Lectures

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Flagship lectures

Our flagship lectures are made possible by the generous support of our donors.

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Dr Ken Henry AC

2025 Ann Moyal Lecture: Dr Ken Henry AC

Join us for the 2025 Ann Moyal Lecture presented by Dr Ken Henry AC.

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2024 Ann Moyal Lecture: Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla

A smart vision for a sustainable future: SMaRT technologies and MICROfactories™ creating sustainable materials and products from waste.

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Telling Lives: The Seymour Biography Lecture 2005-2023

Edited by Chris Wallace

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Kenneth Myer Lecture

The Kenneth Myer Lecture invites an eminent Australian to make a significant statement on a broad subject of interest to them.

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Ann Moyal Lecture

The Ann Moyal Lecture is given by a distinguished speaker on a contemporary question that draws on such fields of knowledge as science, environment, ecology, history, anthropology, art, and technological change.

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Seymour Biography Lecture

The Seymour Biography Lecture provides eminent life writers with an opportunity to explore the business and craft of biography, autobiography or memoir.

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Kenneth Myer Lecture 2023
2023 Kenneth Myer Lecture: Melbourne

Professor Glyn Davis AC. Professor Davis delivered a lecture tracing the rise of large philanthropic foundations in Australia, pioneered by the Myer family, and ask about their role in helping – and challenging – government to work more effectively in communities which live with disadvantage.

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2023 Kenneth Myer Lecture: Professor Glyn Davis AC

In 2023, the Kenneth Myer Lecture was delivered by Professor Glyn Davis AC.

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2023 Ann Moyal Lecture: Professor Genevieve Bell

The Ann Moyal Lecture is given by a distinguished speaker on a contemporary question that draws on such fields of knowledge as science, environment, ecology, history, anthropology, art, and technological change.  

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Ray Mathew Lecture

The Ray Mathew Lecture supports and promotes Australian writing.

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Eric Rolls Memorial Lecture

The Eric Rolls Memorial Lecture highlights the work of Australia’s environmental scientists and writers.

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