Impact Talks at UTS brings you ideas and research from leading thinkers, every two weeks. Get fresh insights and dive deep into what matters. Based on Gadigal Country in the heart of Sydney’s creative and digital precinct, the University of Technology Sydney is Australia’s top university for research impact.
Latest episodes
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1 h 09
31. A new Australian politics: rupture or realignment?
Is Australia entering a new political era? With a record majority off a near record low primary vote, the new parliament continues the rise of new electoral coalitions, unsettling…
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1 h 07
30. Designing Sustainable Urban Transitions with Christian Bason
How do we design cities that are both sustainable and deeply liveable? Christian Bason, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and one of Europe’s leading…
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55 min
29. All That is Alive: creating life in controlled environments
What does it mean to be “alive” in an age of automation, synthetic biology, and artificial environments?How do artistic practices challenge dominant narratives about life, nature,…
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1 h 14
28. Truth-telling : Facing Australia's Colonial History on the Path to Reconciliation
What happens when we break the silence around colonial history? How does acknowledging the past help us heal and connect across communities? And who carries the responsibility for…
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1 h 04
27. Envisioning trans futures
How can we envision trans futures? What does trans flourishing look like?What are the radical challenges to trans and gender diverse rights? And what are the joys, curiosities and…
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1 h 06
26. A future without patriarchal violence, with Jess Hill, Ashlee Donohue and Anne Summers
How did Australia's first family violence refuge come about?How has the depoliticisation of the domestic violence movement affected outcomes for women and children? While we now un…
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53 min
25. The right to housing
What if your right to a secure home was protected by law?Why is Australia one of the only liberal democracies without housing rights protection?Could a Human Rights Act help fix Au…
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51 min
24. The AI Con with Emily M. Bender
How will AI really shape our everyday lives?Is AI just a cover for data theft and surveillance capitalism?Are we on the brink of machines outsmarting us at everything?Keynote speak…
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1 h 00
23. Building Sustainable Finance Capability
Is the finance sector equipped for the transition to net zero?What are the origins of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) and what is its role today?What is 'respo…
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1 h 07
22. The Stories America Tells Itself
What stories does America tell itself - and who do they serve? In this episode of Impact Talks, we launch the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Democracy Forum with acclaimed historian, autho…
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55 min
21. Say Our Names: Identity, Respect, and Belonging
What’s in a name? In a vibrant, multicultural society like Australia, names hold deep personal, cultural, and historical meaning. Yet too often, non-Anglo names are mispronounced,…
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26 min
20. Design and building on Country
What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more?Alison Page is really obsessed with training up a new generation of Aboriginal designers and that’s been a…
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51 min
19. DEI or DIE! How to future-proof diversity, equity and inclusion in organisations
How do you build successful businesses while creating meaningful impact? How can companies foster inclusive cultures during periods of growth? Panelists share their journeys and of…
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45 min
18. Kidfluencers: what's the real cost?
Kidfluencers are social media influencers with accounts managed by adults.This global trend casts children as brand ambassadors but with their ‘everyday life’ as the show. What's t…
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48 min
17. The cost of domestic violence to women's employment
For the first time, a new report quantifies the employment and educational impacts of domestic violence on Australian women.Professor Anne Summers AO’s new report, The Cost of dome…
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54 min
16. The Consumption Conundrum
Australians must change how we consume goods and services to reduce our environmental impact, but what can businesses do when consumers resist change? How can companies encourage m…
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51 min
15. Change for Good
Change for Good at UTS means a transdisciplinary, strategic, systems-thinking approach, combining critical, participatory, and multi-level strategies to create practical solutions…
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1 h 06
14. Wifedom: Exposing the workings of patriarchy
Anna Funder, award-winning writer and author of Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, unpacks how the patriarchy continues to maintain the status quo – using the extraordinary live…
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39 min
EP13 Purpose, Meaning and Value: Driving the Positive Organisation
How do organisations identify and enact purpose?How can we drive connection between personal and organisational purpose, meaning and values?And how important are these issues in na…
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1 h 11
EP12 The Writer in the Public Arena: Implications of a Poet Laureate for Australia
This year, Australia is set to establish the role of a Poet Laureate, as part of the federal government’s Revive national cultural policy.What is the relationship between poetry an…