Upcoming events
The Institute of Advanced Studies hosts public lectures and events presented by our visiting scholars and guests.
These events contribute to our goal of sharing research, ideas and encouraging discussion and debate within the community-at-large.
18 August
CONVERSATIONFour Reasons We Should Care About Free Speech. Why does free speech matter, and why is it worth defending?
Speakers:Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of Education and Berkowitz Professor in Education, University of Pennsylvania and
Tanya Fitzgerald, Professor of Higher Education and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia.
6pm-7:30pm, Woolnough Lecture Theatre, Geology, UWA
26 August
PUBLIC LECTURE2026 George Seddon Memorial Lecture - Collecting the West: Revealing Western Australia through Its Collections
Speaker: Professor Alistair Paterson, Chair of Archaeology, UWA6pm-7pm, Ross Lecture Theatre, Physics, UWA
16 September
PUBLIC LECTURE2026 Robin Winkler Lecture: How Beliefs Become Movements
Speaker: Professor Emma Thomas, social psychologist, Flinders University5.30pm-7pm, Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA
Past lectures
Many of our events are recorded. See our Past lectures page for more information and links to these recordings.