UC EVENTS

Have you always wanted to try boxing but have no idea where to start? This is the perfect class for beginners or intermediate boxers to put on mitts and start punching the bags. With a mix of cardio and technique-based boxing movements, this class is both fun and challenging! Gloves provided, if you don't have your own.Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 4:45pm-5:30pm.Open to UCFitx members and casual participants. Members can book through the Technogym App, while casuals can sign up by contacting us in Building 29, by phone (6201 2542) or email (ucfit@canberra.edu.au). 

Abstract: Barangaroo, a 22-hectare waterfront redevelopment precinct in Sydney, is emerging as a new icon of the city and the nation. As the last and largest redevelopment project of global significance in a major Australian city, Barangaroo is reshaping the Sydney CBD—the prime engine of the national economy and a strategic node of the global economy. However, the project’s journey has been fluctuated with complexities, changes, and conflicts. In this talk, I will trace the two-decade-long evolution of Barangaroo, revealing how a redevelopment project has become a battleground of competing interests—involving power, politics, and multiple stakeholders—and how these factors have impacted its process, delivery, and outcomes. Drawing from the Barangaroo experience, I will highlight critical lessons for megaproject management, particularly in strategic planning and balancing public and private interests.  Bio: Professor Richard Hu is an urban planner and a megaproject manager. His practice, research, and consultancy are diverse and international. He has collaborated with three tiers of Australian government and the World Bank on urban development issues. He is the co-author of Crafting Innovative Places for Australia’s Knowledge Economy and his forthcoming book is The Australian City. 

Speaker: Patrick FlaneryDate\Time: Thursday 24 October2024, 12:30-13:30Location: 1A21 (accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna Café)or Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92761071018AbstractThis paper considers a preoccupation with entropic zones across American artist Robert Smithson’s seminal 1970 work of land art, Spiral Jetty, American novelist Thomas Pynchon’s 1973 novel Gravity’s Rainbow, the Russian novelists Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s 1972 novel Roadside Picnic and its subsequent film adaptation, Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 Stalker. In each of these cases, the unspeakable but omnipresent spectre of nuclear holocaust lurks as the summoner of entropy in its most apocalyptic form.All are welcome to this seminar.BioPatrick Flanery is Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. Prior to joining the University of Adelaide, he was Professor at the University of Reading, and subsequently Professor and Director of Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of the novels Night for Day (2019), I Am No One (2016), Fallen Land (2013) and Absolution (2012), which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize, among others. In 2019, he published a volume of creative-critical nonfiction, The Ginger Child: On Family, Loss and Adoption. Patrick holds a BFA in Film & TV from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a DPhil in English Literature from the University of Oxford.The Culture and Creativity Seminar Series is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au.If you have any questions and/or accessibility requests, please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.

Join us for an exhilarating experience that will leave you energised and empowered! Dance Fitness is designed to make fitness fun, all while learning exciting dance moves in a supportive atmosphere. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced dancer, the instructor will guide you through a fusion of Latin-inspired styles and Afro-Caribbean beats. You'll master new moves while grooving to cool beats.Open to UCFitx members and casual participants. Members can book through the Technogym App, while casuals can sign up by contacting us in Building 29, by phone (6201 2542) or email (ucfit@canberra.edu.au).

Come and explore & discover what the University of Canberra has to offer you!Hear from our Student Recruitment team, find out about our different entry pathways, uncover the many support services on offer, discuss all things sport, and meet with our knowledgeable staff to find your perfect career fit.We are young at heart, ambitious and curious. We focus on individuals and their communities rather than ourselves.We believe in building a brighter future. Whether transforming individuals, educating the future workforce or solving research challenges we approach everything with optimism, a fresh set of eyes, a professional sensibility and a drive to rapidly evolve and elevate.As the University of the nation’s capital we reflect the progressive, educated and welcoming environment of Canberra and the capital region. We are inclusive and approachable, confident in our abilities, and relate to different audiences by putting their interests first.Canberra is a central hub for the capital region and regional New South Wales and offers direct access to a safe and relaxed lifestyle that is complimented by all the benefits of a connected, progressive and growing city. We provide access to world-class teaching in a tight-knit campus environment that allows students to explore their individual passions, build lasting connections, have unique experiences that nurture their talent and drive and succeed in their chosen profession for the benefit of their community.We are a young and ambitious university, striving to elevate individuals and their communities that surround Canberra.We are a leader, a guide, a collaborator, a doer and a friend to those who wish to change themselves and the world around them for the benefit of their community, their nation and humanity.We hope to see you there!

The 2024 UC Aitkin Lecture, entitled Seen and Heard, will be delivered by Chris Wallace, Professor in the University of Canberra's School of Politics Economics and Society, and Academic Director of the Centre for a Better Canberra (FAB CBR).Professor Wallace will explore who gets to be seen and heard in three key settings – caucus, the courtroom and the common room – to consider how inclusion affects performance, and how significant that is to social and economic outcomes. Even small system changes can stimulate renewed high performance. Opportunities for doing so in politics, the justice system and universities are well within reach.The annual lecture, named in memory of the late Emeritus Professor Don Aitkin AO – former Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Canberra, and valued contributor to our community – brings together distinguished scholars, artists, critics, and our University community for discussion and debate.

Do you find partaking in cardio hard or you make excuses in avoiding it, but you know that you should be doing some cardio? Consisting of the Cardio equipment in the Gym, combined with various body weight and free weights exercises. Our instructor will motivate you to push to your limits! Not only will you get a great workout, you'll be learning multiple functions of the cardio machines.Every Monday & Wednesday 6:00pm-6:30pm.Open to UCFitx members and casual participants. Members can book through the Technogym App, while casuals can sign up by contacting us in Building 29, by phone (6201 2542) or email (ucfit@canberra.edu.au).

Take a break from teaching or study and join us every Tuesday from 12.30pm for our new lunchtime group fitness!  Power Conditioning is a fun 45min full-body workout, incorporating various strength and conditioning movements, suitable for all levels.  Designed to improve strength, overall fitness, and mobility.  Get ready to lift, move, and sweat! Open to UCFitx members and casual participants. Members can book through the Technogym App, while casuals can sign up by contacting us in Building 29, by phone (6201 2542) or email (ucfit@canberra.edu.au).

If you want to put your strength, endurance and resilience to the test, Athletic Conditioning is the class for you. Incorporating a variety of strength and muscular endurance exercises with short rest periods, it's the best way get the most out of your training session and it will be class you’ll love. If you like variation in your workout, this class is for you. No 2 classes are the same.Every Tuesday 4:45pm - 5:30pm.Open to UCFitx members and casual participants. Members can book through the Technogym App, while casuals can sign up by contacting us in Building 29, by phone (6201 2542) or email (ucfit@canberra.edu.au).

UC research makes an impact on our community. From making our lakes and wetlands cleaner and healthier ecosystems for people to enjoy, to helping children engage with science, technology, engineering and mathematics at home as well as in the classroom, UC’s research plays an active role in shaping Canberra, our region and its people. The University of Canberra’s Research Festival 2024 will be held across November, at locations around the region and on our beautiful Bruce campus, and will focus on sharing the impact of UC research on people and place. Research Festival 2024 will see the launch of the Life of a CBRn installation: a visual timeline outlining examples of our research that has impacted Canberrans across their lifetime.Download the Festival program or explore all events and register your interest online.

To welcome Canberra back to the championship venue, tickets are just $5 for the UC Capitals home opener! Use the password 5BUCKS when selecting tickets, to redeem.Be there as the UC Capitals make their big return to the AIS Arena on Friday 8 November, when they go up against league favourites Bendigo Spirit, in their first home game of the Cygnett WNBL season. The atmosphere at the AIS will be electric, with plenty of action on and off the court. Doors open at 5.30pm, tip off is at 6.30pm. 

Start the weekend early and watch the UC Capitals take on Perth Lynx on Thursday 14 November at the AIS Arena. With an epic roster including Olympian Jade Melbourne, and US imports Charli Collier and Nicole Munger, this will no doubt be an explosive game. Let’s pack out the AIS and show the UC Caps that Canberra pride! Tip off is 6.30pm.

The Mental health harm Prevention (MhhP) Showcase will take place on 18 November 2024 at the University of Canberra’s Ann Harding Conference Centre, 10am - 5pm. The focus will be on preventing harm to young people’s mental health in the Canberra region. Some areas of focus include: Research, Technology, and InnovationCommunity EngagementEducation and AwarenessPolicy and AdvocacyWe look forward to welcoming you!

One-Day Conference at the University of CanberraA free event curated by Geert Lovink (Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam) and Denise Thwaites (Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra)With lectures, presentations, performances and conversations led by Ella Barclay, Nicole Curato, Sophie Dumaresq, Caroline Fisher, Catherine Page Jeffery, Geert Lovink, David Nolan, Mathieu O'Neil, Phoebe Quinn, Melinda Rackham, Litia Roko, Erin Stapleton, Tyne Sumner, Denise Thwaites, Temple Uwalaka and Ashley Van den Heuvel.Date/Time: Thursday 21 November 2024, 10:00-18:30Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café); A free event, registration is required. Register here.The full program is available here. Join us for an event that maps the depression, boredom and loneliness that feed (and are fed by) social media platforms. Beyond fake news, our platform dependencies, miseries, and anxieties are all too real. Many feel sadness about our collective inability to change - yet cannot imagine deleting social media accounts for fear of isolation. Platform Blues are an area of interest for multiple and varied forms of research, which intersect with our topic through critical enquiry into techno-feudalism, memes, online dating, doom scrolling, right-wing libertarian/conspiracy cultures and internet 'girl' theory. Alternative ways of community organizing provide glimpses of hope, as seen in protest and solidarity movements, such as those addressing climate action, #metoo, and the ongoing war in Gaza. Platform Blues in Australia exist, but neither strict regulation nor the melancholic dream of going offline will solve it. How can our phones become a tool of connection again? Resisting the distractions of AI eye candy, let's address the reality of our tech-induced mental poverty. This gathering of bodies and souls will coincide with the one-month residency of Dutch media theorist and internet critic, Geert Lovink, at the University of Canberra. Presented by the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, The Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance and the News and Media Research Centre (all University of Canberra) and the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam). Supported by the University of Canberra as part of its Distinguished Visiting Fellow Program.For questions and accessibility requests, please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.

Thursday night basketball is back, with the UC Capitals host Alex Fowler and the Townsville Fire on 21 November from 6.30pm. With a stacked Caps squad including Jade Melbourne, Nyadiew Puoch and Chantel Horvat, the UC Capitals are ready to lift the roof off the AIS Arena. Be there as the Caps look to extinguish the Fire in Round 4 of the Cygnett WNBL.

Should a doctor prescribe poetry-writing, or visiting an art gallery, as an alternative for medication? The fact that medical professionals are increasingly doing so in a range of countries provides the context for this two-day event. Could this be a case where Western medicine is catching up with practices First Nations communities have enacted for millennia? How are health and wellbeing impacted by creative art?Sessions will range from a discussion of current policy settings, papers on the relationship between poetry and wellbeing, panel discussions among artists and community workers, along with hands-on poetry writing and creative arts workshops. The first day’s activities (attend in person or online) will culminate in the award of the 2024 Vice Chancellor’s Poetry Prize and the 2024 Health Poetry Prize. ?The second day (in person only) will include two creative workshops, starting with a morning haiku walk on Belconnen Lake.? This is a free event.For further information and to register: cccrevents.orgThis event is hosted by the University of Canberra's Centre for Creative and Cultural Research in collaboration with the Health Research Institute and Belconnen Arts Centre.

Should a doctor prescribe poetry-writing, or visiting an art gallery, as an alternative for medication? The fact that medical professionals are increasingly doing so in a range of countries provides the context for this two-day event. Could this be a case where Western medicine is catching up with practices First Nations communities have enacted for millennia? How are health and wellbeing impacted by creative art?Sessions will range from a discussion of current policy settings, papers on the relationship between poetry and wellbeing, panel discussions among artists and community workers, along with hands-on poetry writing and creative arts workshops. The first day’s activities (attend in person or online) will culminate in the award of the 2024 Vice Chancellor’s Poetry Prize and the 2024 Health Poetry Prize. ?The second day (in person only) will include two creative workshops, starting with a morning haiku walk on Belconnen Lake.? This is a free event.For further information and to register: cccrevents.orgThis event is hosted by the University of Canberra's Centre for Creative and Cultural Research in collaboration with the Health Research Institute and Belconnen Arts Centre.

Back at their spiritual home of the AIS Arena, the UC Capitals host reigning Champions the Southside Flyers in Round 6 of the Cygnett WNBL.Watch as WNBA draft pick, Nyadiew Puoch, takes on her former side for the first time in Canberra.It’s set to be another epic battle between the two sides, so show the Caps some love on Wednesday 4 December from 7pm.  

With entertainment on and off the court, there’s no better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than watching the UC Capitals at the AIS Arena. Cheer on the Caps as they take on the Perth Lynx from 12.30pm on 29 December ... and win some prizes while you enjoy some of the best basketball in the country!

Watch as Geelong United play their first ever game in Canberra!Family fun for all ages – the AIS Arena is the place to be on Sunday afternoon, 5 January 2025, when the UC Capitals host Geelong United. There's an impressive roster on the day, including Jade Melbourne, Nicole Munger, Nyadiew Puoch and Charli Collier – be there to watch them take on former teammate Gemma Potter at the AIS Arena. Tip off is 12.30pm.

The UC Capitals are ready to take on the Sydney Flames on Thursday 9 January, back at the AIS Arena for Round 11 of the Cygnett WNBL. It’s always an intense battle against their Sydney opponents and it certainly won’t be one to miss. Doors open from 5.30pm with tip off at 6.30pm.

To celebrate the UC Capitals 40th Anniversary, we're throwing it back and hosting Retro Round!Dig out your favourite Caps merch from seasons gone by, and head to the AIS Arena to cheer on the Caps as they go up against the Adelaide Lightning!Be there as Jade Melbourne and the UC Capitals take on Olympic teammate Izzy Borlase and the Lightning at the AIS Arena on 11 January from 3.30pm. With things to see and do on and off the court, there’s something in it for everyone!Doors open from 2.30pm and tip off is at 3.30pm.

Sparks will fly when the UC Capitals take on 23/24 WNBL Champions the Southside Flyers, in Round 13 of the Cygnett WNBL. With the Caps cavalry including Jade Melbourne, Nyadiew Puoch and US imports Nicole Munger and Charli Collier, it’s set to be an intense battle on Saturday 25 January. Doors open from 2pm, with tip off at 3pm.

With only two home games remaining of the regular season, make sure you head to the AIS Arena on Thursday 30 January to watch the UC Capitals take on the Sydney Flames.With food and drink options available, as well as fun and games on and off the court, there’s no better way to spend your Thursday night. Doors open from 5.30pm for a 6.30pm tip off – come cheer on the UC Caps at the AIS!

This is it Caps fans – the final home game of the regular WNBL season. It won’t be one to miss, as the UC Capitals host Marianna Tolo and the Bendigo Spirit on Saturday 15 February from 3.30pm. Be there as Canberra cheers on the Caps and lifts the roof off the Arena, when the best of the best goes up against each other for some entertaining Saturday afternoon basketball.