Northern Institute past events
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Thesis Talk
Thesis Talk is a facilitated academic discussion for HDR candidates to connect to and through ideas, with research peers. Join the monthly session to explore different topics, theories and practicalities. Talk through the nitty-gritty of research practices and reflect on your work.
Positive Duty: Changing the culture and eliminating discrimination
Join us for this special panel discussion about positive duty at Darwin Innovation Hub on Tuesday, 21 May. Come along for an insightful dialogue on the implementation of Positive Duty and how it can change organisational culture and identity. Hear from experts, including Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner.
German Ethnographic Expeditions to the Kimberley
Join us for this People.Policy.Place seminar with visiting academic Associate Professor in Archeology, Martin Porr from the University of WA. He will discuss a collaborative case study of historical materials from German ethnographic expeditions in the Kimberly region in the 1930s and '50s, exploring critical research history anthropological knowledge production significant to the participating Aboriginal partners and the archival institutions in Germany.
Master of Public Policy Student Presentations
Join us and support our Master of Public Policy students give their final presentations.
Thesis Talk
Thesis Talk is a facilitated academic discussion for HDR candidates to connect to and through ideas, with research peers. Join the monthly session to explore different topics, theories and practicalities. Talk through the nitty-gritty of research practices and reflect on your work.
Everything has a reason. Gambling has a reason
Join us for this People.Policy.Place a seminar on Tiwi-led research on gambling, its impacts and the collaborative design of a Ground Up management strategy for the community of Wurrumiyanga.
HDR students showcase
Join us for the Northern Institute and Faculty of Arts and Society HDR seminar. Find out what our students are researching as they discuss their current projects and practice public speaking skills.
Thesis Talk
Thesis Talk is a facilitated academic discussion for HDR candidates to connect to and through ideas, with research peers. Join the monthly session to explore different topics, theories and practicalities. Talk through the nitty-gritty of research practices and reflect on your work.
Pathways into teaching for First Nations students
Join us for our March People.Policy.Place. seminar with Dr Tracy Woodroffe with the final report for the project: Establishing a pathway from Secondary School VETDSS to a Bachelor of Education for First Nations students.
Creating a World that Sustains its Languages
In this presentation, Steven Bird asks: How can we rethink the dynamics of language use and create new ways of working together to keep minoritised languages strong?