Dialogues Across Difference Wed, 27 May 2026 07:16:29 +1000 https://about.uq.edu.au/campus-culture-speaker-series en-au © 2026 The University of Queensland yes 50e1efbf-4406-57a0-8b6b-22ce4e220fae The University of Queensland serial false In a shared effort to strengthen understanding, respect and cohesion across our UQ community, we have developed a campus culture speaker series “Dialogues Across Difference”.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) The University of Queensland https://storage.buzzsprout.com/2kxooxe25v1rdfg9wacm75hlzrp0?.jpg Dialogues Across Difference https://about.uq.edu.au/campus-culture-speaker-series Episode 4 | Building Peace in a Divided World Episode 4 | Building Peace in a Divided World In this episode, Bishop Daniel Abot, a former “Lost Boy of Sudan,” shares his powerful lived experience and reflections on racism, peacebuilding, and engagement across difference. Drawing on his experience as a refugee and advocate, Bishop Abot offers insights into belonging and meaningful change, inviting listeners to reflect on their role in fighting racism and building a more inclusive, compassionate future. This episode was recorded in acknowledgement of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March).

]]> In this episode, Bishop Daniel Abot, a former “Lost Boy of Sudan,” shares his powerful lived experience and reflections on racism, peacebuilding, and engagement across difference. Drawing on his experience as a refugee and advocate, Bishop Abot offers insights into belonging and meaningful change, inviting listeners to reflect on their role in fighting racism and building a more inclusive, compassionate future. This episode was recorded in acknowledgement of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March).

]]> The University of Queensland Buzzsprout-19239360 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +1000 2018 1 4 full false Episode 3 | Tools for civil discourse Episode 3 | Tools for civil discourse In this episode, speakers will share practical tools for having respectful and inclusive debates. We’ll talk about how to actively listen, understand different perspectives, challenge ideas (not people), and practice empathy—so everyone feels heard and valued.


SPEAKERS

Moderator: School of Political Science and International Studies Head of School Professor Katrina Lee-Koo

Associate Professor Morgan Brigg (Perspective: Tools from mediation)

Professor Thelma Parker (Perspective: Tools for collaboration)

]]> In this episode, speakers will share practical tools for having respectful and inclusive debates. We’ll talk about how to actively listen, understand different perspectives, challenge ideas (not people), and practice empathy—so everyone feels heard and valued.


SPEAKERS

Moderator: School of Political Science and International Studies Head of School Professor Katrina Lee-Koo

Associate Professor Morgan Brigg (Perspective: Tools from mediation)

Professor Thelma Parker (Perspective: Tools for collaboration)

]]> The University of Queensland Buzzsprout-18248992 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1000 1916 1 3 full false Episode 2 | The fraught context Episode 2 | The fraught context This episode unpacks the complexities of modern debate, examining the factors that make discussions challenging. We will look at the current socio-political environment as a catalyst for disagreement, emotional intensity, and how misinformation and polarisation is contributing to fraught conversations. 

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Co-moderators Deputy Executive Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) Professor Kath Gelber and UQ Union President Jaafar Jabur

Dr Anne Kruger (Perspective: Misinformation and disinformation)

Dr Kiri Ingram (Perspective: Online radicalisation)

Professor Andrew Phillips (Perspective: Social media)

Shahzaib Farhan (Perspective: Students’ lived experiences - social media and young adults)

]]> This episode unpacks the complexities of modern debate, examining the factors that make discussions challenging. We will look at the current socio-political environment as a catalyst for disagreement, emotional intensity, and how misinformation and polarisation is contributing to fraught conversations. 

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Co-moderators Deputy Executive Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) Professor Kath Gelber and UQ Union President Jaafar Jabur

Dr Anne Kruger (Perspective: Misinformation and disinformation)

Dr Kiri Ingram (Perspective: Online radicalisation)

Professor Andrew Phillips (Perspective: Social media)

Shahzaib Farhan (Perspective: Students’ lived experiences - social media and young adults)

]]> The University of Queensland Buzzsprout-18248976 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +1000 3330 1 2 full false Episode 1 | Why is it so hard to talk? Episode 1 | Why is it so hard to talk? Over the past decade, having respectful conversations and debate, especially about the big issues, has become more challenging.  We live in a world where trust is declining, information is non-stop and algorithms are feeding us more of what we already believe. We will explore how we can have better, more respectful conversations and debate – even when we don’t agree.


SPEAKERS

Moderator : Professor Heather Zwicker, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Campus, Culture and Leadership)

Professor Matthew Hornsey (Perspective: Declining trust in science)

Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA (Perspective: Truth, trust and healing)

Dr Bethany Mackay (Perspective: Polarisation and safety)

]]> Over the past decade, having respectful conversations and debate, especially about the big issues, has become more challenging.  We live in a world where trust is declining, information is non-stop and algorithms are feeding us more of what we already believe. We will explore how we can have better, more respectful conversations and debate – even when we don’t agree.


SPEAKERS

Moderator : Professor Heather Zwicker, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Campus, Culture and Leadership)

Professor Matthew Hornsey (Perspective: Declining trust in science)

Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA (Perspective: Truth, trust and healing)

Dr Bethany Mackay (Perspective: Polarisation and safety)

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