduced new laws that set the minimum age for using social media at. 16. The idea is basically to protect...
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AI systems can help people to solve very complex problems. By integrating multidisciplinary care, you're actually making it better. It has the...
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 The Cyber Centre is a research centre that's multidisciplinary, brings together researchers from across the university, to deal with the...
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 Hello and welcome to our event today. Greetings to all of you in the room as well as those of you joining us online. We're here to talk about...
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Hello, my name's Jason and I'm a lecturer here at the School of IT. I'm also one of the researchers at the Deacon Cyber Research and Innovation...
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 In global logistics, one problem continues to cost millions. Identifying valuable cargo is like finding a needle in a haystack. This is due to...
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Artificial intelligence is all around us, but how does it work?  Let's shed some light on the world of ai, artificial intelligence is an...
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 How big is the plastic pollution problem globally? We anticipate the plastic production will double by 2040. We're losing thousands of metric...
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Hello, I'm Associate Professor Alex Mutt, a filmmaker, screenwriter, and media researcher at UTS specialising in micro budget filmmaking and...
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Mining

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 I am so happy to have Helen Geling with us today.  Helen has had an extensive career as an exploration geologist and exploration manager...
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 Hi, I am Kevin McNeil and I'm the CEO of Mount Carbine Mines EQ Resources. At Mount Carbine, we do extraction of tungsten from both a waste...
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In mining every second counts, especially when safety and productivity are on the line. Curtin University PhD student, Daniel Goldstein, knows...
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 Critical resources, it's a hot topic at the moment, and most people relate critical resources to critical metals or critical minerals that are...
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 Around the turn of the century, the Minerals Council of Australia, through the Minerals tertiary education Council, got together three of the...
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In this episode, host Nicola interviews Cael Gallagher, a PHD candidate who is pioneering the use of virtual reality (VR) in geology education....
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Welcome to this webinar on the Bachelor of Geoscience at Federation University. In today's webinar, we are focusing on the Bachelor of...
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Recycling mining waste – A new business? Can mining waste become a new resource?
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Are you struggling with mine tailings management? The storage, disposal and reprocessing of tailings and mine waste can be a significant challenge...
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The Australian minerals industry recognises that access to land is based on an ability to show responsible land stewardship throughout the mining...
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Anglo American has been progressively rehabilitating its Dawson coal mine in Central Queensland since 2012. Take a look at the story of Pit 25, a...
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Following the closure of Alcoa’s Anglesea Power Station and Mine, and underpinned by a strong commitment to health, safety and environmental...
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cyclical market, deeper, more remote assets, and increased responsibility for local environment and communities: the mining industry today faces a...
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Around Australia new mining operations are being established and old sites, shuttered decades ago, are being brought back to life. These miners...
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Mineral resources are finite, making the eventual closure of a mining operation inevitable. Leaving a community with a sustainably rehabilitated...
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The mining industry is undergoing consistent changes and facing new challenges that need solutions. Tailings management has quickly rushed to...
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Transport

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Welcome to Curiosities live here at UTS.  I would like to begin by welcoming our audience tonight. Thank you for joining us for a...
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 In global logistics, one problem continues to cost millions. Identifying valuable cargo is like finding a needle in a haystack. This is due to...
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Hydrogen vehicles, how do they work? Are they safe? When can we expect to be driving one? And most importantly, how can they help us reduce our...
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 It is go, go, go all the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  We've spent the last 18 months doing this thing and there's 40...
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 90% of everything that we buy is shipped by sea. That's 1.5 tons of cargo carried by ships for every single person alive on earth. We all rely...
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A team of students from The University of Western Australia has built Australia’s first electric personal watercraft, commonly referred to as a...
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What we have here is our Rotax Twin Cylinder motorcycle engine. Here are the twin hydrogen injectors. Hydrogen is actually fed into the injectors...
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The electric vehicle industry is growing quickly; find out how this exciting new way of looking at transport is creating jobs and helping to...
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The US government recently announced its entire vehicle fleet would go electric, while major manufacturers like General Motors have pledged most...
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Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere — in phones, laptops, tablets, cameras and increasingly cars. Demand for lithium-ion batteries has risen...
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It’s no surprise NASA is developing an electric aircraft. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is absolutely convinced we’ll be flying in long...
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Rio Tinto has achieved a significant milestone with the first delivery of iron ore by an autonomous train in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Adrian Haak (Scott Automation & Robotics Project Engineer) explains the principles of the Robotic Wheel Change System. The system uses...
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